Misc. Med Thread Vol. 3: caribbean diabetus strikes back

[swimmd99]

"Tomorrow" can be interpreted many ways when the message is sent at 4am and read at 3pm.

For everyone who repped me - I'm still on spread from like 8 months ago. Will get you back when I can.

It made perfect sense to me and then you stood me up for pizza night

[F23]

It made perfect sense to me and then you stood me up for pizza night

And then I ate stinky fish in your office.

[MakeABanana]

And then I ate stinky fish in your office.

Boner achieved.

[swimmd99]

And then I ate stinky fish in your office.

Boner achieved.

Both are true story.....WAT

[santal0l]

And then I ate stinky fish in your office.

Don't talk about swimmd's mom like that

[Liet]

Sup brahs long time no misc

[stevesteve12]

wtf UPenn's average MCAT is 38?....

[lalaland86]

wtf UPenn's average MCAT is 38?....

Here are the updated range with new scores.

Average is a 510, which translates to a 31/32 with 503 to 516 being the range of the 1st to 3rd quartiles.



Edit: Yeah, I looked further, 38 median for matriculants. Competitive as fukk

[Doc_Detroit]

Who here has taken the Step One?
About to take it within the year.

[dxw]

Who here has taken the Step One?
About to take it within the year.

I can confirm. I am the Step One

[MakeABanana]

Who here has taken the Step One?
About to take it within the year.

One Step to rule them all, One Step to find them,
One Step to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

[amazingmuzmo]

One Step to rule them all, One Step to find them,
One Step to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

BRB can't hang out cause going on vacation. BRB come back from vacation and doesn't text to hang out before doing night shift. BRB BRB

[Flapjacko]

Who here has taken the Step One?
About to take it within the year.

How can Step One be real if our computers aren't.

[dxw]

BRB can't hang out cause going on vacation. BRB come back from vacation and doesn't text to hang out before doing night shift. BRB BRB

When will it be mine turn for friend?

[Peyronie]

Who here has taken the Step One?
About to take it within the year.

Strong user name to user title to Step 1 status

[bromioso]

(1) Pathology - is it really dying out for real? Lack of jobs?

(2) With 'bama care, opening a priv prac is not such a wise choice these days for a doc, is it?

(3) do you find you have to drag / force yourself through courses that don't interest you? (Kinda still a pre-med right now and don't really like bio and calc....)

(4) semi-squirmish to see blood sometimes. Mostly horrific accidents; you can almost feel the pain just looking at it. Will it go away w/ time and seeing more cases in med sch?


^^^^
Holiday Inn for answers....

[santal0l]

(4) semi-squirmish to see blood sometimes. Mostly horrific accidents; you can almost feel the pain just looking at it. Will it go away w/ time and seeing more cases in med sch?


^^^^
Holiday Inn for answers....

You get used to it pretty quickly. The only thing I haven't gotten used to is any gyn procedure. I'm male but it just looks so painful when they put clamps on the cervix, do a colposcopy, etc etc

[nathangreen]

(1) Pathology - is it really dying out for real? Lack of jobs?

(2) With 'bama care, opening a priv prac is not such a wise choice these days for a doc, is it?

(3) do you find you have to drag / force yourself through courses that don't interest you? (Kinda still a pre-med right now and don't really like bio and calc....)

(4) semi-squirmish to see blood sometimes. Mostly horrific accidents; you can almost feel the pain just looking at it. Will it go away w/ time and seeing more cases in med sch?


^^^^
Holiday Inn for answers....

Why are you even interested in medicine if you don't like biology? That's the majority of what it is lol

[dxw]

Why are you even interested in medicine if you don't like biology? That's the majority of what it is lol

Those fat med student loan disbur$ement check$ tho

[ViktorFrankl]

Why are you even interested in medicine if you don't like biology? That's the majority of what it is lol

How much of the day to day as a physician do you think is really anything like studying undergrad biology? Jack sheet

[nathangreen]

How much of the day to day as a physician do you think is really anything like studying undergrad biology? Jack sheet

I never said it did, but everything you learn almost is based on biology in one way or another. Doesn't make sense to go through 8+ years of schooling in a subject matter you don't even like. Its difficult enough already even if you do really like learning about it. My opinion anyway

[Flapjacko]

I never said it did, but everything you learn almost is based on biology in one way or another. Doesn't make sense to go through 8+ years of schooling in a subject matter you don't even like. Its difficult enough already even if you do really like learning about it. My opinion anyway

i doubt knowing the animal kingdoms has helped me one day of my life. Knowing the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells? Even less once you know one has a nucleus and another doesnt; evolution? What else was there in bio, i dont even remember.

Everything i do on a day to day basis is knowing how to identify a disease through physical exam, chemistry, physics and not letting someone sue me.

[nathangreen]

i doubt knowing the animal kingdoms has helped me one day of my life. Knowing the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells? Even less once you know one has a nucleus and another doesnt; evolution? What else was there in bio, i dont even remember.

Everything i do on a day to day basis is knowing how to identify a disease through physical exam, chemistry, physics and not letting someone sue me.

At least at my school cell bio, biochemistry, anatomy & physiology, animal physiology, microbiology, immunology, etc were all under biology. Use them all daily

[MakeABanana]

BRB can't hang out cause going on vacation. BRB come back from vacation and doesn't text to hang out before doing night shift. BRB BRB

lol my bad. I overnapped and rushed to the hospital before my shift. Friday night doe?

[F23]

(1) Pathology - is it really dying out for real? Lack of jobs?

(2) With 'bama care, opening a priv prac is not such a wise choice these days for a doc, is it?

(3) do you find you have to drag / force yourself through courses that don't interest you? (Kinda still a pre-med right now and don't really like bio and calc....)

(4) semi-squirmish to see blood sometimes. Mostly horrific accidents; you can almost feel the pain just looking at it. Will it go away w/ time and seeing more cases in med sch?


^^^^
Holiday Inn for answers....

1) Kind of, but all specialties have ups and downs over time. I doubt it will go away entirely.
2) ObamaCare will make it harder to do private practice, but they'll still be around, at least for now.
3) I did. I wasn't much of a fan of a lot of bio either... but I actually really like my specialty (rads). Most med school prereqs don't have much to do with being a doctor in general.
4) You'll be desensitized over time, don't worry.

[lalaland86]

What are the "good" overseas schools? I remember my advisor telling me there are over 20, but only a few are actually reputable.

I have seen Ross and SGU are top of overseas class, but recently got some mail from UMHS, are they any good? Or are they one of the not worth applying to schools?

I only ask because I may be able to cut 1 to 2 years off of my timescale if I apply and start there right away.

[MakeABanana]

What are the "good" overseas schools? I remember my advisor telling me there are over 20, but only a few are actually reputable.

I have seen Ross and SGU are top of overseas class, but recently got some mail from UMHS, are they any good? Or are they one of the not worth applying to schools?

I only ask because I may be able to cut 1 to 2 years off of my timescale if I apply and start there right away.

SGU, Ross, and Sackler are the only ones I can think of from the top of my head because most of the FMG/IMGs I see getting into U.S. residencies come from there.

With that said, there's a crunch on foreign schools as the U.S. opens more and more medical schools while residency spots remain relatively stagnant. If you're going into internal medicine, neurology, or similar fields which are not competitive, maybe you can consider foreign schools, but don't expect to get into a competitive academic program if that's your desire.

The other thing you have to consider is whether you might end up falling in love with another competitive field. In that case, you may have just shot yourself in the foot going to a foreign medical school.

IMO, get into a U.S. program if you can.

[incomingbrOMS]

What are the "good" overseas schools? I remember my advisor telling me there are over 20, but only a few are actually reputable.

I have seen Ross and SGU are top of overseas class, but recently got some mail from UMHS, are they any good? Or are they one of the not worth applying to schools?

I only ask because I may be able to cut 1 to 2 years off of my timescale if I apply and start there right away.

Stay in the mainland if you can help it.

[lalaland86]

Stay in the mainland if you can help it.

thanks brothers. Only reason it appeals is that I would finish at least 1 year sooner (starting one year sooner), and may have to go that route anyways after 1 or 2 years of waitlisting.

[xqwizit]

What are the "good" overseas schools? I remember my advisor telling me there are over 20, but only a few are actually reputable.

I have seen Ross and SGU are top of overseas class, but recently got some mail from UMHS, are they any good? Or are they one of the not worth applying to schools?

I only ask because I may be able to cut 1 to 2 years off of my timescale if I apply and start there right away.

With the current state of things (AOA residencies transitioning to ACGME) I would NOT recommend the oversees route. Residency seats are getting tighter and as an IMG, you are first on the list to get pushed out.

Having gone through the match this year, I noticed that a couple of the programs I interviewed with had a token 1-2 seats that normally go to a Caribbean grad, but instead this year were dropped for another MD/DO. Admittedly, I haven't sought out the exact reason behind this, but it just confirms the future outlook for that route is shaky at best.