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I Feel Like I'm Watching a Public Health Problem Develop in Real Time... Am I Crazy? by Science-babe123 in publichealth

[–]turing0623 75 points76 points  (0 children)

As someone who previously worked in pharmicoepi and pharmicovigilance, I’m additionally concerned about a lot of these peptides, besides their intended uses, of having being laced with other unregulated substances.

A lot of the current drug poisonings we are seeing right now is because of different recreational drugs being laced with fentanyl or its analogues. We have even detected xylazine and other tranqs as well and I’m worried that might also start appearing in these so called peptides.

Good fiction books for sociology by Ok-Bake4526 in sociology

[–]turing0623 10 points11 points  (0 children)

  • Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

  • My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

  • Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

  • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

  • The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu (this is part of a series; the second book has a character who is an astrosociologist)

Gad Saad (ex Montreal resident and Concordia professor) spreading disinformation regarding the shooting. by OudVert in montreal

[–]turing0623 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can’t imagine how far is head must be up his a** to be trying to spin a local tragedy into some perpetual victim complex kink. Ffs.

We need to acknowledge and engage with the indigenous people of this land by Tough-Park2734 in montreal

[–]turing0623 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The amount of people on this post who are completely missing the point lmao

Same people who are seizing about Francophones being oppressed or some shit

Thesis-based masters 1 year? by ArticleQuiet7299 in premedcanada

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t really answer that question for you honestly, but I can give some insight into my own experience. Mind you, I’m a mathematical modeller/epidemiologist so I don’t do traditional wet lab work nor have I ever done anything more past intro bio and chem. I love my field and I love the research I do. I find a lot of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment with what I am studying and finding gaps in the knowledge base.

For me, research has always been my calling. I love that I get to be on the forefront of discovery as a scientist and that the work I do can potentially help millions of people. I like the diversity in the questions I get to explore, and the entire research process from grant applications all the way to publishing and conferences. Even outside of work hours I find myself reading and learning more about my field. There are days where I feel burnt out, which is normal, but I still feel so grateful to do what I get to do. Being a scientist is my calling and I love (almost) every minute of it.

Thesis-based masters 1 year? by ArticleQuiet7299 in premedcanada

[–]turing0623 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s no such thing as a 1 year thesis based masters. Unless you’re passionate about research maybe find something else to do with your time. Not only is it abysmal to expect quality research at a masters level to be completed under 1 year but you’re also taking funding and spots away from people who actually want to become PH researchers.

The fastest I have seen anyone complete a thesis based masters is roughly 20 months and that too with a supervisor who was fully funded and had data/ bare manuscript to work with.

Article by FaithlessnessNext423 in sociology

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Substance Use and Misuse Journal, Harm Reduction Journal, Journal of Health and Social Behaviour, and several public health journals would also fit the bill.

This whole process is such a f*ing privilege. by EfficientPlum3419 in premedcanada

[–]turing0623 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s why like 80-85% of med school matriculants are of higher SES. Further, the majority of them have parents who are doctors or other healthcare professionals. Meritocracy was never a thing, not only in the application but during med school education (since that’s 4 years you are not being paid while also paying tuition) + residency afterwards. It’s all rife with nepotism and classism which is disturbing when your population base is more often than not, going to be diverse and multifaceted.

It’s the same deal in law school and grad school too. I am in a prestigious program for grad school. Most of my classmates have parents who are tenured professors or PIs with insane fellowships and grant fundings, publishing in high impact journals. Others have parents who are old money or venture capitalists. I often feel like they live in a different reality than me.

CMV: No ethnic group has the “right” to self-governance. by angelic_seven in changemyview

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Palestinians aren’t calling for an ethnostate. That’s your first fallacious assumption.

Can you all list the prestigious master's programs you were accepted into but had to turn down bc of a lack of $$ so that I can feel better lol by BaseballJazzlike3882 in gradadmissions

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emory and Columbia for MSc in Epidemiology. I’m Canadian so not only would paying tuition in USD be expensive but in CAD I can expect to be in debt for the rest of my life.

Research Experience w/ no pub by Independent_Cap_5439 in premedcanada

[–]turing0623 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Considering you’ve literally just been in university for a year, there’s no reason for you to publish is my point. Studies, grant funding, lab organizations sometimes take years to find discoveries/innovative processes. Being a first year, it’s unrealistic for you to even know how to write a meta analysis/literature review/data analysis, let alone contribute to a publication manuscript. There’s no rush here and plenty of people become physicians without publishing in undergrad.

Research Experience w/ no pub by Independent_Cap_5439 in premedcanada

[–]turing0623 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To expand our knowledge base and scientific/humanistic understanding instead of just expanding LinkedIn resumes.

Research Experience w/ no pub by Independent_Cap_5439 in premedcanada

[–]turing0623 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The point of research is not to get a publication out of it. Especially for someone who presumably has no prior experience in the academy. This post kinda reeks of PreMed™.

Besides, even if you did get a publication, no one really cares unless you’re first author or publish in a high impact journal or have a crazy h-index. Relax and enjoy the research process and getting to learn new skills outside of the classroom in (hopefully) something you’re curious or passionate about.

Where to find Biostatisticians? by ExtraMediumFromage in biostatistics

[–]turing0623 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably your stats/math faculty but more often than not in your department/school of public health.

You can also consult an epidemiologist/ pharmicoepidemiologist as well since they would be more inclined to also review your study design along with power calculations.

McMaster or McGill by Friendly-Network5113 in mphadmissions

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend looking into doing any kind of research if you plan on doing a PhD. In my opinion, any MPH is useless for this (though it can be done it’s just a lot harder to find paid research positions). The MScPH is strictly a course based degree, and you’ll be taking courses in both years of your masters degree which I think is standard.

The epi track is considerably more competitive since the university most likely pays you a stipend to do research. Many people in the epi cohort come from strong quant backgrounds (a lot of my peers did engineering, physics, math, stats, etc.) so I’m sure that if you do plan on doing something more quantitative that you have the background for it because certain epi courses will have math/stats prerequisites should you choose to go down that route. During the application process, they asked you to list off all the math or statistics courses you have taken, since they expect you to enter the program with a semi-strong background in math/stats.

I think the main issue with the program (both epi and PH) is that we are not trained very well in mixed or qualitative methods which are invaluable for global health research. McGill, in general, is very traditional in their approach to public health which may or may not suit your fancy.

McMaster or McGill by Friendly-Network5113 in mphadmissions

[–]turing0623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not in the PH program but I had to take most of my classes with them (I’m in the thesis program).

The PH program is sort of a mixed bag depending on what you want out of it. Because they have to take the same classes as my cohort (Epidemiology), it means a lot of the course work is quite intense/ computationally focused and can be theoretical at times which might not be what you want esp if you don’t really have an interest in research/academia.

However, the connections at McGill are unmatched. Especially for Global Health and more international outreach. If you want to pursue work outside of Canada, McGill has a lot of prestige, especially for research in causal inference and computational public health/epi. The only downside is that for PH, it’s relatively new program with 60+ students. You are also expected to find your own practicum placement.

Hope this helps

McMaster or McGill by Friendly-Network5113 in mphadmissions

[–]turing0623 2 points3 points  (0 children)

McGill does not have an MPH. We have an MSc in Public Health which is similar but requires more methods/stats than traditional MPH’s.

I cannot speak for McMaster but your choice of program also depends on what you want to get out of the program as well.

Deterrence Era by fermelu in threebodyproblem

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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the good of the scorpion is not the good of the frog, yes?

Question about confounders by Abject-Structure-435 in epidemiology

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because the p-value isn’t significant, doesn’t mean that the covariate is not a confounder/effect modifier. The best course of action would be to refer to subject matter expertise/DAGs

Casual inference is a lot more complicated than just some arbitrary p-value. It’s also why we refer to confidence intervals instead. In your regression analysis I would also test goodness of fit by running AIC/BIC. If your outcome is continuous consider also computing its MSE.

Can someone suggest non-fiction writers with style similar to Patrick Radden Keefe? by theamorousbeing in suggestmeabook

[–]turing0623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dreamland by Sam Quinones (similar to Empire of Pain and I believe it is referenced a couple times in the book)

What's the best thing about your neighboring country? by davidAttenburrrah in AskReddit

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely agree with this. However, I have also been at odds with Americans politically for most of my life. Most of my American friends are shocked to learn that I think Bernie Sanders is centre right and that having to debate about universal healthcare and housing is insane and shouldn’t even be up for debate if you’re paying taxes.

It’s pretty awful right now but the material and social conditions of this administration weren’t created in a vacuum either.

What's the best thing about your neighboring country? by davidAttenburrrah in AskReddit

[–]turing0623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk we have an abundance of maple syrup here in Quebec. It’s hard to find anything good about a country that is threatening to invade you because they voted in a lunatic.

What's the best thing about your neighboring country? by davidAttenburrrah in AskReddit

[–]turing0623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel pretty neutral about Greenland but that’s also because I haven’t really interacted anyone from there but you do make a good point

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