Definition

A pre-medical student convinced that shadowing a doctor for one afternoon qualifies them to lecture about healthcare. Probably hasn't slept in 72 hours.

Example Usage

The premed at the dinner party spent 20 minutes explaining their elaborate surgical research to people who just wanted to eat.

Source: Medical education terminology

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