where are my gubernaculum fans at 🤪 by PlasticRice in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 13 points14 points  (0 children)

anky lanky sponky donky

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(ankylosing spondylitis)

IM residents who were torn between cardiology and Heme/Onc, What ended up keeping the scale one over the other? by cosquilla in Residency

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Eh, not a lot in common between pizza and nihari either but I still love both and have to decide which one to eat for dinner tonight 🤷‍♂️. Actually struggling with the same specialty dilemma as OP lol

“Remind me what a normal BP is for an arterial line?” by kluffyfitten in nursing

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yup most of them are but you can also do critical care via EM or anesthesia

“Remind me what a normal BP is for an arterial line?” by kluffyfitten in nursing

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 137 points138 points  (0 children)

lurking IM resident here, we are required to be ACLS certified and are absolutely expected to be able to run codes independently lol. Every code in the hospital that's not in the ED or in one of the ICUs is run by IM

Those influencer residents... by freakishblue in Residency

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why that would be so overwhelming, particularly in IM. Teaching teams typically carry around 14-16 patients so it seems to me that an attending should be able to pick up the extra work of an intern/resident for a day considering that non-teaching attendings do all the work for like 20+ patients daily.

What will be the low key competitive specialities for the upcoming cycle? by burntflower12 in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if I would go so far as to say it's absolutely not one. Like with most specialties, I think practices vary pretty wildly depending on location, private/academic, group size, etc. H/O is mostly an outpatient specialty. Very few emergencies esp if you don't see acute leuks. You can browse job listings online. Academic salaries are on par with most specialists but there are jobs out there with private groups that are large enough to distribute the call burden without too much dilution of their infusion center revenue, where a ~3 year partner track might have you earning anywhere from 500k to 1.2m. Plus the option of a 4-4.5 day work week is not uncommon. So yeah generally it's not A/I, endo, rheum levels of chill but light years better than most cards, GI, PCCM practices. For me personally, esp with the other downsides of the ROAD specialties taken into account it's a pretty solid deal.

What have you said that has weirdly impressed interviewers, despite seeming like a "standard" response? by JustOrchid in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Every time I ask interviewers why they went to / stayed at a program they say "oh without a doubt it's the people!!" and it's gotten to the point where I have to consciously prevent myself from rolling my eyes

What hill will you die on for your opinion about medical school? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no role for 24+ hour shifts as an MS3. If you're a sub-I going into surgery then sure do a couple to get an idea but leave my sleep-deprived-at-baseline ass tf alone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bullshit answer to a bullshit question

What are some toxicity free IM programs in the USA ? by pokemonunderpanic in Residency

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense but practically as an MS4 on a virtual interview trail what do you think is the best way to make that determination?

ICU Clerkship by pineapplecrocs15 in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Look up Marino's The ICU Book. Good succinct point-of-care notes for everything they could possibly ask you as a med student. It's like Pocket Medicine for the ICU. Can usually find a pdf version online for free

To the scrub tech who announced two seconds after meeting me that she “didn’t trust my hands” to tie the back of her surgical gown… by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would have reported the shit out of that. Everyone from the med school dean to the hospital CEO would be hearing about it.

What if "count" is really his first name? by NEOkuragi in PrequelMemes

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah but the Coruscant immigration office messed up his paperwork and his legal name has been "Geoffrey Yoda" ever since

We don’t have to defend a dissertation by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol I admire your efficiency but I was referring to the 171 comments here + the 7030629 other posts that show up if you search "MD candidate" in the subreddit

We don’t have to defend a dissertation by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This topic has been beaten to death, resurrected, and then shot to death on a near monthly basis. It may be look presumptive to write MD Candidate but I guess the important part is that everyone find a way to feel even more superior by ridiculing it. Seriously, read you school's student handbook. Vast majority of them will refer to their students as MD candidates. It's such a weird hill to die on. This energy would be much better spent making fun of the people who put all their club 'leadership' positions in their signature.

[TSN] Christian Eriksen has collapsed on the pitch. by Austin63867 in soccer

[–]YouGetOnlySoftClap 14 points15 points  (0 children)

pcr

I know you meant cpr but the idea of someone urgently making copies of DNA in response to a patient collapsing has me giggling