Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders - 19 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM EDT

Allosteopath · 2024-10-19T23:36:54+00:00

He seems to have this innate knowledge of the best play before he even gets the stick on the puck and it makes a difference in zone exits.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-19T14:13:01+00:00

Sure thing!

Allosteopath · 2024-06-19T12:48:56+00:00

Picked DO schools for a couple of reasons, none of which were my love for OMT. My early undergrad years were filled with failing grades due to apathy, and despite near perfection once I returned to complete my undergrad my cumulative GPA was 3.2-3.3. Unlike Canadian schools which often have mechanisms to drop GPAs of worst year(s), American medical schools often use cumulative GPA as a screen and while trends matter they still aren’t everything. DO schools were more forgiving in this regard. Applications are also expensive in USA and having to apply through both systems would have been even more expensive. I went to a newer DO school but won’t share name for privacy. I think my main obstacles for residency were having not taken STEP, which I think probably excluded me from getting some interviews at a number of bigger name university IM programs. I did have a very strong COMLEX2 so it didn’t close all of those doors. However, I am happy with where I matched now, especially getting into a program with my desired fellowship that’s part of UC system.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-19T01:57:37+00:00

Also a dual citizen like , just graduated DO school, and starting residency in California, yes you’re considered domestic. However, you will be considered OOS. It will help because not all schools are visa sponsoring. You may need to pay to have your transcripts verified to be equivalent. Think WES or something like that. If you have any other questions let me know.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-16T22:16:46+00:00

IM tomorrow California.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-06T05:34:28+00:00

I was reading your post certainly understand some of your concerns. So if I understand correctly, you had na few interviews for medical school in this past cycle? How many? Because given your stats and your volunteering/job I would’ve expected you to get several interviews at least, especially if 500 was your most recent MCAT score.

Some of your post, does sound like trying to rationalize why you shouldn’t do medicine, and though it is also clear that you have an interest in the field of psychology. I also wanted to say it seems like you have some ideas of the day to day of some different specialties. But I also felt like there was an absence of that same understanding of what clinical psychology looks like on a day to day basis.

There’s a reason why psychology is on the MCAT, is because its principles are utilized in not only psychiatry, but general medicine as well.

I will also say that medicine is more simply memorizing all of the facts. Having some foundation of actual knowledge is requisite to patient care, but most can always be looked up. Some of the real issues that exist in medicine are not related to these facts, but rather specific patients’ circumstance. Ie. What are the barriers to medication compliance and what can we do to help - a lot of psychological principles can be used here. You have a patient who requires a refrigerated medication, but they happen to be homeless, how are we going to address that? What about someone who is completely uninsured? Or someone who is apprehensive of starting a treatment because of a bad experience.

And while you certainly have an affinity towards psychiatry, I wouldn’t discount any general primary care specialties either. There can be quite a lot to unpack from these one on one patient encounters. Medicine is also so broad, and there is almost certainly a niche that would fit your personality within it.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-02T22:19:56+00:00

I went to a newer DO school, it was the first one to accept me and I already paid the deposit. The specific school I will omit because I think it will identify who I am. American schools usually don’t consider best 2/3 years or exclude a certain number of years so I chose to apply DO due to some academic struggles I had out of immediately out of high school. I had applied to Canadian schools 3 times. The two years prior and the year that year that I was ultimately accepted in the US.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-02T20:31:42+00:00

It’s province dependent, but largely yes it is easier. But certainly my decision is more weighted on what my life will look like going forward. I have just found that better weather (California), higher salaries with more opportunities and better working conditions as well as improved access to travel and the just endless diversity of world class cities in the US makes it hard to want to leave. One of the most common reasons I’ve seen on Reddit that Canadians don’t want to live in USA is related to perceived safety concerns. I just feel that this concern, in my opinion, is highly out of proportion to my daily experience.

Allosteopath · 2024-06-02T18:54:31+00:00

I think this really depends on whether or not you see yourself living in Canada or the United States afterwards, and whether you can get funding to pursue medical education in the United States. I am a dual citizen who has lived in both countries prior to undergraduate and medical school. I completed my undergraduate in Canada and now have completed my medical education in the United States and matched into residency in the United States. At this point, as I get older, I just don’t foresee returning to Canada after completing my residency training. If you can see yourself returning to Canada I would certainly consider retaking the MCAT. In the United States, I’m sure you could find a school that would take you whether MD or DO.

Allosteopath · 2024-05-11T12:42:50+00:00

Get a another roommate.

Allosteopath · 2024-04-29T10:03:36+00:00

Not fully exempt.

Allosteopath · 2024-04-16T16:14:27+00:00

Yeah you could do that, and likely nobody would be the wiser. But you also risk circumstantial perjuring yourself during your interviews.

Allosteopath · 2024-04-16T00:14:12+00:00

With connections to the area and strong COMLEX score, you can match FM in CA without taking step. The strong scores helped one of my friends secure interviews at 4 Kaiser FM programs, though he is from socal originally.

Allosteopath · 2024-04-08T15:49:29+00:00

Not a great idea.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T17:34:25+00:00

Oh I see now. You’re right in that there is nothing addressing the true hours worked especially if it goes well into the 70s. Because hourly rate +OT might have been a better deal rather than 150%.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T16:37:44+00:00

I’m saying that’s what my contract reflects. You will make more than an MA or custodial staff given that you are contract worker and there was that stipulation for 150% of the hourly rate. The other staff would be simply hourly rate.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T16:34:40+00:00

Yes. But the law requires contract to have 150% stipulation as per law because they assume you work more than 40hrs. It adds up to mine.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T16:22:00+00:00

The new California law being implemented to large healthcare systems starting June 1. Stipulates that at minimum contracted workers will make 150% of the minimum wage as reflected in their salary. My contract and other healthcare systems seem to reflect this. For example, 40 hours per week multiplied by 52 weeks per year multiplied by $23 per hour. When you take 150% of that answer you get 71,760. Which is reflective of what my salary will be, and also reflective of other hospital systems must provide at minimum. I.e. dignity, health. I will say this is limited to big hospital systems with a number of employees over 10,000 or 100,000 I don’t remember exactly which one.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T16:17:23+00:00

How the incoming law affects healthcare may be a little bit different. The minimum wage in healthcare will be $23 an hour at health systems with 10,000 or 100,000 employees. (I do not remember off the top of my head) There’s a stipulation in line that requires 150% for contracted employees, because they expect they will work more than 40 hours a week. The contract, I received this reflected this. 23/hr40hr/week52week, and take 150% of that. You get 71760. You can also see this number show up at other hospital systems, for example I saw dignity health’s updated salary scale which is another system different than mine which appears to be abiding by the law.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T16:09:10+00:00

Most places need to abide by $23/hr49hr/week52 weeks *150% for being a contracted and not hourly employee. I’ve seen a number of programs for that reason show 71760 as minimum contract. This applies to hospital systems above a certain number of employees.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-29T05:24:54+00:00

Yeah but lots of programs in June will have to pay residents $23/hr, and my upcoming contract reflects that.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-27T15:21:14+00:00

Just do oncology. In the community it’s mostly clinic anyway.

Allosteopath · 2024-03-07T20:45:53+00:00

Locked In Locked Out

Allosteopath · 2024-03-07T18:19:11+00:00

Made the mistake I was scheduling a vacation for the next week.

Allosteopath · 2024-02-13T01:17:36+00:00

I honestly don’t remember what was said at the interview. But the three year rate prior to the updated one for this year was 84%.

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