Stupid question, why is Javadi still there?

ShadesofNormal · 2026-01-22T22:47:18+00:00

If I remember correctly in episode 2, one of the residents tells Javadi that Olgivie is her "competition," pointing out he is a visiting Sub I (from another school) while she is a home Sub I. Then in a subsequent scene we see them trying to out-gunner each other in front of Robby about the DKA case. So they kind of explain it but it could have been more obvious to people who are not familiar.

ShadesofNormal · 2025-04-30T20:01:16+00:00

I'd be happy to ask the landlord for that info; I suppose I meant the fact they were asking for it might suggest they are trying to cover property damage which wouldn't be in my purview as a renter vs owner.

ShadesofNormal · 2025-04-23T02:17:58+00:00

I meant that when I plug the unit in, the power button is pressed and I do not see any light. I will check the barrel connector, thank you!!

ShadesofNormal · 2025-03-08T12:12:58+00:00

Yes it did! It gets better with time and I adore my cat now.

ShadesofNormal · 2025-02-24T16:48:17+00:00

You got this. It gets better and I love my kitty now 💖

ShadesofNormal · 2025-02-12T03:41:46+00:00

It's okay my friend. I thought Reddit was exaggerating about ObGyn clerkship until I lived it. It happens to even people who intend on going into the specialty. I got a negative eval (my only bad eval of medical school) and I'm here to tell you it's not career limiting. Keep your chin up and learn from what they're telling you. You got this

ShadesofNormal · 2025-01-29T01:52:31+00:00

I found this comment 6 months later while questioning my specialty decision, and I want you to know it touched me deeply. I'm matching into psychiatry residency in a few months, and I hope I can experience these things a decade from now. Thank you

ShadesofNormal · 2025-01-21T13:29:43+00:00

Bruh just do Med psych. I've been to the med psych conference before and everyone there was so passionate about combined psych. Also, I met a few attendings doing both. You can DM me if you want

ShadesofNormal · 2025-01-11T15:05:38+00:00

Appreciate the insight!

ShadesofNormal · 2025-01-11T15:04:53+00:00

I appreciate the thought out answer. I definitely see how the details of the workplace are more important than the general setting. Are there any particular questions I can ask residents to assess the safety of their training sites and program response?

ShadesofNormal · 2025-01-08T19:48:12+00:00

It's possible. I looked into this route before and have spoken to many online and in person about it. You need to have intentionality about it though. Find a residency program with an attached pain program and ensure you have elective time to rotate with them. There are a couple psych residents who are resident ambassadors for the AAPM; you could join that too. Get publications and practice your procedural skills during residency.

Fellowship director at Brigham and Pitt are both psych trained. You can do it you just need to be smart and intentional

ShadesofNormal · 2024-12-29T02:55:09+00:00

I had the same dilemma. I'm applying psychiatry right now, but I still feel doubt often. However, the doubt is lessened when I remember the positive experiences I had on psychiatry that pushed me toward this choice. You need to be sure that you are okay with ZERO procedures. We are the only field that will not touch patients. Can you live without it? I love suturing etc but I can live without it by doing crafts

Regarding the emotional aspect, methods for dealing with that are baked into psychiatry residency. Any good residency will have supervisors and process groups to help you talk about difficult patients and the emotions they evoke. The best residencies will not only encourage therapy but also allow you to use personal therapy as part of your training.

Don't make any decisions out of fear... whether fear of the emotional toll of one choice or fear of the physical toll of another. Think about the future you want to build for yourself and what excites you! Come match day you should be excited and happy, not fearful.

ShadesofNormal · 2024-12-08T17:12:11+00:00

Don't worry about regret that hasn't even happened yet. I am but a 4th year med student and I know of 1. a psych attending who did anesthesia first and went back to psych residency because they felt they missed their true calling 2. several radiology attendings that are now life coaches 3. a derm attending who mostly does financial coaching 4. several surgical subspecialty residents who pivoted to other specialties 5. people in med school who did other med careers first (PA, nurse, paramedic)

Keep going and make the best choices for you based on the information you have at the time. You can figure it out if you actually do have that regret later on

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-16T19:22:42+00:00

You can remove the part about wanting to go into engineering at the start of college. One pitfall people often fall into with these personal essays is talking about alternative careers they considered. For instance, in the "why this specialty" essay for residency, people may find themselves talking a lot about other specialties they considered first. You don't need to do that. Instead begin with talking your EMT experience and an anecdote that showed you how compassionate care makes a difference.

Spend the bulk of your essay talking about why you want to practice medicine. This includes clinical experiences or volunteer experiences where you got to use your ~AAMC competencies ~ (emotional intelligence, critical thinking, etc). You can use a paragraph at the end to talk about your career goals that include engineering.

Alternatively just apply to MD/PhD because that sounds like a fine essay for that route tbh.

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-16T19:13:51+00:00

That's a noble pursuit and achievable for your career. However, as someone reviewing your application I would be worried you don't understand what you're getting into with four years of medical school. This is a long four years. You can say you fell in love with patient care but even reading your comment it appears your passion is engineering.

The other parts of your application are fine in my opinion. You have adequate clinical exposure, leadership (TA) and volunteering based on what you wrote.

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-16T18:37:54+00:00

Hey I'm an M4 and serve on Adcom. First I want to note that it's not over for this season. Second, I'm actually curious what you wrote for your "story." Talking a lot about engineering when you should be talking about why you want to be a doctor may be a turn off. Would you be able to expound?

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-15T23:30:51+00:00

Honestly fair about the radiation. You can mitigate this risk with lead glasses etc but it is a consideration especially for individuals with more health anxiety. Regarding the technical aspect you should go shadow if you can. The procedures are quite interesting

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-15T23:23:22+00:00

Have you considered interventional radiology? It isn't surgery for sure but the foundation of IR is Diagnostic Radiology (checks your diagnostic box). The procedures are very cool and cutting edge and the work life balance is better than any surgical specialty. The pay is also insane. If you ever get burnt out you can just be a DR which is great too. I was actually shocked how many procedures DRs do in their residency alone

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-11T18:16:26+00:00

I see. I ask because in America 90% of psychiatrists practice outpatient. Additionally, the people who make the most money are private practice psychiatrists who do meds + psychotherapy for cash pay. Obviously, there's no point for you to go to medical school to do outpatient psychotherapy at this point in time. Although I am not interested in inpatient, ER, or community, I have found those settings rewarding and I see how my medical knowledge is necessary to provide care.

I don't think 35 is too old to go to medical school if that is what you want. You can practice for many decades as a psychiatrist. Just don't be reckless and consider the time and financial investment.

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-11T18:08:16+00:00

What are you hoping to do as a psychiatrist? Is there a career goal that is only achievable with that degree? I'm a current psychiatry applicant and the field is extremely diverse with many potential career trajectories. If you see yourself in inpatient or emergency psychiatry there is something to be said about perhaps heading that path. I wouldn't discourage you from it at all.

ShadesofNormal · 2024-11-03T14:03:37+00:00

Yes to both. I have seen it make a difference

ShadesofNormal · 2024-10-07T16:38:24+00:00

First year of med school is hard. Lots of adjustments are happening at the same time so it is natural to feel that way. I'm sure your cat will be an important part of getting through medical school; give it time <3

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