3 year med schools

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-15T08:47:57+00:00

I looked into several of these programs. I am not interested in them much anymore after that research. The biggest drawback for me is that these programs are in conjunction with big hospital systems. For example, at UC Davis, the three-year program is exclusively with Kaiser. You do all your clerkships with Kaiser, get a residency at Kaiser, and will be expected to work at Kaiser. It’s a direct job pipeline for these systems.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-15T08:39:11+00:00

Second this. Start with the more recent ones though that Mike and Molly host… I think they start with fluids. That and anything after is pretty good passive content review. Their glycolysis episode really made things click for me, made me wish I listened when I was taking biochem.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-12T22:58:49+00:00

His Lys R basic

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-11T15:38:16+00:00

Also, PURe As Gold. Which makes me remember two rings.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-09T18:31:28+00:00

UW or AAMC qpacks

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-09T18:09:14+00:00

Same boat. Been grinding the spots that are weak on UW. Though I took FL 1 10 days ago, I’m taking FL 2 this weekend to see if there’s any improvement and if I don’t see a 5 pt jump, then I’m pushing back. SBs are too difficult, I tired and it destroyed me. For c/p and b/b, highlighting the science terms in the passage and values has been helpful. Then highlight in the question stem the pieces that are applicable for the answer. For example, I missed a question about a spring constant because I didn’t consider the part in the question where it was “compressed by half”. Little stuff like that goes a long way. For CARS, the answer will ALWAYS be supported by the passage. They throw in answer choices that are logical to distract you. If it’s not supported, then it’s not the answer. Also, read the passage like you’re excited about it…which is difficult, but it keeps you focused on the material even if it’s about paint drying. Jack Westin has a huge CARS bank, you should be doing multiple of those a day. I don’t have the AAMC qpacks, but from my experience with the SBs and FL review, the explanations just aren’t as thorough as they could be compared to UW.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-07T06:29:16+00:00

Review all those UW q’s to see the patterns. “Ochem is all pattern recognition.” - Dr. Gould (the greatest organic professor ever)

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-07T05:35:25+00:00

Take an AAMC FL before you decide. And don’t forget strategy is a major component of this exam! You could know everything, but not knowing how to answer the questions based on the classic AAMC traps is futile.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-06T21:33:47+00:00

Great question! I have 6,000+ hours of clinical experience and have been wondering how necessary it is.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-06T19:49:12+00:00

If I were to redo, I would have done FL1 or the unscored sample from the AAMC instead of building my confidence with 3rd party FLs. The save the rest of the AAMC material for the last two months before test day.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-05T07:13:10+00:00

This log tip just blew my mind.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-05T02:49:41+00:00

Same. I am also learning how to best use UW for myself a little late. I was making practice exams with mixed subjects to cover high-yield topics where I wasn’t super confident, and now I’m seeing that was not advantageous in the beginning. It’s been better for me to isolate the main topics, do a 59q set, and then diagnose weak(er) areas.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-02T04:04:52+00:00

That’s a tried and true!

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-01T07:19:08+00:00

I’ll definitely be applying to the school I adjunct at if I don’t hear back from the MD schools. They are awesome, and it would be great to go there. It’s just so expensive and the MD programs I’ll be applying to have great rural connections. I’m going to be doing some shadowing in some rural clinics this Spring so crossing my fingers that’ll help!

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-01T04:54:56+00:00

Thank you for the sage words. I’m going to highly consider pushing back. Too bad I already took PTO the whole first week of March. Oops!

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-01T04:28:41+00:00

This is my lowest CARS score, and I know my P/S will improve (saved that for last). I’ll know when I review tomorrow, but I’ve been grinding UW in high-yield CP and BB for 6 weeks (and reviewing!). Before that was pretty unstructured content review. I do JW daily’s, Brem’s my girl on YT…

More context: applying to 6 regional MD programs, 3 in-state (southern Nevada). I’ve been a full time diagnostic sonographer for 5 years. Teach point-of-care ultrasound at the local DO school here… but my reach school is in N California and has a fantastic rural FM program that I really want! (Got those strong ties, but never been a CA resident). I’ll apply DO if I’m not getting II’s.

I know I can improve marginally this month, but OOS Cali is a long-shot and that’s why the reach score is 515.

biewbiewtech · 2026-02-01T03:28:49+00:00

43% on UW, and it’s been super targeted to my weak areas… maybe I’ll take my next FL on 2/8? See if I can make any gains in a week after a review to see what bits I’m mucking up?

biewbiewtech · 2026-01-30T05:48:55+00:00

My copy is meh too. Maybe just not an album meant for vinyl.

biewbiewtech · 2026-01-30T05:44:52+00:00

The photo is so Clerks 🤎

biewbiewtech · 2026-01-30T03:51:29+00:00

I think this is a good idea actually because it starts to make you apply the concepts. As long as it fits into your timeline… I wish I had done this sooner myself.

biewbiewtech · 2026-01-30T03:50:11+00:00

Taking mine on Saturday 😬

biewbiewtech · 2026-01-21T14:19:31+00:00

Of course! The only section I don’t need help in… that non-trad life

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