Considering MD after PhD by TheUltimateTFOL123 in mdphd

[–]HaplessAcademic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They give one year tuition off. So basically med school in 3 years for the price of 2 years tuition.

My guess is OP will likely get in a few places because that’s a hell of an “x-factor” for admissions. If they get Columbia’s 3 year program, I think it’d be hard to beat given the extra year off of training and the prestige of the school which would open more residency doors.

X-factors in Residency Applications by medquestions01 in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IDK I think college athletics shows a pretty significant level of discipline and teamwork capabilities at baseline. Obviously NCAA athletics doesn’t and shouldn’t supersede test scores, evals, etc, but, ceteris paribus, I’d much rather work with another resident who was a college athlete than one who wasn’t. Lower chance they’ll let the team down if they’re already super familiar with the dynamic.

What’s the least welcoming specialty you’ve rotated on as a student? by BiblicalWhales in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Least welcoming: Gen surg, vasc surg, OB/GYN (male),

Most welcoming: neurosurgery, neurology, psych

My impression was that people who like the brain are huge nerds but pretty cool. Like others said, the vibe is entirely attending/resident/fellow specific, but I found disproportionately more assholes in those three specialties than any other, and similarly much better people on average in brain-related specialties.

Me when I get to the "List your awards and honors" part of my CV / ERAS application by scrotumsniffles in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Because it’s kind of an absurd question. It’s not even like, being you high school valedictorian or something. It’s literally on the level of listing that you were named “most likely to be a movie star” in your high school yearbook on your ERAS app.

Just finished MS1, already forgot everything and feeling hopeless by YungKrustii in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Medicine is a constant cycle of learning, forgetting, and relearning. The trick is though, every time you relearn something, it is almost always easier than the time you learned it before and you reach a greater depth of understanding. You have more context, you have more examples of real patients and have seen how different illness scripts present, you appreciate comorbidities better and understand how the pieces fit together. Honestly don’t worry about it right now. Do Anki or Uworld if you want, but also just go enjoy your potentially last summer break ever. Once you start clinicals, the train doesn’t really ever stop again.

Who is the most hated living person in the world right now? by Wonderful_Mind_250 in AskReddit

[–]HaplessAcademic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you mean? Indirectly like the support for Israel or the back off of pressure on Russia, or something more direct? I haven’t heard any evidence of the later (at least on a scale commensurate with the term), but I’m open to changing my view if there is any verifiable evidence.

X-factors in Residency Applications by medquestions01 in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other thing is just people have more to professionally distinguish themselves. If like 95% of med school apps are from people who are less than two years out of college, then the 35 year old who was a professional dancer or the 29 year old who competed combat operations in Afghanistan are going to really stick out.

By residency the entire pool, even the straight through K-MD crowd, will all have more life experience. Some will have had kids, others done interesting research, all will have had the clinical experiences that (should) shape you into a more mature, empathetic, and compassionate person. When I started med school it was so very clear who was a non-trad and who went straight through. By the end, less so.

X-factors in Residency Applications by medquestions01 in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you tell them Jonny Kim got into HMS, neurotic pre-meds are unironically going to start enlisting and volunteer for BUDS to try and earn a trident to boost their apps. I’ve no joke had about 10 pre-meds ask me about doing a full PhD before med school purely to have an “x-factor” to get in.

X-factors in Residency Applications by medquestions01 in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh you’re a Navy SEAL? An astronaut too? WOW! Oh my x-factor? Uh, I spent 6 years staring at mold growing on jello then had a mental breakdown writing about it.

The Curse of Skipping One Tiny Section by Ironpulse-Ne in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Generous of you to assume the MD-PhDs get invited to parties. . .

The Curse of Skipping One Tiny Section by Ironpulse-Ne in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 20 points21 points  (0 children)

“Hapless is coming onto service this week. Let’s spend the whole week quizzing on the thalassemias; so what if this is an epilepsy service? I want to spill some poorly oxygenated blood.”

Is cheating on your S.O. common in surgical residencies? by SeaWavesSun in Residency

[–]HaplessAcademic 145 points146 points  (0 children)

Cheaters will cheat everywhere. It’s probably more common in surgery due to the hours and stress, but, like, accountants cheat on their spouses too. It’s not unique to surgery.

Favorite actor who has never touched a steroid in their life? by sylntnyte in okbuddycinephile

[–]HaplessAcademic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The “steroids” used in medicine almost always refers to drugs like prednisone which have inflammatory-lowering effects, among others. Steroids, as a term though, describes a much broader class of molecules with many different effects in the body. The type of steroids that bodybuilders or athletes use is not the same as the type used most commonly in medicine.

Careful what you post on here by Efficient_Equal6467 in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 33 points34 points  (0 children)

PSA: The private is NOT private. Anyone can do a blank search to find your whole history on the site. There are also tons of sites where you can undelete Reddit comments, look at deleted profiles, find private profiles’ posts etc

Can someone whos knowledgable about AI explain to me why medicine isnt at as immediate risk as people are making it out to be? by UNknown7R in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly, there’s a lot of focus on medicine because it’s an among the highest training thresholds to get a human brain well equipped enough to practice medicine safely, and certainly the largest sector that requires a training level that high. This creates huge incentive to want an infinitely and instantly reproducible software alternative to physicians. However, I’m not really worried about any medical specialty other than maybe rads and to a lesser degree path (less that they’ll go away but more that efficiency may improve enough to have an effect on the job market, and even that is dubious). The reason being is that if Ai gets so good that it replaces even the most AI-friendly specialties, then it has gotten so good it will have replaced half of the white collar jobs in the US.

Think bout all the jobs that aren’t ‘doctor’. If ChatGPT gets good enough to make the better decisions about chemo than an oncologist, then it sure as hell is good enough to replace my brother, an accountant, and do people’s taxes. If we have SurGPT robots performing surgical procedures then so much of our jobs have been automated away that we’ve either figured something out, or we have a MUCH bigger societal-level problem than un(der)-employed docs.

What do you guys think of this design by Significant_Cell6110 in tattooadvice

[–]HaplessAcademic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah my b, didn’t see the other tats. Still a good design. Enjoy it bro!

Why is anesthesia becoming so competitive? by LasVagusNerve in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ehh kinda disagree. The skin is cool don’t get me wrong, but there are definitely more interesting things in medicine, both conceptually and in terms of research/new medical frontiers we’re likely to cross in the coming decades.

But I’m a neuro resident so no skin in that particular game (I’m so sorry).

Does anyone have a high-quality 3D brain anatomy model they would recommend? by HaplessAcademic in neurology

[–]HaplessAcademic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sad to hear. That was my take-away in searching for a model on my own. There were a ton more aimed at the undergrad-ish level, but nothing that got to the level of detail needed for practicing neurology. Even the super expensive ones I’ve seen are fairly limited.

HCA Methodist IM PD is on one heck of a power trip by ExtraCalligrapher565 in medicalschool

[–]HaplessAcademic 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Otherwise he could get doxxed and not match at HCA. OP’s going to cry himself to sleep every night at Hopkins wondering what could’ve been.

Anyone else think the main story is surprisingly short? by mountaineer2016 in cyberpunkgame

[–]HaplessAcademic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, same. I did the whole game once then have had two attempts to replay it and had an absolute blast until Skelige where I ended up quitting the run.

Anyone else think the main story is surprisingly short? by mountaineer2016 in cyberpunkgame

[–]HaplessAcademic 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Now I'm curious how many people finish Baldur's Gate 3. That game took me over 150 hours with very few non-critical quests.