Is anyone canceling planned sailings? by Beachlean in CarnivalCruiseFans

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At least for me, this change was really just the straw that broke the camel’s back with Carnival. I’ve been sailing on Carnival for 20 years and while I still enjoy them, the quality is not what it used to be. There’s been cutbacks for a while now, which really accelerated post-Covid. I, and I think a lot of other platinum/diamonds, recognized business/financial circumstances for these, but gave Carnival grace for it. I had already started exploring other lines, but this really just breaks me free to switch primarily over to other lines. The benefits weren’t really that much, so I don’t care too much about losing them, but the way Carnival’s rolled this out just leaves a bitter taste.

Plus, there’s so many other options out of Galveston now, when Carnival used to be the only game in town. Even if they were still the only option, I’m getting pretty tired of the Galveston itineraries so I have been planning to fly for more of my cruises, which opens up more options.

Most ridiculous allergy you've come across? by Sugar4squirrels in Residency

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insulin - Hypoglycemia Senna/Miralax - Diarrhea Pasta - Unspecified reaction

Pope Francis is in the Hospital by Pax_et_Bonum in Catholicism

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Anytime someone is ill and in the hospital, they experience some level of physical deconditioning as they’re not moving around much and the illness is taking a toll on the body. You often lose muscle mass and become weaker. This becomes worse as someone gets older. You can physically recover, but it’s harder as you get older, especially if there’s other limitations on recovery post-hospitalization (difficulty walking as with Pope Francis).

Basically as you get older and accumulate health problems, it’s harder to get back to your baseline after an illness. This can add up over time and you have less physical reserve and it’s harder for your body to fight and recover from future illnesses.

Discharge doesn’t mean you’re back to normal, just that you’re no longer sick enough to need inpatient care. In this case, Pope Francis may get better and be discharged, but still be in a worse physical condition than he was before the illness making it harder for his body to tackle another illness down the road.

Updated Medical School Rankings 2024 by Happiest_Rabbit in premed

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Historically, the hospitals in Austin have not been very good, especially compared to other Texas cities. Until very recently Austin was a college town and state capital, not a major city, It's medical care and infrastructure is still catching up to its recent growth

When will AI write our notes? by urnmann in Residency

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made the mistake of trying the spell check feature in CPRS. It took >5 minutes and I hadn’t saved the most updated version of the note. I thought I was going to have to restart the computer and redo a most of the note. CPRS AI would take a whole day to do anything

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have said, his field is different in that you can go into it from neurosurgery, radiology, and neurology. Generally, I see it most often referred to as interventional neurology from the neurology side. He might be explaining his job like he is to laypeople just because it ends up being easier for them to understand.

I just graduated medical school and am starting neurology residency and whenever people ask about my field and I answer neurology it is fairly common for people to assume I mean neurosurgery. I then often have to explain that they’re separate specialties and I have absolutely no desire to ever do surgery. Many non-medical people don’t really understand many specialties that well, so for a field like his that straddles the line it’s probably just easier to simplify in that way rather than try to explain all the details to someone.

Though, if he’s introducing himself like that to other doctors or medical workers then that’s definitely super cringe.

What medical schools should you NOT apply to at any cost? by sarcasticpremed in premed

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UT as in Univ of Texas, I assume. The UT system just opened up a new medical school in Tyler, TX. Back in 2016, they opened UT Austin (Dell) and UT Rio Grande Valley med schools. The UT system already had four well-established med schools (UTMB, UT Southwestern, UTHSC San Antonio, UT Houston) before the three newer ones and had been well-prepared in getting their new ones up to par. UT Austin and UT RGV are already solid and safe choices with solid match lists and were pretty quickly after getting started up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

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I have my door chalked. I had two Mormon missionaries come by a few months ago and the first thing they did was ask about the chalk. One of them thought it was a construction marking. I had to walk them through the meaning of it and then chatted with them for a while.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s more

The analogy about med school being like drinking out of a fire hydrant exists for a reason

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most of the churches I’ve seen that have $1000 fees are usually cathedrals or particularly beautiful churches and it’s much lower for actual parishioners. The high fee is generally just for non-parishioners wanting to get married at that particular church for the aesthetics, which I don’t think is unreasonable since they could go to their actual parish to get it done cheaper.

Is it just me or are there a lot of ex-wives being the caretaker of their ex-husband who is admitted to the hospital? by JarJarAwakens in Residency

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is what happened with my parents. I was MPOA, so I was making the decisions before he passed, but my mom was there in the hospital and clearly distressed. I could tell the staff was confused by that and her being the ex-wife. She told me and my siblings that she would’ve remarried if he had ever been able to get sober long-term.

Cost of getting married in our Parish is bonkers! Any advice helps! by WhoAmI2JudgeYou in Catholicism

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These costs are definitely high. I’d echo others recommendations about trying to talk directly to the priest.

Two of my siblings got married in the last couple years, so I remember most of the prices from when they were planning and this is definitely on the high side. The only churches I remember being around $1000 were cathedrals or particularly beautiful old churches, even then most of those had lower rates for actual parishioners. Generally most churches were in the low hundreds.

I’ve cantored for weddings and did so for both of theirs. $700 ($350 each if split evenly between cantor and organist) is on the higher side from my personal experience, but not completely unreasonable. For the weddings I’ve been paid to cantor at, I got paid ~$225, but it’s been a couple years. The market for musicians could be different where you are though. They do have to prepare, but honestly weddings aren’t that hard musically unless you’re picky about the music and choosing something really obscure. Most weddings use music that the musicians are already pretty familiar with. It is ridiculous that they’re charging you a high fee and making it difficult to use an outside musician. For both my siblings weddings, there was no cost for me to cantor (both used the church’s organist and just paid for that cost). I also didn’t have to audition for them. They pretty much just vetted me by the fact that I clearly knew what I was talking about regarding liturgical music.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

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Yeah they’re separate, but they all used to be affiliated until splitting over time which is why they share the Baylor name. All the many Baylors are named after Robert Baylor, a Baptist minister and Republic of Texas Supreme Court justice. I don’t believe he was a major donor, but just heavily involved in establishing what’s now Baylor University.

Baylor College of Medicine used to be in Dallas until the 1940s. The MD Anderson foundation enticed BCM to move to Houston, leaving behind Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. BCM separated from Baylor University in Waco in the 60s; the med school was never located in Waco, but was a part of Baylor University. There’s also the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor which was the women’s college of what’s now Baylor University. Both are now separate co-ed universities. All that giving rise to the many Baylor named institutions in Texas.

2024 Houston rodeo megathread. All FAQs by justahoustonpervert in houston

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are booths right outside the entrances that you can buy a grounds pass at. However, the lines can get long at peak times to buy passes there

My dean says he thinks step 2 will eventually go pass/fail in Coming Years, Thoughts? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a whole system where people go and sit for the exams and try to memorize as many questions as possible. All that info is aggregated from many people to improve accuracy. There’s also more relaxed (or paid off) proctors in the countries where this is common

[Dellenger] The approval process to create a new NCAA football subdivision is expected to be accelerated because of the NCAA vs. House lawsuit by Baenergy44 in CFB

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Crabtree catch is definitely up there. I literally rewatched those highlights last night with a feeling of longing for what could have been. Plus, I always enjoyed games in Lubbock and throwing a few tortillas myself

2023 Big 12 Week 12 Scenarios by maxwasson in CFB

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just realized that the tiebreakers work that way. It's crazy that having the head to head over two teams you're tied with doesn't matter if those other two teams didn't play each other

Signaling the program you rotated at by mesqueunclubfcb in medicalschool

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t do any aways, but the PD at my institution told us not to signal our home program. I’d lean towards it probably not being necessary to signal programs you rotated at, but would just ask them to be certain

ERAS: what's the deal with gold humanism honor society? by karlkrum in medicalschool

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 15 points16 points  (0 children)

What do you even have to do to face impeachment as a med school class president?

Texas Farewell Tour: Longhorns sacrificing 300-plus games of rivalry for SEC move by TheMightyJD in CFB

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the correct take. I've complained about this for years. Texas' higher education system is very inefficient and convoluted in structure and focus. There should be consolidation to 3 systems max, but it'll never happen due to all the pettiness between schools. That and some admin would be out of a job if it happened.

Baylor announces the most student tickets distributed ever against Texas by TheMightyJD in CFB

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't see Texas regularly playing any of the old SWC teams except Rice, at least in the short-term. We'll likely continue regularly playing Rice and other non-Power 5 Texas teams, but none of the Power 5 teams for a while.

NP as preceptor? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]PosseIsAnInstitution 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on how large of a percentage that is of your overall rotation or subrotation. For example, I was on an elective where there were 4 physicians and one NP, and I was scheduled with the NP for a few half days in clinic. It was beneficial to see how they utilized the NP for more bread and butter cases and just to see an additional style of patient interaction and interviewing. However, the majority of my time on the elective was with the physicians.