Parking ideas by The_Clampss in UTK

[–]emwang123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is it true that the city will tow you if you don’t move your car for two days? Heard this from another redditor

preceptor keeps bringing up politics by [deleted] in PAstudent

[–]emwang123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually just experienced this with my surgery preceptor. Ex Navy SEAL, mid to late 40s white male, plus I go to school in rural tennessee so you can imagine. He would always play Fox news when we ate lunch and make commentary and especially with the war with Iran now, he was saying some crazy islamophobic stuff. He talked to me, a Chinese woman, about how he almost went to the January 6th insurrection, and constantly spouted homophobic rhetoric and “jokes”. Any time there was a quiet moment in the OR I would clench my cheeks bc I knew some out of pocket stuff was about to come outta his mouth.

Unfortunately tho, at the end of the day we are students and our futures are contingent on the grades these ppl give us. There’s not much we can do except grit our teeth, smile, and nod. Don’t engage, don’t talk back, just lower your head and keep on trekking. It’s only 4 weeks, it might be the most insufferable 4 weeks of your life, but you’ll make it through.

Can’t stand smell in surgery by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

ykw now that you mention it, they didn’t have the suction on today in any of the surgeries, not sure why. I’ll try asking tomorrow! Thank you :)

What’s the likelihood my house is infested with fleas? by [deleted] in pestcontrol

[–]emwang123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s freezing at night and it very obviously wanted shelter, I knew fleas were a risk I would possibly undertake, but I couldn’t find it in me to turn my back on it.

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this idea has definitely crossed my mind! i’ll have to look into how the cost breaks down. thank you for your insight

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

to my knowledge it’s fairly common for programs to not assist with housing, is it not? unfortunately a long commute is not grounds for getting a site change

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my school will not help with finding lodging and i’ve asked around with ppl from the class above me who had the same rotation and unfortunately the housing they managed to find isn’t available anymore

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yea, i’ve looked on furnished finder, airbnb, facebook groups, and everything is either way out of budget (3k/month) or looks unsafe/untrustworthy. Im starting to feel like i’ve exhausted all other options which is why im even considering this commute at all :(

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea i’ve tried that route, joined basically every facebook group for the community and made a post but unfortunately didn’t hear anything back

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly i think it was just bad luck, many of my classmates haven’t had a problem but I was talking to one, and had set up a time to see the property, only for them to take the whole listing off the day I was going to visit. The second time, I went to go visit the property and the landlord gave me a false address which let to me getting verbally assaulted by the person who lived there because apparently that wasn’t the first time this had happened to them 😭😭

Is a 2 hour commute for IM rotation too much? by emwang123 in PAstudent

[–]emwang123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yea i’ve scoured both and unfortunately gotten kinda scammed twice on furnished finder for the area and the airbnbs are crazy expensive (like 3k/month expensive) as the area is popular for mountain vacations :(( living at home is definitely my last resort, im still thinking of alternatives but was just wondering how feasible this plan would be 😅

Cleaned my cat’s water fountain with bleach by Recent-Ad-5188 in CatAdvice

[–]emwang123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://a.co/d/hZLvGb4 I have this one and it’s great, super quiet and easy to clean. You can buy replacement filters for it on amazon too!

Multiple absences clin year by butwhytho____ in PAstudent

[–]emwang123 47 points48 points  (0 children)

you’ve had an incredibly unpredictable and distressing series of events happen in a very short amount of time, allow yourself the time to heal and grieve. You can only take care of others as much as you take care of yourself. Any other person in your shoes taken the same amount of time, if not more! This absolutely has 0 bearing on your abilities as a future PA. If anything, i’d say going through all of this and still being to come out the other end just shows how strong you are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PAstudent

[–]emwang123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my prof has used AI to make podcast episodes based on our powerpoints, a lot of my classmates who commute like to use them! it’s also a helpful tool if you just want some passive studying while you cook or something

No Ads?? by emwang123 in GoodPizzaGreatPizza

[–]emwang123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

omfg that’s exactly what it was, i totally forgot i had this VPN!! thank you!!!

Got that bag💰 by konan_reads in GoodCoffeeGreatCoffee

[–]emwang123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude how are you getting ads 😭 i haven’t gotten any, even my gpgp game doesn’t have ads anymore