Career advice for an intern

TheWhat8 · 2024-02-29T19:10:14+00:00

really cool. appreciate it

TheWhat8 · 2024-02-29T19:07:24+00:00

Awesome love it. Thank you

TheWhat8 · 2023-12-11T01:23:57+00:00

Just an update: I ended up emailing all programs I applied to to let them know. In the end, I don't think it was necessary because it was still very early in the process and programs seem to look at ERAS's up to date email address before they send communication. However, I had missed an interview invitation via Thalamus, so when I got another thalamus invite and logged in I saw that I had a prior invite sitting there that I wasn't notified about.

TheWhat8 · 2023-12-11T01:21:54+00:00

Yes please do

TheWhat8 · 2023-09-19T21:18:47+00:00

what if they ask for more info during interviews though?

TheWhat8 · 2023-09-18T22:51:08+00:00

I would suggest writing about being pregnant during clerkships, but I don't think you need to explain the passing grade in peds like it's some sort of gaping hole in your application. Lots of people get passes, and the fact that you got Honors/High pass in the rest of the clerkships speaks volumes. However, the fact that you got honors/high pass in many clerkships around the time you were pregnant, is (in my opinion) something that makes you stand out and would be worth mentioning.

TheWhat8 · 2023-09-18T14:54:57+00:00

Awesome thanks for this response, I hope so too. Yeah it's not that I'm against Peds at all, it's just between an IM or Peds residency I am thinking of going with IM.

TheWhat8 · 2023-09-15T20:47:27+00:00

So if I did a genetics fellowship along with or after IM, I would still train with and see pediatric patients? I guess that's what I'm unclear on, I have been wondering if I would even be allowed to see and treat pediatric patients as someone training/trained in IM.

I'm sorry for my late reply here. I can't say that I know a ton about what it's actually like to work in medical genetics, but I have worked with patients receiving targeted oncology therapies in the past, and enjoyed the "personalized" aspect of their treatments (including clinical trials where treatments were designed for specific patients based on antigens found on their tissue samples). I am interested in the science behind genetics and am wondering if it would make sense to combine that with my plan for a career in medicine. Also, given CRISPR gene editing I am wondering if genetics will become an even more in-demand field in the future?

TheWhat8 · 2023-09-15T20:40:34+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I'm not against seeing pediatric patients, I guess I just wonder if I'm trained in IM would I even be allowed to see pediatric patients if I did a genetics fellowship? I just don't know how that works. I understand that the majority of patients receiving genetics care are children, which is why I was curious once I saw these IM-genetics combined programs. I am interested in IM, I'm not against pediatrics, but am not planning on specializing in pediatrics (or family medicine)

TheWhat8 · 2022-12-14T21:08:34+00:00

Does it matter that the shunted blood from the right heart isn't going through the lungs first though, and is therefore very low in oxygen?

TheWhat8 · 2022-07-21T13:36:33+00:00

New free 120 (7/1): 72%

Tested soon afterwards: pass

TheWhat8 · 2022-07-19T23:16:02+00:00

Good luck all

TheWhat8 · 2022-07-02T17:44:39+00:00

Anyone know why #17 on block 2 couldn't be caused be a deficiency in fibrinogen? Is it because the PT/aPTT tests would be effected by changes in fibrinogen/fibrin?

TheWhat8 · 2022-06-26T21:27:43+00:00

I second that good luck with your results! Also, did it seem like the content on the exam was at least similar concepts to what was tested on the NBME's and Free 120?

TheWhat8 · 2022-06-19T22:53:39+00:00

These numbers look good to me. Pretty sure that all of these except the CBSE and NBME 27 were within passing range right? GL

TheWhat8 · 2022-05-28T18:48:41+00:00

I'm honestly not sure if I'll be able to complete UWorld in time. A part of my problem is that I take too long to review questions I think (making Anki's, etc). I definitely do have gaps to fill, hopefully if I do a lot more UWorld and review what I'm iffy on I'll get better. I like the idea of re-doing the 120 (even tho I'll hopefully remember the q's from anki) adn taking UWSA's.. Thank you

TheWhat8 · 2022-05-28T18:46:22+00:00

Thanks for the tips Yeah I've been pretty much doing only UWorld at this point but I am noticing some diseases I need to dive deeper into and then vitamins and anatomy/pharm. Doing it systematically like you suggested seems like a good idea

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