USC Keck vs. UCLA/Drew
Hi y’all! I’m interested in psych, neuro, and endocrinology right now. I also really want to specialize in urban underserved populations and am considering academic medicine. I’m from the southeast and SO and I ultimately want to end up on the east coast. I’m truly torn between my options at this point and would love other opinions/things I should consider.
USC Keck (4 - year COA w/ scholarship: $320K)
Pros
Social support: My SO is a MS4, and I live near campus, so I’m...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: purple_hydrangea Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School (2021-2022) Source Type: forums
Future of medicine... Virtual??? What do we think/know?
When I keep seeing Walmart and Amazon hiring NP/PA providers to care for patients, it makes me wonder where the future of medicine is going. All virtual, no physicians, quick, and disingenuous. I work with doctors and other providers and just about every single one of them HATE virtual visits. People are going to do a virtual visit for ear infections, strep throat, COVID, flu... all without anyway to test for it right there. Or have BP issues, diabetics, ADHD and other mental health issues...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 4, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: muckfumble Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
How much medical management (HTN, diabetes, HLD, etc) do you do on inpatient psych? Did you do any of it as a resident (after off-service IM)?
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 15, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: psyspy Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Tips for matching in California after doing medical school elsewhere
Currently in medical school in the Midwest, but want to come back home to California for residency.
Other than doing well in medical school (good clinical grades, good step 2 score, research publications), is there anything I can specifically do to increase my chances for matching in CA? Ideally Northern California?
If this varies somewhat by specialty, here's what I'm considering:
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Radiology
Endocrinology
Hepatology
Allergy/immunology
Pulmonary critical care...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lone_cypress Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Endocrinology salary question
HI, I am working in NY state , practicing since 2014 with a Mult-speciality practice.
What is the avg dollar per rvu in this region?
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: pugsly Tags: Other Subspecialties Source Type: forums
POC Glucose for diabetics in outpatient setting
Currently practice in ASC where, by policy, all diabetics get a FS glucose check and generally canceled if FS >250.
Moving to outpatient hospital procedure suite.
How many of you are routinely checking FS glucose in diabetics?
Are you only checking in the setting of steroid injection?
What's your cutoff number to cancel the case?
Literature indicates that rise in BG is about 100 and lasts 2-3 days. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 26, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: NJPAIN Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Question for Podiatry
When it comes to the “average” podiatrist practice how much of your practice is diabetic wound care? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: NDcienporciento100 Tags: Podiatry Students Source Type: forums
Which class should I take or should I even take a class?
I am finishing up a do-it-yourself post-bacc, and I would also like to take at least one more science class before MCAT and applying. I was thinking about taking either an endocrinology or introductory immunology course. Both courses are taught at the same 4-year school; however, the endocrinology course is taught online with proctored tests; the immunology class is in-person. The university at which these are taught is about 35 miles away, and the commute to get there would be about 60-85...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 16, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: peregrino Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums
Osa out of hospital endoscopy
Hi
Ive been approached by an out of hospital premises i work at to help develop an osa protocol.
Does anyone know of any guidelines for this that are recent and practical?
Also should i ask to be renumerated for this work?
Ive already done the diabetic procotol and updated their anesthesia pathway and documentation for free...
It suited me to do so as its quite a lucrative sideline and the owner gives my choice of days so the situation isnt terrible
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PpfSuxTube Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Poly pharmacy and falls
Long story short, I had an older patient on sedating meds which I had been working to minimize. Last time I saw her she was having poor PO intake and I focused on enhancing that and getting her to be medically evaluated in the ER because she is also diabetic on insulin (which she did not follow through on, and it was telemedicine so I could not arrange direct transport). In hindsight I should have probably lowered her meds because blood levels could have been going up. She then proceeded to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 20, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: meow1985 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
How to categorize virtual patient education?
Hi everyone, I am currently volunteering with a free clinic to provide virtual diabetes/nutrition education to Spanish Speaking patients. I give the presentation to the clinic's patients and also serve as an interpreter for the clinic's nutritionist. During these meetings, I get to really learn about the patients as they ask us different questions pertaining to their conditions (5 people max show up so essentially just hearing out patients and trying to help them with their nutrition and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: conflicted0892 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Endocrinology Models
Might be a bit of an odd question - where did you get your endo models? I.E. thyroid anatomy model? Does anyone know of the drug companies giving any of them out for free? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 21, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Streetmath Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Blood glucose level to cancel cataract surgery
Thoughts on this? What would be your BG range and cut-offs?
Recently I cancelled one whose BG was 400-500 mg/dL. Pt claimed to be compliant with all her diabetic medications. Talked to her PCP and found out she was lying and that she actually ran out of her humalog a month ago. No recent A1c.. given the hx I can assume her BG in the 400-500's range for the past month. Not the healthiest patient either, with CHF exacerbation in the last 3 months, known CAD, morbidly obese. Known history of...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 20, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: coffeebythelake Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Endocrinology Board/ITE
Any recommendations on how and what to study for the Endocrinology Board Exam (2022) + upcoming ITE? I have ESAP 2021.
Are there any existing Anki or flashcard decks that anyone is willing to share? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 19, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nmed20 Tags: Other Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Simplifying medications for people with type 2 diabetes
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