Saturday, December 3, 2011

Medical students can be a little competitive at times

A guy starts choking on something in a restaurant where several medical students are eating dinner.

Med Student #1 (jumps out of chair): Out of the way, I’m going to save this guy!

Med Student #2 (also jumps out of chair): No, I’m going to save him!

Med Student #1: I got it. Come on, I kind of called it.

Med Student #2: Oh, just like you called scoring higher than me on our last exam? And I see how that turned out for you.

Med Student #1: Says the guy who barely passed our last lab. . .where, if I remember correctly, we practiced the Heimlich maneuver. . .can you say irony?

Med Student #2: I was sick for the exam! I’m going to make up for it right now though by saving him before you can!

Med Student #1: Let’s see it then, rock star.

Both med students start to run over to the choking guy.

Med Student #3 (calling out): Um. . .guys? You do realize that we can’t get extra credit for saving someone anymore right?

Med Student #1: Oh really? Well in that case you can save him.

Med Student #2: Nah, that’s okay--it’s all you.

Med Student #1 (peering over): Actually, it might be too late now. . .