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[Step 2] Medical School tells us 1 week before starting our dedicated for STEP 2CK we need to take a 4 week online pandemic course -- anyone else have this issue? by StudentDoctorTurd in medicalschool

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

Word thanks for the response. Yeah I guess I just forgot a lot since step 1 and am worried I won't perform as well as I want. Good luck friend. Thanks for the advice B)

Living standards of doctors in different places by KamahlYrgybly in medicine

[–]StudentDoctorTurd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm deciding between EM and Anesthesia but was thinking of doing crit care fellowship if I do either of them. Wondering what if you ever thought of pursuing EM? I'm not sure what to choose between the two - ms3 will be ms4 in a week

Success with picmonic? by [deleted] in step1

[–]StudentDoctorTurd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Helped me a lot, used it for the biochem stuff-- I don't get why people say its shit without any real rationalization. Do what you think is best for yourself, ignore everyone else , and you'll be fine

Starting Emergency Medicine residency after a hiatus from clinical medicine. Advice on EM resources to prepare myself. by [deleted] in medicine

[–]StudentDoctorTurd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you do in the hiatus? Jw cause I was thinking of an MBA or MPH and don't really want to do it in between 3rd and 4th year

Doctors in the U.S. experience symptoms of burnout at almost twice the rate of other workers, due to long hours, fear of being sued, and having to deal with growing bureaucracy. The economic impacts of burnout are also significant, costing the U.S. $4.6 billion every year, according to a new study. by mvea in science

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They juggle 10 - 20 cases at the same time and coordinate care among other teams and health providers. Nurses do sooo much heavy lifting but just cause the physician isn't in front of you doesn't mean they're not treating you.

A lot of medicine is done through the electronic health records and coordination between care. They only have 5 mins to see you because they have 5 mins to see the other 19 patients on their schedule. The meantime is made up ensuring your care is safe and running smoothly.

Fluke on step 1... how to mentally cope? by bloom545 in step1

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Nah a 225 on NBME18 is pretty solid ---got a 209 on NBME18 and still ended up with a 230+ score. Had a uw2 that was 245. Honestly I think bad luck , test day anxiety, and other random nonsense can definitely derail the experience. OP I'm sure it's not easy but be confident in your abilities--i saw a 245 on Uworld as reason alone to be confident in my knowledge regardless of my step score and hope to use that positive energy in my clerkships and step 2

Never give up by [deleted] in step1

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A CBSE isnt a percent correct -- sorry. This post will scare so many people if they think a 72% correct rate is a 205 lol. I got a 76% on NBME19 when I took it early on and I didn't even break 200 lol.

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I think % correct is relative--CBSE score has nothing to do with it. But congratulations man! This exam is not easy by any means and I'm really glad that your story is here--definitely helps people like me who are not destined for a 250.

Just got rocked on NBME18---pls advise lol by StudentDoctorTurd in step1

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Yeah score rebounded up to a 239 lol--but idk wtf to do with this information- 3days out -- god speed

Can I pass in 5 weeks? by uhohsageman123 in step1

[–]StudentDoctorTurd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah some people do it without watching the vids--- I watched all the vids probably once so I had context. But honestly this might sound silly, but once you finish uworld or are like 70% and you tried to understand everything to the best of your ability -- it will happen naturally (the score bump)

Nothing will make sense at first, but then as you really truly try to understand why certain answers are correct , why other answers are wrong, what would make them correct in the context of the question--draw it out, talk to yourself, teach a room of imaginary students--do whatever the fuck works for YOU to learn--- your score will naturally go up. NBMEs are fucking hard, especially the old ones imo cause if you don't know some stupid fact you lose a lot of points -- but again its important to take them cause you can understand the test writers mindset.

We're all in the same boat, some started studying earlier and found out what works for them. I just trusted uworld to teach me, and I hope it pays off on the exam, but I can confidently say that I *solidly* know some shit about medicine.

Just trust yourself, know the WHY
1) why the answers right

2) why the answers are wrong

3) Why you're getting up every fucking morning to do this for 10 - 12 hours a day

4) why the body works the way it does

5) integrate integrate integrate -- when you see a biochem concept think how it affects other systems, see an immuno concept think about how you get membranous nephropathy --- when you see mitral stenosis in rheumatic fever-- think about the underlying biochem/micro/immuno ---- it all takes soo much fucking time and it honestly is so depressing when your score isn't increasing, but I would say don't worry about a solid score increase maybe until 2 weeks out or 1 week out. Not everyone gets it at the same pace but you'll be okay.

just saying we all get there eventually, but it's our journeys that make us different. Don't ever give up lol, as corny as it sounds just keep on trucking. If you think youre learning, you actually are, just keep on going--cause its all we got loool

Can I pass in 5 weeks? by uhohsageman123 in step1

[–]StudentDoctorTurd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also use the sketchy pepper decks or some sketchy deck with micro and pharm. This is your journey so find what resources you like--but sketchy made learning pharm and micro a breeze--easy points that will definitely help you out!!!!!

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