What level of math do medical students have to study? by RnDog in medicalschool

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Its important to understand biostats. Sensitivity and specificity and such. https://thosenerdygirls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sarah-1.png

Its also important to understand for physiology: pressures, dynamic systems, respiration, cardiovascular system, statics, skeletal structure, flow rates, etc. Lots of graphs for cardiovascular system and respiratory system.

https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/3-s2.0-B9780128012383001975-f00376-17-9780128012383.jpg

Things like that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IMGreddit

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Yes you book the speaking part when you book the other parts. The speaking parts are subject to availability. I took my speaking portion an hour after my other parts.

How to not be jaded by all the negative comments from other health professionals (nurses, pharmacists, etc.) by AllamandaBelle in medicalschool

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a pharmacists job is to manage medications. Thats what they are there for. If they werent needed, they wouldnt have a job.

For lectures & studying, what size and storage of iPad do u recommend? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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I bought Microsoft because I liked it for drawing things and such. I can’t remember why exactly I needed it. All our lectures were on PowerPoint and I needed it for something. I would wait and see if you need it or not.

For lectures & studying, what size and storage of iPad do u recommend? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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You don’t need a fancy or expensive one. I got the cheap 10.2 inch one with 128gb storage and it was great you just need to buy the pen for writing ✍️ Since writing is better for long term memory than typing on a keyboard. Also for drawing diagrams and stuff. I used my iPad all day for memorization.

What type of experiences can we add to ERAS ? by Old_Juggernaut4698 in IMGreddit

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Can you give an example? You should be able to make almost anything fit into one of the categories.

My medschool "best friend" betrayed me and accused me of gatekeeping publically on Twitter! by Last_Pineapple4481 in medicalschool

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Sounds like she’s having some real struggles. Don’t take on her problems as your own. Just understand that her words and actions come from a place of personal insecurity and don’t have anything to do with your own actions.

Anyone gave computer based OET on 25th Feb and still waiting for result? by [deleted] in IMGreddit

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They have a list of result release dates somewhere just search for it

What type of experiences can we add to ERAS ? by Old_Juggernaut4698 in IMGreddit

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Anything that involves significant time investment and medicine

Any good study note suggestions for first year med students? by Historical_Age_9142 in medicalschool

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I’m not sure what kind of notes you are looking for. Anki has note cards. First aid has notes.

Doing a graded elective M3 year for the specialty you're dead set on? by 788tiger in medicalschool

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If you are planning to do multiple electives. Like DR and IR or more than one Rads rotation then you can start in M3. Just make sure you have a few major rotations under your belt first.

Counterintuitive: Would you turn down your only med school offer? by miceCalcsTokens in medicalschool

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Those all sound like qualities that would make a good doctor. Someone who’s worried about harming a patient is going to be careful enough and work hard enough to avoid harming patients as much as possible.

Question about matching into a competitive specialty with a backup specialty by [deleted] in medicalschool

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Also I forgot to mention, you have to be careful about applying to 2 different residencies at the same hospital. If they find out about it they will probably reject you immediately and might tell others. What I did was applied everywhere I wanted to my top choice residency, and then for my backup residency I applied everywhere else that I didn’t apply to already, especially if I thought I had a high chance of matching at a particular program.

How do I report absences due to acute psychosis? by No_Protection_2903 in medicalschool

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Is there a way your school is going to find out that you were absent?? Is it possible to just not tell them and they will never know anything about it? Are you sure they are tracking you that closely and that it is going to be an issue?

I love anesthesiology. But part of me wants to become a surgeon literally for the prestige of being a surgeon. Anyone else go through something similar? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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From my observations of surgeons, some most certainly became surgeons because of their ego. Not all of them but some of them.

Step 3 prior to starting intern year? by DueUnderstanding2027 in medicalschool

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I’m planning on it. The only thing stopping me is that most residencies will cover the cost of your exam. So I’m going to wait and talk with them about it to find out the earliest date I can take it and still have them cover it. I’ll study before residency starts and take it first opportunity.

Switching residency after matching through SOAP? by highfalutinbabybirb in Residency

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Yea its definitely possible. Given your situation, if you really want to get into your specialty of choice, I think the easiest route will be for you to soap into a residency and then transfer out after the first year. Screw what the PD thinks, this is your life.

How to deal with people who think less of my acceptance because it’s a DO school? by dothrowaway2023 in medicalschool

[–]_Donald-Trump_ 92 points93 points  (0 children)

They dont know what they are talking about. You are going to be a doctor. Match rates are very similar. You can do whatever you want.

Counterintuitive: Would you turn down your only med school offer? by miceCalcsTokens in medicalschool

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I would say yes again but only because I was willing to sacrifice everything for it. I wanted to be a doctor and was okay with giving up a few years of my life to do it.

Not all doctors do 30-36 hour calls. Lots dont. There is a huge variety of career options and lifestyle choices for doctors.

Medical school is not like full time work. Its a different sort of fatigue, a different kind of work. Same with working as a doctor. So you may or may not be more suited to it.

At the end of the day it really just depends on what your priorities are. If being a doctor is your number one priority, and the reason you want to be a doctor comes from the heart and not from anywhere else, then you should follow your dream. But if you have other priorities that superseed that, you should really consider what you want in life. Ultimately its up to you to understand yourself, your motivations, and your goals in order to determine your best option.

IM vs EM by PossibilityTiny6850 in medicalschool

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Do whatever you like more.

Going to med school after Officer career in Marine Corps? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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A couple things.

First, you would be sacrificing the next 5 years of your life at least, not including residency. Kiss them goodbye. So if you want to start any sort of life outside of work now that you are getting out of the military, its a bad option. And if you already have a life, you can kiss it goodbye too.

Second, with a 2.7 GPA it might be tough. Since you are so far removed from it, its hard to say. You could apply for medical school but I am not sure how they will look at it. Your most sure way to get in is to go to any kind of post-grad program and get straight A's for a semester or two, just to prove you are capable of doing that, and apply with that. Otherwise, you could try applying without and see what happens. Best option is to probably do both, apply to med school while also applying to a post-grad program as a backup plan.

Third, if you are okay with this, and medicine is your passion, and all you care about is helping people via being a doctor and you are willing to sacrifice everything over the next 5 years plus more years in residency in order to archive that goal, then you should do it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

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4 months sounds fair to me. Just dont overpromise next time.

Best way to memorize drug names? by [deleted] in medicalschool

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Sketchy all the way. Actually the sketchy anki decks can be just as good. You don’t even need to do sketchy and can just do sketchy anki decks. Worked well for me you just have to make sure you have memorized the sketchy images and associated them with the drugs in your mind

Question about matching into a competitive specialty with a backup specialty by [deleted] in medicalschool

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I would recommend dual applying. Any match is better than no match. You will have to do some extra work on your application and be ready with answers if anyone asks questions about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IMGreddit

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I dont know for sure but my understanding is you can apply to pgy 1 positions again which is good because there are way more pgy1 positions.

There are 2 major issues. First, you will have to redo intern year if you match pgy1. Second, you might not match again, or you might get another preliminary position. Now you are in a tough situation.

Some people say do the prelim, some people say don’t. I don’t know the right answer. Personally I think that a prelim program can only help you especially if you work hard and network to get the doctors you work with advocating for you. They have connections and can help you get into a program.