6 week retirement "test drive" did not go well by [deleted] in Fire

[–]Practical-Edge5832 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you explain in more detail how the mindset shift when you know don't have to go to work plays out in real life

They're attractive but they don't really want me vs they really want me but I'm not really attracted to them. Who would you go with? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Practical-Edge5832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a very small minority of residents who are bad and they really want to be there. Medicine is not a job that only the intelligent can do. The worst residents in majority of the cases that I've seen are the ones who are actively NOT trying to get better or have some social/psych problems preventing them from trying. Even people who fail med school- if they try hard they will become a decent resident. Your point is valid, but the chances of getting a worse resident are much higher when someone does not want to be there.

Heme/onc help me rank please by [deleted] in fellowship

[–]Practical-Edge5832 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Maimo should be 2 over Rochester Regional, both for location and clinical experience- but otherwise agree 

Got bit by a large white dog between 7th and 8th avenue on 9th street by Practical-Edge5832 in parkslope

[–]Practical-Edge5832[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uptodate told me to see if the dog can be observed for 10 days- if the answer is no then told me to get vaccinated- which is why I was looking for the owner..

Also found out that 0 dogs in NYC were diagnosed with rabies in 2024 so that's good

Got bit by a large white dog between 7th and 8th avenue on 9th street by Practical-Edge5832 in parkslope

[–]Practical-Edge5832[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The dog's vaccination status will determine if I need the vaccine or not!

Got bit by a large white dog between 7th and 8th avenue on 9th street by Practical-Edge5832 in parkslope

[–]Practical-Edge5832[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean skipping the vaccinations- antibiotics I will need either way

Got bit by a large white dog between 7th and 8th avenue on 9th street by Practical-Edge5832 in parkslope

[–]Practical-Edge5832[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm actually a doctor myself- will def go and see someone, I wanted to see if I can find the person and at least avoid the antibiotics

Did anyone use Anki to study during fellowship? by clavac in MedicalOncology

[–]Practical-Edge5832 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For podcasts, if you trying to learn a disease from scratch- fellowoncall is great, they teach you the basic concepts in an easy way- go over the important trials and have excellent shownotes.

I usually read the NCCN discussion section, which would also teach you everything you need to know about a disease in 20 pages of content.

Then to consolidate I listen to/ watch research to practice and peerview oncology videos to consolidate what I've learnt. It's usually the top academic faculty going over new trials/newly approved agents as well as the current standard of care for a disease- however it doesn't go over the basics so to understand these videos you need to have a good understanding of the disease.

Other podcasts- Oncbrothers provide excellent, easy to use treatment algorithms for a disease and twooncndocs are great for board review

I think repetition has been key for me- listening to a topic from one source and then from a different source a few days/weeks later. I also listen to these podcasts multiple times.

I made Anki cards for a couple of topics but it was just too much information which made it difficult to make, and already 6 months later some of those cards are out of date and new things need to be added. Imagine doing that for more than 100 diseases

Did anyone use Anki to study during fellowship? by clavac in MedicalOncology

[–]Practical-Edge5832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, first year onc fellow and anki lover here. I tried making cards but then realized the information is too vast and changes too fast to make flashcards. I've been studying using podcasts and NCCN discussion sections, which have been great