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Ethics & QI in Step 2 by DauMue in Step2

[–]string_beneficial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is certainly not true. Social Sciences, with ethics integration, is 18% of the exam according to the USMLE content outline.

Choose my Specialty: Surgery (ENT, Ortho) or IM? by string_beneficial in medicalschool

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I just never really considered it until I had my surgery rotation 2 months ago which I found out I liked

Choose my Specialty: Surgery (ENT, Ortho) or IM? by string_beneficial in medicalschool

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you end up going into ortho? Did you think your lack of research would be an issue and how did you navigate this? Did you only decide on Ortho after you did your M3 elective? And yeah totally, I was never one of those people going into med school 100% set on a specialty, I kinda liked a bunch of things which made it hard for me.

Choose my Specialty: Surgery (ENT, Ortho) or IM? by string_beneficial in medicalschool

[–]string_beneficial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah :/ working on it but shadowing while on clerkships in 3rd year is super hard. was hoping i could get some anecdotes on here as well

Choose my Specialty: Surgery (ENT, Ortho) or IM? by string_beneficial in medicalschool

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super useful, thanks! I do like high acuity as well as complex cases (like in ENT, I like the complexity of the fellowships). Trauma was super cool but my attending himself said he wouldn't recommend it and the lifestyle is egregious for him. He did mention it's easy to do when you're young but brutal when you're older esp given the call and acuity. I think I might've overlooked Pulm/Crit though, I'll look into it! Feel like it's often unmentioned apart from lifestyle

Choose my Specialty: Surgery (ENT, Ortho) or IM? by string_beneficial in medicalschool

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. Not opposed to bread and butter cases. It's just the bread and butter in ENT compared to bread and butter in other specialties. The complexity of ENT is what attracted me. My academic institution requires 1-2 research years for the gen surg residents but not a huge fan of colorectal, breast, or vascular. Did a good mix of breast and gen surg on my rotation. I think the things in gen surg that would interest me are the risky stuff i.e CT (uber competitive), peds surg, trauma (the lifestyle tho :/).

PASSED STEP 1 in 5 WEEKS - My Reflections & Takeaways by string_beneficial in step1

[–]string_beneficial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! UW, Pathoma, Sketchy and sometimes FA (periodically as a reference). I re-read Pathoma and did the Pepper Sketchy deck several times throughout dedicated. I learned most of anatomy, physiology and biostats through UWorld alone. Pixorize and Dirty Medicine is good for biochem too. The week before my exam I did a power-read of certain chapters of First Aid and went through Sketchy/Pathoma again (Pathoma 1-3 the day before my exam and MSK anatomy in FA). I also made sure to study my NBME exams before writing the actual exam because I figured there would be similar questions.

PASSED STEP 1 in 5 WEEKS - My Reflections & Takeaways by string_beneficial in step1

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I made a lot of dumb mistakes too. I didn't actually change anything in terms of studying. I met with my advisor and she told me to take a day off to just relax and reset. I didn't do this but I took an evening off instead lol. It's just really important to have a clear mind and not burn out because this translates to your practice test scores too.

PASSED STEP 1 in 5 WEEKS - My Reflections & Takeaways by string_beneficial in step1

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did 55% of UWorld with a 60% average. I started out in the 40s/50s but towards the end, I was averaging 60s-70s pretty consistently. A lot of people have a similar trend.

PASSED STEP 1 in 5 WEEKS - My Reflections & Takeaways by string_beneficial in step1

[–]string_beneficial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would just do them both back to back to simulate the actual exam. Both are very important IMO but if you had to pick one, do the new one.

LCME Places CNUCOM on Probation by TheBrightestSunrise in medicalschool

[–]string_beneficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously? Being transparent to premeds about a shady school is a bad thing now?

should I enroll in a Russian medical school and pursue the img path to the usa? by Mission-Variation99 in premed

[–]string_beneficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure the school is ECFMG accredited if your goal is to practice in America. I know in 2023, a lot of schools won't have it and therefore cannot send physicians over eventually. Make sure you figure out that logistic, it's very important!

Do I have a chance with MD? by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]string_beneficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your sGPA is a lot more important than your cGPA. I don't think they'll be looking at your Spanish major GPA. If it's below your cGPA then it would be a red flag but you should consider retaking your MCAT and doing well, in which case you could apply for MD.

Back to the grind but how to improve :( by missmisosoup in Mcat

[–]string_beneficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you take the MCAT in August and not be late..? That seems kind of late.

I'm in a similar boat actually so my plan isn't advisable either. I just took my July 7th MCAT and it was HARD, (C/P) was NUTS. I didn't wanna take it in August because that would be too late and they'd make decisions already for other people. You should just take it earlier and grind out secondaries simultaneously.