“I downloaded a free PDF called ‘Surgery for Happy People’ before my rotation. It had silly drawings of intestines making faces. I aced my pimping questions because I remembered those ugly guts.” — M3, University of Michigan

(e.g., USMLE Step 2, shelf exams, or residency boards?)

Example: A PDF titled “The Happy Surgeon’s Pocket Guide” might include a page on “10 Ways to Smile During an Appendectomy” — detailing efficient retraction, music in the OR, and teamwork jokes.

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