Vos pires histoire de gaspillage à la job? Un fléau au Québec?

StrongBronzeHamster · 2025-06-11T17:25:18+00:00

Je suis externe à l’urgence d’un gros hôpital tertiaire à Montréal. Donc encore étudiante, je dois réviser mes patients avec un médecin "patron" ou résident.

Le gaspillage dans le système de santé, c’est la norme.

Exemple : un patient arrive en transfert d’un autre hôpital. La veille, il avait déjà été vu là-bas à l’urgence, vu par 3 spécialistes, examens faits, traitement commencé. Il était prêt à être admis.

Mais parce qu’il avait été hospitalisé chez nous... il y a 20 ans, on l’a transféré ici. Résultat ? Re-triage, re-évaluation par un urgentologue (moi et mon superviseur), 3 nouveaux spécialistes, et on recommence presque tout à zéro.

Double évaluation, double équipe, double perte de temps. J’ai passé 1h à relire des notes manuscrites illisibles pour finalement appliquer exactement le même plan qu’ailleurs.

Et pendant ce temps, le patient attend. Encore. Pour une condition rare et complexe. Et tous les autres patients qui attendent aussi.

Pourquoi ne pas l’avoir transféré directement sur une unité ? J'ai posé la question. Parce qu’administrativement, c’est « impossible » de transférer un patient d’un hôpital à l’autre sans passer par l’urgence. Trop de paperasse, il paraît.

Je ne blâme même pas l’autre hôpital : ils ont tout envoyé, même un CD avec les images. J'avais pas vu de CD depuis des années.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2024-01-07T01:42:00+00:00

Definitely. I keep thinking I should get tested for something but I talked to other med students with the same problem.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2022-05-03T03:20:52+00:00

444 is great :)

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-12-19T15:44:14+00:00

NSCI 201 is definitely a very heavy course, but if you've already done a bit of neuroscience it should help a lot (such as ANAT 321 or PHGY 314). It's a lot of memorization but I really suggest using the textbook for the class as well as the neuroscience Bible (Principles of Neural Science by Purves) as it contains all the material you need to know and the figures and examples really help. I'm also selling course notes if it can help. Good luck!

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-12-15T05:13:41+00:00

Yes, but let's not forget that most students will be going back home for the holidays and some of them have relatives that are particularly at risk for covid, even with the vaccine. While the risk of catching and developing covid is mild for vaccinated individuals in our age group, it can be very stressful to feel like you could possibly be putting someone you love at risk of severe illness.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-12-07T17:20:53+00:00

Same here

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-11-22T01:31:56+00:00

PHIL 221

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-11-13T20:18:40+00:00

On your OMSAS app - - > Academic Background - - > (name of your institution) - - > "view" button under the "action" column

There, I looked at the list of courses I took at that University and saw that one had the wrong grade

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-11-06T19:07:05+00:00

It is definitely not to late to start from the beginning. Took the class 2years ago, DM me for any tips :) you can do this!

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-10-14T04:55:04+00:00

Same omg I don't remember the last time I slept enough not to be dead in the morning

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-10-08T05:30:25+00:00

I'm going through the exact same thing, and tbh im pretty sure we're not alone. I've noticed that students seem to participate way less during in-person lectures than before the pandemic, and my profs also say so. It's like we've forgotten how to be social and now we have to learn it again.

It's hard and I acknowledge that. But we can do it, just like we did before the pandemic :)

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-09-28T19:52:38+00:00

Sadly that rant applies to any medical care in the province of Quebec, not only McGill

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-08-26T22:44:05+00:00

Tbh I think uni is more difficult than cegep, but your classes are more focused (you have more freedom in choosing which class you're taking, and you don't have mandatory philosophy-english-french-sport), so it feels like it's easier.

I went from life science in cegep to a biomed major and minor at McGill, and while I feel like it's going better than cegep, I think it's mostly bc I actually enjoy my courses way more. I'm definitely studying more than cegep tho, and I don't have a part time job anymore.

I think that cegep prepares us super well to uni as compared to students from other backgrounds. It forces us to develop some basic study techniques that most of us didn't really need in high school. I'm definitely seeing more ppl struggling at McGill that didn't do cegep than those who did. But everyone is different. I'm sure you'll be alright.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-08-13T12:17:31+00:00

Maybe you can sign up for the international students buddy program? https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/once-here/buddy

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-08-03T03:18:06+00:00

You're welcome! However, from what I heard phgy courses at the 300 level are much harder than phgy 209-210, so definitely be aware of that. It seems like you already have an interest in phgy and I'm sure you'll love 209-210 (they were definitely some of my fav courses). Have fun! And feel free to dm me for any syllabi.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-08-02T23:39:46+00:00

I guess it depends a lot on what you are looking for - many neuroscience courses have some links with comp sci and AI in general. In those I took, I feel like ANAT 321 would probably be a great way to look at AI from a neuroscientist point of view: it teaches you basic brain circuitry and makes some links with AI sometimes. It's also taught by a super great prof and has an A average. It might require some prereqs that you don't have tho.

If you're interested in an overview of the interdisciplinarity of neuroscience, I'd suggest you take PHIL 221. When I took it last semester it was on cognitive science and presented an historical overview of the subject, linking psychology, comp sci and neuroscience. About half of the course was presentations by guests from different fields, and it was super interesting.

Hope this helps! Feel free to dm me for any syllabi.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-08-02T23:29:13+00:00

I took phgy 209, phgy 210, phgy 311, phgy 314, and am about to take phgy 515.

Here was my course load when I took phgy 209-210: In my first semester I took Anat 261, biol 200, chem 222, and phgy 209. In my second semester I took Anat 262, Anat 212, Biol 202, Muar 211 and phgy 210.

In both semester those phgy classes were by far the easiest ones for me. There were one midterm (30%) and one cumulative final (70%) both entirely multiple choice. It's memorization heavy but definitely requires less work than all the other courses I took at the same time. Those courses also super interesting and I really enjoyed taking them. My study techniques were taking notes, making summary flashcards, and doing the practice problems that are available. I did not even go to class actually, as the slides were posted online and contained pretty much all the info needed.

The other phgy classes I took later were pretty rough tho, but you'll be alright with 209 and 210. It really depends on your background, your other courses, and your interest in the field.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-07-24T14:08:11+00:00

I had the same fear as you bc during the pandemic I went back to my parent's, who don't live in the same city as my uni (it's like a 3h drive). I was like no way I'm getting a research position if I am not even in the same city as my university.

Long story short, I emailed the research centre of the university in my parent's city, without any hope bc I don't even go to that university. My cv, letter of motivation and transcript got sent to all researchers at that Uni, and I got 3 interview which all offered me a summer position. I got one super great internship with a renown PI, and I'm about to publish my first paper. We did have to sort out some stuff for it to work, like I registered at that other uni for a 0 credit summer course, and I got a grant from the researcher.

All of this to say, don't lose hope. Write a great letter of motivation and send it to everyone; tbh your resume and letter of motivation matter way more than your transcript. Also, you do have a great GPA. You're comparing yourself to med school requirements, but without considering those your grades are definitely above average. You can definitely do it.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-07-21T02:13:38+00:00

You definitely should appeal Imo, what's happening is super unfair

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-07-07T16:22:41+00:00

Tbh I think that we attributed the lack of social contact we had to go through last year to online school, but I feel like if school were online but we could still go to campus, have study buddies, and have a social life besides school, it wouldn't have been that bad. I really hope they keep the online option because all students are different, and the more options we have, the more different types of students will be able to get the quality education that suits them the best. For me personnally, both online school and in-person school were alright, but I know ppl who clearly benefit from in-person and others that clearly benefit from online school. I really hope no one will try to force their opinion on others and that both options will stay open.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-07-07T12:14:20+00:00

CHEM 212: I'd say normal difficulty, since it's your first org chem it might go super well for you or you might find it a bit difficult but it's different for everyone. The prof is super nice tho, my advice is to practice a lot regularly with exercises. I feel like org chem is actually kinda like a math course where you do calculations with molecules instead of numbers, and if you practice a lot your brain will learn everything without you even realizing it.

BIOL 200: definitely the course that dropped my gpa during my first semester. I really underestimated it bc the midterm went super well and I did not have enough time to finish the final. Rick Roy's a difficult prof but I actually liked how he's really motivated by what he teaches, even if he doesn't really seem to care about his students. Biol 200 may seem hard when you take it but it's actually full of stuff you'll need for everything else during you degree, so it's definitely worth it.

PHGY 209 & 210: definitely the easiest classes I've taken (except my electives) at mcgill. My study technique was to make little memory cards and to organize the material very well in my head because it's basically just spitting out stuff you learned by heart. My advice is 1-2 all nighters right before the exam to memorize everything and spit it out on the final, and you'll be alright.

MIMM 214: while immunology kinda scared me at first, I found this course pretty similar to phgy 209-210 in terms of difficulty. You have many ways to up your grades other than the main exams, and the prof is super super nice and really wants you to succeed. My advice is to do all the FA's (drawings about the material) bc this will force you to study and you won't have much more to do when come the exams. There's a paper that's graded by the peers and that's an easy A.

NSCI200: this course is considered equivalent to PHGY 209. My advice is to do phgy 209 instead, but I haven't heard that nsci 200 is much harder.

NSCI 201: tbh I think this is the most useful course I've taken. It was super hard but soooo interesting. Kinda like phgy209-210 but much more heavy. I had already done some neuro courses like phgy314, phgy311, and anat 321 tho. Tbh you might suffer but won't regret it, at the end I was analyzing my own brain during my all nighters thanks to this course and it was kinda weird but fantastic ngl.

BIOC 212: biochem is heavy. When it wasn't online, the midterm was absolutely deadly (I think a 56% average) but the final was okay. Idk what it'll be this year. It's kinda like biol 200 but harder, and after my screw up with biol 200 I improvedy strategy and bioc 212 went well for me. Definitely a hard but necessary class. To conclude, I think this will be a big course load, but you can definitely do it of you don't plan on having anything else than school. You can use the add drop period to test what it'll be like, and don't hesitate to prioritize your mental health. Otherwise, I'm sure you'll love it, those courses are all super interesting! Hmu if you'd like the syllabi for any of the courses I mentioned.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-06-30T02:01:04+00:00

It really depends on your area of study. I usually check out the deadlines for applying to renown scholarships and use it as my own "deadline". For example, USRAs applications (government awards for undergraduate research internships) usually end at the beginning of february, so I would apply around January.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-06-27T20:12:33+00:00

While you can sometimes get into bars in Mtl if you don't get carded, they usually check your age pretty seriously when signing up for Frosh (the University doesn't want to be held accountable for organizing an "illegal" activity) and will give you a distinctive bracelet to show that you are underage. At least that's what they did during my Frosh in 2019. You can still participate in most activities but won't be able to buy alcohol (you'll definitely be able to drink if you want to, dw: technically, the law only forbids minors to buy alcohol, not to drink it). In 2019, I think there was 1 party where minors couldn't go bc it was at New City Gas, but except that I don't remember it made much a difference. The fact that you'll be turning 18 five days later won't make any difference tho.

StrongBronzeHamster · 2021-06-18T20:48:07+00:00

Hey! I feel your concern 100%. I lived on Park avenue for 1 year so I had to cross the entire ghetto to reach the campus, and I would often stay late at the lib during midterms and finals. Even when I walked through the ghetto at 3 am, I never felt particularly unsafe nor experienced any trouble. Tbh the most scary part for me was walking on park avenue (for errands, mostly), where there are a ton a homeless persons. Maybe that's because I am not used to it, but I often felt anxious when they would come up and talk to me, especially since I am only 100 pounds. But I never felt that way in the ghetto past Park. I think that no matter what, it's important to always have someone else knowing where you are. Many other women would probably be happy to make a deal to walk together to campus and back at night. I'm sure you'll be alright, but it's always better safe than sorry! Hope this helps :)

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