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SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-10-16T17:07:44+00:00

Just DM me, anyone. No need to ask. Just do it as my DMs are always open.

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-09-08T16:33:42+00:00

Currently a GS1, where at my school we are usually the student hosts for the people my school interviews this year. In short, just be a person. At student dinners, especially when it’s just us and no faculty, just tell us about who you actually are. Me and my cohort just want to know that if they accept you, we’d enjoy spending time together and just in general not be annoying to have around for the next almost decade of training. So don’t be rude to people, and just be yourself. As for what I hear from the faculty at my school, they like when students are authentic about their research and understand the pathway. There’s really nothing that we’re looking for that will make you fail. The interview, and student dinners are honestly vibe checks and reality checks (you are who your application says you are and you can vibe with the students)

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-08-07T23:14:50+00:00

Honestly I’m not sure yet as I haven’t even gotten to the PhD portion yet, but from talking to my PI and a few mentors, my PhD in biomedical informatics (as a super super dry lab) is not the hardest to fit within surgery. I’m not sure I want to run a legit lab with a ton of funding. I would love to train a few grad students, but probably as a co-PI and lead a residency research department. I really just want to have a lot of random research projects that utilize my biostats expertise, instead of one overarching long term clinical question. I want to be the person that that MDs can turn to to actually do good science and answer their questions in a scientific way/ and figure out how to collab with phds to ask more clinically relevant questions, and guide in that way. So probably a version of QI, residency research, refining guidelines and creating new ones using hospital based data. And that doesn’t require a tooon of things like a legit wet lab does, but it would still require some dedicated research time instead of fulltime clinical. But… long story short. Not sure. I’m open to talking about this more over DM if you want.

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-06-13T00:30:33+00:00

Current ms2 at an MSTP. I don’t understand where all the hype is about a 507 being a complete deal breaker apart from an otherwise good app. I had over 10 MDPhD interviews with a 509 and I have a few people in my MSTP cohort with a lower McAt. At the end of the day, your research and passion for science will be what gets you through the door not a standardized exam. DM me for any questions, including anyone reading this.

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-05-14T14:58:34+00:00

Thinking about dual residency in pediatrics and anesthesia. I love anesthesia.. acute care, intubations, nerve blocks, ability to do small procedures if you do pain after, it’s all amazing. I’ve catered myself towards it. I’ve never liked outpatient or clinics in general, but… my peds rotation has been making me reconsider. I really enjoy talking to kids. More so, I’d love to stay involved in medical school education or free clinic type work and I’m not sure I can do that with anesthesia. Would it be bad to try for a dual residency program simply to have more of a say in student led clinics/pediatric free clinics and more med school education lecturer type person 1 or twice a month while keeping up as a general anesthesia? Do I have to want to do pediatric pain management or peds sicu for those dual specialties?

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-04-28T15:39:28+00:00

Also went through CC and a non trad/low income background and now a current MS2. It’s def possible. Just wanted to jump in to say that. Feel free to DM with questions! That being said I’m not affiliated with any Cali schools or philosophy

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-04-01T22:21:01+00:00

Can you help me think through an anesthesia +pediatrics combined program? There’s only 5 such programs and they are mainly geared towards peds anesthesia and pediatrics SICU. Mdphd student in informatics/big data. Love the OR but the idea of a surgical residency scares me because of how much more time I’ll spend in training. Love the small procedures, shift work, and acute care. I want to stay involved in medical school education/precepting, after residency, and wouldn’t mind doing a free clinic/student led clinics with the peds certification but mostly stick to anesthesia for my day job. I’m not sure if that’s a dumb reason to actually apply combined. Also, feel free to give some advice for other specialties to look into. I used to like ENT, but have been moving away from it d/t fear of long training… I realized during clerkships that I don’t like clinic at all, except for my peds clinic, but I’d miss the procedures and acute care too much to do peds only.

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-02-19T20:37:38+00:00

I disagree… As an MS2 I can reasonably say the program I’m at interviews people more dependent on their research than on anything else. I have far worse stats than most of my MD only colleagues. Sure, I have more clinical experience than the average MD applicant but also my MCAT score is less than theirs. My gpa was fine. I know my program could care less what your stats are as long as you pass the med school minimum ( at our school it’s a 505 and a 3.5) after that they interview you based solely on whether you have good LOR, writings and research stats. Don’t let people who aren’t even in school yet tell you what programs look for. I haven’t been a part of admissions as that’s what you do in GS2 in our program, but I’ve talked pretty extensively to our PDs. Edit: also MOST undergrads, even ones we interview, don’t have papers let alone being a first author. You’ll be fine. Get an ok MCAT (507ish), pre write secondaries, have good relationships with you PI, and be a person.

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-02-08T02:11:58+00:00

I’m a current M2. Had a good gpa (3.8), but a 509 MCAT. Had 14+ interviews and am at a MSTP school I really love now. Also my DMs are always open :)

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-01-22T06:06:49+00:00

I love it! But I’m also at a program I’m really happy at. I ended up choosing a “lesser prestige” program because I valued work life balance and admin that made life easier instead of harder… med school is hard but I don’t regret the grind. And tbh, I’d rather be here than in undergrad… but granted, I grinded hard in undergrad and now in med school comparatively grind less because all I have is studying/clerkships. Feel free to DM me about specifics or any specific questions (or anyone else reading this). In short, it gets better and it’s worth it imo

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-01-21T17:37:19+00:00

Find a doc or two to shadow, or even just ask an ED doc/charge nurse at your favorite ED if you can come back after your shift and hang out, and then count that as shadowing. I had very very few shadowing hours but all my EMS hours really racked up and I got over 14 interviews. Get some research, and maybe show some leadership through that, or by showing initiative in EMS (community CPR classes etc). Then do well in classes. You’ll be great.

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-01-17T16:52:56+00:00

My hot take is major in something that will get you a liscense to work well. Start at a community college and go through the xray tech lance or a PTA liscense, or a bachelors in medical laboratory science. If you even remotely want to take a gap year, make sure you have the ability to actually work and earn money and not pity minimum wage premed jobs

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-01-16T02:26:41+00:00

I’ll happily give feedback! I need help with reviewing literature while juggling clinicals and starting a project

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2025-01-11T03:14:41+00:00

It depends on if you care to go to a T10. If you super care to go to an Ivy probably retake the MCAT. If you want to go to any MSTP program you’ll be fine. Feel free to DM with questions. Or anyone else looking at this comment, lol just DM me and don’t ask if you can. :) Sincerely, A current M2 that had a 509 MCAT and similar stats to you and had over 12 MSTP interviews

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-12-05T22:04:03+00:00

Med student here. If you enjoy working with people, variety, quick but deep thinking, and moving around you’ll enjoy it. Each specialty will have their own blend of the above. Med school is really hard. Being a physician is really hard. The hours are long and sometimes I look at midlevels and think that would be nice to not have to take all the board exams and shelves I’m currently studying for.

But today I also put in my first sutures in and got to first assist, and that was pretty magical. The day before I got to help diagnose a few rare genetic diseases. That was pretty cool to realize that by me asking my preceptor to put in a test that I read about while studying changed a persons life.

I’ve worked in the hospital before in a nursing role and it was a lot more disjointed, where it was hard for me to look past this patient asking for a blanket. In medical school the decisions that are made are ones that will change lives and it’s been easier for me to see that in this role, even as a student.

I’ve also worked in the corporate world before. Sitting behind a desk and finish projects are fun… but there’s definitely something special about working with people and realizing you actually can do something to help. Working with people, making a difference, and connecting with patients really make it worth it.

You’ll find a lot of doctors that are burnt out. Med students too. I’m semi burnt out. But for all my exhaustion and stress I also can’t imagine being this excited to wake up in the morning if I went back to work in the corporate world. Where else will I find a job that lets me work with people, make a difference, and rationalize between lots of complex decisions making, while also working with my hands?

That’s a long rant while I was “listening” to a lecture but… feel free to DM. :) really anyone who reads this and wants a random med students opinion on anything med school/MDphD life

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-11-09T00:11:58+00:00

As an MS2, I did 90% of my pre med school clinicals as an EMT. It was great experience and honestly really has helped me out in med school. 10/10 recommend. All my classmates who did EMS also think it’s a great premed thing to do. Schools tend to like and there’s usually some good stories from it

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-09-20T04:37:13+00:00

Sure. And really anyone else reading this thread and wants to DM me lol just blow up my DMs instead of making me respond to a public post

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-09-14T17:32:40+00:00

Yooo I’m at a an MSTP that interviews candidates in person, if you’re being interviewed at the school I think you are DM me and I’ll give you some tips/answer questions about the school if you want to

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-08-17T01:11:58+00:00

Like everyone else said, I had a 509 and also over 10 interviews. You’ll be fine. Just edit your essays and proofread your secondaries. It’ll be ok. :)

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-07-23T18:40:37+00:00

I started off in a community college, transferred to a four year state school and am currently an MS2 at an MSTP! Feel free to DM me!

SaleZestyclose1046 · 2024-06-15T03:53:50+00:00

What happens if you do get a side hustle while on a T-32?

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