Balancing Step 1 prep with clinical rotations, shelf exams, level/step 2 etc
I'm an incoming OMS-III having taken comlex level 1 but postponed Step 1 to a later date, likely by end of February. For those who have taken Step 1 during 3rd year, how did you manage to juggle prep...
View Articlefainting during surgery?
i've heard that most med students will faint sometime during surgery. having fainted once before during 1st year (completely unexpected), this sort of freaks me out... does anyone know why it happens...
View ArticleIM at University of Reno, Nevada
Hey everyone, does anyone have experience with rotating through the IM program in at University of Reno? I recently got an offer for a Sub-I. I had heard good things, although very limited reviews -...
View ArticleIs it possible to match surgery with all HP and no honors
Hi everyone, my school makes it extremely difficult to honor anything. The grading system is so stringent and the cutoffs are confusing and not that many people can honor a clerkship. Can I still match...
View Articlehow to excel in outpatient setting?
I am on my 3rd day of FM rotation and technically I am in an outpatient clinic that's attached to the hospital. sometimes we do round on inpatient when we take call and ****. it's literally so back to...
View ArticleVSAS Question
Hey everybody, Quick question(s). I'm new to VSAS.. just kinda messing around with it right now. I want to do an away rotation specifically in internal medicine at a couple places, but a certain school...
View ArticleRank the Texas Pediatrics Residency Programs
Hey, Im currently a Texas med student interested in pediatrics who is thinking of staying in Texas for residency. I would ultimately like to go into heme onc. I am wondering if anyone out there would...
View ArticleCurrent Medical diagnosis and treatment
Hey guys, My school is requiring me to read 6 chapters of the surgery current medical diagnosis and treatment book per week during surgery rotations. Was wondering if anyone completed any subsets of...
View ArticleERAS
I won't be able to start working on ERAS until sept 1st. Is there anything that logistically takes time that I should start working on now? (i.e. board score uploads) and the like? I'm currently board...
View ArticleWhich specialty has the most annoying patients?
For me its OBGyn. I get the feeling many of these women see their pregnancy and baby as their saving grace from mediocrity.. the world is overpopulated as it is but she thinks she is the next New York...
View ArticleIM Shelf
My IM shelf is on Friday I'm 70% through UW. Watched all of Online MedEd. Is it better now to do all the NBME Exams and re-read my MedEd notes? Or finish UW?
View ArticleSLOEs from EM rotation preceptors that do not have an EM program.
Add bookmark #960... SLOEs from EM rotation preceptors that do not have an EM program.
View ArticleVSAS scheming
I applied to a Rads OOT. Was rejected due to "missing course requirements." Not sure if I really have missing elements or if this was just a gentle rejection, but either way I am awaiting an email...
View ArticleA question about mayoclinic electives
Hi Iam a non-US international medical student i got my score in step 1 and its 247, i wana ask if there is a possibility to get a month of internal medicine elective in hematology department in January...
View ArticleDriving for an away rotation - 19 hours to avoid rental
I am considering driving from my current location to Detroit MI for 19 hours so I have my car for the month that I am there. Anyone tried this kind of drive before for an away? Just trying to save...
View ArticleGeriatrics shelf-recommended Q banks?
Hey everyone, so we have a 4 week Geri rotation. I don't know if that is equivocal to Ambulatory Medicine or what. Anyhow, which banks are best to utilize to prepare for a Geriatrics shelf exam? I...
View ArticleInternal Medicine
Just began Internal Medicine, inpatient. It is fascinating but I feel like it's all over my head. I'm still learning how to use Epic. I see so much info and not sure what's relevant or how to pre-chart...
View ArticleFamily medicine versus ambulatory shelf?
I'm about to take the family med shelf--curious if anyone with experience on both shelfs knows the essential differences between the two, other than family covering peds and ob/gyn? As in, does...
View ArticleSURGERY VS. MEDICINE?? help!!!
Hi Everyone, I'm trying to decide between Surgery Vs. Medicine. (like a surgical subspeciealty like ENT which I really loved) vs. Medicine -- which seems equally tolerable (maybe better lifestyle...
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