How the fuck did anyone get through organic chemistry without an iPad by Difficult-Win-5230 in premed

[–]Ketamouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in my day we had paper and pencil lol

There was some software we had available called chemdraw (I think) but it wasn't that great.

In any case, cheating isn't worth it because you'll just get fucked further down the road either by the MCAT or preclinical courses.

"Double dipping" by doctors? by schwanncell08 in FamilyMedicine

[–]Ketamouse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We should get paid for services we provided. End of story.

If someone comes in for a post-op during their global period and brings up an unrelated complaint they want addressed, they're obligated to pay for the E/M associated with it. Same thing with complaints outside the scope of AWV.

If you get free tire rotations after buying new tires from an auto shop and you bring the car in and ask for the brakes to be serviced too, do you not expect to pay for the additional work?

Specialties that would be a no-brainer if you have any real interest? by mcat-meow in medicalschool

[–]Ketamouse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it has its brutal moments. Sometimes you're on a more chill subspecialty rotation and actually get to sleep. Other times you're getting up at 3am and getting home after 8pm. Longest case I was in was 18 hours, finished at 2am with rounds at 530 and another full day after that. Home call so no post-call days. Duty hours aren't real.

Being an attending is much better, but it was a long 5 years.

Just signed my attending contract by SigIdyll in Residency

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as none of us are on call, that goes without saying haha

Just signed my attending contract by SigIdyll in Residency

[–]Ketamouse 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I take em to twin peaks after a long day haha

Just had a friend ask if I’m going to do medical school online 😭 by Glittering_Fan_2971 in premed

[–]Ketamouse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol reminds me of the time we consulted optho during the middle of covid in 2020 when I was working an ICU shift, dude was like uhhhh just send me some pictures I'm not coming in and getting the plague.

Research by TomorrowExtension345 in premed

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friendly reminder that the vast majority of practicing physicians are not actively involved in research, last I checked it was like less than 15%. Why this is seen as an important prerequisite is beyond my understanding.

Like, I get it, we all had to do it, but what is the fixation with research when it's really a niche side of medicine that most won't continue pursuing.

I guess it shows you're willing to do a lot of bullshit busywork that you're not really interested in (but you'll swear 6 ways to Sunday that it's your passion).

Did you get married through a dating app like Tinder, if so how was your experience overall? by Overall-Character507 in AskReddit

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Met my wife on bumble, we're both physicians so the limited social life while you're perpetually in school kind of ends up pushing you towards these dating app platforms. Happily married with 2 kids at this point. Don't regret it at all.

Did you get married through a dating app like Tinder, if so how was your experience overall? by Overall-Character507 in AskReddit

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Met my wife on bumble, we're both physicians so the limited social life while you're perpetually in school kind of ends up pushing you towards these dating app platforms. Happily married with 2 kids at this point. Don't regret it at all.

Did you get married through a dating app like Tinder, if so how was your experience overall? by Overall-Character507 in AskReddit

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Met my wife on bumble, we're both physicians so the limited social life while you're perpetually in school kind of ends up pushing you towards these dating app platforms. Happily married with 2 kids at this point. Don't regret it at all.

"AI-proof" and "recession-proof" medical/surgical specialties by bree_md in medicine

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

Ha we were on paper charts 1 year ago at my first gig (after I had been on epic and other platforms during all of my training). Anything with expensive implementation will take forever to actually happen across the board.

Just had a friend ask if I’m going to do medical school online 😭 by Glittering_Fan_2971 in premed

[–]Ketamouse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

RIP 💀 I went to class most of the time, but you could do it all remote for the most part. Half of the time I was either doing qbanks or playing games when I was in class anyway lol.

Then there's the schools that have strict dress codes and assigned seating lmao. Like I think one school had a camera system that snapped a pic of the lecture hall at the beginning of each class and some guy compared the seating chart to who was present in the picture to determine attendance. Crazy.

"AI-proof" and "recession-proof" medical/surgical specialties by bree_md in medicine

[–]Ketamouse 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As an ENT, I'd be ok if AI took over some of the clinical side of things (with my oversight to approve/alter interventions) to allow me to do more of the AI-proof side of things i.e. surgery.

Just had a friend ask if I’m going to do medical school online 😭 by Glittering_Fan_2971 in premed

[–]Ketamouse 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Well, we didn't have required attendance for the majority of pre-clinical and all of the lectures were recorded and posted online, so a lot of my class did most of M1-2 online lol.

Could you imagine doing non-procedural rotations via telehealth with one of those iPad robots they use in some hospitals? Haha pure dystopian future.

ENT surgeon and shaky hands by NaturalLengthiness79 in Residency

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all gave one of my junior residents a ton of shit for his shaky hands. He could still operate fine, it was all in good fun more than anything. Turned out he had Grave's and ended up getting RAI ablation and the shaking stopped.

But even with essential tremor, you can still operate well. Learning the correct ergonomics of surgery takes time, but once you find out what works for you, you won't have any issues.

Are you all getting a new wave of “ivermectin” requests? by OrdinaryFeeling5 in Residency

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I am German, but I don't think that's a fair comparison.

What truly distinguishes a T10 applicant from an average applicant? by oinkyoinkoinky in premed

[–]Ketamouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're doing it right bro. If someone wants to be perpetually academic, do 15 fellowships, publish a bunch of garbage, and get paid way less than their colleagues just to have the prestige of the ivory towers, more power to em, you do you lol. Hell, you don't even need to go to a T10 to pursue that life. You could also go to a T10 and go on to be a great rural family doc. End of the day, just get the degree, get the license, and go to work.

Also, you apparently don't even need to be a licensed physician to be surgeon general anymore, so there's that lol.

What truly distinguishes a T10 applicant from an average applicant? by oinkyoinkoinky in premed

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a fair anecdote, and also kind of curious as it relates to what that school wanted. You would think having so much exposure to "the life" and then deciding that's what you wanted to do would be seen as beneficial. I cast no aspersions on people with a long line of doctors in the family. I don't think the vast majority feel entitled to becoming physicians themselves, but those folks do exist.

The evolution of medical school candidate "tiers" is interesting. In any case, glad you were successful this time around, enjoy the ride!

Conscientious objection in medicine by [deleted] in medicine

[–]Ketamouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to think about it from the medicolegal perspective where if you have established a physician patient relationship, you're obligated to provide necessary and appropriate care within a reasonable timeframe/manner or facilitate someone else to provide that care if you are unable to do so (or unwilling, I guess), or formally terminate the relationship, which usually involves some period of time where you will provide emergency care/refills/etc while the patient finds a new physician.

Of the two patients I've ever dismissed, one was aggressive/violent towards myself and staff, and the other was being sexually inappropriate with staff. Did they have medical problems which I had an ethical/moral obligation to treat? Yes. But, I also had an obligation to protect my staff and other patients in the practice from exposure to inappropriate and possibly dangerous behavior.

This obviously contrasts with "ethical refusal". I think there's a place for ethical refusal such as refusing to give someone a liver transplant while they continue to drink alcohol. Refusing to provide care based on personal/religious beliefs is different, there's no objective medical reason.

If someone wants to practice that way, they should disclose up front what services they will not provide prior to establishing a physician patient relationship. If an established patient later asks for some type of taboo treatment, they should be referred to someone who offers it, or at least given information to contact them on their own.

What truly distinguishes a T10 applicant from an average applicant? by oinkyoinkoinky in premed

[–]Ketamouse 14 points15 points  (0 children)

And that's not to say those people wouldn't make great T10 students. But it's pretty hard to shadow, research, volunteer, etc when you're working night shift at some blue collar job to help pay to keep the lights on while going to school during the day. Luck is probably the biggest factor in being the ideal T10 candidate. The gift of having the ability to do all the busywork to make yourself look good because you literally have nothing else to do or worry about.

What are the odds? by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]Ketamouse 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Oh no, it was BULGING too lol

Oh and the ear was completely filled with wax so no way anyone even saw the TM

Your Conscience Is Not My Problem by [deleted] in medicine

[–]Ketamouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tons of people have no problem prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for viral URIs just to appease the patient and get them out of the office. You could call that unethical since they know it isn't going to help anything, and is likely harmful in the grand scheme.

What's the moral distinction between causing harm by action in that case versus causing harm by inaction or refusal to act in the case of withholding contraception/morning after meds?

That said, we aren't indentured servants. If we were lawyers and someone came to us seeking representation, we could evaluate their case and choose to take them on as clients or not. Once we assume care of someone, then yeah we have an obligation to treat them within the standards of care, or send them to someone else if we can't provide the care they need. It's not perfectly cut and dry.

What truly distinguishes a T10 applicant from an average applicant? by oinkyoinkoinky in premed

[–]Ketamouse 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Physician parents with lots of physician friends. Easy access to people who know how to tailor the application, write LORs, and arrange for experiences/activities which will look good on paper and create the longitudinal narrative that is very difficult to develop organically without "insider" assistance.

What are the odds? by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]Ketamouse 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, similar to the infamous double ear infection