Meaning Behind the Memes
What Brings You In Today?
“Memes may seem like all fun and games, but, like other forms of narrative medicine, medical memes discuss important themes and problems medical students face, revealing the medical student experience in a fun and palatable form. In this episode, we talk with medical anthropologist and psychiatry resident at Duke University, Dr. Ye Kyung Song, who studies the meaning and common threads behind medical memes on Reddit.”
Guest Features
Flourishing in Medicine
Latinx en Medicina Blog
“Medicine is tough work. It challenges you physically, mentally, and emotionally, sometimes leaving you exhausted, cynical, and feeling less accomplished – otherwise known as burnout. It’s easy to think that everyone else is handling it well, and it’s just you, but evidence shows that over half of attending physicians, residents, and medical students struggle with burnout, and around half had symptoms of depression.”
Positive Education
Latinx en Medicina Blog
“Brainstorm with me for a second here. What characteristics do you want to cultivate as a medical professional? Why did you go into medicine? While working with medical students and undergrads, the characteristics that I hear most often are: “altruism,” “compassionate,” “integrity,” “great bedside manner,” “passion,” “hard-working,” “humility,” and “knowledge.” Most people go into medicine wanting to help others.”