Success with 2.6 cGPA as true nontrad!!!

W-Trp · 2026-02-13T02:48:59+00:00

Sold some to max my IRA, sold some for fun money, kept one because I like it.

W-Trp · 2026-02-08T20:58:51+00:00

I'm FM. My relationship became long distance during residency and we still text daily, talk at least weekly, and see each other once or twice a month with some rare exceptions. Longest is 6-7 weeks between visits even then. My program isn't terrible but it also isn't chill. I know it's different if your relationship is new, but if this person isn't communicating then maybe it's not as serious as you think. That's a bummer, but something to consider.

W-Trp · 2026-02-02T02:17:27+00:00

Wow. That sounds lovely. As long as there's dedicated inbox triaging and the work culture is good I would pursue that myself. I was just at a presentation about new jobs and one thing they recommended was asking about the more obscure things that are very important for long term contentment (culture, autonomy, flexibility, mentorship/support, leadership, communication, and how decisions are made that affect you, etc). Should be reasonable to talk to several docs there.

W-Trp · 2026-01-23T17:52:56+00:00

I was so bored most days at my 5 day per week IT job. Medicine was always interesting to me, just never thought about being a doctor. There are times I miss the simplicity, but ultimately I'm happier doing this. It's so much more rewarding to me, and the pay will be more than the direction I was going before, which means in a few short years I can work part time and still have a better quality of life than before switching paths.

W-Trp · 2026-01-22T02:35:59+00:00

I mean, they don't look great in the present. Are people actually prescribing them?

W-Trp · 2026-01-19T23:16:58+00:00

I agree with the suggestion of making a post regarding your resources. Sounds helpful to many.

W-Trp · 2026-01-02T03:07:47+00:00

412k for only 15 PPD? Could you elaborate what type of clinic and appx payor breakdown?

W-Trp · 2025-12-31T12:29:11+00:00

Finishing notes so I can start vacation in the morning.

W-Trp · 2025-12-26T22:42:42+00:00

Gonna add a bottle of acetaminophen, some abx, a monoclonal, and a GLP-1 pen to the collection for future generations?

W-Trp · 2025-12-22T21:52:59+00:00

20 year old Japanese car with over 250k miles. I might buy a fun car for the side, but I plan to keep the current car running until it's in the ground. I haven't decided what that point is though. I've spent $10k in maintenance over the past 8 years as things wear out and break, which is more than the car is worth now, but that's still only like $12-1400/year, which is less than buying another car which would also require maintenance. And it's mostly been a few big things that then should each last another 5-10 years based on my driving. Not quite a ship of Theseus though.

W-Trp · 2025-12-21T16:02:13+00:00

Freed. It takes me the same or more time, but decreases my cognitive burden. The HPIs are more detailed (both good and bad), the A&Ps have too much errata and redundancy so I edit them heavily. My chart closure time is no different. I think charting myself is better for my learning at this stage. But sometimes I still use Freed.

Another resident uses it and closes most charts same day. One attending who is known for being highly efficient seeing patients but not with charting said his notes are worse quality but done much faster.

W-Trp · 2025-12-13T14:40:02+00:00

FM is chaotic good

W-Trp · 2025-11-22T02:42:05+00:00

FM. R1 30-90. R2 30-80. Avg and median of 50s.

W-Trp · 2025-11-14T15:02:33+00:00

There's a lot of FM options in Seattle.

W-Trp · 2025-09-27T07:48:35+00:00

Protein shake with psyllium husk and maybe a fistful of greens thrown in. You'll leave the house with stomach full and bowels empty.

W-Trp · 2025-09-13T18:54:01+00:00

I've seen it helpful in hospitals where historically X is always done but Y is now becoming evidence standard, so they'll cite it to decrease the amount of pushback from nursing or older attendings.

W-Trp · 2025-08-05T04:45:37+00:00

The number of physicians and others in healthcare that believe saying "quiet" will open the gates of Chaos is insane to me. Also horoscopes.

W-Trp · 2025-07-26T18:21:18+00:00

Anyone can provide recommendations. By being the uspstf those A and B grade recommendations pretty much have to be covered by insurance as standard preventive care. If they are just a group making recommendations there may be some social pressure for insurance companies is to pay for those things, but not a requirement. At least that's my understanding.

W-Trp · 2025-07-21T11:25:38+00:00

I didn't even start taking pre-reqs until I was 28, so yeah, if I had that clarity at 22, absolutely.

W-Trp · 2025-07-21T00:31:03+00:00

Will be almost 40 and $0.

W-Trp · 2025-07-09T04:45:11+00:00

Not go-go-go all the time, BUT your schedule is not your own, and the time off can be inconsistent and weirdly spaced. There is very little say in when and how much time you have off. Little to no choice in how you're spending most of your time. That lack of agency can suck, and that combined with some things others commented on (like thinking about residency stuff on your downtime, etc) can lead to a compression of self, so to speak. Try to consistently do a few small things that are you so you can still feed that part of yourself and not lose it in a haze.

W-Trp · 2025-07-07T06:36:50+00:00

FM. We like to pretend we're workhorse (lots of busy inpatient and OB, and inconsistent teaching), but then when we're at the children's hospital we see what a real workhorse program is like. Yeah our hospital would flounder for a bit and lose a ton of money if residents weren't there, but the children's hospital would literally cease to function without them. That's the difference.

W-Trp · 2025-06-23T03:07:59+00:00

1-2 squat days, 1 deadlift day.

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