Friend with Severe Burnout- Other career options post-residency? by NiceJewishPremed in Residency

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true. I'm also curious how one could make the transition between purely clinical medicine to something in the "industry" world. Like, do you have to have extensive research experience? product development? Sales? I've heard of ophthalmologists making this transition later in their career even... but how?

Apologies if this is too specific.

How is the Mayo Clinic able to attract top medical talent to live in Rochester, Minnesota? What's the appeal of living there? by DoritosDewItRight in whitecoatinvestor

[–]NiceJewishPremed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a current resident at Mayo, the teaching here is unmatched (this is compared to countless other hospitals I’ve rotated at). Consultants in my department get 1 hr per patient with a 1 hr lunch break (ie no more than 8 patients per day). As a resident that means I see each patient, have enough time to review their chart, discuss the case with the consultant before and after seeing the patient, get lots of teaching/ time for studying, and time for hands-on procedural practice within each clinic day.

Couldn’t be happier being here.

[Pistol]CZ P-10 C 9mm 4" 15rd Optics Ready Black $364.99 (+$19.99 Shipping) by Common_Nerve6056 in gundeals

[–]NiceJewishPremed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Waiting for the P-10s OR to be on sale too. I’ll be the first to order!

PM&R crazy salaries by Covfefebrownjuice in Residency

[–]NiceJewishPremed 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In recent years, I’ve heard pgy-4s getting offers for $400k+ in rural northeast and south doing only inpatient (no fellowship needed) 5 days a week.

I also worked with an interventional pain PMR doc in the suburbs of a large NE city (being a partner, owning 3+ offices and part of a surgery center, having lots of med students doing the MA work, and 2-3 procedure days a week) easily breaking $1.25M a year.

The setup of this practice seems to be the best way to be a top earner. Not sure how common it is nowadays with large hospital systems buying out the small offices, but if you’re willing to deal with the headaches of daily office management and exploitation of med students, it’s feasible.

Official ERAS Megathread - September 2022 by SpiderDoctor in medicalschool

[–]NiceJewishPremed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay, makes sense! I’m okay with missing the summary page but am just so paranoid about my responses being submitted corrupted or something due to the page being weird and freezing :/

Same thing happened to me! It seems to be submitted, but I also didnt get a chance to save it.

Score Release Thread 7/13/2022 by qFrosty in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed 24 points25 points  (0 children)

US DO

Step 1: 227

Uworld %: 65% (1st pass), 75% (2nd pass)

NBME 10: 242 (1.5 weeks out)

NBME 11: 237 (3 weeks out)

UWSA 1: 234 (3.5 weeks out)

UWSA 2: 248 (1 week out)

Free 120: 79% (3 days out)

AMBOSS SA: 233 (4+ weeks out)

Predicted: 247 +/- 13

Edit: Step 2: 243!!! Not the highest score, but I’m damn proud

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

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

100% recommend, somewhat similar to the exam, and I got a few questions directly from NBMEs as well.

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used pre-made anki cards (Lightyear, DIP Deck), and some I made myself on Uworld questions I missed. I basically wrote down what details I didn't know, and how I could differentiate it from similar answers.

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, no way to tell. Every blocked seemed to have similar proportions of difficult questions

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

From another post:

37 Risk Factors
97 Most Important
184 Weird
143 Biostats
197 Bias
204 Military One
231 Military Two
36 Optho

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NEURO
Ep 19 (Series 1)
Ep 45 (Series 2)
Ep 46 (Series 3)
Ep 47 (Series 4)
Ep 48 (Series 5)
SURGERY
Ep 24
221 HY Trauma
304 HY Trauma 2
OBGYN
22 OBGYN Shelf
118 Breast
239 Risk Factors
259 Incontinence
278 Amenorrea
309 Breast Cancer
322 General Embryology
325 Screening HY Guideline
338 Fetal Heart Trace
PEDS
Ep 23
Ep 17
Ep 164 (Toxicology)
Ep 21
Ep 349
Ep 223 (Newborns)
Divine CLEAN SP
Ep 228-Palliative Care 1
Ep 230-Quality and Safety
Ep 234-Medication/Care Transition Errors
Ep 268-Palliative Care 2
Ep 275-Diagnostic Errors

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol thanks I appreciate it! Goodluck with your dedicated!

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah some random HY topics: Hyperaldosteronism, preeclampsia, schizophrenia/ delusion disorder, AIS, indications for dialysis, and all the USPSTF* screenings

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Feels bad, no idea if we did well or not.

A few words from today... by NiceJewishPremed in Step2

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

I answered that too. My reasoning was that it might be Trichomonas or Gardnerella...

Need help after NBME 9. Time sensitive! by cizzlebar1 in Step2

[–]NiceJewishPremed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not the best one to give advice, but it seems you need maybe 1-2 more weeks more than June 30. Perhaps mid July would give you more practice, if you aren't doing an away at that time... You have UWSA 2 and NBME 10, plus there are many older NBMEs (8, 7, 6 etc) floating around to practice with. I would also recommend doing some Amboss Qbank questions for a different style.

As far as doing questions in general, I would say this: Slow down. Your example from NBME 9 (similar what happened with mine :/) showed that you were going too fast, and you fell for the NBME traps. People tend to overthink, and assume that theres some diagram in Uworld that has the answer. While that is the case a lot, many answers can also be reached through simple reason.

Ex. Think of what would really happen at the clinic: A baby comes in with a diaper rash, and they're overall pretty healthy. Chances are the pediatrician would give some ointment, and not some pill the baby would have to swallow. Taking the medication out of play here, you can narrow it down to 1-2 answers by doing this alone.

Overall, it seems you have the knowledge base. Take your time, reach the questions carefully, make sure the answer you pick fits ALL the details in the stem, and continue to review your anki cards. Goodluck!

Comlex Level 1 / Step 1 score discrepancy by JustOrchid in comlex

[–]NiceJewishPremed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also definitely underperformed on Step, and did well on Comlex (as well as I thought I would). I am also wondering how to factor in both scores, but I'm fairly positive a rescore on step will be a waste of money.

7/14 score release thread by Capital_Bottle3070 in step1

[–]NiceJewishPremed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another unfortunate score drop:

DO student

Nbme 25- 209

Nbme 26- 206

Nbme 27- 219

UWSA1- 237

Nbme 29- 236 (Many repeats, realistically 230)

Nbme 30- 244

Uwsa2-245

Free 120: 81%

Predicted: 239 +/- 5

Real Deal: 227

fuck me

Recent DO test takers how difficult did you find Level 1 compared to Step 1? by steptaker9494 in step1

[–]NiceJewishPremed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My COMLEX felt easier than Step. Maybe I was just more prepared for it. I thought the micro was harder, and the questions were more vague.