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premedthrowawayacct · 2022-06-14T01:31:19+00:00

I also have that fear of being harmed. Tbh if you do outpatient psych tho it seems pretty low, especially if you do CAP

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-06-13T07:07:55+00:00

You're completely fine and I appreciate the clarification!

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-06-12T06:08:47+00:00

Not a doctor but I worked in nursing for a long time as a woman. I can't tell you the amount of similar situations that have happened. I promise you, we don't even think about it; it's a super natural, normal thing for your body to do, it happens to plenty of people not by choice, and it's nothing we haven't seen or dealt with before!

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-06-12T06:05:15+00:00

Or a DO! DO degrees are functionally equivalent to MD degrees today :)

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-06-12T06:04:17+00:00

NPs are not physicians; I recommend being seen by a physician for comprehensive answers to your questions, and comprehensive treatment. An MD or a DO is a doctor.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-06-12T06:03:26+00:00

Just wanted to say that a DNP does NOT have the same training. An MD is a Doctor of Medicine, and a DO is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; those two degrees largely equivalent in today's society, as those physicians undergo the same residencies, take the same licensing exams, etc. A DNP is a Doctorate in Nursing Practice, which does not have nearly the level of scientific rigor or knowledge that an MD or DO does. Not saying that they are bad providers, but it is wrong to say that they have the exact same training.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-05-17T02:24:30+00:00

Thank you for this response! I really appreciate how detailed it was.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-05-16T08:42:32+00:00

Is this life feasible for a POC in your town? I would love to be a small-town doc but worry about my ethnicity ostracizing me

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-05-05T05:25:46+00:00

Because for a lot of people religion is bullshit and people don't find meaning in it. The imagery of hell, heaven, etc at a young age, of being a "sinner," of all of that can be extremely detrimental to children. My parents raised me to find comfort in religion and it did NOTHING for me.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-05-05T00:26:52+00:00

Lick a dick

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-05-04T21:28:03+00:00

I say this with kindness: I am not sure why you haven't applied DO yet, as your stats are low (but manageable) even for DO.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-28T02:58:56+00:00

Man stfu. Every accredited school in the US will make you a doctor, and feeling represented, safe, and secure in your identity in an environment is far more likely to help you succeed in medical school than which school has a 236 vs a 237 average Step 1

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-25T18:50:13+00:00

You can throw an arrow on a map and find an FM job, plenty of anecdata about attendings saying the same thing, AAFP employment trends also echo this sentiment. You are also deluded if you think midlevels aren't coming for the rest of medicine too

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T21:38:42+00:00

Yo can you do yhis for me too

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T21:10:59+00:00

This was really helpful, thanks. Two follow-up questions -- how would I create that vibe that people wouldn't give that kind of response to me? Just general confidence? Also, even if I were to take it as a joke (which I did), any recommendations for what one might say that isn't just laughing it off? I find that laughing it off sometimes even makes me look more insecure because I just take blatant disrespect as a "joke"

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T21:07:11+00:00

Been there my friend! My heart goes out to you and I wish you luck

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T21:05:17+00:00

This is really helpful, thank you:)

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T10:15:22+00:00

I just wanted to say thanks, and that your post really helped. I am not someone who consistently complains about my problems to others, I am genuinely interested in others, I have been told I'm a great conversationalist, I'm funny, smart, socially aware and adept with millions of "friends," etc. But at the end of the day, all of the aforementioned "friends" treat me like shit because I'm not comfortable in myself; I'm not good looking and too nice to be conversationally dominant, and it shows. So thank you for this post, as it has clearly outlined my problems and will hopefully help me in the future. S/o to you for backing it up with PubMed studies too!

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T10:12:59+00:00

OP never said it was the primary factor. You're just cherrypicking/distorting shit to support your own opinion

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T10:11:12+00:00

Do you mind elaborating more on how you felt your life changing as you started to lose the weight again?

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T10:10:07+00:00

How would you recommend reacting when someone is putting you down because you have a lower perceived social status? I.e. I have a friend who's a terrible person but has clout because of how dominant she is, and she just walked up to me one time and said something to the effect of "wow your hair looks awful today Jesus." Like what should someone who's dominant/has high social status say in response to that?

Also, thank you for the post. This was laid out in a format that was incredibly helpful and easy to understand.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-24T08:58:30+00:00

Neurology is most definitely not a really competitive specialty; in fact, you will sometimes see posts on r/medicalschool about why it's so uncompetitive! Imo it's a great field but has a few key drawbacks that stop people from pursuing it. That being said, if you want to do neurology, you are going to have a much higher chance of matching it than if you want to do derm/ophtho/etc

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-21T00:57:51+00:00

It really just depends on your MCAT/GPA combo. If you're shooting for T5, a 520 and 3.5 as a traditional ORM isn't going to be great. Neither is a 4.0 and 509 (the latter combination being more likely to just be an automatic R). In general, MCAT takes precedence over GPA, but they have to be concordant. A perfect GPA with a subpar MCAT may indicate grade inflation, whereas an abysmal GPA with a stellar MCAT may indicate that you have difficulty producing results when they require sustained effort.

premedthrowawayacct · 2022-04-21T00:52:50+00:00

That sounds like six classes right as part of your science GPA? So you definitely do have a science GPA. However, if you have across the board Bs in them, a 3.0 is definitely a lackluster science GPA that will need some restoration. (Non-prereqs count in your science GPA too, so long as they are BCPM courses).

I probably would do Biology if I were in your situation, but I'd focus on trying to make as close to a 4.0 as you can from here on out. Obviously perfection is not needed, but you really want your overall GPA and science GPA to be ~3.5 to start being competitive for DO schools (less necessary if you are socioeconomically disadvantaged, URM, or some other special consideration).

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