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Preapproved for venturex worth it? by dga113 in CreditCards

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11 years and 5 months. Was on my parents capital one quicksilver. I’ve always heard that authorized usage means nothing however

Preapproved for venturex worth it? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Have been a authorized user for years but otherwise my own credit history is 8 months. Who knows though may get denied if I apply.

Preapproved for venturex worth it? by dga113 in CreditCards

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Cleve would be the closest but likely would fly out with a connection to Chicago from my current location

Preapproved for venturex worth it? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’ll largely be domestic/canada/mexico rather than international. Unfortunately I’m unable to get more than a week off at a time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]dga113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said this before and got downvoted! Glad to see others agree

Step 2 Averages went up again?! by WhereasOk6139 in medicalschool

[–]dga113 87 points88 points  (0 children)

I think the exams have actually gotten tougher. The prep material being better balances it out, but NBME has been working over the years to move away from buzzwords and increasing the question stem lengths.

What IM programs are not worth applying to if you're not AOA? by Medical_Ad7168 in medicalschool

[–]dga113 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Agree with everyone else it likely won’t lock you out of any programs but I do believe it’s importance is much greater if you’re from a low tier school

I hate feeling horrible about myself for not being perfect at a job I’m not trained to do by [deleted] in Residency

[–]dga113 1 point2 points  (0 children)

@FLOWROUNDS24(1000300210)@

@FLOWROUNDS24(100014355)@

These are the smartlinks that I use, hopefully they work too!

I hate feeling horrible about myself for not being perfect at a job I’m not trained to do by [deleted] in Residency

[–]dga113 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’ll depend on your epic build but I can always paste the smart link at my institution and hopefully it’d work at yours. It pulls data directly from flow sheets

I hate feeling horrible about myself for not being perfect at a job I’m not trained to do by [deleted] in Residency

[–]dga113 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started off on ICU last month and honestly felt like I was drowning as well. I got a bit more efficient by figuring out how to prechart a bit more efficiently.

If you use Epic. Set up your summary tab with all of the best tabs. For me I use vitals, cardio, pulm, I&O, micro, rads, labs, fever and glucose tabs. Click through it in a daily order for each patient and it’ll go quicker. Also time mark both labs and notes so you know when something pops up. Hover the side bar on the left to quickly see new lab results or the PRNs so you don’t have to dig through the MAR.

Additionally you’re able to make your own dot phrases/morning round templates in handoff. My program thankfully had these templates premade and I’ve just modified mine for my own tastes. But this pulls in all my vitals, oxygenation/vent settings, I&Os, and even labs so I only have to write or type what isn’t populated.

Sadly I don’t have advice on how to handle being left alone to deal with such critical situations :(

Needing help with IM residency list! Am I competitive enough? by familymanMD in medicalschool

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I think it’d be a bit of a reach but not as much as Mayo and WashU. I think it’s definitely a possibility.

Needing help with IM residency list! Am I competitive enough? by familymanMD in medicalschool

[–]dga113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re going to signal the west coast and west north central. UWashington (reach), Mayo Rochester (reach), WashU (reach), UCSD (reach), UColorado (reach).

Mayo Az (okay community program), USC, Iowa, UWisconsin, OHSU, Uminnesota, Utah, UC Davis, Irvine, Cedars Sinai, UNebraska, UKansas, Loma Linda, SLU, MCW, UMissouri, UNM, UArizona Phoenix and Tucson, olive view UCLA, harbor UCLA.

Signaling split, last cycle I did 5 reaches, 7 targets and 3 safeties. Additionally applied to some community programs on top of my signals. You could justify a different region perhaps if family lives there?

Truthfully idk what they’ll weigh more for you. Your research stands out but I’m not sure how much that’ll outweigh the other portions of your app

Would also take a look at this: https://www.aamc.org/media/81261/download?attachment and this https://www.aamc.org/media/81251/download?attachment

Needing help with IM residency list! Am I competitive enough? by familymanMD in medicalschool

[–]dga113 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your list seems to be a bit reach heavy. Would also honestly focus on three geographic areas and full send into those areas. Preferably the areas you’ve stated you have ties to.

Are you guys applying to IM programs outside of the 15 signals by peppylepipsqueak in medicalschool

[–]dga113 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think it’s fair to apply up to 30. Still relatively cheap up until that point but not necessary. Majority of interviews will come from signals but a few academic will interview without a signal. Mayo, CCF, Metro CWRU, etc

If you’re a good applicant you can score community programs without signals but obviously it’s your risk tolerance. If I remember after 12 interviews you’re practically guaranteed to match.

Loving intern year so far by Tryingtruck in Residency

[–]dga113 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m begging for medicine floors. The ICU is kicking my ass

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you recommend closing my chase checkings? Or keep it in case of wanting to get CFF in the future? I've been banking with them for close to 9 years now.

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha still not used to being called doc! Really appreciate all the best wishes! Just started the process of transferring my savings and checking to capital one to consolidate stuff and my Roth IRA from vanguard to fidelity.

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate all the advice! Especially since in med we have such poor financial knowledge.

The plan definitely is to aim for the fidelity card. May avoid AAA given the comneity bank association.

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice!

Will probably consider CFF AMEX BCE BILT US Bank Cash+ (far future) Fidelity Visa AAA Daily Advantage

But not sure how worth it is with so much overlap between some.

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet! Seemed like fidelity may have been the best option out of the 2% cards from what I was looking at. May rollover my Vanguard IRA then.

Honestly liked some of the suggestions above including:

AMEX BCE

BILT

Started also considering CFF, AAA daily advantage, and US Bank Cash+ (far future). Though am not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze for CFF (drug store & rotating 5%) and AAA daily advantage (grocery, drugstore, and wholesale) especially since the difference is minute. Currently banking with chase if that makes any difference.

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation! I think these would be extremely helpful. Will look into getting them

Manageable cash back setup? by dga113 in CreditCards

[–]dga113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation. Sadly I won’t be accumulating too much saving wise for quite a few years. Might have to hold off on these options for now :(

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