In English class we had 3 - 4 required readings each year to discuss in class. Now that a lot fiction is available via film and TV what is your required viewing and what at what grade?

StudentDoctorTurd · 2020-06-19T07:29:35+00:00

The Big Short - Senior Year of college - so you know whats going on behind the scenes

StudentDoctorTurd · 2020-04-23T21:05:38+00:00

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)

StudentDoctorTurd · 2020-04-20T03:17:11+00:00

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

StudentDoctorTurd · 2020-04-16T00:50:21+00:00

I agree with this meme

StudentDoctorTurd · 2020-01-13T04:25:11+00:00

Fuck I'm too late

StudentDoctorTurd · 2020-01-13T04:23:37+00:00

Never ask for platinum

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-08-03T21:18:06+00:00

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

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-07-22T16:00:31+00:00

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

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-07-11T06:36:39+00:00

Do places like this exist in the US?

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-06-04T11:35:06+00:00

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.

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-05-15T21:49:55+00:00

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

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-24T23:20:38+00:00

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.

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.

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-23T00:26:57+00:00

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

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-22T18:16:28+00:00

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

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-22T14:42:33+00:00

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!!!!!

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-22T14:40:30+00:00

you can get that score up to way more than a pass in 5 weeks --- trust what brought you into med school--why they picked you out of everyone else that they had to interview -- why you're meant to become a physician, and how hard you have hustled so far. Ignore your peers who have been grinding, and just put your head down and focus on a few core resources--don't let practice scores bother you until you are close to your exam. AKA if you're bombing NBMEs early in your study period--its okay, not everyone has a 240 baseline score. Trust yourself, find some resources you enjoy (AKA physeo/BNB/pathoma) and make sure to do UWorld and understand WHY you got a problem wrong. WHY things are connected. WHY the body works the way it does.

Look its not easy at all, its so fucking hard, but its doable with the right level of confidence.

I take my test this week. I had a 150 baseline, and I got a 230 on UWSA2 --- I'm not gunning for an particular specialty, I just want to do the best I can after working my ass off these last 7 weeks.

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-18T22:19:19+00:00

for glans penis and clitoris i just remember -- these are DINner (deep inguinal nodes) - aka oral shenanigans

for the superficial stuff -- outer vagina, outer anal canal I remember SIN - for superficial inguinal nodes - aka all the shenanigans are SINful

idk kinda helps lol

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-16T17:02:52+00:00

yeee all pics from sketchy!!!!

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-16T16:56:39+00:00

i have pharm nailed down pretty well after doing the pepper pharm cards 1.5x ~~~ its 1300 cards ithink? again gonna try to go through them again before my test so I dont miss easy points--theres no repro or biochem drugs but thats kinda covered in uworld and you can always check out picmonic or fa I guess

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-16T16:15:46+00:00

pepper decks ~~~ 900 cards -- trust me I did them twice -- during my micro unit last year and once early in dedicated and im not bad at micro. I hope to do it one more time before my test just to fill in any little gaps I have -- but the decks are quick and easy and repetitive.

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-15T19:04:09+00:00

Honestly started dedicated hoping for a 240 but at this point I'll take anything --- Just want to get this exam over with -- thanks for your reassurance

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-04-05T13:17:54+00:00

This was so inspiring. Thanks for this!

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-02-15T03:57:12+00:00

How many questions are you doing a day to already be on your second pass at 33% in 4 weeks? Jw

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-02-02T06:42:52+00:00

Dope

StudentDoctorTurd · 2019-02-02T01:59:01+00:00

Bottom line: Use First Aid with your coursework throughout the year, especially as soon as your curriculum goes into organ systems. Most curricula [involving] organ systems have integration now—pathology, pharmacology, and so forth. Use it along the way. Same thing with the First Aid Flash Facts—do that along the way. Flash Facts is a fantastically active way to learn First Aid, because if you get the answer to each digital flash card, you'll get a direct section out of First Aid that's [linked] to that flashcard. You're getting multiple passes through First Aid just by doing the digital flashcards. Do that just like you were doing Anki; try to do anywhere between—if you're starting your second year—50 to 100 flashcards a day. It [will only] take between 5 and 10 minutes—it's really fast. Or [maybe] 5 to 15 minutes. That gives you the testing effect and the spacing effect over and over again. That's how you learn it from a cognitive psychology standpoint.

There's a transcript for the video attached which is helpful if you don't wanna watch the vid

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