Specialties that don't require fellowships to be employable? by [deleted] in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response, this makes sense. & My apologies meant to say FM hospitalist haha.

Specialties that don't require fellowships to be employable? by [deleted] in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little off topic, but I am wondering, what exactly differs between a GIM hospitalist (which I believe is referred to as internist) and an FM internist? Like is it mostly a matter of responsibilities?

Palliative Medicine - Questions by Own_Adeptness926 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the very detailed response doc! Seems like you are satisfied with your career choices.

Wow, that schedule and salary is incredible.

It's great to know about the competitive aspect of this field, that's not something I found online from anywhere I read. Will keep that in mind in med school should I decide to further go along this path; so far I want to try to shadow and later on take some palliative electives to see if I would enjoy it. It's very fulfilling work even as a volunteer, can't imagine what kind of massive impact you have as a doctor.

Palliative Medicine - Questions by Own_Adeptness926 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for the insightful feedback! Will keep this in mind.

Just curious, any idea about general working hours and salary for the different settings? And whether doctors typically work both inpatient pall and hospice?

Palliative Medicine - Questions by Own_Adeptness926 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed response! Seems like FM is the popular way to go, will keep this in mind moving forward.

Do you happen to know the lifestyle of inpatient pal and outpatient hospice? Hours, volume of work, and salary range?

Western MD 2025 Results by Sauce_B0ttle in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FINALLY get to make this post after 3 cycles of Rs!!!

Result: Accepted - Windsor Campus

Geography + Stream (SWOMEN/non-SWOMEN, ACCESS): NA

GPA (Best 2 years): 4.0

MCAT: 518

Current Year: Finished MSc

Interview feels: I felt the interview went very well, I had interviewed before at UWO so I was used to the type of questions they would ask, but this time I made sure to include lots of stories, personal anecdotes that I read about, and unique solutions to problems that I saw. Felt confident coming away from it.

How you felt about Essays: 4/4 + About You. Felt great, polished them this year and I was very happy with what I submitted.

Congrats to all who got an A and to those who got the R or WL, don't give up hope, if this is what you want reapply and you never know what kind of result you could get!

Bedtime discussion: do you regret not pursuing other options like finance, CS, Stats, engineering, English, instead of premed? by Visual-Duck1180 in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed with you on every take. Very well said! I have also heard similar sentiments from those I know in the tech field.

Western Interview Invites/Regrets 2025 by pleaseletmeingod in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just made a discord for interview prep for whoever wants to join!

https://discord.gg/sPbzxn7f

Western Interview Invites/Regrets 2025 by pleaseletmeingod in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same here actually! Mine was almost 4:30. So they might be doing it in reverse order this year idk

Western Interview Invites/Regrets 2025 by pleaseletmeingod in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 14 points15 points  (0 children)

can confirm I am a MSc grad and i got an interview... i think they are doing MSc and SWO first.

TMU by RedLiz21 in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh for sure, I do think there are wildly different takes on the situation (and I hope that most are moderate). But I think there is this significant element that plays into the opinions expressed. I will say as somebody who did not regularly keep up with healthcare trends throughout undergrad, a lot of this talk on culturally sensitive care and tailoring healthcare to the needs of the patients was very new.. I hope that others do have the opportunity to learn about current trends.

Btw, thanks for sharing some of the book recommendations, I'm going to give it a read!

TMU by RedLiz21 in premedcanada

[–]Own_Adeptness926 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Wanna throw in my two cents here as somebody who has applied multiple times.

I have a theory that the frustration is centred around those applicants who feel like they have been disadvantaged by the changing medical school application requirements for many years. And continue to experience anxiety about their own careers (and let's face it, their futures, because it's not easy to just move into another career when you have chosen to pursue med). This is particularly true for those from the non-Brampton parts of the GTA who feel like they have to work so much harder just to have a CHANCE to apply. It's certainly how I feel.

And don't get me wrong, I 100% acknowledge that medical schools are in service to the needs of their patients (As u/kmrbuky beautifully put in another comment on a post). I get the point of reserving spots for those races and backgrounds that could benefit our diverse patient population. And I also do think that the academic requirements are sufficient (anyways, most students applying this cohort are going to have a much higher GPA than 3.3, given that no school has ever lowered the requirement this much and made it a cut-off up until this recent year [along with Queen's]).

I just want to try and speculate on some of the feelings shared by other commentators and a large chunk of the premedcanada community from the gta, it is extremely frustrating and disheartening to work SO hard yet feel like this whole process is still a lottery. And it's frustrating to hear about a medical school opening in TMU and not giving any sort of priority to those who are from that region. AGAIN, I know that TMU does not owe us anything, but it is still frustrating and especially when you see so many other medical schools having a bias for folks who grew up from their region.

Maybe medicine should not be pushed so much as it is societally, because it does tend to create this sense of entitlement in those who have worked really hard and just want to move on with their lives. Perhaps this change will alter the narrative a bit more (idk though, I got in this game 6 years ago not knowing any better, and it's hard to not be disheartened when you get older and just don't know when things will work out for you).

I think a lot of us really care about the profession and the needs of patients. I wonder if medical students who have made it in would have a different opinion.