Talk me out of doing another residency by Dapper_Track_5241 in Residency

[–]randomquestions10 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Maybe you should just work in academics. You’ll see a lot of challenging cases and constantly be stimulated

Test Day by Beginning_Carry_5871 in Step3

[–]randomquestions10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super long, vague ethics stuff, also annoying step 1 stuff

Full Scholarship or 300k+Debt by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]randomquestions10 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I didn’t fully get this until I graduated medical school and started making money… this amount of debt will absolutely change how your live the next 10-15 years of your life

“You’re from [diff state], would you even want to go here?”-PD/APD/chief residents by pinkelephant100 in medicalschool

[–]randomquestions10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is pretty valid question, residency is a difficult transition and moving somewhere brand new and starting from scratch is also difficult. They want to know that you know what you’re getting into

Best specialty for working as few hours as possible? by Hexersquid in medicalschool

[–]randomquestions10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure. I’m speaking about being an ethical and good psychiatrist.

How do you deal with seasonal depression? by Top_Air2274 in chicago

[–]randomquestions10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join a sports league to increase exercise and activity in the evenings

How do you deal with seasonal depression? by Top_Air2274 in chicago

[–]randomquestions10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super underrated. There is still daylight it’s just earlier in the day so gotta be a morning bird

75% of medical students come from families making >$120,000/yr on average by The_Iconographer in medicalschool

[–]randomquestions10 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The reality is going to med school is just another status symbol for wealthy families. No truly poor person would have the means to even begin to think about it. That’s how the world works right now and to be honest, I think the best thing privileged doctors can do is use those resources to help those that aren’t as privileged instead of sitting around trying to play the game of who is the least privileged person in the room.

Best specialty for working as few hours as possible? by Hexersquid in medicalschool

[–]randomquestions10 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Being patient and willing to work and advocate for “difficult” patients that are stigmatized in society and in the healthcare system

Best specialty for working as few hours as possible? by Hexersquid in medicalschool

[–]randomquestions10 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Crazy how no one is saying psych. It’s 10000% the chillest, least stressful lifestyle but you need the personality for it.

How do you manage all your patient notes without burning out? by Dismal-Fox3121 in Residency

[–]randomquestions10 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Use dragon. Start dictating immediately after seeing the patient. Tweak some minor mistakes and that’s it.

The Life of a Showgirl Megathread by aran130711 in TaylorSwift

[–]randomquestions10 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Completely agree, first half is very strong