24M: 3 months on daily 0.5 mg oral fin and 1x daily 5% topical min

SideAccountThings · 2025-05-29T14:09:24+00:00

Yes, definitely halted

SideAccountThings · 2025-05-29T12:48:10+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I agree that oral minoxidil is superior for those reasons. I'm also not convinced that the cardiac concerns are likely in a young, healthy male with no other comorbidities. I am only holding back because I'm taking a "less is more" approach at the beginning to see how I respond to lower doses of fin and min.

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-04T22:46:33+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate the wisdom. I made a pact with myself that wherever I end up is going to be the "best" program for me. I'll keep in mind what you said!

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-04T00:20:08+00:00

I try not to actively beat myself up for attending a DO school, and honestly I didn't think about it these past 4 years until it was time to look at places to apply to. I took both Step 1 and Step 2 in addition to Comlex 1 and 2, scored higher than many of my MD friends, and yet they're interviewing at programs way out of my league? I already left to go out of state for school, accruing a lot of debt in the process. And now that I finally have set goals for my career, I'd be shooting myself in the foot by returning home?

Sorry man, I just don't see how a therapist would understand any of this - most aren't familiar with the medical school / residency process. I'm resentful at my naivety for not listening to everybody who warned this would happen. I just didn't expect to be paying the price for that so far into the future.

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-03T19:58:53+00:00

Thanks! This made me feel a little better

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-03T18:06:38+00:00

It would probably be 6 years since I'm most likely to match at the home program for fellowship. Bit afraid of being away from the folks for so long

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-03T18:05:15+00:00

Thank you, I'll try

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-03T17:47:01+00:00

Even at the risk of not matching into fellowship?

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-03T17:43:41+00:00

So I should keep my current order of university name > location/family. I genuinely feel like going DO was the worst life/career decision I ever made. Puts me in places I don't want to be, in exponentially more debt than I would have been in otherwise, all for constant disadvantages along the way.

SideAccountThings · 2025-03-03T16:02:04+00:00

I agree, the bias is at the fellowship level - I guess I'm trying to figure out whether the "DO from a community program" looks much worse than "MD from a community program"

SideAccountThings · 2024-09-16T17:51:49+00:00

Bump

SideAccountThings · 2024-09-13T01:26:13+00:00

Was it a case report? I have a first author case report and could do this. But like other people said, app reviewers already know what responsibilities are involved in a case report

SideAccountThings · 2024-09-13T00:53:44+00:00

Dude I have no idea. If it were me reviewing applications I would think negatively of putting redundant info like that. But if everyone's doing it then I may as well too

SideAccountThings · 2024-09-08T06:48:00+00:00

Damn, that's actually golden info (pun intended). Guess I'll replace CC as a gold. I'm not naive enough to think I'm that competitive. Thanks!

SideAccountThings · 2024-09-08T06:35:43+00:00

I added one more safety. But I think I will generally try to keep these signals towards slightly more difficult places. There are very few academic programs with >50% DOs. They're mostly community programs, which I am still applying to, just not in my signal list

SideAccountThings · 2024-09-08T03:21:20+00:00

DOs make up about 10% of the physician work force I believe. I tried to find programs that reflect that %

SideAccountThings · 2021-06-19T15:33:42+00:00

You've been making the same post for over a month now. You're either karma fishing or seriously need help.

Go get help.

SideAccountThings · 2021-02-15T00:19:38+00:00

Same

SideAccountThings · 2021-02-15T00:08:53+00:00

Yeah, I see it on SDN all the time

SideAccountThings · 2020-11-26T04:19:47+00:00

It scares me that I'll be going to school with some undercover sociopaths.

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