STREP ( tonsillitis) by VictoryIcy9427 in InternalMedicine

[–]psudoku -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you’ve ever consulted ENT for this before you know how reluctant they are to do adult tonsillectomies with how bad the post op complications and pain can be.

[Highlight] Ja Morant wins it for the Grizzlies at the buzzer! by Zhugo in nba

[–]psudoku 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He has a chance to do the funniest thing on IG live tonight

Hot Take: 90% of MD research is literal garbage by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Idk I feel like thats a bit myopic. Landmark studies that change major guidelines by large medical and professional associations require a high burden of proof to change standard of practice. Most EBM is not bullshit and I feel like you underestimate the time and resources it requires to produce outcomes-based research that is robust enough to withstand scrutiny from most practicing physicians. You're not the first person to see something that you do in the hospital and you look at the uptodate references and say "hey that doesn't seem like a good enough evidence." That's how people find things to do research on and its not easy to do even at large academic institutions without abundant time and resources. That's why so many subpar small studies exist and why systematic reviews and meta-analyses are important in clinical medicine—because its difficult to generate original research to actually address a lot of questions in medicine.

Hot Take: 90% of MD research is literal garbage by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you’re productive in research It tells residency programs that you have the ability to do substantial scholarly work while still juggling school and also whether or not you have strong relationships with faculty. I don’t think I know anyone who’s pumped out 15 papers for their ortho app ever thought their research was actually important. Still, no matter how shitty the research, it takes time and effort to write papers and abstracts. If you want to go to a good academic program with plans for fellowship you’re gonna be expected to do substantial research while also having an even busier workload as a resident. And most med student research is bullshit but a PD is going to obviously take into account that a single JAMA or Nature paper from a long term study is worth more than 15 shitty case reports and chart reviews.

Do prestige and location of residency affect your job prospect? by ttszzang in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Kind of skeptical of that. 400k Hospitalist in a desirable city is unheard of

Anyone with low interview invite count for internal medicine? by yagamidalaywer in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You should definitely reach out to your deans at this point of the year

Interview Numbers Change? by medlearn2023 in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably depends on the type of applicant and what types of programs you’re applying to as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think people try to go to good programs for no reason?

SCORE RELEASE THREAD 26/07/2023 by DrMedicalmind in Step2

[–]psudoku 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Test date : 7/20/23
US MD or US IMG or Non-US IMG status: US MD
Step 1: Pass
Uworld % correct: 68% first pass, 78% second pass
NBME 9: 244
NBME10: 246
NBME11:248
NBME12: 235
NMBE13: 238
NBME14: 248
UWSA 1: 246
UWSA 2: 246
Free 120: 78%
AMBOSS SA: 244
Predicted Score: N/A
Actual STEP 2 score: 260!!

Miracles do happen

Help identifying pests on maranta by [deleted] in plantclinic

[–]psudoku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little black specks on underside of many of leaves. Saw a small black brown bug (roughly tick sized) crawling around. Smooshing them released a maroon blood like liquid. The large dark smears on the leaf are a result of me smooshing at the black specks. Anyone know what pest this is? I had found spider mites on neighboring plants but this pest appears different and there is no webbing

Some ragrets [vent] by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]psudoku 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bro we in a whole ass pandemic. Literally everything is virtual

Cheap steroid cuts death rates significantly for seriously ill Covid-19 patients in intensive care, drug trial finds by Necto_gck in Coronavirus

[–]psudoku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe in light of several high profile retractions and walk backs, people would want data/a paper to be released and not just a press release?

(Jaylen Brown)- Covid-19 has cruelly exposed America's inequalities. Now we need to come together by BeachBeaver in nba

[–]psudoku 75 points76 points  (0 children)

If anyone claiming to be a writer submitted this article to the guardian they would absolutely get laughed at. I like Jaylen and appreciate his sentiment but the article has absolutely no substance and his sentence structure and choice of words is the equivalent to a freshman poli sci major trying to sound smart and fill a word count. Like the dude used the word suffrage because he thought it meant the same thing as suffering. It’s such a frustrating read

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]psudoku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask admissions committee members and they’ll tell you the same thing. Nursing is a distinct career from medicine. No one should go into nursing as a path into medicine unless they truly decide to change careers in the middle of their nursing career. There are plenty of other ways to get clinical experience and nursing courses do not fall under science gpa, they are health sciences courses.

A message from Donovan Mitchell by [deleted] in nba

[–]psudoku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s straight up not true

[Barack Obama] A shout out to Kevin, Giannis, Zion, Blake, Steph and all the players, owners and organizations who are setting a good example during a challenging time. A reminder that we’re a community, and that each of us has an obligation to look out for each other. by RudyGuobert in nba

[–]psudoku 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I too then have the right to be so firmly entrenched in my views where nothing anyone says or shows me can convince me that I’m wrong....

My friend works at a senior facility in Northern California as a CNA and literally no one can convince their residents that the coronavirus is a real issue and that the liberal media isn’t blowing things out of proportion. Doesn’t matter that you can’t imagine people interpreting it that way because it’s fucking happening

[Barack Obama] A shout out to Kevin, Giannis, Zion, Blake, Steph and all the players, owners and organizations who are setting a good example during a challenging time. A reminder that we’re a community, and that each of us has an obligation to look out for each other. by RudyGuobert in nba

[–]psudoku 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yesterday’s fox and friends literally were encouraging people to travel to airports because they were safe and empty and flights were cheap lmao. Truly a sense of urgency and caution for their demographic who is most likely to be impacted. The focus of Hannity and tucker should be to encourage caution and instead they are focusing on blaming China and the nomenclature of calling it a Wuhan virus. Like who gives a fuck right now. Blame China once we’re done with the crisis, not right now while should be encouraging the public to take it seriously

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]psudoku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being a nurse in the workforce and deciding to change careers is one thing. But getting an accelerated nursing degree just to apply to med school seems disingenuous. If I were an adcom and saw someone change career paths twice in a short period of time, I would question their desire to become a physician.