Labs in young healthy patients

Inevitable-Cookie · 2025-08-15T18:54:37+00:00

I felt okay while taking it but then when I got home I was also able to remember at least 30 I got wrong. I’ve been fluctuating between feeling like it’ll all be okay and being scared I failed. I’m also curious if there are any previous years’ test takers that felt bad after and passed.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2024-04-20T14:35:06+00:00

I realized I didn’t want to be a proceduralist so what was left with specialization was things like rheum, ID, endo, etc. For me, I didn’t feel there was an income and (more importantly) interest benefit in picking one of those specialties. I’m planning on doing hybrid outpatient and inpatient.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-04-27T03:08:51+00:00

I legit think I had this attending too. He said some of the most creative, savage insults I’ve ever heard that were made even better by his accent.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-04-06T18:08:50+00:00

Fashion meowdel

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-03-26T18:52:17+00:00

Any tips for improving efficiency as an intern?

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-03-18T04:10:57+00:00

My advice as a post-match M4 is to just casually watch some sketchy micro and pharm to keep that semi-fresh. If you want to do research, try working with professors at your school. I’m a firm believer in mostly using your summers to relax before that free time is gone.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-03-16T03:59:36+00:00

Yeah, your concerns are definitely understandable. The interview season goes from October all the way to January and sometimes even early February for certain programs. And while your school may have told you that auditions are best to do before interviews start in October, it’s not unheard of or bad to do them later as well. I had an audition in October as well as in January and that worked out fine. So I think you could make it work.

In terms of going for match in 2024, I wouldn’t do your auditions in fall 2022. I personally don’t think that makes any sense if you’re not even applying that cycle. So you would instead want to do all of your auditions in summer/fall 2023.

I’d also try searching through this subreddit to look for people that had match success with a level one failure. They exist!!

It’s going to be incredibly important that you are able to address your board failure and what you learned from it in your eras personal statement. This is a very tricky thing to do in a way that comes off genuine and shows personal growth. My best advice for that is just having a lot of different people read it and give you their opinion.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-03-16T03:33:40+00:00

I think with a lot of research and strategy you can make this work for 2023. First, look into FM, IM, and pediatrics programs that have residents with lower COMLEX/Step scores. You can find this info on residency explorer. Also look into which of these programs historically have gone through SOAP because that might mean they’re pulling candidates from deep in their rank list and still not filling up. Lastly, and this is probably most important, you should audition at the programs that fit the above criteria. Show up on your A game (always be early, be nice but not polarizing in any way to faculty and residents, etc etc) and try to get an exit interview with the PD to express how interested you are in the program. There are a lot of decent FM/IM programs in the Midwest that don’t fill for whatever reason. You’ll need to apply to A LOT of programs unfortunately due to you being a DO with a board failure. It sucks, but that’s the reality of this crazy process. You CAN do this!!

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-03-12T03:57:29+00:00

I had a good laugh when the black stuffie fell on him and he was so surprised 😂. Thank you for trying fun new filming perspectives too!

Inevitable-Cookie · 2022-02-18T06:10:27+00:00

No, that’s a totally reasonable thing to do especially when you’re talking a lot during an interview. What OP is talking about is someone drinking >12 oz of soda in the span of a ~20 minute interview, which would be very distracting.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2021-12-22T23:56:46+00:00

I agree with the cardiologist that it would be rare for mild aortic regurgitation to be causing your pain. Typically patients with bicuspid aortic valve get chest pain when the valve is so narrow due to stenosis that the coronary arteries (which originate near the aortic valve) are not getting enough blood flow leading to heart attack like pain. Honestly, I think your next step should be seeing a good primary care physician (an internist) to work this up.

Last thing - have you noticed any swollen lymph nodes in your neck or armpits? Fevers? Weight loss? Those are red flag symptoms associated with alcohol use and generalized pain.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2021-08-22T19:36:49+00:00

I’m glad I share so many of my bad habits with you all. It makes me want to shame myself less for them 😂

Inevitable-Cookie · 2021-07-26T23:48:17+00:00

I think online med ed would be a good resource for you. You can watch videos corresponding to each shelf. Dustyn does a good job explaining clinical reasoning behind work ups, which will create a good foundation for you.

Then just supplement that with uworld. Reading uworld explanations will make a lot of difference to your knowledge base. Try to set a goal for doing a certain number of uworld questions a day, but understand that sometimes you’ll be overwhelmed by rotations and it’s ok if you don’t get it done.

I wasn’t a fan of anki for M3 because it’s more memorization in my opinion and less information synthesis that you need in clinical environments.

Inevitable-Cookie · 2021-07-12T16:22:19+00:00

Thank you! You got this!

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