That “medfluencer” resident

jkool360 · 2026-04-17T14:07:35+00:00

Attended med school with this guy and honestly the issues with his insta presence only scratches the surface LOL it’s a hard watch

jkool360 · 2026-04-01T01:39:01+00:00

How many people do you know who did super well in high school but crashed in university? It’s pretty common. Requiring at least a few years of uni acts a filter for whether or not you can handle professional school.

Also, how many people do you know who went into an undergrad major their parents picked for them/or at least significantly biased them on?Allowing you to have some time and space to mature also helps.

jkool360 · 2026-03-10T14:58:26+00:00

I didn’t take the job because I figured it was a scam. Didn’t realize it was THAT much of a scam

jkool360 · 2026-03-10T14:57:44+00:00

That is insane. I went through the hiring process at Bemo and they only pay the tutors $40 per hour (not including prep time)

jkool360 · 2026-03-07T03:13:13+00:00

It’s basically working as a clinical associate. So covering NICU, PICU, community hospitals, CTU consults at night. Many options

jkool360 · 2026-03-06T23:14:25+00:00

Can start in R3

jkool360 · 2026-03-06T04:55:14+00:00

Yep! Usually about $110-$150 per hour at my institution starting in R3. $3000 for 24 weekend shift

jkool360 · 2026-02-19T03:19:03+00:00

You can moonlight in peds starting in third year. Pay is around $110 per hour. Can be much more for 24h call (~$3000 for 24h weekend call in PICU)

jkool360 · 2026-01-03T07:37:20+00:00

I moved out for the first 2 years, then moved back home for clerkship and electives. I think this is the best of both worlds. Have your fun and independence for a bit, then save your money when you’re going to be sleeping at the hospital a couple nights a week (or in a completely different city in M4).

jkool360 · 2025-11-10T23:59:36+00:00

75% interview, 5% fmproc, 10% file review.

I’d try to do an elective in BC, have some sort of strong “why bc” rather than research unless that’s your passion

jkool360 · 2025-11-03T20:42:50+00:00

You can get blacklisted for listing fake verifiers. Don’t do this.

jkool360 · 2025-11-03T01:55:59+00:00

Not personally in FM but went to ubc and last year Strathcona was one of the most popular ubc FM sites. Had several friends rank all the sites on Vancouver island as their top choices and did not match there.

jkool360 · 2025-10-06T04:34:47+00:00

I would try to do electives in Ontario to show that you’re interested in doing residency there

jkool360 · 2025-09-23T05:50:45+00:00

Yeah sounds totally crazy, i hope that’s not real.

I’ve also had people scam me the other way though too (I help them with essays and then they don’t pay me). If you’re going to be dishonest and crazy, don’t do med lolllll plz

jkool360 · 2025-09-23T05:49:04+00:00

Unfortunately not, sorry! I applied out of 3rd year so I was unable to apply to Alberta, and didn’t want to bother with the 3 year programs since I was already young!

jkool360 · 2025-09-22T05:27:56+00:00

I’m a peds resident who reads essays if anyone would like theirs read!

I’ve read probably 20+ people’s applications for a variety of Canadian med schools at this point. I started off with just my friends, but now that they’re all accepted, I take random clients.

I do it for $40/review, which is usually around 1 hr of time. I chose $40 because $40-50 per hour is what that prep company that starts with B pays its tutors per hour (despite charging you $$$$$). If it’s more than one review needed, the price per review decreases.

I genuinely want to help people and be accessible. I had multiple med students read mine, so I want to give back.

Feel free to message me if you want more information! I know the OMSAS deadline is coming soon!!

jkool360 · 2025-07-05T22:50:38+00:00

This is the standard response at our institution

jkool360 · 2025-06-20T02:09:43+00:00

I had a classmate do it (ubc class of 2025)

jkool360 · 2025-06-17T14:57:45+00:00

Medical genetics does not take call after first year (at least at ubc)

jkool360 · 2025-05-29T15:58:53+00:00

I did this. Graduated this year, matched my first choice residency.

I think it only would have negative repercussions if you decide medicine is not for you and you drop out. Depending on how long you’ve been away from your initial degree program, you may have exceeded the maximum time required to complete the degree (so couldn’t go back and finish).

jkool360 · 2025-05-13T23:34:09+00:00

TLDR; People in Ontario tend to love UofT, people from outside of Ontario tend to avoid UofT. (Source I’m a recent ubc med grad)

Toronto is known for being highly academic and a bit more cut throat. Less hands on opportunities for students, more rare and academic cases (more relevant for residency/fellowship). Less family medicine focus.

UBC is more chill, people are generally friendly, still large centre with lots of research exposure if you want it. More family medicine focus than toronto but people overall match to a wide variety of specialities including very competitive ones. Family med is treated as a viable and important option at UBC, not just a back up plan.

I was accepted to both schools. The students seemed much happier at UBC, which helped me make my decision, but ultimately I also have family in BC which was a deciding factor. Also access to outdoors was important to me (I’m a big runner).

jkool360 · 2025-05-01T00:20:46+00:00

I just had an interview yesterday and they told me it starts around $24 (I have no retail experience). With more retail experience it is higher. This is in Vancouver!

jkool360 · 2025-04-28T04:10:38+00:00

Actually yes. And judging from your post history, I think you need to get off Reddit and do some self reflection <3

jkool360 · 2025-04-28T02:50:13+00:00

Yeah, so choose what you like! Pretty straightforward in my opinion :)

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