How 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 ArticleFamily Medicine Shelf
For those that have taken the NBME Family Medicine Shelf, what are the best resources to use? I have heard that CASE Files is ideal to get the cases down, but what additonal sources are good, esp for...
View Article(serious) passing only through 3rd year
Hello all, I was hoping to get some feedback from the SDN community and to see if there are any residents and/or attendings out there who have had-, or see if anyone who knows another...
View ArticleVSAS: Dilemma on auditioning rotation........ help
I applied to +10 programs..... my rank #2 school offered me a position for November and I accepted it. However, a few days later, my rank #1 school also offered me a position for the SAME DATE. How do...
View ArticleBest Observership programmes for IMG
Hello guys, I'm an IMG and want to do Observership/Hands-on in internal medicine from States. What are the best Observership programmes(paid & unpaid both)in which I can apply?
View ArticleOBSERVORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Hello everyone, I am a medical graduate with a post graduate degree from India. Currently I am putting up in Austin, Texas. I am actively looking for observership opportunities in my area in pediatrics...
View ArticlePsych Shelf Exam
I am just starting Psych and I was wondering if anyone just studied First Aid and Pre-test. If so, did you do well. If not, what do you suggest. Yes i did read the recent post. Thanks for the help.
View ArticleNeed help ASAP
So I am an IM resident right now and after IM residency I want to do GS residency so for GS matching I need to have clincial Rotations in GS So my question is can I do clinical Rotations in GS while...
View ArticleFamily medicine COMAT
Does anyone know if the Family Medicine COMAT is anything like the 134 COMBANK FM specific COMAT questions? I just did all of them and never have I been confronted with a more absurdly random mix of...
View ArticleCook County Anesthesia elective
Just wanted to give a shout out to the members of the anesthesia and pain management team at Cook County. Completed a rotation with them last month (August) and it was by far the best rotation...
View ArticleStandardized Video interview for EM, thoughts on my practice video?
Hey guys I just did a standardized video interview, what are your thoughts? didn't go as well as I had hoped, but I think I did pretty ok?
View ArticleRectal exams
Bit of a fix right now. I did a DRE on this patient 1 month ago, and put my finger in her urethra by accident, instead of her anus. I couldn’t visualize properly due to body habitus. Then apologized,...
View ArticleHow long for drug testing results?
Hi, I'm an international med student and will visit a US institution for electives soon. As part of the post-acceptance requirements, I need to submit a 10-panel drug screening in the US. I was only...
View ArticleIndian Health Service Rotation
Was wondering if anyone has done an elective rotation at one of the Indian Health Service sites within the past couple of years. I am interested in selectives at the Northern Navajo Medical Center and...
View ArticleOfficial Surgery Shelf Exam Discussion Thread
Since Dr. Mom hasn't yet created a sticky for the surgery shelf, this should suffice for now. Anyone have any hints or tips on how to succeed on the surgery shelf besides the standard "study medicine"?
View ArticleCook County Anesthesia Elective - Experience
Just finishing my last week of anesthesia at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, thought I would share my current thoughts about the rotation. At first glance being overwhelmed in a big city with...
View ArticleMayoclinic clerkship for international students
Hi I want to ask about the chances of being accepted in IM (hematology department) clerkship/elective in mayoclinic with a step 1 score of 247. Thank you
View ArticleI don’t enjoy my sub I
I just started my third IM sub-I, which is a sub specialty rotation. This is my first sub specialty rotation and I’m having a hard time adjusting from wards mindset to subspecialty style thinking. It’s...
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