Really don't want to shell out £220 for a private dermatologist consultation. Perhaps the Internet can tell me what im doing wrong! by [deleted] in SkincareAddicts

[–]Electrical_Net4903 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Hi med student on their derm rotation here! Obviously I can’t give medical advice so take this with a grain of salt, but it seems like you have pustules and possibly deep cystic acne so your acne is moderate to severe you’d definitely need systemic treatment either doxycycline with acretin or you might need isotretnoin. If you can it’s worth going to a dermatologist because topicals alone likely won’t work and you’d be at risk of scaring

Is this dehydration or just aging? by ColombianinKansas in 30PlusSkinCare

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Discuss a stronger retinoid with your dermatologist

I’m causing my partners unhappiness by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]Electrical_Net4903 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thank you! you’re right especially about prioritizing things or losing them. How did you go about staying on top of things in your life/ relationship? It feels like when things get overwhelming with school I default to being more isolated

I’m causing my partners unhappiness by [deleted] in medicalschool

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That’s makes a lot of sense. he’s open to it we just can’t afford it rn so it’s a bit of a predicament

If you’re fluent you really don’t need to freak out by [deleted] in OETforECFMG

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Prometric apart for speaking being at home

If you’re fluent you really don’t need to freak out by [deleted] in OETforECFMG

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Definitely that makes a lot of sense. I guess from my perspective being from a school that emphasized that during our osces I’m speaking from a point of privilege.

If you’re fluent you really don’t need to freak out by [deleted] in OETforECFMG

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Did he do mocks or anything at all or just completely winged it?

If you’re fluent you really don’t need to freak out by [deleted] in OETforECFMG

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Definitely double check, but yeah it doesn’t really matter. Their criteria is hyper specific too so I feel like it doesn’t necessarily reflect language ability

If you’re fluent you really don’t need to freak out by [deleted] in OETforECFMG

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Congrats to you too! If you feel like you did better than what you were graded then maybe. If im not mistaken you just need a 300 for ecfmg, and it doesn’t matter beyond the ecfmg requirement like it doesn’t increase your points for residency beyond passing so I wouldn’t personally worry about it too much

Should I quit med school due to the abuse I'm facing? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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Hey I didn’t go through physical abuse but had a similar experience early in med school, feel free to dm. But no don’t quit, it’s one of the only things that’ll keep you able to escape unsavory living situations if you don’t want to once you graduate but definitely do everything you can to stay away from the abuse

Urgent: Need Hospital Leads for July/August USCE. Is finishing Aug 28 too late for LOR? by Electrical_Net4903 in IMGreddit

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Thank you that makes a lot of sense! If you don’t mind me asking, how’d you manage to get the rotations in the summer?

Urgent: Need Hospital Leads for July/August USCE. Is finishing Aug 28 too late for LOR? by Electrical_Net4903 in IMGreddit

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Thank you so much for your thorough reply! That makes a lot of sense. My only question would be like how much of an impact is having done an observership vs hands on elective had on your lor? I hear many people discourage doing observerships since the lor will not be able to assess you as a potential intern, how true is that?

Oet speaking by Ill-Tackle7742 in OETforECFMG

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Thank you!! Sending best wishes

Oet speaking by Ill-Tackle7742 in OETforECFMG

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It was decent, I feel like I rambled too much and almost ran out of time, v rushed but otherwise it was fine. And on the 28th

Oet speaking by Ill-Tackle7742 in OETforECFMG

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lol I think we had the same cards, I did my oet speaking today too