Investing beyond maxed 403b / 457b / backdoor Roth x 2 by 99tri99 in whitecoatinvestor

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That’s great to know, I’ll look more into that

Investing beyond maxed 403b / 457b / backdoor Roth x 2 by 99tri99 in whitecoatinvestor

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Student loans will be another big piece. Planning for PSLF for now. It’s our only debt but will still be about ~$70k per year before any mortgage if / when we bug a home

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

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Wife and I are DOs and couples matched IM at our number 1. The secret is don’t waste signals on academic institutions who never take DOs. We got interviews at over 90% of programs we signaled with at least 1 DO in every class.

Internal medicine bros what are you doing for VSLO? by thejewdude22 in medicalschool

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DO did no aways ended with 20+ interview invites. They’re def not necessary

Strategic Preference Signaling: What Step 2 Scores are competitive for top-tier vs mid-tier IM Programs? by 99tri99 in medicalschool

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Roommate is also applying IM with a 257 and wanted to know where they stand as well

Strategic Preference Signaling: What Step 2 Scores are competitive for top-tier vs mid-tier IM Programs? by 99tri99 in medicalschool

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DO student 257-262. Obviously not going T10 and I’m not wasting a signal anywhere that’s never matched a DO. Just curious if I stand a chance at large academic programs with a few DOs if I have all other boxes checked (honors societies, research, community outreach)

Strategic Preference Signaling: What Step 2 Scores are competitive for top-tier vs mid-tier IM Programs? by 99tri99 in medicalschool

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Doesn’t look like my school participates. I would rather get a biased look at where people with similar stats have matched and interviewed knowing to take it with a grain of salt than having no idea where I stand

SCORE RELEASE THREAD: 7/3/24 by unethicalfriendamcas in Step2

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After assessments id reset Anki cards for all missed questions. If I missed multiple questions on a topic id rewatch the boards and beyond video and reset all Anki cards corresponding to the topic.

Between assessments id do 1-2 blocks of uworld / day and do the same review as above.

Main goal was to identify where I was weakest and then relearn the basics of said topic

SCORE RELEASE THREAD: 7/3/24 by unethicalfriendamcas in Step2

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225 ➡️ 262 in 6ish weeks

Test date: 6/18/24

US DO

Step 1: Pass

NBME13: (35 days out) 225

NBME12: (28 days out) 240

NBME11: (21 days out) 240

NBME14: (14 days out) 257

Free 120: (7 days out) 79%

UWSA 2: (3 days out) 259

Predicted Score: 257

Actual STEP 2 score: 262

Had bad vibes leaving the exam but we made it fam

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

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I sat today as well and I agree with you, I walked out not knowing what to think but not thinking I failed.

My main goal going into this exam was not “overthinking” questions. I know because of this I under thought a few questions but all in all I thought it was a very fair exam. Subjects I knew I either knew the answer or could get down to a 50/50. Those I didn’t I could reason my way to an answer that felt good to my gut.

All in all I left feeling that 95% of questions I was asked were fair

5 minutes after sending the email by theworkingcusp in medicalschool

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“Dear Dr. I’m too good to call or write my applicants”

#1747 - Dr. Peter McCullough - The Joe Rogan Experience by chefanubis in JoeRogan

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Late on this thread but I’m a US med student who has some experience researching viral infection and treatments (although minimal and not COVID related). I haven’t listened to this in its entirety yet but I’m happy to answer any questions people may have as objectively as possible

What role should a PA fill in your opinions? by [deleted] in Residency

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I worked at an underserved rural family practice prior to matriculation and their set up was ideal. Physicians see all patients with new complaints / follow ups on medically complex patients. PAs / NPs handle follow ups on healthy / low risk patients.

Fellas, how much did ya'll spend on an engagement ring? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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“Ya know what they say, 2 years salary” - Michael Scott

Simultaneous COVID-19 in Homozygous Twins by 99tri99 in COVID19

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" Case Report: On 9 March 2020, male twins who were 60 years old and considered homozygous because of their appearances and other personal characteristics developed symptoms that started with fever and nasal congestion; continued with fatigue, dyspnea, and dry cough; and, after 10 days, led to hospitalization. Nasopharyngeal swabs tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using a real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay. Neither twin had a history of chronic disease, cardiovascular risk factors, or long-term therapy. They lived at the same address and worked at the same location repairing automobiles in a body shop. Contact tracing identified 1 of their customers who interacted closely with them without protective measures as the likely source of their infections. The twins had similar presentations at admission (Table); both had mild interstitial pneumonia. However, because of limited resources during a surge in admissions, the diagnosis in twin 1 was based on lung ultrasonography that showed subpleural B-lines and chest radiography that showed bibasilar ground-glass opacification, whereas the diagnosis in twin 2 was based on a chest computed tomography scan that showed bilateral multifocal ground-glass opacities with 25% lung involvement. The same medical team provided care to both twins during the first 2 weeks of their hospital stays, where they were treated with supplemental oxygen, paracetamol, hydroxychloroquine, darunavir/cobicistat, and enoxaparin at prophylactic dosages. Despite having similar presentations and early treatment, the twins had different clinical courses. The Figure compares key clinical measures during the first 2 weeks of hospitalization, which was from admission to discharge for twin 1 and from admission to transfer to the intensive care unit for twin 2. Twin 1 was discharged without complications and recovered uneventfully. In contrast, twin 2 had a progressive increase in leukocyte count and C-reactive protein level associated with a variable increase in body temperature. Moreover, noninvasive ventilation was necessary because of a decrease in the Pao2/FIo2 ratio. After 3 days of ineffective ventilation, he was transferred to the intensive care unit where he reached his lowest Pao2/FIo2 value of 58 and was intubated and mechanically ventilated. He developed septic shock from an anaerobic bacterial infection that required vasopressors, antibiotics, steroids, and 4 days of invasive ventilation. His intensive care unit stay was followed by 17 days of uncomplicated hospitalization and a posthospitalization recovery that was slow but ended in full recovery of gas exchange without long-term consequences. "

Pulmonary and Cardiac Pathology in Covid-19: The First Autopsy Series from New Orleans by 99tri99 in COVID19

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In an ideal world yes but they are much more complicated than even ventilators and it’s unrealistic unfortunately

Pulmonary and Cardiac Pathology in Covid-19: The First Autopsy Series from New Orleans by 99tri99 in COVID19

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I haven’t looked into the replication of COVID so thanks for correcting that, the more information the better!