{"id":2746,"date":"2007-09-01T13:03:53","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T21:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles\/2007\/09\/01\/13\/03\/dr-what\/"},"modified":"2007-09-01T13:06:52","modified_gmt":"2007-09-01T21:06:52","slug":"dr-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles\/2007\/09\/01\/13\/03\/dr-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Short) White coat in hand, I am now, apparently a &#8220;junior member of the medical profession&#8221;. Which at this stage seems to mean that I should try to refrain from freaking in random bars (as so many people did during the week-long orientation socials) because it sends the &#8220;wrong message&#8221; about doctors. There were many lofty speeches about humanism, ethics, and doing the right thing. 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