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WAMC: ORM, CA resident, 3.8/521
PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE THIS MESSAGE cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: cGPA: 3.84 sGPA: 3.77 MCAT score(s) and breakdown 521: (130/127/132/132) State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US) CA Ethnicity and/or race Asian Undergraduate institution or category UC Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer) 1. Intake Covid-19 vaccine volunteer with a travel health clinic: 300 hours 2. Suicide Prevention Service Hotline... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 16, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: shaftgoods Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums

Psych PhD program sued after student dies by suicide, allegedly spurred by bullying and harrassment
Utah State student reported she was being bullied before her suicide — but staff didn’t respond, lawsuit alleges Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, <a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/" target=_blank>the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a> provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255. www.sltrib.com Tl;dr: In 2017, a first-year student in USU's combined (then clinical/counseling/school; now...
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 16, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futureapppsy2 Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Palliative Care and Hospice Fellowship Programs
PGY3 Psychiatry Resident applying for fellowship in Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine this coming cycle. I have been doing my own research into programs looking at their websites, but find that first hand accounts from prior fellows is limited. Any personal experiences, good or bad with specific programs? Not a dealbreaker, but have a particular interest in more experimental treatments such as Ketamine, Psilocybin, or MDMA micro-dosing for depression and anxiety in the... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 8, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PB1602 Tags: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Source Type: forums

Quit Lab Research---What to do now
Hello Everyone! Current pre-med here, though I am feeling a little lost in my own path right now. I recently picked up some research (as of 8 months ago) because I knew how valuable it is in Med School Admissions, and because I had also picked up some interest in it during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, I soon realized that I hated the type of research I was working on (which was basically microbiological research). I had started to feel a lot of depression during my time there and I kind... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: appliepie789 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums

Suicidal statements in a delirious patient
This situation keeps arising where I will have a patient on my program's CL service that, while delirious, will make a suicidal statement. What extra considerations do you take into account when the patient is delirious? Attendings on my service seem to discount these suicidal statements, but I sometimes I wonder if that would be like discounting an intoxicated patient's suicidal statement, which we generally take quite seriously. Just because there is a reversable factor that is causing... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 31, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Psychferlyfe3000 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Downtrend in GPA with a few semester Ws - is medical school still possible?
I have a downtrend in GPA with a final GPA of 3.4 in my undergrad. I tried to take a graduate course and failed miserably due to undiagnosed ADD. I took an MCAT in undergrad and scored a 492 because of the undiagnosed ADD. This whole time i have been going through ADD without knowing it and the doctors have been missing it this whole time and misdiagnosing it as depression and anxiety while putting me on drugs to treat those. I am yet to get on medication for it but think it will take... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jadedbitter10 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums

Including adversity in PS just for the sake of it
So I have a somewhat significant life story. Without getting too personal, my direct family has battled with addiction, suicide, sexuality, and subsequent religious shunning. It definitely shaped me into a different person, and I will be able to care for my patients differently than if I had a more normal background. However, it really has nothing to do with why I want to go to medical school. My pre-med advisor suggests that I should include all of this into my PS. They think that I'll be... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: highspeed983 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums

Terrible undergrad GPA, what are my chances?
I did terribly in undergraduate, was enrolled in one of those bs/dds accelerated program schools. The same old "excuse" per say but went through depression, domestic abuse, major anxiety, and was a diagnosed alcoholic. Graduated with 2.66 overall gpa and sub 2.5 sgpa. Went to therapy, got better and barely graduated. Took the DAT twice during undergrad both were sub 19AA. Applied to a masters program at Rutgers as a dental scholars track, it looks like I will be graduating with a 3.75 gpa... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 25, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: dentistry98 Tags: Pre-Dental Source Type: forums

Playing with statistics: the real (and absolute) gender disparity in suicide rates in healthcare workers
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Re: Rammya Mathew: Emotional toll of being a junior doctor. Suicide rates amongst healthcare staff belie national gender trends - why?
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Depressed elderly w/ poor appetite and sleep, but obese - mirtazapine when?
As stated Patient and family are concerned with sleep and poor appetite but patient is technically either obese or overweight ... what would be your go to? edit: here, let me make the question more clear In a patient who is objectively overweight but who has clear concerns for decreased appetite and food intake, what's your approach in regards to the appetite? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 24, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: caxoo Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

2nd app waitlisted many places: now what
PLEASE DON’T QUOTE Hi friends, Long story short this is my second cycle and still couldn’t get into med schools I want to go to. First cycle I got 1 interview from my flagship state school. Followed by waitlist and then reject. Second cycle I applied to more schools of different ranges. And different tier schools. And then after several interviews later in the cycle many more waitlists. I’m super depressed and too sad to do anything at this point. I know I should be writing interest... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 20, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: doglova Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums

How can I make the most of my LOA/Research year?
I just finished preclinical without taking Step 1. I got into dedicated and pretty much fell apart. Barely below passing every practice exam and some suppressed feelings of depression and anxiety started to swell up. I decided to call it quits temporarily, rather than risk failing Step and royally screw myself over. My school and dean are supportive of me taking a year off, but that's about where the support ends. There is no official pathways towards funded research, no available MPH/MBA... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 14, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: --Gem Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums

Med Student Deaths
I am wondering how many of you have experienced a classmate of yours dying (either in your graduating class or a different one)? Did your school communicate with you how that classmate died (suicide, accident, illness, etc.) How many of you have experienced a classmate committing suicide? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: heartstring1 Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums

Have an upcoming psych interview
Hey guys, Have a psychiatry interview coming up. Haven't done much psych (I am in Egypt and our system is different here we don't need to do a preliminary year to apply to psychiatry) I am preparing for a interview and wanted to discuss a few things if people didn't mind helping - If you are in a situation where a 23year old person is expressing suicidal thoughts because they are legally an adult do you still engage with their parents or is it not allowed because the patient is an adult... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: luysion Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums