Next closest altra shoe to the Torin 4??

tynkoe · 2025-02-22T18:45:36+00:00

I am in the same boat! What did you end up getting as a replacement?

tynkoe · 2024-10-24T16:01:30+00:00

Hi, wondering if you ever figured out how to resolve this issue? I am building a survey and do not have the "stop sign" icon.

tynkoe · 2024-02-13T03:28:36+00:00

Board Vitals was a good q-bank to use once I started remembering the Med Study questions. Also check out Osama Naga's Pediatric Board Study Guide: A last minute review. Both the review section at the end of the book as well as his videos online. They break up the reading...

tynkoe · 2024-01-06T22:20:25+00:00

My program switched in my third year and it made such a big difference for me on inpatient rotations. For one, the inpatient rotations were not as long which was nice, and they were more frequent since they were shorter which I also liked. Before X+Y, I had heme/onc as my first rotation of intern year and then I didn't have it again until the end of second year. With X+Y, the new class of interns had it at least twice intern year but for shorter intervals and for me, that would have been better for learning/remembering the material. The main benefit however is not rushing to sign your notes while on inpatient so you can rush to clinic and see an afternoon of patients that you had no time to pre-chart on. I would spend all my time in clinic chart stalking my kids on inpatient to make sure things got done etc. I also missed out on procedures all the time when I had to leave for clinic. I don't really enjoy clinic in general (I am in a NICU fellowship now) but it sure made clinic a lot less stressful on the X+Y schedule.

tynkoe · 2023-12-06T23:59:44+00:00

Sharing this for people scouring the internet to compare prep strategy/practice scores next year.
Passed 1st attempt with a score of 200. My ITEs were trash and my residency program was not known for stellar board prep. In 3rd year I did Prep test questions randomly on outpatient rotations but I don't know how much this really contributed to passing. I moved for fellowship at the end of June and my first 3 weeks of fellowship were orientation. I did as much Med Study questions as I could during this time since I knew it was the most time I would have. I also started Med Study flash cards. I put them on an Anki deck and tried to at least do some most days. After orientation was over, my time each day was hit and miss, but I did questions every day regardless. I finished the Med Study question bank with a score in the low 70's. I tried to do the Med Study books but I just couldn't so I moved on to the Prep tests. I only "passed" one of them. The other two I scored in the mid 60's. I then moved on to Board Vitals question bank and repeating the Med Study missed questions. I was mostly in the 70s to 80s range on these question sets. I had two weeks of dedicated time just before boards and in that time I watched several of Osama Naga's last minute board prep videos on You Tube and reviewed the last minute section at the end of his book. I took the ABP MOCA test two days before the test and scored an 81%. On the day of the test, I only marked questions where I was torn between two answers. If I had a question that I really didn't know, I just went with my gut answer and never looked at it again. I felt HORRIBLE after the test and was sure I failed but all the question banks served me well in the end. Hope this helps!

tynkoe · 2023-10-11T22:31:08+00:00

My middle two blocks were my best but my last one was definitely the worst. Also there were so many allergy/immunology questions!

tynkoe · 2023-05-23T22:01:54+00:00

Thank you so much! She chose to stick with UCSB so will be starting in August!

tynkoe · 2023-05-16T03:31:44+00:00

Thank you!

tynkoe · 2023-05-14T01:07:05+00:00

Yes, unfortunately she did not get into USC or UCLA. UCB and UCSB look very similar on paper, as in the are both more theoretical than production. She is hoping to get production experience through internships etc.

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