Meredith上班第一天,主任的訓(xùn)話(huà)。
Meredith enters a room filled with other interns as a doctor talks.
Each of you comes here today hopeful, wanting in on the game.
A month ago you were in med school being taught by doctors.
Today, you are the doctors.
The seven years you spend here as a surgical resident will be the best and worst of your life. You will be pushed to the breaking point.
Look around you. Say hello to your competition.
Eight of you will switch to an easier specialty.
Five of you will crack under the pressure.
Two of you will be asked to leave.
This is your starting line.
This is your arena.
How well you play?
That's up to you.
surgical resident 外科住院醫(yī)生
the breaking point 極限
an easier specialty 一個(gè)容易的專(zhuān)業(yè)
starting line 起跑線(xiàn)
arena n. 舞臺(tái);競(jìng)技場(chǎng)
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譯文(兔子princess提供,僅供參考):
你們每一個(gè)人今天都懷著希望來(lái)到這里,等待加入這個(gè)極富挑戰(zhàn)的工作(Game 又一次出現(xiàn)哦)。一個(gè)月之前,你們還在醫(yī)學(xué)院由“醫(yī)生”教授知識(shí)。而今天,你們就是“醫(yī)生”。在這里的未來(lái)7年,作為一名外科醫(yī)師,將是你們一生中最精彩也是最痛苦的一段時(shí)光。你們將會(huì)被推到崩潰的邊緣。看看周?chē)?,向你的?jìng)爭(zhēng)者問(wèn)好。你們中的八個(gè)人會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)到比較容易的專(zhuān)業(yè),五個(gè)會(huì)在壓力下崩潰,兩個(gè)人將被勒令退出。這是你們的起跑線(xiàn),這是你們的競(jìng)技場(chǎng),如何發(fā)揮,取決于你們自己。
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背景知識(shí):
美國(guó)的醫(yī)學(xué)院教育實(shí)質(zhì)上是 post graduate 教育,招收的對(duì)象應(yīng)該至少已獲得一個(gè)學(xué)士學(xué)位或讀過(guò)醫(yī)學(xué)預(yù)科,再經(jīng)過(guò)四年的醫(yī)學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí),獲得MD(Doctor of Medicine)學(xué)位,即醫(yī)學(xué)博士,或者Ph. D(Philosophy of Doctoral)學(xué)位,即哲學(xué)博士,或者同時(shí)獲得MD和Ph.D。獲得MD后,如果有志于從事臨床工作,就向一家醫(yī)院提出當(dāng)住院醫(yī)生(resident) 的申請(qǐng),獲準(zhǔn)后,開(kāi)始 resident 生涯。至于 residency program 有幾年,每個(gè)醫(yī)院的規(guī)定是不同的,哈佛醫(yī)學(xué)院(Harvard Medical School)的麻省總醫(yī)院(Massachusetts General Hospital)的外科住院醫(yī)生計(jì)劃(Surgery Residency Program)是5年,而在 Grey's Anatomy 中,假想的 Seattle Grace Hospital 的 Surgery Residency Program 是7年(它自詡為除哈佛醫(yī)學(xué)院外最嚴(yán)格的外科住院醫(yī)生計(jì)劃)。通過(guò) Residency Program 便可以成為某一科的專(zhuān)科醫(yī)生,如外科醫(yī)生,內(nèi)科醫(yī)生等。第一年的住院醫(yī)生(resident)被稱(chēng)為實(shí)習(xí)醫(yī)生 (intern),就是 Meredith 這班菜鳥(niǎo)在第一季的地位。一般,interns 可以由高幾年的residents 來(lái)帶,就是 Grey's Anatomy 中 'Nazi' Miranda 的角色,而 residents 由主治醫(yī)生(attending doctors)來(lái)監(jiān)督,Grey's Anatomy 中的 Dr. Shepherd 和 Dr. Burke,attending doctors 則個(gè)個(gè)覬覦主任醫(yī)生(chief)的位置,Grey's Anatomy 中的大家長(zhǎng) Dr. Webber。