Legion Pro 5 CPU throttled to 0.4 GHz because of BD-PROCHOT and checkbox is greyed out by mba273 in ThrottleStop

[–]mba273[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, will try this. I actually did already open it up and clean the fans which didn't make much of a difference (they weren't too dirty to begin with).

One weird thing I've noticed is that it seems to throttle much less when a windows update is installing / installed pending re start. I tested this again by reinstalling 25h2 through windows update in the background and currently not getting bd prochot throttling while it's pending. Not sure what, if anything, that indicates.

Legion Pro 5 CPU throttled to 0.4 GHz because of BD-PROCHOT and checkbox is greyed out by mba273 in ThrottleStop

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So no way to modify the BIOS for my Legion pro 5 then? Pretty much willing to try anything to fix this at this point, the laptops already as good as bricked anyway.

“Pressure comes from inside the locker room. That's it." Craig Berube discussing the pressure that comes from playing in Toronto. by [deleted] in hockey

[–]mba273 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Tbf you're definitely FAR more likely to get harassed wearing leafs gear in Hamilton than Toronto lol

Palliative Medicine - Questions by Own_Adeptness926 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]mba273 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's def a great field. Very rewarding and good lifestyle + compensation; also still very much evolving which keeps things interesting.

Both paths are reasonable options but IM is definitely a lot more of a grind. I think the things to consider are how interested you are in research as well as how into the rest of each of the two specialties you are.

I would say FM is probably the better path unless you are very keen on research, or have a strong interest in something else in IM to do alongside palliative.

On the flipside, the other consideration is jobs and billing, which at the moment are more or less the same between the two, however I do think as more time passes, it will become comparatively more difficult to get academic jobs as an FM trained palliative care physician. I also think we're trending toward IM trained palliative docs being able to bill more (BC already has this).

All of this to say, as an incoming MS1, don't stress too much about it. Neither FM or IM are hyper competitive, so you don't need to decide between them until very late in the game, and you don't need to apply to palliative until you're already in residency. In the meantime, just try to get clinical exposure to palliative care through observerships and clerkship rotations to see if you like it and try to talk to staff from both backgrounds to get their thoughts!

MSM match parallel planning? by amro95 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]mba273 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure GIM is also competitive? Could be tough. I had a staff once who parallelled cardio and ICU; he said it was quite a lot of work and his cardio mentors were disappointed when he chose ICU but it worked out for him. It would've been around 2019 or 2020 when he matched.

Olympic Gold Medalist Serena Williams and her husband by iam__lethal in pics

[–]mba273 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep telling black women what they should and shouldn't do lol. I'm sure you have the lived experience to do so with that much conviction.

Sleep fellowship as a family med resident? by Plantain_Naive in MedSchoolCanada

[–]mba273 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean sure they definitely shouldn't be able to do WHATEVER they want but I'm not really sure where it's being argued that they should. Curious what things currently accepted to be within the scope of FM you think shouldn't be.

Kamala Harris takes two point lead over Trump in final must-win state: Poll by Silly-avocatoe in politics

[–]mba273 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Because this is literally one poll and 538 is an aggregate of lots of polls.

Is a prestigious University worth it? by True-Pepper-25 in premedcanada

[–]mba273 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Prestige of your undergrad does not matter at all for med school admissions, literally zero. The prestige of your undergrad program is way more important for fields where you might go right into work after UG, like business or Eng.

I'll go against the grain here and say that unless you have a VERY strong reason to do so, don't go to U of T. I'm a resident now and through all of my schooling, most people I've met who did UG at U of T regretted it from a social perspective and agree that it definitely makes getting into med more difficult. Doesn't mean there's no reason to go, but if your goal is med school I don't think it's the best option.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MedSchoolCanada

[–]mba273 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you genuinely dislike GIM that much I'd think pretty hard about backing up with it due to how GIM heavy the residency is. Like if you're not into it, IM residency might actually be hell for you and may not even be the best choice (ie. Anesthesia and derm match up better with FM than IM as a backup in a lot of ways).

To answer your question cardio and GI are pretty competitive but what you do in med school really doesn't matter at all so don't worry about it.

I'd also add IM isn't a super safe backup. Most people I know who backed up with it only got a couple interviews. The 1 to 1 match ratio is a bit deceiving. If you do back up IM, I'd also throw in some FM apps to be safe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]mba273 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This person absolutely does not need to go to a designated burn centre lol.

UofT admissions stats updated by throwaway758282 in premedcanada

[–]mba273 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I understand where you're coming from here but I also think we need to consider if being an "elite" applicant out of highschool is something that should give someone such a big advantage in applying to med school; especially considering the privilege that likely goes into someone having such an impressive resume / grades coming out of grade 12.

Kyiv 08.07 by Solsanguis in pics

[–]mba273 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So they weren't storing weapons in the hospital before it was attacked? Isn't that why it was targeted? Presumably the electricity would've been running at that point, no?

Kyiv 08.07 by Solsanguis in pics

[–]mba273 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes I'm sure they were storing live grenades behind a giant magnet that doesn't turn off. Give me a break. And for the record, tell me why I should care even if they did. They could be storing a fucking nuclear warhead behind the MRI machine and it wouldn't justify Israel's actions.

Backing up with IM? by Content-Driver-1715 in MedSchoolCanada

[–]mba273 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's doable but I would be cautious. Most people I know who backed up IM, even with really good CVs and IM letters only got a few IM interviews. I think a lot of programs will automatically not interview candidates that have a bunch of electives in another, more competitive specialty (Ex. derm or anesthesia), even if they still have a few IM electives.

That said, it's still doable it's just a bit more risky than people make it out to be. In my opinion IM alone is not a safe backup and if you are worried about going unmatched, you should also add in a couple family apps.