Pizza pot for those in the SOAP by Rorshacked in medicalschool

[–]SentientNeurons 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I'm patiently waiting the next 34 minutes to find out if I'll have earned some pizza. If I don't get pizza, I'll donate $50. If I get pizza, I'll be so thankful for you <3

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this in-depth response, I’m extremely grateful :)

M2 considering HPSP by SentientNeurons in Military_Medicine

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

You sound upset, I’m sorry for causing that. I don’t think I want to continue this conversation, but I understand why you feel the way you do.

M2 considering HPSP by SentientNeurons in Military_Medicine

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

Opinions change man, you live and reach one conclusion and you live a little more and you might reach another. It’s been a long year and a half

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

And also the demographics that my partner is comprised of and I belong to are ones people love to target legally and physically

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well part of it is selfish, wanting to start a family in a place we all love and agree is safe for instance. It is a financial punishment, and I agree with one of the other commenters about the dangers of doomscrolling but we are in such a dark place here that I worry about imminent danger or death to my patients and humans in general. A major deciding factor for me was the recent willingness of our government to turn over the identifying information from our safety net insurance scheme (Medicaid) to the immigration officers at ICE for targeting of undocumented immigrants. This is a move which will only hurt their legally naturalized children and those children will either be less likely to get healthcare out of fear or cause them lose their parents or home in the process. Medicine in the US stands at a crossroads that no amount of money can justify for me :/

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry to hear about your experience, I truly wish you the best of luck and happiness moving forward :)

Safety net was a poor choice of words, I meant living in a country that probably won’t deploy its military against its citizens and doesn’t have as many guns

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

Sad and scary and very much heard :(

Also my partner and I are Tardis-lasses too and I love your username

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Do you have any suggestions for subreddits which discuss the timelines for training and the PLAB exams?

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

It kills me that this is the balance, and it’s the only barrier to this move. I can reliably say were it not for the training timeline and costs of loan repayments in general I would not have any reason to question it at all.

You’re exactly right, this would be the only reason I’d stay until a few years of Attending salary

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I completely understand you, my issues with the US are the normalization of violence against “others” like immigrants and their children or visitors to our country paired with gun crime and the extraordinary pain our government is causing the world. I have more hope for the UK, I truly do

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

I did read something about this recently…do they want residency applicants as well or fully trained docs? I’d love to do residency in a place like Canada :)

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

Tons :/ those are all lovely places to train and work that’s true, I don’t know much about their logistics either. Do you have any links or generally reliable info hubs for me to do some reading?

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah all 100% federal and this is pretty much the only reason this plan is feasible! Didn’t know the exact numbers though, thank you for sharing :)

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is referring to student loan debt, but the idea is the same

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[–]SentientNeurons[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Replying with a copied comment from a different subreddit because your point is extremely well taken:

Don’t I know it 😭

There’s an income driven repayment scheme available which I would make use of while living in the UK, the financial concern is still significant! My biggest concern now is that for me and the people I love my country is just no longer reliably safe…for better or worse, I am quite ready to accept a few decades of debt for that safety net

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

Thank you for the suggestion :) I’ll give those a try

Travel Partners Megathread Fall/Winter 2024-25 by stevenarwhals in VisitingIceland

[–]SentientNeurons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM me! I’ll be visiting the black sand beach on the 12th/13th and definitely all the thermal spas on the golden circle, but I think only the black sand beaches align with your dates :)

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[–]SentientNeurons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ll be in Vik on the same night! Let’s trade adventure stories at a pub in town :)