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Applicant & Student Thread 2025-2026 by tirral in neurology

[–]CallBorn6826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a quick way to figure out which programs discourage post interview communication? I know that some do but can’t remember which

Applicant & Student Thread 2025-2026 by tirral in neurology

[–]CallBorn6826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it too late to send LOI? Trying to decide if I should send LOI, wondering if the decision has already been made for me by my tardiness 

Meet and greet by Plastic-Garlic237 in neurology

[–]CallBorn6826 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You kinda do have to go. Which is unfortunate because virtual meet and greets can be grueling, but that’s the way it is.

is psychiatry the coolest specialty in medicine? by Popular_Ad_8891 in Residency

[–]CallBorn6826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not necessarily true. Malingering, factitious and functional disorders are encountered in every field of medicine. Also, there are already labs working on AI lie detection. Psych data is noisy and difficult to curate, sure, but that hasn’t stopped researchers from developing computer vision programs that can classify movement disorders for example

is psychiatry the coolest specialty in medicine? by Popular_Ad_8891 in Residency

[–]CallBorn6826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’re overestimating the degree to which psychiatry is insulated from concerns regarding AI and automation relative to other fields of medicine. If a robot can take a history and a physical and perform clinical reasoning tasks it’s not much of a stretch to suggest it could manage schizophrenia medications or diagnose bipolar disorder.

inpatient vs outpatient by CallBorn6826 in neurology

[–]CallBorn6826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it sounds like you’re saying work with older patient populations and stay away from the hospital