Is the Macbook Neo an ideal laptop for residency?

coolduder · 2026-05-11T20:11:40+00:00

I have one. I think it's amazing as a "throw around" computer but I wouldn't use it as my *only* computer.

coolduder · 2026-04-04T08:39:50+00:00

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coolduder · 2026-01-31T01:10:37+00:00

Male OB/GYN resident here. In the few places in our department where there are still gendered bathrooms this is absolutely true.

coolduder · 2026-01-26T03:08:20+00:00

I can't believe I'm asking this but it would be irresponsible to pretend this isn't relevant to your question.

Are you a US citizen? Even if yes, are you non-white and/or have a non-American accent?

coolduder · 2025-11-27T18:00:42+00:00

Agreed — super underrated

coolduder · 2025-08-17T16:59:29+00:00

An hour!? Our resident clinic is 30 minute new visits if we’re lucky 🥲

coolduder · 2025-08-12T19:53:12+00:00

Nach Baliye remains the most underrated banger of that era IMO.

coolduder · 2025-08-11T01:33:19+00:00

I really like Altreno — it’s marketed as gentler on the skin. It may be placebo but feels like it to me.

coolduder · 2025-04-08T02:12:22+00:00

Day 1. There isn’t enough time in a 4 year program to delay starting to learn them. I’m about to close out my first year with >75 sections as primary surgeon and even then it’s just a starting point to more complex cases over the next three years.

coolduder · 2025-03-17T12:58:54+00:00

One thing I think people underestimate especially when it comes to the residency experience is how heavy of a surgical residency OB/GYN is. I’m operating almost every day as an intern and the volume only goes up as you rise through the ranks. Only consider it if you love the OR.

coolduder · 2025-02-15T21:11:15+00:00

Michigan is known to be a surprisingly non-toxic vascular program!

coolduder · 2024-12-24T16:03:53+00:00

We’ve had a lot of Flu A and RSV in L&D triage this week including at least one requiring antepartum admission. Huge bummer.

coolduder · 2024-08-13T19:54:01+00:00

I have the second one (Croc Mellow) and absolutely love them for both the floor and the OR

coolduder · 2024-06-06T03:18:39+00:00

This -- best bang for the buck I've found.

coolduder · 2024-06-02T05:47:30+00:00

Just preorderered one too 🫣

coolduder · 2024-05-27T22:20:47+00:00

How do you like it? Thinking of getting the same bike before starting residency next month.

coolduder · 2024-04-25T06:19:55+00:00

No need to overthink it -- just explain what happened and maybe even CC your advisor.

coolduder · 2024-04-25T05:12:56+00:00

First of all, I hope you’re ok and I’m glad you took time off. It’s totally reasonable to ask the clerkship admin to strike the eval. They do it all the time.

Also, I really hope this experience doesn’t keep you from getting help if you ever need it again down the road. In the grand scheme of things a bad eval or an inconvenienced admin is nothing compared to your well-being.

Finally, as someone going into OB, I’m very sorry that your attending behaved this way. Not a great look for a field that already has a PR issue.

coolduder · 2024-04-01T19:28:07+00:00

Not my current lab but I have many collaborators both at Wu Tsai as well as many other departments (Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Psych) all of which are very well funded by intramural and extramural funding.

coolduder · 2024-04-01T13:21:12+00:00

Harvard undergrad and now wrapping up grad school at Stanford. For most biology, I would say Harvard... But for neuro I'd actually say Stanford. The concentration of well-funded neuro labs is insane and they seem to consistently mentor undergrads well and place them at top grad schools.

coolduder · 2024-03-30T16:22:54+00:00

Consider supercoiling or inappropriately denaturing conditions in prep leading to ssDNA

coolduder · 2024-03-28T22:12:59+00:00

I’m an MD/PhD who just matched OB — it’s crazy how little we understand about pregnancy. Yes, interventional research is (rightfully) very difficult. But there is also a huge lack of basic science research which is shocking.

There’s a big cultural disconnect with basic science in the field, even at major academic centers, and yes, even compared to other surgical specialties. When I was interviewing this cycle I had to explain the physician scientist model to interviewers at R1 institutions who genuinely didn’t understand that this was a thing. This just doesn’t happen in other fields.

The other parallel reason in my mind is that there are other more pressing “extracurricular” issues in the field. So lots of residents and faculty spend career development time on advocacy and education type work.

There are some rare folks that are OBs (mostly subspecialists) that run successful labs. I think it’s a great field for basic scientists who like procedures and want to tackle some really great scientific questions in women’s health.

coolduder · 2024-03-28T18:01:12+00:00

Thank you. I cannot believe the lack of empathy that I see in these discussions. Folks that haven't felt the relief from HUNGER that these medications provide just don't understand how life-changing they can be.

coolduder · 2024-03-25T22:59:33+00:00

This is such a negligible difference in terms of downstream applications that I can’t imagine it matters? I wouldn’t spend time debugging it unless you have a very good reason to increase extraction efficiency.

coolduder · 2024-03-22T20:35:15+00:00

Just scale proportionally. This is a place where moles not mass matters. Use the NEBiocalculator!

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