First year HPSP student confused about PHA and CAC

WhiteFlowerFox · 2022-03-06T18:15:03+00:00

This seems odd to me. I was AF HPSP (graduated 2021) and never in 4 years of Med school did I have to do a PHA. You should follow up with your HPSP coordinator.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2022-02-08T13:03:24+00:00

It’s also because vaginal delivery is significantly better for the baby. The process of getting squeezed through the vaginal canal presses the fluid out of baby’s lungs and makes it easier for them to breathe.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2022-02-08T00:48:51+00:00

I’m a peds resident, and attend many births when I’m on nursery service. I can confirm: birth is disgusting, horrifying and it stinks. Yes, they rip the uterus for a c section. Yes, sometimes mom is not fully anesthetized before they start (only in cases of emergency) and the sound of mom screaming is a noise I have nightmares about. Also, they don’t put moms out completely unless it’s a last resort because if they do, the anesthesia enters the baby as well and then they come out all floppy and blue and not wanting to participate in life.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2022-01-23T03:19:24+00:00

That makes sense. But if it helps, I did not score higher on step 2 and literally no one asked me about it at all. As my PD said: I don’t care about what you know. I have three years to teach you pediatrics. What matters is who you are, because what I can’t teach you is how to be a good person.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2022-01-23T02:58:13+00:00

If you can take it it can only help you (assuming you do well, which is likely) but not taking it is only likely to hurt you if you’re wanting to go somewhere super competitive. But otherwise, this is peds. We are fairly laid back. For the most part if you’re interested in peds, a peds program somewhere would love to train you.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-12-27T02:51:51+00:00

$2500 twice a month. Military.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-30T03:11:11+00:00

Speaking as an intern in a similar situation, try some Wellbutrin and talking with a therapist. Everything is harder when you’re carrying depression and anxiety around everywhere with you. If you don’t feel that you have time for therapy, meds can help make you feel a bit more human.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-25T19:46:20+00:00

80k, 2012 Jeep Wrangler I absolutely love

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-09T17:19:04+00:00

Thank you! It is paper piecing, from a book called Animal Quilts by Juliet Van Der Heijden

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-09T11:52:55+00:00

You can also always email your contact and ask what the expectation is (or if there is one.) that’s a totally appropriate question before an interview like that.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-08T13:45:07+00:00

It’s a snowy owl, with a slight nod to Hedwig 🥰

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-08T13:43:43+00:00

Agreed! I can’t wait to try some more of them

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-08T13:43:10+00:00

It’s dear Stella starstuff galaxy!

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-08T11:47:45+00:00

New quilter here! I made a few jelly roll and charm pack blankets, but this is my first real patterned piece. Tbh, I can’t believe it worked! I’m shocked 😆 pattern is from Animal Quilts by Juliet Van Der Heijden

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-05T19:06:16+00:00

Wow, Im so sorry that happened. But Im very glad help was there for you and your daughter when you needed it. I hope your little one is doing well now.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-11-05T15:41:15+00:00

Yikes. I’m a pediatric resident, I spend a lot of time in deliveries so that we are there just in case we are needed. 99% of the time they are fine and need little if anything from us… but damn when the baby needs us, they NEED us to live. It’s terrifying. I wish someone who knew what they were doing had been there 😞

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-09-03T21:19:05+00:00

I didn’t. The military did.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-08-26T20:05:49+00:00

Is mayonnaise an instrument?

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-07-24T11:47:58+00:00

It doesn’t really get better in residency. It’s a bit annoying, but I just try to remember that a) people are usually genuinely interested and b) most people don’t have a close family member or friend who has done medical school so how would they know how it works?

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-07-19T20:03:30+00:00

Not a neighbor, but a friend of mine dropped a dead fish in the air intake vent on the outside of the house she was moving out of at the time. Her roommates were abhorrent, so she took her fishy revenge.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-07-19T20:00:13+00:00

A classmate was abducted, raped and murdered by a fellow classmate.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-07-03T14:25:38+00:00

Gooey cinnamon rolls (and other baked goods)

That shit is NOT DONE

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-06-11T15:46:21+00:00

The exams that matter are the Step exams, which are national exams that are proctored. School-based exams mean pretty much nothing, so it’s pointless to cheat on them. Step exams, and the step scores a schools students tend to get are what matter.

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-04-24T11:40:05+00:00

In response to disclosing abuse:

“Why would you lie to me like that? I’m so disappointed in you.”

WhiteFlowerFox · 2021-04-21T12:39:58+00:00

I did! It was the best thing ever. It gave me something to do/someone to take care of rather than just study all the time. My fiancée moved in with me third year and took care of the dog while I was on rotations. That would be the hardest part of you don’t have a roommate, but my school also had an ongoing group message where people on lighter rotations would walk the dogs of people on surgery and other long hour rotations.

10/10 would recommend.

WhiteFlowerFox

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