im a pre-med student at the university of miami and got my first tattoo in december 08, and plan to get several more. my parents were so dissapointed saying that how can i be a doctor now. tattoos are associated with negative perceptions in society but i think if you can hide them under your sleeves and pants hey who cares, and i really admire those who get good looking tattoos because it expresses who you are. I dont think i will get that many but at least on my upper half of my arms. So hey i guess i wont be discriminated for being a doc with tats. my philosphy is you live only once so enjoy and do whatever the hell you want to do