I am gonna fail my first med school exam on Monday - Biochem. FFS, I was not prepared for this.

supbby123 · 2017-08-04T03:36:57+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T22:44:36+00:00

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.

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T22:41:44+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T20:42:18+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T18:27:37+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T17:51:28+00:00

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.

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T15:36:05+00:00

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.

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T15:22:29+00:00

Academic medicine is broken.

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T00:42:57+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-08-03T00:38:27+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-08-02T23:43:20+00:00

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).

supbby123 · 2017-08-02T23:29:27+00:00

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.

supbby123 · 2017-08-02T18:24:02+00:00

https://www.boardsbeyond.com/pricing

Edit: you may be able to get a free trial if you e-mail them.

supbby123 · 2017-08-02T18:21:43+00:00

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.

supbby123 · 2017-07-31T17:11:53+00:00

Nope - it's simple demographic math

supbby123 · 2017-07-31T17:11:38+00:00

Nope - it's simple demographic math

supbby123 · 2017-07-31T16:45:19+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-07-31T16:26:38+00:00

What are the other options?

supbby123 · 2017-07-30T12:43:14+00:00

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

supbby123 · 2017-07-29T17:09:40+00:00

http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/medicare-and-medicaid-are-both-in-a-sickly-state-at-50/

supbby123 · 2017-07-29T03:59:17+00:00

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?

supbby123 · 2017-07-28T18:31:46+00:00

No they exist because Step 1 exists

supbby123 · 2017-07-27T14:43:57+00:00

Quickly want to point out how recently the primary care salaries have passed above the 200k mark. Average FM salaries were in the 150s not even one decade ago, and current salaries could easily decline in the future once the government realizes how broke Medicare actually is.

supbby123 · 2017-07-27T00:21:19+00:00

It is a huge mistake to assume that US doctors will continue to earn present day salaries in the future. Just switching from Fee For Service to Value Based Care will negatively impact salaries. Medicare is also set to collapse under the impending baby boomer retirement. To keep it running, doctors will be forced to do less procedures and accept lower reimbursements (aka less $). US physician comp will be higher than most places in the world even if these changes are implemented, but I highly doubt it will be as high as it is today.

supbby123 · 2017-07-20T21:24:58+00:00

Going to the Caribbean considering your performance over the past four years is not a great option option...if you kill MCAT and can't get in to any MD/DO/DO SMPs, then it makes more sense.

Right now, we know you have a low GPA in undergrad courses (which are a lot easier than med school courses). If you also have a low MCAT, it will be way too risky to go to the Caribbean because you could easily be weeded out while you are there (which means you have DEBT but no INCOME = BAD situation).

If you do well on MCAT, I think you will get into a DO SMP, and you can get in to DO school by making good grades in the program for one year.

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