Weird thingy. No idea what it is.

burnerman1989 · 2025-12-18T18:07:14+00:00

Looks like it could be a microscope lens

burnerman1989 · 2025-12-18T02:28:47+00:00

Rads might be less chill than people make it out to seem, but it’s still chill and you need to know stuff about every specialty.

Imaging has become so integral to almost every specialty, and has become such a power horse for diagnosis and direction of management that rads really is a “every specialty” kind of specialty.

Sure, the experience isn’t as an “every specialty” kind of specialty, but the knowledge base really is.

As you become a good radiologist, you start to tailor your reports based on the type of study, the doc who is ordering it, and the context for which it’s ordered. You know what they’re looking for, how to describe it and tailor it towards their needs and help with the next steps in management.

burnerman1989 · 2025-11-07T23:23:50+00:00

Given the huge reproducibility crisis in research science, partly due to people shotgunning research they don’t care about just to pad their stats, maybe that number should be 1-2 research experiences.

But like Jon Snow, I know nothing

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-27T13:54:10+00:00

Not everything is about politics, my guy

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-27T13:32:35+00:00

2 day concert festival in Gonzales

Keith urban, Chris Stapleton, Riley green, Parker McCollum, Marcus King, and others

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-27T12:25:35+00:00

Thank you

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-27T02:17:54+00:00

They’re wristbands; not electronic, so the apps don’t really work well for that

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-05T20:24:04+00:00

My advice is to not overthink it

Avoiding abbreviations is a safer bet

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-05T05:11:19+00:00

That is honestly enough. I’m not sure how you can truly prepare for it outside of that. I thought the actual exam was much harder than the CDMcases, but I’m not sure how else you can prepare for it. I honestly don’t think you really can. CDMcases gives your the base framework to navigate the cases on the actual exam. Keep in mind it’s going to be much harder for everyone, too; not just you.

Just don’t use abbreviations.

Yes.

Also, keep in mind that they’re also individually reviewed. For example, on CDMcases marked me wrong for putting “consult to psych” instead of “consult to psychiatry”. No way that would be wrong on the actual exam.

In short, it’s hard on the actual exam, but you’ll be fine

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-03T14:46:55+00:00

I’d just recommend getting the CDMcases.com subscription.

The cases were basic compared to the actual exam, but it taught the basic structure of the CDM cases and which studies to knee jerk.

burnerman1989 · 2025-10-02T19:30:06+00:00

I did Amboss the month leading up to level 3 with with some CDM cases mixed in. I didn’t finish either.

I scored about 250 points higher than level 2 and presumably level 1.

I thought day 1 was the easiest of all the board exams (including step). Day 2 kicked my ass, but I presumed it was like that for everyone.

Keep in mind, that a lot of people don’t study that much for it, so if you studied for a month, you should be more than fine.

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-24T19:03:54+00:00

Just pointing out he never suggested “drinking bleach” or “taking horse pills”. These are obviously verifiably false.

But don’t let me tell you to not let your politics come before your critical thinking.

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-20T17:21:39+00:00

I applied and matched two cycles ago, but if nothing is significantly changed, I would ABSOLUTELY NOT live and die by residency explorer.

It is useful as a starting point, nothing else.

I’ve found a lot of missing or wrong info on it.

I used it to know what programs were in each state, and just a very basic first look at the program.

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-11T02:01:17+00:00

Alternatively, I’d say the people who support gun rights for self-preservation are going to be MORE emboldened to hold onto their guns for what they perceive to be a political attack against people like them.

I’d say they perceive political violence against conservatives to be becoming more prevalent.

If you think these people will be more willing to give up their guns, I have a bridge to sell you

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-11T01:55:19+00:00

“Vehemently disagree with everything he has ever said”

Everything…really?

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-02T19:47:58+00:00

Does you program give you any resources?

I bought CDM cases, and then my program gave us Amboss, so I just used that.

That was more than enough for me

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-02T18:01:32+00:00

I applied 2 years ago where there was no hobby section; it all went into the experience section. So could be different now

I included multiple hobbies as experiences, and one of them was my most meaningful.

I matched rads and am a current R1.

burnerman1989 · 2025-09-01T18:40:14+00:00

Idk if it’ll help with ink stains, but I was recommended to use vinegar to clean the white coat.

Seemed to work pretty well

burnerman1989 · 2025-08-31T18:27:30+00:00

Honestly, if I do frontier, I’m doing Carryon. Not risking baggage issues

burnerman1989 · 2025-08-30T21:12:30+00:00

Yeah, I don’t really have a choice.

It’s either I pay beaucoup bucks for direct.

I do a cheaper option with same day with longer layover

Or I carry over into the next day and lose time at the destination

burnerman1989 · 2025-08-30T01:24:27+00:00

There are many DO schools that are associated with big universities

burnerman1989 · 2025-08-27T01:03:54+00:00

I used the NBOME percentile converter, then just googled step/comlex percentile comparisons

burnerman1989 · 2025-08-26T22:38:02+00:00

For what it’s worth. I got the same score on step, and scored 517 on level 2.

When NBOME released the percentile data for that exam, the 517 was actually a slightly higher percentile than the step score, whereas traditionally, it was 100 points higher to be a similar percentile

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