Wamc tmdsas 2024-2025 3.6 gpa
GPA Trend: U-Trend where I did poorly junior year but managed to get a 3.9 GPA senior year. sGPA 3.57 and cGPA 3.61.
MCAT: 513
Clinical Experience:
- 800 hrs ED Scribe (Adult & Pediatrics)/Scribe Trainer
- 500 hrs IM Medical Assistant (Bilingual)
Research Experience:
-500 hrs Research Assistant for 4 semesters
-2 Poster Presentations
-1 Publication
-1 Paper under review
Shadowing:
- 30 hrs in orthopedics + neurology
Non-Clinical Experience:
- 280 hrs volunteer for summer school (church)...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: hi.985 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List Help - ORM, 3.95 sGPA, 3.92 cGPA, 510 MCAT
Hey everyone, I need some help with recommendations of which schools to apply to. I am looking for a review of my list + school additions please!
cGPA: 3.92, sGPA 3.95
MCAT: 510 127/125/128/130
Private undergrad
ORM (white male)
MN Resident
Target Specialty: orthopedic surgery
Before Reading Stats:
I will be spending my gap year in a Spanish speaking country as a stipend service volunteer. I don’t know the exact breakdown of hours but it will involve:
Non-clinical volunteering...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 19, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: T714 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
News from AAOS
Orthopedic Surgeons on Track to Earn Less Than Taco Bell Workers
If current trends continue, patients are in big trouble
www.medpagetoday.com
"If those numbers aren't disappointing enough for young surgeons who've already spent a dozen years in training, the same group fit a third-order polynomial model to historical data for Medicare reimbursements for arthroplasties, yielding a projection out to 2030. Actual figures from 2007 to 2023 showed mean reimbursements falling over time, and falling faster with each passing year from 2019 onward.
T...
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DrN2O Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Ortho vs Radiology
Hi all I am currently a medical student torn between applying into orthopedics and radiology. I came into medical school wanting to pursue orthopedics and worked hard to get a lot of research experience and good grades. Throughout medical school I continually heard if you like anything equally as much you should do that instead. The only other field I have enjoyed is radiology. I enjoy the fact you get to see the entire spectrum of pathologies and that you become an expert in a specific...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nibhighfootballrules Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
WAMC and school list
White male
Maryland resident
uGPA 3.18, sGPA 2.95, SMP GPA 3.83
University of Maryland Undergrad, Rutgers SMP
MCAT 511 (127, 127, 128, 129)
1400 clinical hours (medical assistant at urgent care and orthopedic office)
300 nonclinical volunteer
130 with food bank with my church
170 with organization that trains future service dogs for disabled veterans
30 clinical volunteer (Red Cross blood donor ambassador)
90 hours physician shadowing, mostly for...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 13, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: peter99 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
UVA vs GW
I know the cycle isn't over yet but I thought I would make a post with some of my thoughts so far. If it changes, y'all will see me again. Right now, I'm 80% leaning towards UVA here with GW in the running and VCU kind of in the running but need some insights from y'all.
To let you know of my personal interests, I'm very passionate about refugee healthcare and research. Also not completely sure what specialty I want to pursue, but I'm really interested in surgery, specifically Orthopaedics...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 7, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: thefirerisen Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
Possible Re-applicant with 0 II's Seeking Advice
Hi everybody, I applied to 35 schools this cycle and am waiting to hear back from around 30 of them. This cycle unfortunately did not go as I hoped and I was hoping to get some feedback for next cycle. I submitted everything by mid to late August except for a couple of schools whose secondaries I received later (I submitted a number of schools by mid-late July).
23 yo CA ORM
514, 3.75 cGPA, 3.65 sGPA
Clinical ~1000 hrs broken down into the following:
- 650 hours (paid role + leadership)...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: zjdub3 Tags: Re-Applicants Source Type: forums
UTSW vs. McGovern vs. Dell vs. UTMB
I would first like to preface this by saying how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to interview at these places and to pre-match to UTMB. This cycle honestly feels kind of feels like a dream!
I am hoping to pursue orthopedic surgery as a specialty
I am also going to be on HPSP and participating in the military match process so that adds a unique layer of complexity to the situation.
if anyone has any more pros/cons or comments to add about any of the schools that you think I should...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 4, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: medapplicantal Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
Georgetown vs Rush vs UCR
Hello everyone, after sifting through countless forums I come to you with my own dilemma. I have been blessed to receive three acceptances so far, and ask for your hopefully unbiased opinions on choosing one of these schools. I am a CA resident and hope to match back into CA in either general surgery, orthopedic surgery, or EM. I will most likely be funding my tuition fully through federal loans. While UCR is close to family and in-state tuition, I have decided to look past these benefits...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: majesty2 Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
L1 fx 50% loss, 8 M out, not healing, Kypho?
L1 fx 50% loss, 8 M out, not healing, persistent edema, Kypho?. no h/o malignancy. known osteoporosis
for Kypho, is there a hard deadline after fx. ? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: specepic Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Total knee replacement under PNB
We are asked to follow joint commission standards for total joint replacements. It says PNB can also be used as primary anesthetic for TKR. I've never done one under just PNB. For you guys who do these under just PNB, what combination of blocks do you do? Anything to watch out for? Thanks! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: anbuitachi Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
The things I learned from other doctors while in residency
Besides medical knowledge, there were many life lessons I learned while I interacted with medical professionals on my off service months.
From a radiologist: Where you go for residency ultimately does not matter. An average residency will teach you 95% of the field. The top ones will open up that last 5% for you. The bar for medicine is so high already that the lowest graduating doctor is still minimally competent.
From an orthopedic surgeon: Never take call for free. The stress on your...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 19, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: PODIATRYCRAZE Tags: Podiatric Residents & Physicians Source Type: forums
Likely reapplicant, work/ec feedback
Hey all, i'm not too familiar with SDN. I am a non-trad RN->MD. I applied the current cycle and currently have 1 waitlist and rest are rejections. If any of you are willing, I'd appreciate some feedback on me EC/work Hobby area for next cycle.
Currently ones I have (active/completed)
1. 1 year PCT/CNA orthopedic/emergency: Paid/Clinical
2. 2 year Staff ER RN: Paid/Clinical
3. 2 year Travel RN (rural & urban exposure w/ various hospital lab equipment): Paid/clinical
4...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 14, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nontradRN2MD Tags: Re-Applicants Source Type: forums
New SIJ Fusion Device
Novel SI Joint System 510(k) Cleared | Orthopedics This Week
Novel SI Joint System 510(k) Cleared
ryortho.com (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 4, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Orthopedics vs Family medicine with MSK focus
Trying to decide on specialties to apply for and have really narrowed it down to FM and ortho largely due to the patient population (sports medicine type of practice hopefully working with an increasingly active aging population), a strong interest in musculoskeletal cases, and working with my hands to get fast/robust improvements to peoples health. I know primary care and ortho sports med have a lot of differences, but I'd be shaping a primary care sports med clinic to be as close to ortho...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 4, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Conchilardo Tags: Medical Students (DO) Source Type: forums
