Cultivating a humble and modest professional demeanor
Should PainSpecialists strive to cultivate a humble and modest professional demeanor like pediatricians or family practice docs or should we be more “in your face” specialty like plastics, deem, or spine surgery?
Imagine if no one Pain dressed up in fancy suits at conference ms and drove fast, expensive cars and instead just cane “as you are” in comfortable Dad jeans and JCPenny shirts and ties?
Would purposely presenting ourselves this improve the specialty’s reputation and would...
Cultivating a humble and modest professional demeanor (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 17, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Current fellows how ’s the job hunt 2019
Similar iterations of this post have circulated Before. Wondering how thing are now.
I am good friends with an MD recruiter around Boston and currently for family practice his clients are offering base of 225-250 salary, + performance based bonus, + bene’s, + matching on 401k up to IRS max, 25 K sign on, and 100K loan forgiveness for 5 yrs of work (20K /yr). And still has huge difficulty recruiting new hires. Folks visit once and often twice and get dozens of offers and more often than...
Current fellows how’s the job hunt 2019 (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Med Director New England Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Should I reapply? & where can my application be improved??
Hello~ Throughout the 2018-2019 application cycle, I received 3 IIs and am now sitting on 3 waitlists. Now that I am thinking to reapply for the new application cycle, I've come to realize that I really have not done much throughout the year to better my application. I shadowed for about ~30hours total (preceptorship + private family practice DO shadowing) and volunteered at a hospital for ~60hours. Aside from that, I've been working as a waiter part-time (~1400hrs) and volunteering at...
Should I reapply? & where can my application be improved?? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: homieg Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
going out on a date with a patient you've had on rotations?
Already know it's not ok for doctors to date their patients, but does the same ethical principle also apply to medical students on rotations? Can't seem to find anything about this online, unless it's just that the same principles apply. Matched with a girl on tinder that i later realized i took a history and physical exam from while on family practice placement in a small town. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: egymed831 Tags: Clinical Rotations Source Type: forums
Non-trad applicant working in healthcare
I'm 27, currently an epidemiologist at a hospital. My interests are in HIV/AIDS, antibiotic resistance, DR-TB, global public health etc. Many epidemiologists earn clinical degrees, and clinical degree (MD/DO/NP/PA) would allow more options for the future if my career path changes (e.g. like if in 15 years I want to work in family practice instead of public health practice). In this thread I am specifically asking about Med school. I don't know much about Admissions other than that it's very...
Non-trad applicant working in healthcare (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 22, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: squeegeebeckenheim Source Type: forums
'Please Change the Culture of Surgery'
Doximity | Please Change the Culture of Surgery
It is December 2017. I have been on the road for the last five months, completing my five months of elective rotations. I am a fourth-year medical student aspiring to specialize in family medicine. I also want to learn procedures, so I did two months of surgery, three months of family practice electives. At the beginning of this process, I had wanted to be a general surgeon,...
'Please Change the Culture of Surgery' (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 28, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: W19 Source Type: forums
Surgery Rotation during intern year
Does anyone have any advice on what I'm supposed to get out of my surgery rotation. I've been trying to think what to try and get out of thie month that's relevant to family practice and all I can think of is when to consult surgery and how to identify if someone needs to go to the OR? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 26, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BDD Source Type: forums
WAMC Mid SMP?
Was hoping to generate a last minute school list while in the middle of my SMP. I have already been accepted through linkage, though would like to apply to other schools as well.
Undergrad cGPA: 2.93
Undergrad sGPA: 2.94
All of undergrad had a very strong upward trend after struggling my freshman and sophmore year.
Grad cGPA: 3.56
Grad sGPA: 3.51
SMP cGPA: 3.82
SMP sGPA: 3.81
MCAT: 502
EC:
Shadowing Family Practice MD: 50 Hours
Shadowing Family Practice DO: 50 Hours
Emergency...
WAMC Mid SMP? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: virtussis Source Type: forums
Possible Reapplication. Need advice, 514MCAT, 3.45 c and sgpa!
My MCAT is a balanced 514 (129/128/128/129). My Cgpa/sgpa is around a 3.4, this is my biggest weakness. I am a bioengineer, so this definitely contributed to my low GPA. I have 4 publications in high impact journals, have clinical volunteering in a nursing home (200 hours), nonclinical volunteering (STEM outreach, 500 hours), have shadowed family practice physicians (50 hours), and an orthopedic surgeon and EM doctor for 20 hours each. I also was on the exec board for an academic fraternity....
Possible Reapplication. Need advice, 514MCAT, 3.45 c and sgpa! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: NicMouse64 Source Type: forums
progressive FP scope of practice
I was browsing through Canadian CFPC website and came across various FM programs in Canada that offer advanced training to FPs including FP Anesthesia, Emergency, Oncology. How awesome are they!
We need to start developing leaders in our field that would advocate for FPs to unlock our potential to provide more services to our patients.
Training Programs | Family Practice Residency Program
Love to hear...
progressive FP scope of practice (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: petegriffin Source Type: forums
Nontrad mid life (38) pursuing MD/DO?
Hello all. I wanted some external thoughts on my situation.
Straight out of high school overseas, I enlisted in the military as a medic.
After 8 years I moved to the US and have been working as an EMT for 9/11, EDs and in family practice as a patient care tech/MA. I recently spent several months working as a tech in a cancer center. I started a bachelors of science majoring in biology in Jan 2016. I had a high risk pregnancy and my husband was laid off, so I withdrew at the end of the...
Nontrad mid life (38) pursuing MD/DO? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 5, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TwistedPaths Source Type: forums
Different styles of family practices ?
I am very interested in a family practice that is more involved with patients diet, exercise, and preventative type medicine. Does anyone have any good advice as to where I can view different styles of family medicine geared towards this? or know of any specific places like this in the country?
Thank you! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 10, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: juliojones123 Source Type: forums
why would anyone with a brain go into Primary Care?
So, i have been contemplating Family practice or primary care for a while, but after shadowing a solo DO today, at her family practice. I don't see how it;s a viable choice, i mean we went over the financial side of the equation, she stated having trouble making ends meet. Thus will be switching to a direct primary care model, under-which no insurance company will be involved!! At the end of the day, i couldn't help it but connect the dot between dying podiatry practice and family care. I...
why would anyone with a brain go into Primary Care? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 28, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Trollest Source Type: forums
Looking for advice on Family Practice Program vs. NP or ND
Hello - I know what I want to do but need advice on how to get there.
I want to be in the functional medicine field working in working with clients on preventative care. The problem is I don't know the best course of action to get me there. Honestly, I am in my 40's looking to go back to school and start from scratch. So I need to make sure I don't waste my time or money following a degree only to find I can't apply my credits to get me to the end goal.
I have researched Naturopath,...
Looking for advice on Family Practice Program vs. NP or ND (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 25, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Delta Daisy Source Type: forums
514 MCAT, about 3.4 C/Sgpa
Hi all,
I would just like to figure out what to do before applying early in June. My MCAT is a balanced 514 (129/128/128/129). My Cgpa/sgpa is around a 3.4, this is my biggest weakness. I am a bioengineer, so this definitely contributed to my low GPA (probably helped with the MCAT). I have 4 publications in high impact journals, have clinical volunteering (200 hours), nonclinical volunteering (STEM outreach, 500 hours), have shadowed family practice physicians (50 hours), and an orthopedic...
514 MCAT, about 3.4 C/Sgpa (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 3, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: NicMouse64 Source Type: forums
