Third Year Grades Question
How important is it to make an A in the rotation of the specialty you're interested in? I've already made two Bs (family med and pediatrics), and I'm starting to get worried I won't make any As. I am...
View ArticleHave a stutter- Some concerns about M3 year
Hey guys, I’m starting my M3 year later this summer and I’ve had a concern on the back of my mind nagging me during my dedicated. In short, I’m an MD student in a US school who has a mild to moderate...
View ArticleFailed first rotation, looking for advice.
Hey guys, After meeting with the associate dean to follow up on an appeal I made, I was informed that if the appeal doesn’t get approved I’ll be failing my first rotation in pediatrics. The fail is due...
View ArticleExternship possibilities for IMGs
Hello there. I'm medical student from Kerala, India currently doing internship. I wish to do externship in Internal Medicine this year. Any suggestions of universities I can apply to ?
View ArticleOfficial 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 ArticleInternal medicine Sub I at Detroit medical centre
Hey guys, Anyone do a sub I at DMC IM program and has insights on hours, patient load etc.? And if they are generally nice with students? Let me know, thank you much!
View ArticleOptimal Second Question Bank for OB Shelf?
For those who did well on OB, what secondary question bank would you recommend? I hadn't heard great things about UWISE for the shelf exam, and I hadn't heard much about AMBOSS for OBGYN. Case Files is...
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 ArticleWhat should I do with difficult attending?
Hey guys, fourth year here, I just wanted to share my experience with a difficult attending and kind of get your idea on what I should do. So I am doing an elective in sth I’m not going into buy...
View ArticleFamily-friendly surgical residency programs
For those of you with families and who have gone on interviews or at least done some away rotations, did you find any surgical programs that were family-friendly? If so, how did you go about...
View ArticleStanford IR elective?
Has anyone done an IR elective at Stanford? I am looking for some experience regarding caseload, procedure exposure, and attending interaction.
View ArticleEHR/EMR Training [Cerner]
I work as a trainer & instructional designer for various Cerner applications, married to an MS4. When she started rotations, the level of training she was offered varied significantly. She got a...
View ArticleNeed advice on resources for IM and Peds COMAT (have 19 days left, taking...
Due to health issues I had to postpone my previous IM rotation shelf and will have to take it same day as my current Peds rotation shelf exam in 19 days. My biggest issue is limited study time. At this...
View ArticleRotations without fees that offer room and board?
Does anyone know of hospital rotations that don’t charge scheduling fees and have some kind of room and board and/ or travel allowance? Extremely limited budget
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NYC Housing March-April
Hey everyone! I'm going to be in New York for an elective from late March through April. I was wondering if anyone had a private room (or even better a whole apartment) that I could sublease in West...
View ArticleDo IM residencies require an IM sub-i?
I tried looking all over for the answer to this question, but in my noobness can't seem to find the answer. I'm an IMG M4 who's planning to apply for IM in the next cycle, but am having trouble...
View ArticleOutpatient Peds - First Rotation
Hey y'all, I'm currently planning my 3rd year clerkships and I'm highly interested in going into peds. Would starting off with an outpatient peds rotation be okay? I plan on doing OBGYN afterwards and...
View ArticleWould she fool you? Halloween makeup gorefest
I caught this woman doing some impressive Halloween gore makeup. Would any of her creations fool you at first glance? I love the extremities.
View ArticleAIME Agency
Has any Filipino med student used AIME for clinical rotation in Chicago? How would you rate them and why?
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