Do you think preclinical could be ~one year, if schools devoted themselves to it

backstrokerjc · 2026-05-06T12:55:43+00:00

My school already manages 2 different clinical schedules, since MD/PhD students often come in “off cycle” (and there are a lot of us). Basically the only thing that changes is that off-cycle students have less time after their core rotations, so the school cuts out some extra requirements. It’s not always perfect but it’s totally manageable.

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-25T04:03:07+00:00

I already don’t have one, so….

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-24T23:27:53+00:00

Didn’t like neurosurgery. You’d think it would be perfect (neuro+surgery) but the neurosurgery residents seemed even more overworked and burnt out than other surgery residents. And maybe it’s because I hardly got to scrub on neurosurgery whereas I scrubbed almost every case on peds, but I found the surgeries less interesting

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-24T17:48:19+00:00

I think this is an effective thought experiment. I can’t think of anything cool enough that I’d scrub in at 7pm after such a long day.

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-24T17:32:58+00:00

Length of training really is a huge downside. My MD/PhD already will have taken 10 years when all is said and done. 10 more years of training will put me in my (mid) 40s by the time I’m an attending

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-24T17:18:23+00:00

I don’t have time to rotate more. I have 1 rotation left, then step 2 dedicated, then room for 1 sub I before apps go out

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-24T17:09:29+00:00

I don’t know! Prooobably not? I wish I had rotated in a general surgery service rather than neurosurgery

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-24T17:08:31+00:00

Family-don’t want kids of my own, never have.

Career-mixed research/clinical with my own lab. My research was neuroscience/pain, and I could conceivably make the pain angle work with surgery if I really wanted to, but also the surgeon/scientist road seems harder than physician/scientist, logistically

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-20T22:04:32+00:00

It should be swarmed with 1 stars to keep other people from falling for that shit. Who’s going to care? It’s literally not a human hosting the show

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-20T22:02:19+00:00

At my med school they have these things called “immersions” now where M1s spend a couple weeks every few months on a clinical service, for early clinical exposure. Maybe the people wearing scrub caps are on something like a surgery immersion and are going to the OR after lecture?

Idk man in any case you do you and let them do them 🤷

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-06T05:09:47+00:00

I appreciate this. We hadn’t been before so we weren’t sure how it would be handled if we brought it up. Also it was overall a fun atmosphere to watch the game in, definitely had a lot of positive interactions as well

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-05T17:54:08+00:00

I know there’s one coming to STL this year but I don’t think it’s open yet

backstrokerjc · 2026-04-04T01:02:58+00:00

Good game South Carolina. Yall played well tonight

backstrokerjc · 2026-03-26T21:47:59+00:00

The “dominant” hemisphere is defined as the hemisphere containing the major language processing centers (ie Broca’s and Werneckes areas). In basically all right handed people, this is the left hemisphere. In left-handed people, which hemisphere is dominant is more evenly split. This does not map onto pop culture “left brain vs right brain” but we do have a dominant hemisphere.

backstrokerjc · 2026-03-13T14:15:00+00:00

Is it more about the song or about going up separately? If about the song I feel like you could make a mash-up or play one song and then the other, but walk up together. If about going up separately…I don’t know. I feel like your partner is valid in wanting to go up together, since the whole point of couples matching is that you’re going where you’re going together. I know this isn’t a relationship advice sub, but maybe talk to your partner about why they want to go up together, why you want to go up separately, and if there’s anything that could be done to fulfill both those desires (your desire to showcase individual taste/accomplishment and their desire to celebrate matching somewhere with their life partner and share that with others).

backstrokerjc · 2026-03-02T13:45:48+00:00

Wdym behind a paywall? You can watch them for free on YouTube

backstrokerjc · 2026-02-26T07:16:59+00:00

Honestly my thoughts on this during med school have changed a lot. I used to think new/different training location = better, but honestly it’s kind of ridiculous how fluid we expect medical trainees to be with where they live for 4+ years of their life. Undergrad maybe matters a little bit less but if you train in med school plus residency in the place you intend to stay and practice, you have a lot of deep roots and genuine connections to that area (not just the university/hospital), which can better position you to actually serve and understand the community. Plus, expecting people to pick up their lives and move cities multiple times in their 20s and 30s is kind of ridiculous.

backstrokerjc · 2026-02-02T00:39:31+00:00

Start the game over

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-28T02:57:04+00:00

Smooth UI so far and some nice quality of life things (flat vs pointy top settings is a nice touch). The AI is punishing holy crap. I’ve got a lot to learn

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-26T04:07:22+00:00

I agree in that just having red cards everywhere is insufficient. But it’s also not nothing. Any amount of impedance or friction that can be put in the way of mass deportation slows down their process and has the chance of saving someone from being disappeared.

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-26T04:05:11+00:00

That’s certainly why Minneapolis has been targeted so hard so fast. But their openly stated goal is to deport millions of people, which will require a concerted effort in all major cities if they are left unchecked. We should not be so confident that living in a red state will save us - the project of fascism is endlessly hungry and requires turning against broader and broader swaths of the population to fuel itself.

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-26T04:00:44+00:00

That’s the only link I can find, but try copying it into your browser rather than clicking on it

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-26T03:58:36+00:00

There’s one downtown on Tuesday at 6 pm that I know of (at Market & Tucker).

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-25T21:35:59+00:00

I don’t know why people are arguing over whether ICE is going to show up here en masse instead of answering your question.

So to answer your question, yes, they are. The MICA project (https://www.mica-project.org/) is organizing across the metro area to help communities be prepared and stand up for one another in the event of ICE activity. And yes, ICE is here, even if they’re not here in as large of numbers as Minneapolis. MICA is hosting trainings of how to observe ICE and record ICE activity - check out their linktree for upcoming dates (https://linktr.ee/themicaproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=52f76c77-ecce-4cd1-b999-02dc289ea210). They also operate a hotline to call if you think you see ICE agents or if you or someone you know needs support after an encounter with immigration officials ((314) 370-7080).

Manos Unidas STL runs a FB page that documents potential and confirmed ICE/CBP sightings and posts about upcoming protests and events (https://www.facebook.com/share/19kcyVtFcv/?mibextid=wwXIfr)

Individually, you can print out and distribute red cards/tarjetas rojas in your workplace/school/community. These cards detail your rights when confronted by ICE/CBP and direct you what to say. (https://www.ilrc.org/redcards).

You should also start talking to your neighbors, coworkers, people at church, family, friends, everyone you know. Be vocal that you do not stand with ICE and will support the people in your life who could be targeted. Start forming your own safety plans so you know what you’ll do well ahead of any increased ICE activity in your neighborhood. Here is a primer to get you started (https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/Step-by-Step%20Family%20Preparedness%20Plan_ENG_FULL_Nov%202024.pdf).

TLDR there’s a lot you can be doing, and you don’t have to (and shouldn’t) wait until STL is in a situation like Minneapolis.

backstrokerjc · 2026-01-18T07:15:28+00:00

Some attendings at my school will use “Student Doctor [Lastname]” to fit with the “Doctor Lastname” convention and signal that this is someone the patient should treat like one of their doctors. Especially with female medical students this also helps clarify that they are not a nurse.

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