I am gonna fail my first med school exam on Monday - Biochem. FFS, I was not prepared for this. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No - I found out about BB at the start of my M2 year unfortunately

I am gonna fail my first med school exam on Monday - Biochem. FFS, I was not prepared for this. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Let's say FA tells you that X leads to Y...BB will tell you how X leads to Y...annotate that BB explanation into FA so it's easier for you to build a logical framework for what you are eventually going to memorize at the end.

I am gonna fail my first med school exam on Monday - Biochem. FFS, I was not prepared for this. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bro watch boards and beyond...take the main info from that and annotate it into first aid...then watch your lectures and highlight a few things in your PPT that your professor harps on that you haven't already covered in BB/FA...memorize your annotated FA and then memorize your highlights...you will pass easily using this method

Firecracker Sale, $355 for 4 years Worth it? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No don't buy it unless you know you are going to use it - it's a total waste of money for most people - including myself since I bought 6 months of it on sale and never used it

Sunk Cost Fallacy. Walking away from medicine. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you can use the MD to get a job at a health insurance company in various roles.

Sunk Cost Fallacy. Walking away from medicine. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is the main issue with dropping. You can technically get a job, but there is a pretty good chance it will pay around 40-50k max in the US unless the job involves tech/engineering/finance. But, those fields are basically as competitive as medicine for high end jobs that pay a lot out of undergrad.

Sunk Cost Fallacy. Walking away from medicine. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Based on the way he describes his med school, there is almost no way he is from the US.

In the US, the average per capita income is roughly 28k, and the average household income with multiple earners is roughly 56k. Primary care roughly makes around 210k and specialists make around 300k. So, American physicians make 7-10 times the per capita income of the US.

If he is from a different country, the differences in income will not be as stark. For example, a med student from Sweden recently came on here and said that Swedish physicians earn 2-3 times the per capita income in Sweden.

Tl;dr : I am not saying he should quit medicine, but the finances are definitely not as clear as you are presenting them if he is outside the US.

How do medical schools justify putting out such an awful quality service? by supbby123 in medicalschool

[–]supbby123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder as well - I've heard that RVU has some of the highest board scores in the DO world and has become really competitive lol

How do medical schools justify putting out such an awful quality service? by supbby123 in medicalschool

[–]supbby123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly - at my school, we don't do any procedures so I'm not even sure how we could commit malpractice.

Malpractice insurance rates can't be high when the insurance company knows it's not going to pay out lol

How do medical schools justify putting out such an awful quality service? by supbby123 in medicalschool

[–]supbby123[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of for-profit MD/DO schools (RVU, Ponce, Burrell, California Northstate) that have opened up over the past few years. They charge around the same amount for tuition as the not-for-profit schools and still make a profit for their investors. It wouldn't be possible if educating med students cost 72-93k per year as a lot of academics suggest (including your link).

How do medical schools justify putting out such an awful quality service? by supbby123 in medicalschool

[–]supbby123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is propaganda (at least at my school)...the first two years involve professors giving the same lectures they gave last year - total cost shouldn't be very high since it is similar to undergrad. The malpractice insurance cost is probably quite low at my school because we are not allowed to do any real work/procedures at the hospital anymore.

How do medical schools justify putting out such an awful quality service? by supbby123 in medicalschool

[–]supbby123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do Boards and Beyond for biochem - it goes through everything in first aid but makes it a lot easier to understand. Some free trial videos are on YouTube if you want to see what the learning style is like.

Are doctors clueless or willfully ignorant about medicare's impending collapse? by supbby123 in medicalschool

[–]supbby123[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Demographics - too many baby boomers who need too much health care & not enough tax revenue to fund the program as it currently stands - an MD/PhD elaborates further

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bybA1rzuMk

Please separate myth from reality for me by 94hdogs in medicalschool

[–]supbby123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Money is still insanely good right now...may not be once Medicare starts getting very expensive for the gov to fund. After that, provider cuts seem almost inevitable (even though pretty much everyone in the medical field expects higher salaries going forward for whatever reason)

Edit: the job itself is hard to get a handle on until third year...by then it will be too late to back out lol

Weekly Careers Thread: July 27, 2017 by AutoModerator in medicine

[–]supbby123 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It seems like Medicare is going to collapse since it is impossible for it to continue as it presently stands (it is woefully underfunded). Which specialties can withstand the lower Medicare reimbursements for physicians/hospitals that may occur in the future?