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Natalie Wall, MD
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Natalie Wall, MD
@nataliemwall
Surgery, because medicine didn't have enough thoracotomies | Perpetually debating which side of the diaphragm I prefer | Surgery resident @VCUGenSurgRes
- “Okay but when will the doctor be in?” “I am your doctor, sir.” “No but the doctor doctor not the nurse doctor.” *checks badge* “Yep. Still me.”
- Very elderly female patient on rounds recently: “So you’re going to school to become a nurse, then?” Me: “A doctor, actually!” Her: *takes my hand in hers, eyes light up* “Women didn’t do that in my day. You go, girl.” #SheForShe
- Now I know some of you may be thinking “wow she owns a swimsuit, how unprofessional”, but all I’m thinking is “wow look at my sternocleidomastoids”. #MedBikini
- It's 12:45am and I just officially finished medical school. Woah. Well, that was fun!
- Today my 14 year-old sister told me she wants to be a cardiothroacic surgeon (or a fashion designer) when she grows up. And then drew me this.
- Anyone else have those days where you get home from work and can’t muster the energy to walk inside so you sit in your car for 30 minutes? Asking for me.
- One of the ortho chiefs at my medical school had these clogs and I thought she was a total badass. So I bought some in hopes they’d help me channel that same badass lady-boss surgery persona ⚡️
- I said the word “vagina” (in respectful conversation regarding what rotation I am on) and a stranger gave me a disgusted glare. Vagina 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 profane 👏🏻 word. It’s an anatomical part of the female body. </rant>
- Grocery shopping this evening on my way home from work, wearing my hospital jacket, when a stranger walked up to me. “Are you a doctor?” “Yes, why?” I replied. “Thank you for what you do.” And he walked away. 🥺
- Blood and guts? No problem. Unclogging the shower drain? Absolutely not.
- The hierarchy of medicine, according to OR sterility: Student - merely looks at OR, immediately yelled at for contaminating it. Resident - can hover 8” from table while unscrubbed without issue. Attending - can essentially lick the sterile field and all is well.
- I’M MOVING TO RICHMOND! Matched general surgery at Virginia Commonwealth! So so so excited (and will be co-interns with my classmate/good friend, how crazy is that?!?)! #MedTwitterMatchDay #DistanceMatch #GenSurgMatch2020 #MatchingAtADistance
