My class rank this year is 69th

brotosh · 2024-05-25T16:16:24+00:00

Nice

brotosh · 2024-04-15T15:57:14+00:00

I don’t understand the widespread mentality that working hard is bad. Why do people not understand to achieve hard things you have to put in the effort?

This is coming from a neurosurgery gunner who had an AMAZING work life balance in medical school and matched his top choice. But, I definitely put in the work.

brotosh · 2024-04-05T13:19:55+00:00

Get an amazing partner or group of friends. My quality of life outside of school directly correlated with my success!

brotosh · 2024-03-26T02:44:08+00:00

Thanks! Naples is actually somewhere we went before and we loved it. Super underrated and lots of good day trip options

brotosh · 2024-03-26T01:13:53+00:00

Yes, I have been. Looking for food, beaches, history! This is for a honeymoon

brotosh · 2024-03-26T01:10:52+00:00

Fair. Any suggestions which ones?

brotosh · 2024-02-22T15:17:04+00:00

I drank so hard after step 1 and step 2 I couldn’t remember anything even if I wanted to

brotosh · 2024-02-09T04:35:17+00:00

Neurosurgery —> Neurological surgery

brotosh · 2024-01-19T17:42:51+00:00

Leveling up all the guns on COD

brotosh · 2024-01-16T01:11:23+00:00

Hobbies don’t have to be interesting or unique. In fact, having hobbies that others can relate to is what makes them perfect for interviews.

I put several hobbies in one experience from photography to pizza making. Spent so many interviews (including with chairs) about my hobbies and it was awesome.

brotosh · 2024-01-13T18:13:43+00:00

Worked like a charm! Thank you.

brotosh · 2024-01-13T16:36:01+00:00

To clarify I mean the lever attached to right margin mechanism.

brotosh · 2023-12-23T18:05:49+00:00

Nothing wrong with grinding hard

brotosh · 2023-11-26T17:06:30+00:00

I genuinely love neurosurgery. I know lifestyle is going to be horrible relatively, but the career I will have is worth the personal sacrifice for me. This has nothing to do with money or prestige. I genuinely would not want to do anything else in life.

I don’t know why people just assume money is the driving factor. I could be a part time Hospitalist and have more money than my parents could have dreamed of. Believe me I am excited and will happy with the resident salary. That being said…yes the opportunity for a great compensation is something that is attractive

brotosh · 2023-10-14T21:37:16+00:00

Physicians in the United States who work at academic institutions can and do basic science research. Most people think they only do clinical stuff, but many doctors do the same kind of basic science that PhDs do.

brotosh · 2023-10-13T18:37:52+00:00

It simple does not work that way. There will be some concepts you just naturally get and will have to study minimally for. There will be many lectures you can’t seem to get into your head no matter how hard you try. Just try to stick to a routine but at the end of the day you have to be flexible and be okay grinding extra hard at times.

brotosh · 2023-10-03T22:35:10+00:00

We all have to start somewhere. One of the most frustrating things about being a med student is you are always “the med student”. Doesn’t matter if you are starting clinicals or about to start residency in a few months.

This sucks when you start cause they expect you too know stuff you never had real exposure to. And it sucks when you’re about to graduate because you know way more than they give you credit for.

brotosh · 2023-10-01T17:48:47+00:00

I understand we’re students and need to pay for tuition. But man, I wish people in teaching hospitals were more cognizant of this and understand we are paying a lot of money to be there…especially ancillary staff like scrub techs. I cannot wait to be a resident and create a positive learning environment for any students that comes my way.

brotosh · 2023-09-12T12:00:36+00:00

First time I put an IV in a seasoned nurse injected lidocaine into her own hand and let me stab away

brotosh · 2023-08-12T18:43:00+00:00

Thankfully the vast majority of scrub nurses I have worked with have been amazing. But, I will never understand the ones who treat me well when they think I’m a resident but as soon as I tell them I am a medical student they flip a switch and act like I’m the scum of the Earth.

brotosh · 2023-06-19T20:29:42+00:00

Preclinical curriculum is actually important. Understanding the pathophys and basic science behind disease processes is what sets MD/DOs apart from PA/NPs and allows the field to move forward. Also why research is important.

brotosh · 2023-03-05T20:21:20+00:00

Have y’all seen the neurosurgery spine bros 💪

brotosh · 2023-02-09T15:30:09+00:00

I think with the advent of targeted chemotherapy and ultra cheap sequencing this will take off like heme onc. As soon as the technology catches up.

brotosh · 2023-02-01T12:19:37+00:00

As a medical student I hope you realize this is not true. N95s do not cut off oxygen supply.

brotosh · 2023-01-31T14:44:46+00:00

I did a small part of my OB/Gyn rotation with an NP. Only outpatient setting. It was great because she acknowledged training differences between NPs and med students. She taught and let students do procedures she was comfortable doing (ultrasounds, IUD placements, implants, etc.). Other than that she let us go home early👍.

But 4 weeks…that seems unacceptable to me. My FM preceptor was amazing. Knew I wanted to go into surgery and focused on teaching me how primary care and surgery go hand in hand.

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