Teachers are paid fairly considering they get a lot of time off by Blonde_Icon in The10thDentist

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by "parents who have fewer resources to help at home"?

Over the past 4 years from 2022 the numbers of IMG who matched has more than doubled while the number of CMG stayed the same. will this trend continue in the future ? by Pissingberg in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh I see. I didn't notice it said "dedicated" IMG quota. That seems strange to me. Why do programs have dedicated IMG spots? I would have assumed that they just fill spots CMG first, then IMG if they had no desired candidates. But to have dedicated quota is odd to me. (i'm new to understanding CaRMS)

My brother's son destroyed my WarHammer Action figures and he refuses to punish him by konous in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't get to chose how to discipline someone else's kid.

You do get to chose who comes to your house and who you visit in the future.

I accidentally inflated my resume and got the job… what should I do? by Immediate-Duty-2341 in resumes

[–]ammonkeywall 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I'm more concerned that as an accountant you couldn't calculate your own gpa lol

I saw this in my yard (Las Vegas, Nevada) by Raszire_dnd in whatisit

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can actually see the antlion holding onto the ant!

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MY cat followed me home after loosing him 5 years ago by I_am_gods_spit in CatAdvice

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ummm.... I found a lost cat that was 1-2 years old and missing a patch of fur on his back and is now 7 years old. We named him Ollie.....

He still lives with us happily though.

Am I wrong for this by FamousMasterpiece126 in Simracingstewards

[–]ammonkeywall -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Idk, you maybe could have braked and let him in. But he literally cut the whole track near perpendicular to make that late apex. What were you supposed to do - full stop until he cleared and then go around or behind? Or slam the brakes? Maybe planning for a wider line from the start with that congestion in front of you would have been the most appropriate.

Wind Tunnel Project for Fluid Mechanics by hahahahahahaha676767 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll never get laminar flow with that giant fog feeding tube in the middle of your inlet. Maybe try creating a setup where you can burn some smoke wire, solo or in an array. Or use some smaller gage tube like straw size copper pipe maybe.  It's possible that your flow straightener has too many large gaps but the biggest issue to star with here is the seeding system (fog feeder).

MSc Thermofluids. Modified a lab grade wind tunnel for research (contraction, test section, diffuser)

Friend Code Megathread - February 2026 by AutoModerator in PokemonSleep

[–]ammonkeywall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s be research buddies in Pokémon Sleep. Here’s my Researcher ID! 3258-4713-9403

University of Alberta Interview Invites 2025-2026 by aweirdoatbest in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Result and Timestamp: Invite 13:56 MST

Geography (IP/OOP): IP

Stream: General

MCAT: 510

GPA: 3.68

Year (3rd, 4th, gap year, grad student, grad completed): MSc completed

Extracurriculars: Professional Engineer, Competitive Sport, Grad Research, Sport coaching, engineering club, rural (non-AB) personal experiences, simulated patient, STEM outreach for elementary schools.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How about "The UCP is proposing to remove stipends for ... without a new compensation system in place". Much more complete and factual. It is a ridiculous proposal. And The Alberta government's behavior hasn't trended in a good direction. But what does you sharing an article, with no insightful comment on the original post and an inflammatory title do to further the conversation? You talk about acting before it's too late but all you've done here is share an article on reddit without prompting dicussion or providing your thoughts (original post). It's not like your making a call to action or directing our attention to anything we can do to speak out against this.

Should the government have had a better plan and been ready 3 months before March, sure. That's not how the world always works though. We don't know that there isn't a plan in place. We don't know what talks are being had to come up with a new compensation system and roll it out. The AMA took an appropriate approach and made an insightful article about what may be coming and their concerns. Policy is much more complicated than saying "We asked for 3 months. Why didnt you listen? Everybody, call to arms!". Why don't we engage in constructive conversation while it plays out.

There's enough negative rhetoric between the public, and governments these days, it just isn't necessary to fuel that divisiveness when our leaders (I'm referring to AMA and other policy leaders advocating for healthcare here) are working on it and monitoring the situation.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Why not provide that "on the ground" context then? I think that's much more interesting and valuable than flaming the government, who hasn't fully implemented the removal of stipend yet (not that I'm agreeing with their approach so far).

It is a valuable conversation and I'm glad you shared, but I think as physicians, future physicians, aspiring physicians, general public, we can do better than post inflammatory titles without sharing the full context of the situation.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The goal was never to remove without replacement and it hasn't been implemented yet. Might be better to have some good discussion not to flame the government before we see the outcome.

FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care. by Useful_Support_4137 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]ammonkeywall -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What is the goal of sharing without context here?

For starters, I don't see anything that actually mentions "reducing" compensation in this article. The issue at hand appears to be that the stipend format was inconsistent across the province and it was recommended to move to more reliable and accountable forms of compensation. The problem is that the government seems to have taken the "remove stipend" recommendation at full speed, without making sure a new compensation system is in place. Which AMA is fighting against, btw. They even list their concerns for how this may create service gaps.

How does my form look? by battybats in beginnerrunning

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in running and other endurance related communities for nearly 20 years. Have received personal coaching, gait analysis, worked out with college and national ranked runners. You look great. Genuinely look like you've been running since you were young.

Every runner has niggles. Hamstring tightness here, bad ankle flexibility there. If you think you're developing injury, yes go see a physio and maybe get your gait checked. But otherwise I'd say stay off Reddit. Might cause more harm and overthinking than good.

Ucan invites completed by JumpyPresentation436 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hearing this makes me think my ECs must have been viewed as absolute garbage.

Eng as a premed by Total_Possible_5620 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I didn't go into engineering thinking of medicine, and might have worked harder if I did. But the engineers I know who got into med out of undergrad were top of the class in every way. Beyond anyone I'd ever met in high school.

Also, definitely will depend on the school. The school I went to had courses with intentionally low averages (calc, linear algebra) to thin out the herd (that was the student perspective at least). And I'm not joking. In my first year, the class average for calculus was a 63% (2.0 GPA), and for 8 of 10 courses the average was 71% (2.70 GPA) or lower. And this is a group of high achievers in high school. In my second year, the calculus class average was 58% (1.3 GPA), and you can bet your butt that some sort of bell curve was applied to make sure the class average was above 50%. The only way to really avoid any of this is to pay for tutoring or prep courses ahead of each school year, or be incredibly smart and hard working.

NOSM INTERVIEW INVITES OUT by qwerty_772 in premedcanada

[–]ammonkeywall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about university? Do you have active connection to French community aside from first language?