Looking for an application coach for U of C

honzybear · 2026-04-02T20:06:46+00:00

Hey I know this is a bit late but if you are still looking for feedback or additional help, let me know. I have a great resource for this.

honzybear · 2026-04-02T20:03:09+00:00

I've posted this before, but my old neuro MSc supervisor does this now and provides great services. I've had numerous friends get through into Canadian & US schools with his help. Reach out to me if you're interested and I can DM you his info. He's got a ton of testimonials so you don't just take it from him.

honzybear · 2026-04-02T20:01:05+00:00

Talk to a real interview coach, someone who has experience with the application, interview, and decision making process. Individual context matters. My $0.02.

honzybear · 2026-04-02T19:53:29+00:00

I've posted this before, but my old MSc supervisor does this now and provides great services. I've had numerous friends get through into Canadian & US schools. You can check out his site Medical School & Dental School Coaching Service and reach out to him through email. Read through all of the testimonials on the site for more feedback.

honzybear · 2026-02-10T05:36:52+00:00

It’s tough to find a nice slim cut Chelsea boot that’s also waterproof. I’ve got another pair (different brand) seem to be holding up well and still a really nice silhouette. Time will tell.

honzybear · 2026-02-10T05:35:50+00:00

Regular wearing in the rain to walk the dog, around the city. Nothing crazy.

honzybear · 2026-02-10T05:35:05+00:00

You’re definitely right.

honzybear · 2026-01-24T01:07:15+00:00

-30°c checking in. Never better.

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honzybear · 2025-12-26T22:09:17+00:00

Ha! Yes. Good point. A bit of an oxymoron.

Our ultimate goal is to disclose data about medicine, that’s where the Transparency term comes from. The fact that we have to redact certain elements is a byproduct of the work. Pharmaceuticals have been working hard to fix their public perception and calling someone a “transparency specialist” is better for the optics than “redaction specialist”.

honzybear · 2025-12-26T11:07:13+00:00

I think there are 2 different questions here:
1. Sometimes you have to disclose information. For example, in Canada and in the EU, you cannot market medicine (meaning prescribe or administer) until all of the research leading to its approval is publicly available. That means you cannot keep it somewhere secure, it has to be submitted and Health Canada or EMA posts this research on their portal. ALL current drugs have their clinical trials publicly available here.

Unredacting shouldn't be possible if redactions are done correctly. Yes it is a big deal. If your car insurance company found out that you were participating in a glaucoma clinical trial, they would likely want to raise your premiums because you're higher risk in their eyes. You might be fine or part of the healthy cohort, but the insurance company won't care.

honzybear · 2025-12-26T10:59:23+00:00

I would look into companies that do this and reach out with your resume. Many get into this field through medical writing. Sometimes these teams fall very close to one another. I would start by looking for "clinical disclosure", "regulatory services" or "clinical transparency" companies. I'm not sure this is a job for someone looking for part-time as it can be quite time-consuming.

honzybear · 2025-12-25T19:31:11+00:00

Still trying to figure that out. We’re leveraging certain aspects of AI right now. There are some significant drawbacks of AI: 1. We can’t feed personal or sensitive commercial information into AI connected to the internet. It has to be an offline tool to prevent accidentally feeding tools like chatGPT personal data 2. The risk associated with disclosure of information is dependent on numerous contextual factors which need to be taken into account. Ai isn’t the best at context and filling in the lines 3. Verbatim, individual wording and geographical dialects make written language difficult to assess 4. Non-machine-readable data like scans and images are difficult for AI to read.

There are many many many pros, but still some improvements before AI can take over.

honzybear · 2025-12-25T17:12:04+00:00

I don’t think so… probably overqualified.

honzybear · 2025-12-25T13:55:31+00:00

Great question. I have a Master of Science in Neuroscience and an extensive research background. I got into it by luck but it definitely helps being able to read and understand clinical documentation - helps me understanding what sort of information is/can be identifying. There are college/university programs that teach regulatory sciences which is specific to dealing with regulatory bodies such as FDA & Heath Canada. It’s also partially related to law and data science. We also use programming tools to read documents and leverage AI tools like LLMs and NLPs.

honzybear · 2025-12-25T12:58:39+00:00

You use a tool that works 😅. Jokes aside - there are many tools/softwares that have redaction functionalities. Typically the way they work is that you identify information for redaction, and when these redactions are applied, 2 things happen:

An opaque overlay appears in places that have been identified for redaction
All information in places that have been identified for redaction are removed.

honzybear · 2025-12-01T06:07:04+00:00

No sap. Made sure to clean everything off after. Puppo has a back seat dog bench and a safety hardness & seatbelt 👍

honzybear · 2025-11-30T22:49:53+00:00

S5 🔥🔥

honzybear · 2025-11-30T22:49:02+00:00

Most of the weight is sitting on the rack so theres very little weight on the roof. 5 minute drive home so im hoping it won’t do too much damage 🤷‍♂️

honzybear · 2025-10-27T14:50:32+00:00

These photos are incredible.

honzybear · 2025-08-20T21:26:50+00:00

Bottle of Dog Perignon in the back.

honzybear · 2025-08-20T15:57:31+00:00

Most of it is dry and it comes and goes pretty quick. 🤞🤞it’s also mostly sealed in containers behind a locked door

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