The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly Quotes

“We are wrestling with some form of imposter syndrome, unable to internalize and appreciate our own accomplishments”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“Going to give you some words of wisdom,” he said, “that were passed down to me when I became a surgeon. Consider them a surgeon’s survival guide.” I closed my eyes briefly, indicating I was ready to absorb. “When you can eat, eat. When you can sleep, sleep. When you can fuck, fuck. But do not fuck with the pancreas.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“Families, in some ways, became our second set of patients. They needed time and attention, and if you failed to provide that, things could deteriorate quickly.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“cardiovascular functions are influenced by circadian rhythms, and as a result, heart attacks are much more common in the morning hours.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“Medical school was for generating a list, I thought. But being a doctor means knowing how to narrow that list.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“I now viewed everything through the lens of medicine. It wasn't something I had planned or particularly wanted, it just happened.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“After another”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“How could he believe that this was all part of a master plan, that a supreme being was choosing to confine him to a hospital, waiting for a heart that might not ever come? Then I came to see that, our caregiving notwithstanding, his faith was the primary thing keeping him alive. His perpetual good nature, his resilience in the face of countless near-fatal setbacks—all was built on the foundation of his belief that God would take care of him. I had to admire the intensity of his belief, even if I couldn’t share it.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year

“It started with a banana peel.”
― Matt McCarthy, The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year