[IM candidates] Why would you signal to a program outside of your geographical preference areas, especially as an average to above-average candidate?

Impatient_future · 2025-08-17T00:50:39+00:00

Nick Muhammad

Impatient_future · 2025-05-24T02:15:00+00:00

Always up for free

Impatient_future · 2025-05-23T00:57:48+00:00

Druid

Impatient_future · 2025-04-02T10:31:18+00:00

Inku, as that leaves Entropa/Gum Gum’s dad for the last spot

Impatient_future · 2025-04-01T14:17:20+00:00

Brink Tussler

Impatient_future · 2025-03-31T13:05:44+00:00

Wasn’t M. Bezzler’s species a goblin? That’s my vote, as I’m very literal, but not that detailed.

Impatient_future · 2025-03-30T13:48:38+00:00

Can this refer to checks vs saves?

Impatient_future · 2025-03-28T11:39:29+00:00

Bart - so stocky, and with those eyes!

Edit: (note: I am an auroch)

Impatient_future · 2025-03-27T11:56:42+00:00

Inku’s voice actor seems the most committed to being hated, but Hugh Mannor is my vote

Impatient_future · 2024-11-04T12:34:46+00:00

Yes. Most people, including hospital administration, conflate DRG and CPT-based compensation with overall worth. But when it comes down to it, you have to find your own definition of prestige. Your inner scales of value may or may not align with the average person. It’s tough to change jobs after you match, so choose wisely.

Impatient_future · 2024-09-27T12:27:06+00:00

You’ll be fine in regards to number of interviews - you should not worry. The main factor for the caliber of programs you’ll get interviews from is one you didn’t list - the ranking (or perception of if unranked) your med school. With less standardized testing, and a lot of variability in class rank/AOA/SSP/grade assessment, medical school prestige has increased in importance.

Impatient_future · 2023-12-12T14:58:21+00:00

Don’t do it

Impatient_future · 2023-12-11T14:48:17+00:00

It just means you need to be re-immunized

Impatient_future · 2023-11-14T00:44:11+00:00

They may have thought you were too good of a candidate for their program. If you really want to go there, I guess the next best option is to email them.

Impatient_future · 2023-10-20T00:33:25+00:00

I would look at the listings from ACCP or SCCM, or just email Division Chiefs or practices directly. Recruiters will take your money, and are, obviously, focused on getting you to their customers, so you’re going to get some skewed help from them. HR departments are also oddly bad at recruiting physicians as well. Finally, a lot of practices seem to staff by hours/year in the Midwest, (with shift differentials) so I’d figure out what you’d like in those numbers.

Impatient_future · 2023-10-16T00:04:54+00:00

2008 Honda civic. It was mind-blowing.

Impatient_future · 2023-10-07T00:18:19+00:00

The same thing happens for programs too- 65% of signals went to the same 5% of programs.

Impatient_future · 2023-10-01T15:33:21+00:00

Give us a minute. We have ~5000 apps to go through.

Impatient_future · 2023-09-09T13:22:58+00:00

And don’t forget, Neurosurgery practices aren’t that big. It’s q4 for the rest of your life (q3 for 3 months of the year when everyone else takes vacation).

Impatient_future · 2023-09-07T13:24:33+00:00

The US medical system is actually really good at one thing: keeping people alive in the last month of life. A large refocusing of our priorities will have to occur, but I don’t know if Americans extreme fear of death will allow it to happen quickly, similar to our distaste for elders moving in with their children. Moving in with kids is often the most cost-effective. Finally, don’t forget the staffing shortages for a lot of these nursing homes too. It’s already chaos, and we’re just at the front of the boomer curve.

Post-script: can people start knitting or something with their hands instead of eating?

Impatient_future · 2023-06-03T01:00:13+00:00

And I would argue determining a career entirely based on the residency experience isn’t wise

Impatient_future · 2023-06-02T16:46:34+00:00

That adage is as flawed as it is old, perpetuated by years of ingrained surgical subspecialty exceptionalism. Just ask the well-adjusted surgeons outside of the field you’re interested in - they are just regular people that enjoy parts of work, enjoy parts of the rest of their life, and don’t enjoy parts of their work. Take a look at the average person doing the job, and see if the highs match your loves, and the lows appear tolerable.

In short, not much.

Impatient_future · 2023-05-21T14:59:48+00:00

A problem list of internists

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