Things That I'm Sick To Death of Hearing...

[tea&krumpets]

Ditto to the skinny bashing. Someone once told me I looked like an "anorexic monkey," when in fact I'm just naturally thin.

Another thing I'm sick of hearing: (upon learning I'm a nursing student) With your grades, why don't you want to be a doctor?

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by tea&krumpets

Another thing I'm sick of hearing: (upon learning I'm a nursing student) With your grades, why don't you want to be a doctor?

Ah, totally agree! I hate when people act like being a doctor is the ultimate end goal for all science and healthcare learning, any anything else is just a step down.
"Oh, I thought you were pre-med because of your major." I practically hear the disappointment trumpet when people find out I'm going for a Masters or PhD and not an MD. It's not that I couldn't be a medical doctor, it's just not what I want to do, and I'm sure many nurses are the same way.
Related to that: "Are you going to do cancer research?"
No. I'm going to study plant problems, not people problems, because that's what I find more interesting. Cancer is not the only important field of research in the world.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

Ah, totally agree! I hate when people act like being a doctor is the ultimate end goal for all science and healthcare learning, any anything else is just a step down.
"Oh, I thought you were pre-med because of your major." I practically hear the disappointment trumpet when people find out I'm going for a Masters or PhD and not an MD. It's not that I couldn't be a medical doctor, it's just not what I want to do, and I'm sure many nurses are the same way.
Related to that: "Are you going to do cancer research?"
No. I'm going to study plant problems, not people problems, because that's what I find more interesting. Cancer is not the only important field of research in the world.

This.
Always the disappointment when finding out that I don't want to be a therapist or clinical psychologist, but am getting my Masters in psychology. Like it's the only road to take upon graduation.

[AOII Angel]

Be happy as a woman that it has gotten to this point. I can't tell you how many times as a physician I have been called a nurse even after I have introduced myself as the patient's physician. People naturally assumed that if you were female you weren't the doctor. That is going away. It's a good thing, so take the annoying, "Oh you're so smart; you're not pre-med?" with it. It is a step in the right direction for women.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Be happy as a woman that it has gotten to this point. I can't tell you how many times as a physician I have been called a nurse even after I have introduced myself as the patient's physician. People naturally assumed that if you were female you weren't the doctor. That is going away. It's a good thing, so take the annoying, "Oh you're so smart; you're not pre-med?" with it. It is a step in the right direction for women.

I used to get the "Oh you're so smart; you're not pre-med?" all the time.

My response was "Nope. I'll make the drugs - you can push 'em."

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by HQWest

My response was "Nope. I'll make the drugs - you can push 'em."

I like to say "People are still going to call me 'Dr. [GeorgiaGreek],' but nobody will ask me to examine their weird rash or suspicious mole."