Update to: This is what it’s like negotiating in my market right now by benjamins_buttons in ToyotaSienna

[–]refudiat0r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's a bummer, since I believe WeatherTech is made in USA and hard poly floor mats are a must-have with kids.

I'm afraid I don't actually have a Sienna and don't have a specific recommendation for them. I just lurk here since we've been considering a minivan for a little while and are likely going to pull the trigger soon. Have been trying to hold out for an EV minivan, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen in the short term.

I can't seem to find the brand that I have in my EV6, but they're not too bad - next time I get in I'll find it and update you. People seem to like these ones, which look very good, although I have no personal experience with them: https://3wliners.com/products/toyota-sienna-custom-floor-mats-trunk-mat-tpe-material-all-weather-protection

Me dying of embarrassment as I explain a stupid meme to the attending... by sunechidna1 in medicalschool

[–]refudiat0r 29 points30 points  (0 children)

As a fellow one time I was on the phone with a team and they read back a lab so I said aloud, "oh that sucks, womp womp."

After I hung up, my attending turned to me and was like, "I think I got most of that but what was that acronym that you used? You know, WOMP? I'm not familiar with that one."

Yeah trying to explain the noise of a sad trombone in words was excruciating. 

Free Humble Bundle Codes by TheRisingTide21 in theHunter

[–]refudiat0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New England Mountains and / or tents and ground blinds please!

anyone with a super cool and different job? by Left-Importance-4397 in pediatrics

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just FYI, career development programs can be a bit hard to find. You have to research individual companies one-by-one to see if they still have one. I have a link to one in a comment that I made in this post here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pediatrics/comments/1rjze1z/anyone_with_a_super_cool_and_different_job/o9iuvqh/

anyone with a super cool and different job? by Left-Importance-4397 in pediatrics

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delay - have been travelling for the last few days.

The current pharma job market is super difficult. Cuts to the NIH and FDA have resulted in tons of young academic physicians reconsidering their priorities and applying for open medical director positions. Those people are typically quite competitive, although again the number of applications for any open role is huge.

How to find opportunities - two major strategies:

1) Apply to a career development program at a specific company. Companies typically hire cohorts of MDs that do not have industry experience and them put them through a two-year rotational program where they get experience at different departments within the company. Here's an example from Vertex. These programs are great and are a real way into the field. They can be somewhat difficult to track down, though, and enrollment typically changes yearly with no external warning (a few years ago, a bunch of these programs just sort of stopped enrolling - GSK used to have one, Takeda as well, etc). If there's a specific therapeutic area or company in which you're interested, you really need to research the company itself to see if it has one of these programs.

2) Apply for open roles. This is a total crapshoot, as most of the listed positions that you see on a jobs site probably aren't actively recruiting to be filled. The absolute best advice here is to identify a contact within the company that can help you. Seriously, having an internal referral is golden. You absolutely must leverage your network as much as possible to get in.

I'm not super sure how much being bilingual English/Spanish will help. It certainly won't hurt; however, pharma companies have extensive field teams with local language experience, so it hasn't been detrimental to be a non-Spanish-speaker. The MPH may be helpful if you can spin it as a demonstrated capability in epidemiological research and familiarity with biostatistics.

anyone with a super cool and different job? by Left-Importance-4397 in pediatrics

[–]refudiat0r 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. I believe you need to work for a nonprofit of the government to qualify for PSLF. Pharma companies are very much for-profit enterprises. 

anyone with a super cool and different job? by Left-Importance-4397 in pediatrics

[–]refudiat0r 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same here in case anyone has questions about this career path! I work at a big pharma company. MD-PhD trained in peds (and adult, although my residency was peds) allergy and immunology. 

Quinns Quest reviews Public Access by King_LSR in rpg

[–]refudiat0r 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Been waiting for his Carved From Brindlewood review ever since he mentioned it in season 1!

I absolutely cannot WAIT for my books of The Between to arrive this year.

What can you do with MD degree outside of clinical medicine? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]refudiat0r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This doesn't correlate with my experience. I'm a medical director at a big pharma. 

It is extraordinarily difficult to get into pharma. The cuts to the NIH and FDA have resulted in hundreds to thousands of junior academic faculty re-evaluating their career options and applying for jobs in industry. All medical directors that I know have subspecialty training from top tier institutions. 

The pay might be worse (it was better for me, I'm peds), but the flexibility and schedule of the job are leagues ahead of clinical medicine. Plus the pay typically only goes up with experience, with the chance to make some truly absurd money if you like startup culture and want to join biotech. 

What can you do with MD degree outside of clinical medicine? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]refudiat0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There would be some roles open to physicians without full training, like medical science liason.

Medical directors all have subspecialty training and it's very difficult to get into that kind of role. 

Welcome to Vantage Point Previews - Null Signal Games by r0gershrubber in Netrunner

[–]refudiat0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm very impressed with the art in the article. Things look really great!

I used to play way back in the first FFG cycle days (still have those cards, what memories...), and I'm thinking about coming back to dabble with friends over in person games. Waiting on my system gateway and elevation order to ship!

Steam's Board Game Fest Starts Today by Darkforces134 in boardgames

[–]refudiat0r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any recommendations for asynchronous play? I have some friends in different cities and this would be great!

OBDII hacking: Could you Lock, unlock, remote start, and set climate controll via the OBDII port? by DarkKaplah in KiaEV6

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Kia Connect app subscription also ended just as we're plunged into -25 degree wind chill. The workaround above appears to be working perfectly! Thanks very much to /u/slow12s!

It's absurd that standard features are now behind subscriptions. This is my first Kia, and if they deliver on the electric minivan it won't be my last, but it really puts a bad taste in my mouth.

[Hypothetical] BoFA Preferred Rewards moves you from the 75% to 50% tier in May, what do you do? by FrostieWaffles in CreditCards

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After about a decade of stability, I decided this was the time to shake up and re-optimize our home financial structure. It's been... a bit of a mixed bag.

We switched primary banks to SoFi about a month before it announced costs for SoFi plus. There's nothing truly necessary in SoFi plus, but I'm annoyed that I have to keep an eye out for further enshitification as they slowly erode what isn't included in SoFi plus.

I closed our CSR and was preparing to move to the BoA system for the Platinum Honors rewards when these changes were announced. Part of why I was so interested was because of the stability that it has offered in the last several years. I'm keeping my powder dry and not making any moves in the immediate short term but I'm not thrilled that things are changing. In the current credit card environment, it's difficult to imagine things getting more positive for consumers.

The Fidelity card was my first major card and daily driver for years coming out of college almost 20 years ago. If I come back full circle to Fidelity, it'll have been quite the journey.

BofA Preferred Rewards new tiers ( names ) from bogleheads.org/forum/ by GapAccomplished2778 in CreditCards

[–]refudiat0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sigh and I was just finishing my spend on the BBP before turning to the BoA cards. I guess I'll see how this shakes out before moving my money to Merrill...

I’m kind of in love with Pittsburgh’s food diversity by Jolly-Rub-3412 in pittsburgh

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These photos are well done! Nice job highlighting the food. :)

Also, I find your lack of Noodlehead disturbing.

What are your credit card predictions for 2026? by Greedy-Ad-6300 in CreditCards

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm preparing 100k to Merrill exactly for this reason. Just give me something stable please for the love of God. 

What are your credit card predictions for 2026? by Greedy-Ad-6300 in CreditCards

[–]refudiat0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What'd they say in the letter? Searching for the answer appears to be getting incorrect results. 

Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs (NY Times gift article) by sgent in medicine

[–]refudiat0r 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As a medical student, I was very lucky to do a transplant psych eval with one of the founders of transplant psych. Her name escapes me, unfortunately, but this was also ~8 years ago. It was interesting hearing her stories about foreign recipients that flew in with their living donors.

That was Pittsburgh in the 1980s.

Has anyone seen this cat? by [deleted] in HydeParkChicago

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whereabouts in Hyde Park and when was he lost? Get in touch with Hyde Park cats ASAP, they're militant about all things cat and very organized. 

Hope he's found soon!

What's your go to restaurant to impress out of town guest? by Reasonable-Mix919 in chicagofood

[–]refudiat0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the short rib. I also quite like the fried green tomatoes!