Official Internal Medicine Shelf Exam Thread
Just started my 8 week IM rotation last week. People have said that this is the hardest shelf exam. Anyone have any hints or tips on how to succeed on the medicine shelf besides the standard "study...
View Articlethe official COMAT shelf thread
Now that enough time has passed for a resonable amount of people to have taken the first couple of COMAT shelfs respective of their discipline I decided to start this thread. I recently took the IM...
View ArticleEM Auditions amit COVID-19
Hi all! Unsure if this was posted somewhere else, but I was unable to find any discussion on it. Seeking advice on how to go about obtaining EM auditions in light of COVID-19. I believe it was CORD who...
View ArticleClinical Year in USA as an international medical student?
Here in Mexico we´re required to complete 4-5 years of theory (depending on the school), a 6th year of pre-graduate internship (clinical rotations), and a final 7th year of social service. The...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between rotating at a community hospital vs an...
Can someone give me some insight?
View ArticleCompilation of Programs Who Have Changed Visiting Student Status in Light of...
A google form was posted on Reddit alongside a link to a google sheet in an attempt to collect information regarding residency programs changing their visiting student status for the 2020-2021 year...
View ArticleAny success with away rotations?
My school doesn’t have a home rads program so I’ve been trying to find an away, but so far everywhere has replied to me saying they aren’t taking students. And a lot of the schools on VSAS aren’t...
View ArticleSemi-negative MSPE letter
Hi everyone, I'm a MS3 and just received Pass for both surgery and IM rotation (my first 2 rotations). My school gives about 1/3 Honors and 2/3 Pass. For both of my MSPE, I have comments that are not...
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database for neonatology
Anyone can recommend a good database for neonatology? Is there an Up-To-Date for neonatology? Thanks!
View ArticlePediatrics vs Internal Medicine - which did you choose and why?
Hi fellow docs. I'm on the fence between these two as a field of specialization in the future. I'm about to start an internship where I can do 2 rotations, and I thought it might be a good idea for one...
View ArticleAre IM aways worth it?
Those pursuing IM, are you going to apply for IM away-electives? Is there a point for them at all at this point?
View ArticleMedical Spanish Elective
Rising MS4 interested in taking a virtual medical Spanish elective. Anyone know of any??
View ArticleHow to take blood for paediatric patients?!?!
I am currently rotating in paediatrics and I’m struggling mightily in performing blood taking/ venepuncture/ iv access on paediatric patient, esp. neonate/ infant/ child who struggles greatly. Any...
View ArticleWould you do a rotation in a Florida ICU rn?
Serious question. Would you? I have one booked and the way it’s going in FL, especially as an out of state person, I’m leaning towards cancelling this.
View ArticleSplit rotations and how/when/what to study
I am starting my third year shortly. It looks like my school is starting me off with OB, surgery 1, IM 1, psych, FM 1, and then peds 1 for the fall 2020 semester, in that order. I don’t have my winter...
View ArticleWould anyone care if I sweat through scrubs?
I have a weird condition where a small area of my chest on my left side sweats a lot when I get nervous (think like bad underarm sweat, but on an area of chest the size of a small hand), even while...
View Articlesketchy pharm for rotations, level2, etc?
I don't know my pharm too well. Just started OMS-III. Would it help me if I did sketchy pharm through out the year? Or is sketchy pharm not be enough for Level 2 exams and for future? (I'm a visual...
View ArticleAll High Passes?
Hi all! I am endlessly confused about the pass/fail system in clerkships and I was hoping to get some more insight. Obviously getting honors in a rotation is great, but could getting consistent HPs be...
View ArticleQuit Smoking Question
During any non-primary care rotation, should a MS encourage and counsel a patient to quit smoking and offer treatment options or should that only be limited to IM and FM?
View ArticleForgotten About On Rotation
So I’m rotating on an ICU floor as a MS4. In the morning, I show my face get assigned patients, see them, etc. After I’m done, I wait for the team to see their numerous amount of patients. They have...
View ArticleAre these reasonable?
How common is it for patients to tell a MS something and then with the attending present, say something completely different? Is it reasonable for an attending to hold the MS responsible for presenting...
View ArticleFailed Research Experience ERAS Worthy?
Just looking for input, I had tried to start a project with a colleague from a school nearby mine, we had 2 different mentors in the process, the first one we lost contact with over time (he/she was a...
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Map of Clerkships from the Visiting Student Application Service Database
I made a map of the electives cataloged in the VSAS portal that can help you identify away rotations to apply to: afebriledachshund – boveywu boveywu.com Created with: Python, Request, pandas, Geopy...
View ArticleSub-i blues!
Hey all, Looking for opinions about a preceptor's opinions! I've been on this Sub-i for 2 weeks. At the end of week 2, I had a sit down with the CMO who is also the preceptor I spend the most time...
View ArticleDoctor's note question, Is this valid?
Hi all just wondering. I had a phone visit with a doctor for an illness and I asked him to include that I would not be able to come in today and would return on Monday. However he just put that I was...
View ArticleHow to improve shelf exam scores
Hey everyone, MS3 here. Did well in preclerkship (Top 7-10% class rank), Step 1 > 80th percentile. But I just can't seem to break the 45-50th percentile on shelf exams. Tried firecracker, UWorld,...
View ArticleBest order for 3rd-year clerkships for taking Step 2 ck
So I was wondering if anyone had any advice on whats the best order to complete your third-year clerkships in? The goal is to finish my last clerkship and study for step 2 in ideally two weeks and then...
View ArticleDid somebody make you cry? (Bullying)
It happened to me twice in my surgery rotation. After a 24h shift I was expected to present the patient in our morning rounds. Most patients are admitted during the night for ambulatory surgery the...
View ArticleDifficult Attending -- what to do?
Just came off of FM rotation and was actually excited about outpatient medicine heading into it. Attending never let me perform a physical exam independently (not once). I was only permitted to see...
View ArticleObservership VS clinical IM
Hello everyone I am very confused and stressed about the elective .. its on nxt JUNE/JULY and everyone is saying I need to have to find one soon or less chances now I have a chance to do "Observership"...
View ArticleCook county Elective
Hello is Cook county elective for international students only for anasthesia ?!
View ArticleBascom Palmer Virtual Elective
The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is offering a newly approved 2 week virtual ophthalmology elective to fourth year medical students pursuing careers in...
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Observeship in the US as an American international Student ?
I'm an American student currently finishing medical school in Panama City, Panama. I'm looking to apply for a residency program but have been told that observeships are great for your resume because of...
View ArticleJackson park clinical elective-Internal Medicine
What to do you think about Jackson park hospital in illinois ? is the rotations good ? the area ?
View ArticleUS student rotating in Scotland or Ireland
Has anyone rotated through Scotland or Ireland for a 4 week rotation? If so, what was the process of setting it up and were you able to do anything or was it more just shadowing? Any specialty! Thanks...
View ArticleAnki for Clinical Rotations
Hey everyone! So I think I somehow missed the whole Anki card wave for my basic science years, but now in clinical rotations, I was curious what decks do you guys use for Clinicals and how to best...
View ArticleWill accepting multiple auditions during COVID hurt my chances for derm?
Howdy y'all. I am a long shot applicant who is lucky to have two auditions on the books and a third offered. The reason I accepted 2 instead of 1 (as the current recommendation goes) is because the...
View ArticleERAS
OMS3 here, Asked for a letter of rec - preceptor said "glad to, we'll be in touch". Do I need for ERAS account via my school before I can move forward in this process? Thanks.
View ArticleERAS needed for preceptor letters?
OMS3 here, Asked for a letter of rec - preceptor said "glad to, we'll be in touch". Do I need for ERAS account via my school before I can move forward in this process? Thanks.
View ArticleSeriously, what shoes do you wear?
As a women, I’m a little concerned about spending all day on my feet in business casual/professional dress and in dress shoes, So I am looking for recommendations for comfortable women’s dress shoes...
View ArticleERAS publication question
Hello, I have been wondering this for some time now and I have been getting mixed answers. I have some published newspaper articles I wrote in college. Can I include these on my app as non-peer...
View ArticlePreceptor leaving negative comments
Hey all, Third year here. I completed a whole rotation with an FM preceptor and regularly asked for feedback on my performance, etc. Only thing they said was that I should make my notes more detailed...
View ArticleTips and Tricks we've been told by attendings
I thought it would be nice to create a thread of tips and tricks we've learned from our attendings on rotations. I'll start, my ED attending said she's been getting a lot of malingering especially with...
View ArticleClinical rotation 3rd year / Delay
I am wondering if some experienced faculty or senior faculty can comment on my situation : have -at a non competitive school and a non competitive stduent but building up my resume etc--looking for...
View ArticleCovid sucks(rant)
Stay inside and quarantine you fools. The inpatient hospitals I am supposed to rotate at are not accepting students due to covid levels. I feel like I am not even learning and I am fearful for fourth...
View ArticleSeeking advice in setting up 4th year rotations in EM in NY, NJ or CA.
Hello, I'm a MS-3, enthusiastic in pursuing a path in EM. I know VSAS doesn't open until next year but I would like to get in touch with EM residency programs that are still accepting students despite...
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Observership Opportunities in the US for IMGs
Are you still looking for an observership? COVID-19 limited many places/opportunities, but UC San Diego still offers observerships in many specialties! 1-6 months in duration. hsi.ucsd.edu Education...
View ArticleWorried about quality of Rotations
Hi everyone, I know it is still early in 3rd year, but COVID caused my first 2 rotations to be virtual, and my last rotation as well as current rotation are more or less shadowing. I follow my...
View ArticleLet it go?
I scrubbed into a stat c-section. Standing next to the resident facing the fellow, they had just both finished massaging the uterus for atony. After the fellow took their hands off the uterus, a few...
View ArticleCOVID and Allergies thread: Rotation Experience + General Third year vent
Appreciate any attending or residents to chime in here. -- My school doesnt have its' own hospital and have affiliate agreements with hospitals. I have allergies and runny nose etc. I didn't fully...
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