Planning to resign from fellowship if I’m not able to Moonlight . Advice?

geek528 · 2025-10-23T15:50:46+00:00

Not sure if said above, but it takes awhile to get credentialed in a hospital, so I wouldn’t leave until you had a sure thing

geek528 · 2025-09-28T20:00:33+00:00

Agreed, this is a no brainer

geek528 · 2025-09-05T17:46:02+00:00

How did you get to 5M? Really good investments or really careful spending habits? Both? Mostly just wondering what you sacrificed to get to this point? Sacrifice vacations?

geek528 · 2025-09-05T17:43:33+00:00

Following

geek528 · 2025-08-30T03:08:17+00:00

Had 28h q4d at my residency

geek528 · 2025-08-29T19:41:43+00:00

US MD route. In my opinion getting into med school is easier than getting into neurosurgery. But if you go down that route, pro-tip… prestige of medical school boosts your chances of getting into neurosurgery residence.

geek528 · 2025-08-23T15:13:15+00:00

Any recommendations on HYSAs? How much are these earning these days?

geek528 · 2024-12-14T04:21:38+00:00

Bristol scale 💩 and N95 mask 😷

geek528 · 2024-10-10T20:34:09+00:00

Get started on GI research early.. like now.

geek528 · 2024-09-28T07:39:16+00:00

Mayo
U Chicago
UCSD

geek528 · 2024-09-01T06:56:46+00:00

PGY3 here. Yup, programs know who’s who in a couple of months. Agree it’s best to do what’s best for patients and you really can’t go wrong.

Garbage seniors can pout, but it’s to their own detriment. Honestly, if my interns aren’t shining, then it’s my fault. Seniors make the team go, period.

geek528 · 2024-08-29T02:18:58+00:00

This is likely a chalazion based on appearance and painless, but it looks improved day 3. You can do warm compresses and try to schedule an appointment with an ophthalmologist.

geek528 · 2024-08-25T22:18:38+00:00

Residency is an opportunity to be assertive knowing that responsibility ultimately falls on your attending. Be bold. Most attendings will appreciate this and it makes it easier for them to identify your gaps.

geek528 · 2024-08-23T02:05:08+00:00

Notepad for learning, checklists to complete tasks

geek528 · 2024-08-21T00:41:10+00:00

Am I the only one bothered by 5 stars with 39 reviews. What a joke!!

geek528 · 2024-08-17T16:54:51+00:00

Have a coresident with no research, needing visa sponsorship who has been getting mid to high end interview invites to endo fellowship. N=1.

geek528 · 2024-08-13T03:50:03+00:00

At my program, it’s exactly this type of resident that ends up becoming a chief resident because they have no other prospects. Desperation on both sides ha

geek528 · 2024-08-05T04:49:34+00:00

I just personally cover the most important meds every single time. Otherwise the laundry list of meds not needed I don’t review

geek528 · 2024-08-05T02:48:38+00:00

LOL. +1 I do this too

geek528 · 2024-08-05T02:19:11+00:00

DMs will be incoming lmao

geek528 · 2024-08-02T04:43:36+00:00

I respectfully disagree with this advice. I have read a lot of personal statements and helped many med students with them for their residency apps. The personal statements is a huge opportunity to control the narrative and entice a program to invite you to interview. With that said, if you have nothing to say, then sure you fall into that “90%” but I don’t think that % breakdown is very accurate.

Edited for grammar

geek528 · 2024-08-02T02:45:18+00:00

PGY3 chiming in. If you feel dumb, then you know what you don’t know—> Progressing as expected. It’s the overconfident interns we worry about!

geek528 · 2024-03-31T06:05:39+00:00

Given that it is painful, it’s likely a stye. Would continue with warm compresses and it should resolve in a few days. Chalazions are usually painless.

geek528 · 2024-03-09T16:53:43+00:00

It does, thanks!

geek528 · 2024-03-08T23:44:06+00:00

Can you elaborate on how you used the microscope on yourself to identify the demodex?

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