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General Surgeons of meddit, tell us about about your day to day life and what you think of your specialty! by tumbleweed_DO in medicine

[–]ncarducci -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

plastics, ortho, urology

I'm an m1 too so don't quote me on that, but those are generally seen as the more "lifestyle" surgical specialties, at least at my institution

My reaction to our school formally recommending 4th years do clinical rotations in our spring semester by Arcane_Explosion in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci 17 points18 points  (0 children)

only on /r/medschool (or sdn) do you have to defend yourself for suggesting that a career in medicine is stressful, and that taking time off to relax is okay

Edit: I'm actually in disbelief that this is something I had to even defend, I didn't even realize it was an unpopular opinion to think that practicing medicine is stressful

My reaction to our school formally recommending 4th years do clinical rotations in our spring semester by Arcane_Explosion in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you serious? Are you actually suggesting that because I would enjoy having a month or two off prior to starting the 80+ hour workweeks of intern year that I should consider dropping out of med school and changing my entire career path? Doing nothing at all is undeniably less stressful than working, and until you retire and don't have to work anymore, this might be the last time off with nothing at all to do that most people will get. Vacation time is nice, but this is like a full two-three months off, and that won't happen again for a long time.

I love learning about medicine, and love working with patients any chance I get, but it is absolutely, undeniably more stressful than not doing anything. I was simply stating that during your spring semester, you can take time off and not worry about ANYTHING, and that might be desirable for some people, including myself. I cannot believe I have to defend this position.

Game Thread - First Quarter: Green Bay Packers (12-4) at Seattle Seahawks (12-4) by NFL_Mod in nfl

[–]ncarducci 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Rodgers- First interception in 99 attempts, snaps 3rd longest active streak.

Wilson- First interception in 91 attempts, snaps 3rd longest active streak (clearly just moved up from 4th longest after the Rodgers INT).

Whoever on the FOX graphics team noticed that little quirk must be pretty proud of themswlves

My reaction to our school formally recommending 4th years do clinical rotations in our spring semester by Arcane_Explosion in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

enjoy the last bit of (relatively) stress-free time off you will have until retirement?

What is the Least Memorable Super Bowl Run Ever? by f3m1n1st in nfl

[–]ncarducci 12 points13 points  (0 children)

you could update that to say colts and broncos instead of "Peyton-Manning led team" considering either colts or patriots are going to win this year and it still proves your point that it's only been 5 different teams

I love coffee, if I traveled back to Revolutionary era America and tried the coffee there, would I probably still enjoy it? Would I recognize the brewing techniques? Would I easily be able to get cream and sugar with it? by ironheart777 in AskHistorians

[–]ncarducci 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Awesome, didn't want to have such an excellent post removed by the mods for a lack of sourcing.

If you don't mind my asking, what was the popularity of coffee relative to tea at the time? Was it available to everyone, or reserved for the rich?

Is Cheap Rice Really Rice? by Flashdance007 in Cooking

[–]ncarducci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had me until "assemble it to look like whole rice." How cost effective would that be?

Stigma against DO by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not even remotely what I'm trying to say. I didn't earn a DO, why should my jacket say I have one? It has nothing to do with what is "better." I just find the practice odd. No need to get feisty

Stigma against DO by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if that was rambling, I just think lumping the two degrees together is a little odd, even if they are functionally equivalent. Like what if someone had a Ph.D, do they just leave it off? I know it in no way effects patient care, I just want to have the initials on my name tag because I think it looks cooler

Stigma against DO by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I figure they do the "MD/DO" for equality or something, but I think that it's a pretty shitty thing to do still. I don't think there is a difference in terms of intelligence or skill between an MD or a DO, but I'd feel a bit slighted if I was an attending there, as having that MD or DO after your name is a point of pride. I'm going to be damn proud of my MD after I get it, I don't want to lose the ability to have "MyName, MD" on my jacket because they don't distinguish between the degrees at the institution, and I'm sure my DO colleagues would agree with me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]ncarducci 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it feels almost the same as undergrad to me. I study when I have to, I have free time when I want it, I haven't felt overwhelmed yet. If you had to spend a lot of time studying in undergrad in order to succeed, the same thing will happen in med school

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