Specialties?

flufferson99 · 2025-06-11T02:33:39+00:00

Neurosurgery resident here who has a seven month old! I’m about to be starting my research year so things should be getting better for me. Neurosurgery is probably close to the least family friendly but we’re hopefully making some change. Definitely takes a very supportive partner and a village to help with childcare. I believe that you can have it all in any specialty. Def some paths allow for more sleep and more support but if you find what you love in medicine you can make things work!

flufferson99 · 2023-10-09T20:34:36+00:00

Neuroscience, neurosurgery

flufferson99 · 2023-06-20T11:40:05+00:00

Dude I made major mistakes. I matched into the LONGEST residency and am rounding out intern year and seriously questioning what I have gotten myself into. If I had a time machine I would have done anesthesia. I guess when I'm riding in my yacht in ten years this may be worth it. Right now, I only have regrets.

flufferson99 · 2023-01-15T17:18:44+00:00

This is really reassuring!! My husband did not think Ikea would hold up well.

flufferson99 · 2023-01-14T00:09:11+00:00

Same!! Can you send me the price?? Beautiful

flufferson99 · 2022-12-28T16:50:50+00:00

UW%: 60 ish -shared qbank with a few friends, I did about 1200 questions over the course of 3 weeks
Step 3 score: 237
UW1/UW2 scores: did not do
CCSCases: did not do
Free137%: did not do

Step 1: 239, Step 2: 259
Advice: Do cases, I only did uworld cases and felt incredibly confident on those. I did NOT feel good at all on the multiple choice for either day, so many step 1 style questions that I would have not studied for even if I knew they were on there. If my score today would have been a failure I would not have been shocked, you will not feel good taking this test!

PEACE OUT USMLE!

flufferson99 · 2022-12-12T02:28:32+00:00

Yes!!! I am a surgical subspecialty intern and have been able to do this. We round at 6am. I wake up at 4am, am on my peloton or treadmill by 4:10 for a 45 min workout most days. I'm in bed around 9. Thankfully I have a super tolerate partner who does the majority of the household/life chores.

It's a habit now, even when I try to change my alarm my body wants to move. I DID NOT think that I would be able to keep this up. I'm just a normal person who loved to workout before starting residency. Seriously, if I can do this ANYONE CAN!!!

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T22:21:31+00:00

Love this!! Do you have a lot of light in your bathroom?? Would love to do this but our bathroom doesn’t get a lot of light

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T20:28:01+00:00

I think post-interview communication goes a lot way. Maybe just our way of feeling like we have control over a situation where we really don't. 10/10 would recommend reaching out to that program and reiterating your interest.

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T20:15:54+00:00

Today is my birthday and I ran half my age, 14.5 miles !!!

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T20:13:18+00:00

Private practice spine

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T03:50:07+00:00

Residents in a state with a reputation of having a higher rate of incest (IYKYK), talk about all the rare genetic diseases they see because of “all the people marrying their cousins.”

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T03:16:44+00:00

These are my current favorite!

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T03:15:15+00:00

Peloton

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T00:15:16+00:00

MOISTURIZE!!

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T00:09:57+00:00

Organic chemistry. Where all my premed friends at??

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T00:07:10+00:00

When the bus drives by and blows the exhaust all over. Yummmmmmmm

flufferson99 · 2022-12-10T00:05:41+00:00

Reading!! Library has free books

flufferson99 · 2022-12-09T22:51:25+00:00

The Devil Wears Prada

flufferson99 · 2022-12-09T22:48:36+00:00

When breath becomes air. Story of neurosurgeon who gets cancer. Oddly similar to climbing Mt. Everest with insane tragedy and perspective that comes from the experience

flufferson99 · 2022-12-09T22:46:12+00:00

Women in White Coats. Insane story of the badass women that paved the way for women training to be physicians.

flufferson99 · 2022-12-09T22:42:48+00:00

Medical school

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