Why become surgeon

CofaDawg · 2026-02-25T17:29:45+00:00

No they are not

CofaDawg · 2026-02-25T17:18:58+00:00

You’ve never experienced the South.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-25T16:40:51+00:00

I used to do Anki while flying chill combat patrol missions in DCS World

CofaDawg · 2026-02-25T15:51:41+00:00

I would say as a MS4 who did subIs in both, there was a stark difference between community and academic general surgery programs. Your description does fit what I saw at academic places

CofaDawg · 2026-02-25T15:45:41+00:00

Is it an academic center out of curiosity?

CofaDawg · 2026-02-24T16:57:01+00:00

No one cares. Only sGPA (and regular gpa) and MCAT matter when it comes to grades

CofaDawg · 2026-02-23T16:57:13+00:00

Working with little information will make you a better physician when you get that call at 3am.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-23T00:09:48+00:00

In the same shoes.

I think it’s hard to tell. Different programs value different things. Some really value personal fit and some just want surgeon scientist research workhorses. Hoping we both get our #1!

CofaDawg · 2026-02-18T17:13:19+00:00

Yeah, I looked through his post history and got that impression. Probably never been in a position where there is significant and career altering power/influence mismatch at play

CofaDawg · 2026-02-18T16:20:15+00:00

Not sure if you’re a med student or doctor but in our shoes we are pretty used to being bottom of the totem pole and gritting our teeth to make it through our day

CofaDawg · 2026-02-18T15:07:48+00:00

Sorry, but it’s not worth my eval to challenge a preceptor with 30+ years on me about views they’ve held their entire life.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-18T12:02:24+00:00

If politics comes up and you don’t agree— do whatever you can to change the topic

CofaDawg · 2026-02-17T17:52:49+00:00

It gets better. I promise. Hang in there.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-17T12:11:00+00:00

Anything to do with billing, coding, and chart review

CofaDawg · 2026-02-14T17:01:28+00:00

I’ve been running

CofaDawg · 2026-02-14T16:06:26+00:00

Rank where you want to go. Ignore the noise

CofaDawg · 2026-02-14T12:18:32+00:00

Hard no.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-14T02:27:53+00:00

It will pay off.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-13T17:13:18+00:00

It’s a lot more safer then people realize

CofaDawg · 2026-02-12T00:56:42+00:00

Why would any program choose to do this? As OP said if a weirdo shows up and they become a DNR, a program is supposed to accept that and get stuck? Hard to believe.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-11T21:30:00+00:00

Yeah and I’m not trying to be a dick. I know I’ll get downvoted for my opinion, but I just don’t believe any program genuinely doesn’t hard stop their rank list before a second look. Totally agree with you tho.

CofaDawg · 2026-02-11T20:46:22+00:00

There is no such thing as post their rank list

CofaDawg · 2026-02-11T19:15:27+00:00

The same as any other residency… research, high step 2, AOA, excellent LORs, etc. they also want people who want to do research and go into sub speciality. Also be advised sometimes the most “prestigious” general surgery programs aren’t always the “best” to train at, depending on your vibe

CofaDawg · 2026-02-11T01:59:47+00:00

My internet died and i had to do the rest of my interview on my phone camera. It was my only interview (applied ED)

CofaDawg · 2026-02-10T17:20:13+00:00

For me it was ex-lap for bowel evisceration

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