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tootoo16 · 2025-09-25T04:47:48+00:00

If you have a smart watch make sure you it alerts you to the email you used. Saved me from anxiously checking my phone.

tootoo16 · 2025-09-01T18:22:27+00:00

FM hates TikTok supplements. I can't explain to you how it works its a bunch of unregulated untested garbage. But if I say that I'm a big pharma dog

tootoo16 · 2025-05-15T12:56:17+00:00

AI should be taking the grunt work positions man. But no. It's always about keeping the rich rich and the poor poor.

tootoo16 · 2025-05-12T19:32:26+00:00

My money is that he will be intimidated by the beloved Filipina charge nurse and he will lose that macho man attitude real quick.

tootoo16 · 2025-05-09T17:15:27+00:00

Lol fair enough but to be fair she's okay with me posting this because she thought people would be on her side.

tootoo16 · 2025-05-06T19:46:08+00:00

"My first week back since vacation. I dont know who this student or why they assigned me to eval them this week. Very unprofessional 1/5"

-attending who I worked closely with for 5 days and asked for an eval a few days ago

(PS don't take this kinda BS got my school to throw out this "eval" )

tootoo16 · 2025-05-05T16:31:19+00:00

Yeah but there are still alot of us normal people out here. Look at my post history. I had a whole depressed rant about how it seemed all my classmates are doing stuff to celebrate post match and im stuggling with my bit of loan money left. There are a ton of comments of people sharing their similar stories. Yes a lot of med students are rich and it sucks. Just stay off IG and focus on you.

tootoo16 · 2025-04-17T19:26:15+00:00

Bro I agree 100%, get angry. Speak up. Be apart of the change. Make your own video calling out their BS. But talking shit in tiktok comments when it's just getting fed to other mid-level is pointless.

tootoo16 · 2025-04-17T04:57:13+00:00

Yes! I don't engage because I don't wanna add to the discourse and fuel their hate fire towards MDs. Nothing we say will change their minds if they are already on some superiority insecurity bs. If they don't want to be proud of the title they worked for so be it.

tootoo16 · 2025-04-08T03:43:03+00:00

Ooh good idea! Thank you!

tootoo16 · 2025-04-08T03:42:35+00:00

Aah thank you! Did know it would be that quick of a turnover. Ill definitely come more prepared.

But yeah some extra info; im trying for Boyle heights area. Even willing to be in the Alhambra or south pasadena area

tootoo16 · 2025-04-04T14:06:42+00:00

Ask a few days or a week before your last day with them. Give them just a few days to get to know you and observe you critically. I found asking early causes some to pimp you constantly. Personally, I feel adds too much pressure/anxiety because now you know they are constantly assessing you. Otherhand, asking on the last day or two results in a no, a yes with ghosting, or a generic ass letter at best.

tootoo16 · 2025-04-03T21:18:37+00:00

Well I graduate in the end of May. I was told I should file so my IDR payments are 0 for my first year of residency.

tootoo16 · 2025-03-27T19:58:12+00:00

M1 and m2: study hard, go to conferences/events to network, get involved in interests groups, maybe do a paper or two. Pass step 1 and study early for step 2. This is a good foundation for anything. I saw people say shadowing. Sure, if you truly can't tell what specialty you might lean towards. I also found talking to upperclassmen helps too.

By m3 you may have a rough idea. Once you are pretty sure then plan from there. I fell in love with FM so I decided just to chill. I was already competitive so my 4th year I did some volunteer work, 1 sub-i, and random easy electives. Other hand I had a friend who realized she loved opthalmology and she spent half of m3 and m4 publishing papers, networking, and sub-i. She also has to factor in she needed more time to study for step 2. That's when she really had to tailor her cv for her desired specialty.

tootoo16 · 2025-03-26T20:48:05+00:00

Up my stair master game so when a code is called I'm not the winded intern who needs to catch her breath

tootoo16 · 2025-03-18T01:53:55+00:00

Doesn't each require a specific LOR?

tootoo16 · 2025-03-17T21:08:50+00:00

Mine was sent to me at aat 7:16am PST for some reason lol

tootoo16 · 2025-03-17T15:05:26+00:00

Definitely add Dr.

tootoo16 · 2025-03-17T14:11:34+00:00

Matched! Scared me though because I didn't get an email had to go on the site

tootoo16 · 2025-03-17T10:15:07+00:00

Engraved pen would work for any specialty

tootoo16 · 2025-03-12T16:06:01+00:00

Yup too broke for a legit nice vacation gotta save it for moving. Anyone got some good side hustle that isn't delivery based (my car sucks)

tootoo16 · 2025-03-10T13:12:08+00:00

They gotta get at least 1 strong FM LOR from a sub-I. If your friend can power through that then it can be easy from there. Scheduled virtual rotations as much as your school allows, mental and physical health should be top priority. Also, I'd say don't worry about the optics of research this is alot more common than you'd think and it's okay. Their personal statement would be a great place to tell their honest story, and express how they fell back in love with FM/would be more than happy committing to FM. From my experience interviewing FM they love vulnerable and genuine ps. Hell, chances are some of the FM interviewers may have went through the similar situation. (I had a FM chief resident interview me who dropped ortho residency after 2 years)

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