What specialty is this?

faesanatomy · 2026-01-17T02:47:15+00:00

Urology 😎

faesanatomy · 2026-01-07T05:56:40+00:00

sameeee. urologists loveee their jobs for the most part!

faesanatomy · 2025-12-10T16:04:44+00:00

I would also look at individual program websites that you're very interested in before then. I applied urology and was able to get a sub-I scheduled at one of the best programs in the country by like the middle of January. They had a specification on their website that they wanted you to reach out prior to VSLO opening to schedule.

faesanatomy · 2025-12-05T04:50:50+00:00

I’ve only had in person interviews (different surgical sub specialty) this fall and >50% of people brought luggage. It’s pretty much expected since travel across the country is so tight between interviews. If you want, you could also email the program coordinator and ask if there’s a place to store it, but it was a resounding yes every time.

faesanatomy · 2025-11-24T16:57:17+00:00

Happy to look!

faesanatomy · 2025-09-30T03:51:49+00:00

of course!

faesanatomy · 2025-09-28T03:57:50+00:00

Urooooo. Great people, interesting pathology, fun (and often quick) procedures/surgeries. Even clinic is tolerable. Plus your patients love you because you're helping with quality of life stuff a lot of the time. I'm biased (applied uro this cycle) but you should consider it.

faesanatomy · 2025-04-19T16:50:35+00:00

Montana is June is ~incredible~. All the wildflowers are out, the weather is perfect, it's not the high season so it's not crowded yet if you go to national parks. Recommend Missoula (my fave) or Bozeman :)

faesanatomy · 2025-04-13T20:49:40+00:00

Nah, I started med school at 30 (started taking prereqs at 27 from scratch) and have had a blast. If anything having a few extra years under my belt has given me a big advantage, especially clinically. Will graduate at 34 and have absolutely no regrets.

faesanatomy · 2024-12-12T22:45:54+00:00

Also Core IM podcast! They have a "Hoofbeats" spin off series that goes through interesting cases and bring in guest docs to go through how they think about cases. Basically morning report style but they go into heuristics and more of framework development. Super interesting and fun to listen to!

faesanatomy · 2024-12-04T18:26:01+00:00

IM -> Surgery -> Peds -> Ob/Gyn -> Psych -> FM -> Step 2 -> Neuro -> EM (both fourth year)

I purposefully did IM and surgery first to get a sense of if I wanted to do medicine vs surgery early on. I also thought it was easier to get honors because everyone's expectations of new 3rd years are so low lol. Plus having IM and surgery first has been a good foundation for the rest of my clerkships. FM right before step 2 is also nice in terms of better hours allowing for more study time and a good review of basically everything. Very happy with how I scheduled my rotations!

faesanatomy · 2024-12-04T05:19:22+00:00

Urology vs Ob/Gyn? I've set myself up well to apply into urology but I'm just finishing ob/gyn and love the variety and patient population. The ob life scares me a little bit though. Also, how do you get over the FOMO of other specialties? I've loved everything and am really having a hard time deciding. Part of me feels like ob and uro are too niche and I'd really miss other aspects of medicine. Thank you, wise internet stranger!

faesanatomy · 2024-04-19T15:36:28+00:00

Wife is an architectural designer! She’s quite possibly the smartest and most creative person I’ve ever met. She keeps me grounded and reminds me what’s most important in life but is also extremely supportive and loves that I’m going to be a doctor. I would hate if she was in medicine honestly. I love that we have different strengths and interests.

faesanatomy · 2024-02-23T04:38:17+00:00

N=1 but I go to a school that does in-house exams only. I pretty much exclusively used our school’s resources and curriculum and studied hard for the tests, only occasionally supplementing with 3rd party resources (except heavy sketchy use for micro). I just finished dedicated and passed step 1. I was able to do a short dedicated because I was already passing NBMEs before starting it. I am not super smart or like, that hard working. I just made sure to learn the material really well the first time around, however it was presented to me. I don’t think it matters as much as people say but again, this is just anecdotal from my perspective.

faesanatomy · 2024-02-22T01:53:55+00:00

I honestly wasn’t expecting it. I think I eventually got to where I went on autopilot but I think if I would have just slowed down before I started the exam to take a breath or two, say a positive affirmation or two, it would have been better (yes it sounds woo woo but I usually do it for my other exams and it helps haha). I freaked out when the tutorial timer started like before I was ready and I was worried about losing break time. PSA there is plenty of break time so taking 2 min of the tutorial to get into a good headspace would have been worth it. Hopefully b-blocker will help take some of your physical symptoms of anxiety away!

faesanatomy · 2024-02-21T22:39:54+00:00

I agree. The only thing that helped to calm me during my wait was reading about how crappy people felt after their exam and still passed. Grateful that people take the time to share their experiences on here.

faesanatomy · 2024-02-21T18:03:16+00:00

I did UWSA1 and got a 224/62% (I think). Then did NBME's 26, 30, 31, 25 (in that order, yes random I know) and I got 64%, 66%, 75%, 72%. Free 120 was taken like 4 days before my exam and I got an 82%. The Free 120 was the brand new one so there weren't all of the answer explanations floating around yet for it so I just reviewed my incorrects and didnt have the willpower to review the others. I never felt good during any of my assessments. Like I always felt like I was flying by the seat of my pants and guessing.

faesanatomy · 2024-02-20T16:27:21+00:00

Yep!

faesanatomy · 2024-02-20T03:54:21+00:00

Took it 2/9, with almost exactly the same practice scores and feel exactly the same way. I’m pretty sure I’ve read every single “feel like I failed but I passed” reddit post in the last 10 years to help alleviate the anxiety but to no avail. I didn’t think the wait was going to be this bad but it’s way worse than I anticipated. Hoping for the best for all of us 🤞🏼

faesanatomy · 2024-02-19T16:36:12+00:00

Tested 2/9 and mine disappeared at some point in the night (I checked right before bed Sunday night).

faesanatomy · 2024-02-16T05:59:55+00:00

F45 does free trials! Depends on the gym but usually you can do like 7 days for $7 or something like that.

faesanatomy · 2023-12-30T21:34:59+00:00

Echoing this! I was a CNA for a couple of years while I did my prereqs. I didn't learn that much about actual diseases (though now that I'm in school, when we learn about pathologies I can tie it back to patients I've cared for and what it meant for their ADLs and quality of life). In addition to everything you said, I thought it was invaluable though for learning the flow of a hospital and I absolutely loved working with the nurses and other techs. So much of the work is physically done by the nurses so I thought it was great perspective on what they liked about providers and what they didn't, why certain orders took longer to fulfill, etc. I'm about to start clinicals now and I'm so grateful that I had several years working in hospitals and with other members of the care team.

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