You say “toe-may-toe,” I say “toe-mah-toe.” You say “satin,” I say …

by Lorien E. Menhennett

The Five Satins: The doo-wop band famous for “In the Still of the Night.”
The Five Statins: Drugs that help reduce cholesterol.

You know you’re in medical school when …

You scroll past the band The Five Satins (who wrote “In the Still of the Night”) in your iTunes list and think it says The Five STATINS. (For those not in medicine, statins are medications that aim to reduce cholesterol. Common statins include Lipitor and Crestor.)

And then in your head, you try to think of five different statins.

And by “you,” I mean “me.”

Oh boy. I’m not even through my first year …