Medical School Research for IM subspecialties
M3 here considering IM and then fellowship in Cards/GI/CC. I know the prevailing wisdom is that while research is important you still need to have good board scores and clinical grades in third year. However I have also heard that research is very important for matching into these IM fellowships as well. My question is if a student completes a research year doing GI research for a year in medical school and then maybe only one or two papers in residency, would their application be looked... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chromium Surfer Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums

Thoughts about Elizabeth Warren's New Health Plan?
Elizabeth Warren’s plan to pay for Medicare-for-all, explained She shows how she would pay for it without raising middle class taxes. www.vox.com Seems like this will be hitting physicians directly, at least based on this explanation, what are people's thoughts about this and the impact it will have on students trying to pay of their loans? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 2, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chromium Surfer Tags: Topics in Healthcare Source Type: forums

Finished Content Review/Best Way to practice for last 3 months?
So am I aiming for an April test date and will be finished with content review by the end of December. I was wondering what the best way to practice and refine my test taking skills would be. I will have access to 13 TPR practice tests and the 2 AAMC tests from my school, and 3 kaplan tests that I got with the 7 Q full bookset I bought. Of course I don't know if it will be feasible to go through all of them, but going through most of them is my plan. I will dedicate about 40 hours to the... Finished Content Review/Best Way to practice for last 3 months? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 3, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chromium Surfer Source Type: forums

Kaiser Permanente Medical School
What is the general consensus about this school? How will it be viewed, is it safe to apply here, what should applicants be aware of? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chromium Surfer Source Type: forums