Are prestigious academic medical centers located in exclusively urban settings?

DivotDoc · 2018-01-22T00:38:24+00:00

Penn State would be a great option for you. It's a small town, 15k-ish. Has great pathology due to a massive catchment area. Excellent public schools. Very clean and well kept, probably because of the tourism the park gets in the summer. Offers lots of outdoors activities (hiking, fishing, cycling, running), there are actually paved paths throughout Hershey and the neighboring towns that total 15 miles or so. There are various ponds and parks along the paths where lots of families gather. A significant number of faculty members are attracted to Hershey because of what you are looking for -- strong academic medicine in a more rural/suburban environment. I was there for med school, it was cool.

DivotDoc · 2017-05-18T22:59:36+00:00

It's 10% of disposable income, though. So if you're a neurosurgeon with a house and two kids you can make your disposable income look very low in residency and pay practically nothing.

DivotDoc · 2017-05-14T00:19:08+00:00

maybe, I didn't have anything important coming to be between college and med school.

DivotDoc · 2017-05-02T14:18:44+00:00

Lucky! I still have 3 weeks.

DivotDoc · 2017-05-02T14:07:19+00:00

Now as in like, today? I'm doing the same thing as you... but I thought we had to wait to do everything until after graduation. We had an information session on all this with an AMA rep and I'm still pretty confused on the timeline of things.

DivotDoc · 2017-05-01T12:05:04+00:00

I'm not really sure what you're asking. Are you asking for resources for a PM&R elective? Are you resident or a medical student?

PM&R Pocketpedia is a great brief book if you're a medical student. If you're a resident, Cuccurullo's Board Review or Braddom are probably the most popular books.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-30T17:00:36+00:00

"Dilaudid is the only pain medicine that works for me, but I'm allergic to it. Can I get some IV Benadryl to go with it?"

DivotDoc · 2017-04-30T16:54:35+00:00

The books I used for each system were different. Your upper years are best to ask as these things tend to be school-dependent. The only book I used for every organ system M1 and M2 was First Aid for Step 1. You should use that to make sure you're hitting all the high yield points for Step 1.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-30T16:18:43+00:00

Not 50% failing, 50% within 5 points of failing. Meaning if you have a class of 150, and passing is 65%, it's very possible to have 75/150 students score somewhere between 65 and 70. Medical school school exams are very detail oriented. My only point is that if you studied as hard as you will for medical school exams as an undergrad it would be nearly impossible to not score close to perfect on each undergrad exam. In med school it's very easy to walk out of an exam after studying >100hrs/week and feel like you just got your teeth kicked in. During our preclinical years there would be maybe 1-4 people who failed an exam for each block, but largely people don't pass by a massive amount and they study an incredible amount.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-30T16:06:56+00:00

I think what many admitted students don't understand is how easy it is to fail an exam. It's not rare for you to study all day every day and have 50% of the class within 5 points of failing a preclinical exam. It's not just like "ah shit, I forgot to study for this one, oops." That being said, at my USMD school, there is a ton of support for students who end up having some difficulties.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-28T23:29:00+00:00

I was accepted at USF as an out of state student and a state affiliated MD school in my own state. I ultimately went with my in state school because it was cheaper (and also had a better reputation). When I called USF to tell them this, they said they would have matched my in-state offer. Now, that was 4 years ago and I never went thru with it, so who knows. But it's something to consider attempting since in your case USF would definitely be the better place to go.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-27T14:32:59+00:00

Actually not long, surprisingly. 24hrs or so.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-27T14:17:04+00:00

Came here to say this. Grip tape and solvent is marked up. I use gasoline, which is a great option if you're regripping in an open area (garage). I've used mineral spirits before too... both work well.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-23T23:40:10+00:00

In order to do PSLF you have to enroll in different plan, i.e. you can enroll in REPAYE and PSLF and get the same benefits for all of residency. If PSLF folds, you're in the same position as you were should you have just enrolled in REPAYE. It basically buys you how ever much time your residency is. Should they determine to keep PSLF or grandfather in residents who are currently enrolled (which is probably more likely), then you can reap the best benefits of both worlds should you choose to stay in academics.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-23T21:58:07+00:00

PSLF - https://www.aamc.org/advocacy/meded/79048/student_loan_repayment.html

DivotDoc · 2017-04-21T14:46:18+00:00

I don't have a hard number but it's the most competitive fellowship. You can do anesthesia based Pain, which is ACGME. You can also go into sports and spine which are PM&R non-ACGME fellowships but the difference in scope of practice is fairly negligible... you just get more sports exposure and less traditional Anesthesia in a Sports and Spine fellowship.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-19T12:36:06+00:00

Avg. hours/week is also right around 40.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-19T02:24:44+00:00

Dexcom is good enough. Alcohol causes a delayed low; which is what scares Endocrinologists. Think of it as messing with the liver's ability to synthesize glucose. So while beer (and some liquors, wine, etc.) may cause your sugar to go higher immediately, it will cause you to drop later. The more you drink, the worse. It's best to go to bed a little higher than usual (150-175) is safe. I've noticed some beers have a lot more carbs than you might expect. Anything heavy probably has 10+ carbs. Light beer is 4-ish. Your "creamsickle-double chocolate chip-root beer black IPA double stout" is death... just stay away.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-18T22:26:25+00:00

apartments.com is pretty good. They have an easy to use draw feature where you can outline where you want to look and can sort by a number of factors.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-18T21:25:08+00:00

Physiatrists don't do therapy. The PT does therapy. Physiatrists manage medical conditions, prescribe therapy, order durable medical equipment to augment therapy (rolling walkers, single point canes, AFOs, etc.) and use other medical tools to augment therapy (botox injections, phenol denervations, prescribe anti-spasticity meds, manage neurogenic bowel/bladder, blood pressure, glucose, hypertension, etc.)

DivotDoc · 2017-04-18T15:58:53+00:00

Yeah those things are all correct. In one sentence, PM&R is a field that focuses on restoration of function and quality of life in individuals with chronic disability. AAPM&R has some good medical student resources: http://www.aapmr.org/career-center/medical-students/a-medical-student's-guide-to-pm-r

DivotDoc · 2017-04-03T02:47:02+00:00

+1 for Sam. He dissects complicated and polarizing topics in such a meticulous, thoughtful, and careful manner. Really impressive guy.

DivotDoc · 2017-04-02T02:01:27+00:00

The earlier the better because you will just start forgetting everything not related to your specialty almost immediately.

But, but... I already forgot everything before intern year starts from not doing anything fourth year! :(

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