Looking for unfilled fellowship positions (accredited/non-accredited)
Hello, I am an ECFMG-certified physician with 2+ years of ACGME-accredited residency experience from Harvard-affiliated training programs in General Surgery (2 years) and Anesthesia (6 months) and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
I made a series of bad decisions and chose the wrong specialty but I want to reinvent myself and pursue medicine followed by GI. I am planning to apply for the 2020 IM match. However, given that I have been away from clinical practice for a...
Looking for unfilled fellowship positions (accredited/non-accredited) (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 14, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mario_MD Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
ppl who wrote GI boards this year
What did you guys think about the board exam last wednesday?
I felt miserable halfway through the first block, that kept getting worse and worse. Lotsa basic physiology questions. Not much from Steinberg course. Any study material that proved to be useful? I am starting to prepare for next year's board exam (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Suprep Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
Gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis amongst patients with chronic liver disease – a word of caution
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - January 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
“Can’t come in; I am sick”
We have a doc in our group that has “called out” for things like a gastroenteritis and pneumonia. As horrible as it is I have found it annoying at times because it puts everyone under a lot of stress to cover her. It seems to be an unspoken rule in my group that you don’t just “call out” because you’re sick. “In the hospital” type of sick is different (although one of my coworkers did work through appendicitis and then admitted himself after his shift, but I digress). I am talking about cold...
“Can’t come in; I am sick” (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 5, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ERCAT Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Starting Job Search - How To Do It?
Team,
Have learned a lot here, now starting my job search, looking to stay clinical, either in academics or pvt practice, general GI for the most part, looking for guidance on the process. Not specifically tied geographically, but want too stay East Coast/ Midwest. Questions for the pros, answer what you can:
1. How should I start the process?
2. Things you wish you knew/ did when you were in the process
3. Pitfalls
4. Anyone want to recommend jobs or groups, especially those looking...
Starting Job Search - How To Do It? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 31, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: hemosuccus Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
Advanced endoscopy fellowship
I started working for my GI fellowship on day 1 of residency. I just matched into GI and I want to do the same thing for advanced fellowship. As I am an IMG on a visa, I want to be organized in the way I approach this fellowship. Any suggestions on what I should do to maximize my chances of matching in advanced? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 10, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: colo-no-guard Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
IM subspecialty competitiveness
Thought it would be interesting to see how the competitiveness of each field has changed.
Percent of applicants who matched to the specialty, listed in order of descending competitiveness:
1. Gastroenterology - 62.8%
2. Pulmonology/Critical Care - 69.5%
3. Rheumatology - 71.3%
4. Cardiovascular Disease - 72.8%
5. Hematology and Oncology - 77.4%
6. Allergy and Immunology - 83.9%
7. Endocrinology - 87.1%
8. Hospice and Palliative Medicine - 87.2%
9. Geriatrics (Internal Medicine) - 90.7%
10...
IM subspecialty competitiveness (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 8, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: chromaticscale Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
How do you deal with those pain sesking patients?
I have this 20 year old male on dialysis secondary to uncontrolled diabetes who came in with intractable abdominal pain nausea and vomiting.Dont get me wrong hes not on any chronic opiod regimen so dont want to jump to conclusions but his pain is 20/10 getting fentanyl 25 q3 hrs. Ct abdomen completely normal. Egd normal. BP normal, Labs nml Tried reglan for concern for gastroparesis yet nothing. Tried to wean this guy off fentanyl and his mom throws a tantrum that he is in so much pain. No...
How do you deal with those pain sesking patients? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 7, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cadet133 Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Did Not Match, how to move forward for next year?
Hi guys,
Unfortunately, I did not match this year. I will be working with my mentors to pick out areas of improvement, but I would like the advice of SDN as many of you have been through this process.
Here was my application as of last year:
AMG
USMLE Step 1 245; Step 2: 236; Step 3: 230. CS failed first attempt, passed second.
PGY3 In an upper mid-tier program ( ~40-50s). From similarly ranked med school.
3 non-GI publications from before in top tier journals as a middle author, 1 paper...
Did Not Match, how to move forward for next year? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: aabs Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
How to become a gastroenterologist?
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Source: The Student Room - December 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Reality Check Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
Require Advise on Fellowship for my Spouse
Good Morning All!
I am trying to help my wife be better positioned to apply for match the 3rd time. She has gone through two cycles of fellowship match and both times didn't get an interview. We live in the New York Area, which I know is tough to match in. She applied all over the Northeast, South (Florida), and East (Ohio).
She is done with her residency and passed her boards. She wants to match into GI, but I feel she doesn't know exactly who could help or where to work to be better...
Require Advise on Fellowship for my Spouse (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Citytime Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
Clinical, and Non-Clinical Volunteering and Shadowing Hours
I've been wondering if my volunteering and shadowing hours are good enough for a T20 school or if I should work to get in more hours?
By the time I apply next year I will have about:
Clinical volunteering: 120 hours in a hospital setting and another 130 hours of volunteering at a Red Cross clinic for thalssemia patients.
Shadowing: 40 hours of shadowing a gastroenterologist and another 20 hours of shadowing a neurologist.
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 150-160 hours at a local soup Kitchen and...
Clinical, and Non-Clinical Volunteering and Shadowing Hours (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: slimshady 22 Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
TSGLI fraud
Feds Indict 2 Navy Medical Officers, Sailor in Alleged $2 Million Fraud Ring - USNI News
An active-duty Navy physician and a former medical officer were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in what prosecutors allege is a conspiracy to collect millions in fraudulent insurance benefits. Cmdr. Michael Villarroel and former Lt. Cmdr. Paul Craig are charged with conspiracy to...
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Yikes. I deployed with one of the docs involved. Nice guy. Go figure (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Gastrapathy Tags: Military Medicine Source Type: forums
Acuphagia- or swallowing sharp objects
Hello,
I'm a psychotherapist working with someone who has acuphagia, which is the ingestion of sharp objects. I'm suspecting that if anyone has experienced this, gastroenterologists would know as the sharp objects may get inbedded in the digestive track. I've found a few instances on the internet, but am wondering if anyone here has found clients with this problem.
Have any of you experienced this? If not, do you have an idea of how I might reach a broader audience of gasteroenteroligists...
Acuphagia- or swallowing sharp objects (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 9, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: neillhowell Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: forums
