It's so important for medical students to share their stories

<p>"As a medical student, you find potential patients everywhere. Whether you’re on an airplane or on a romantic dinner date, we’ve all heard those famous words, 'Is there a doctor in the house?!' Here are some of my favorite 'patient' encounters.</p> <p>The best friend curbside. I was playing ball with my boys – that’s right FIFA on the PlayStation – when my buddy drops the question, 'So listen man, you’re a doctor, right? I need some advice about my knee; it’s been killing me! I landed weird after jumping during soccer the other week, and now it’s been aching ever since.'</p> <p>Assessment and Plan: 27-year-old man, clearly delusional as he thinks I’m a doctor, presents to FIFA night complaining of right knee pain. Obviously, he should rest, ice it, use compression, and elevate the leg, right?</p> <p>He continued, 'So I went to my primary care doc, and he told me to rest, ice it, use compression, and elevate the leg! Isn’t that the dumbest thing you ever heard?' Uh oh, I couldn’t blow my cover, 'Yeah totally … maybe you should get that checked out!'"</p> <p><a href="https://diaryofamedstudent.wixsite.com/book/our-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Azzam and Ajay N. Sharma</a> are medical students and founders and editors-in-chief, <a href="https://amzn.to/3j6yheB" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Diary of a Medical Student</a>.</p> <p>They share their stories and discuss their KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/as-a-medical-student-you-find-potential-patients-everywhere.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As a medical student, you find potential patients everywhere</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/as-a-medical-student-you-find-potential-patients-everywhere.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/as-a-medical-student-you-find-potential-patients-everywhere.html</a>)</p>