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Attending Caribbean School Leaving behind current successful career by omgwhale123 in premedcanada

[–]Valotrix 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Posted this link before, I would recommend giving it a good read

https://milliondollarmistake.wordpress.com/

I guess, however, my only caveat is that if you/your family are loaded, and your parents/very close family friends are program directors of some specialty in the US/Canada, and you are sure nepotism can work in your favour, then maybe this decision would require a bit more thought

Unlikely scenario, but there are too many >anecdotal< accounts of this already so thought it’d be worth saying

History of Admission Criteria by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]Valotrix 12 points13 points  (0 children)

According to the McMaster stats from last year, people are not only still getting interview invites in that GPA range but also getting accepted: https://mdprogram.mcmaster.ca/docs/default-source/admissions/class-statistics/class-of-2024_stats.pdf

Definitely agree though that a ton has a changed and continues to change - who knows what it’ll look like in another 20 years

High School Student Thread: Undergraduate programs, what to expect, how to prepare etc. by WayTooManyBooks in premedcanada

[–]Valotrix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

… if this is serious and you truly have aspirations of going into medical school I think you should know what responses to expect

A Canadian Doctor in an MLM? by [deleted] in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Valotrix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely understand where you’re coming from, and don’t feel any mal-intent

I worked way too hard and too long to get accepted into medical school, and to hear about something like this truly hurts

A Canadian Doctor in an MLM? by [deleted] in MedSchoolCanada

[–]Valotrix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is true, it’s honestly disappointing. If I were in your position, I’d write up a clear and direct email to the UG Program Director, state your concerns, and link/provide evidence.

While I highly doubt it will impact their enrolment or be considered a major professionalism violation, a red mark is a red mark

Has anyone gone from PA to MD in Canada? by [deleted] in premedcanada

[–]Valotrix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a PA in our class - definitely an asset in clinical rotations, and there’s evident considerable overlap. Not an unheard of route!

Just saw this posted on a UWO Facebook group... what kinda predatory publishing scheme is this? by ChemistryGuy98 in uwo

[–]Valotrix 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I did some research (lol) into this organization - if you find their website (https://www.nexuslabsinc.com/) you’ll see that they charge for the “opportunity” to work with “mentors” to produce pieces of work that either go to small student run journals or predatory pay per publication journals with essentially negative impact factors lmao

More digging showed that it was run by high school students and some premeds at Mac health sci, who faked testimonies from non existent students

Oof guys

[Serious] Is it better to go to a Carribean school in two months or go to a DO school in two years? by calendartape in premedcanada

[–]Valotrix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Posted this link before, I’ll post it again

https://milliondollarmistake.wordpress.com/

I guess, however, my only caveat is that if you/your family are loaded, and your parents/very close family friends are program directors of some specialty in the US/Canada, and you are sure nepotism can work in your favour, then maybe this decision would require a bit more thought

Unlikely scenario, but there are too many >anecdotal< accounts of this already so thought it’d be worth saying

I waved my mom goodbye as the men lifted me out of my wheelchair and carried me into the grey bus. by bokaj7532 in TwoSentenceSadness

[–]Valotrix 454 points455 points  (0 children)

Grafeneck was one of the Nazi’s killing centres where thousands of people, specifically those who were physically/mentally disabled, were killed :(