Psych vs Radiology vs Pathology
Wasn’t sure where to post this — I’m still a med student but figured the people in this subsection would have better knowledge about this question:
Which of the aforementioned specialties has the best lifestyle when it comes to hours, stress levels, ease-of-learning during residency, etc?
I’m a non-trad student and older than most other students and have worked my fair share of stressful jobs before med school… I’m honestly at the point of my life where lifestyle is pretty much the only...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: initialize Tags: General Residency Issues Source Type: forums
The biggest disappointment of USCAP Annual Meeting
No, it wasn't Boston weather, food at the hospitality suite or even Rosai's speech.
It was women.
Face it: the quality of females entering a field is a function of overall hotness of the field. Remember all these hotties from medschool who matched into derm? Now fast forward to last weeks' event, and recall the poster sessions. All those out of shape bodies wrapped in frumpy skirts, pants and shirts, sallow faces, coffee stained teeth, frizzled hair... Sadly, especially female...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 9, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Nilf Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Thinking of a Career in Medicine and Pathology, Please Look at This.
Profession with overall highest suicide rate: Medicine
No. 1 cause of death of medical students: Suicide.
Career with the highest rate of female mental illness: Medicine
Profession with the highest rate of female infertility: Medicine (25% vs. 9% in general population)
Estimated percentage of physicians in their career with significant financial problems: 25%
And yet most leading academic scholars feel: U.S. physicians are entitled, too powerful, paid too much and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: LADoc00 Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
514 Mcat 3.8 GPA
What are my chances?
White applicant
State- Illinois (Residence and College)
Rising undergrad Senior
Mcat-514
cGPA-3.79
sGPA-3.81
GPA- 3.8
Research- about 400 already, 200+ projected with a poster presentation.
Clinical volunteering- 120 hours over two hospitals and 150 hours in a hospice center
Shadowing- 80 hours Primary Cary, 20 hours gastroenterologist, and 8 hours pathologist
Non-clinical- 40 hours as an online tutor, 32 hours working in a residential home (cut short due...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 30, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: dideperfect123 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Your Eye Specialists Cornea, Refractive, and Glaucoma Fellowship
I wanted to post a review for Your Eye Specialists (YES) Cornea, Refractive, and Glaucoma Fellowship after I completed the fellowship a few weeks ago. It was an exceptional year with excellent surgical training and broad clinical pathology. You will spend most of your time with Drs. Aarup and Anup Kubal (brothers) and Dr. Anil Vedula. They are all fantastic surgeons, mentors, and friends. I not only learned a ton, but I really enjoyed working with them each day. They truly want you to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 29, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UFEyeSurgeon Tags: Ophthalmology: Eye Physicians & Surgeons Source Type: forums
PGY2 looking at Path
Hello all!
First, please don’t quote.
Second, I am a PGY2 that was terminated from residency just last week and am seeking advice.
To try and summate: I completed roughly 19 months of residency (2020-early 2022) in a primary care field. Due to a toxic program and work environment (was bullied, picked on, etc) I ended up resigning while trying to figure out if I even wanted to stay in medicine.
For the next few months that followed I searched high and low for jobs and it became utterly...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CaponeAl Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Pathology vs RadOnc
Would you advise a medical student to go into path or radonc? An interesting discussion, considering radonc's history and its current implosion. Here's a funny conversation I saw on their form:
RealSimulD said:
Going to an Indian wedding. They used to seat me next to ENT Patel and Moh’s Reddy. Now, I’m with Podiatry Patel and Endocrine Reddy. Different vibe for sure.
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medgator said:
Nuc med Shah and path Gupta are in the cards for your next table
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 24, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: airpods Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Will studying from the following resources during preclinicals prepare me well for Step 1 and beyond?
Incoming M1 at a 2 year traditional curriculum with unranked, true P/F. First year covers anatomy, physiology, biochem, immunology, and micro; second year covers neuro, psych, pharm, and clinical pathology.
I'll be relying on the AnKing v11 deck -- Costanzo for physiology, Pixorize for biochem and immuno, Sketchy for micro and pharm, and Pathoma for clinical pathology. Subtracting the overlaps, I'm counting the total number of cards to be around 19,600. Obviously, I'll also do UWorld and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 23, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: fogo Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Dermatopathology Fellowship Applications 2024-2025
Please share any information you have regarding dermpath fellowship applications/interviews for positions starting in 2024
Here's what I've heard so far:
Cedars-Sinai - filled
Stanford - filled
Arkansas - filled
USF - filled
Moffitt/USF - filled
U Texas HSC Anderson - filled
Colorado - not participating
National Capital Consortium - not participating (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: GiletteRaul Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Thought on VA?
Inspired by a recent posting for a position at the VA in San Francisco, I searched prior posts on this board for thoughts on the VA. One thing that stuck out was someone saying the VA is one of the last lifeboats on the Titanic (maybe I’m recalling the wording differently Do you all think that’s still the case? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 21, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: hellojed Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
WAMC C/O 2027 Average GPA Last Minute
I am a pre-vet student and currently applying for vet school this summer! I have some questions about the application. Could anyone give me some tips on how to increase my chances? (I'm working on GRE and letters). Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Schools I want to apply:
Davis, Western, Tufts, UPenn, Colorado, Ohio State, Oregon State, Auburn, Illinois.. and more still deciding
I'm into mixed practice and pathology
GRE: still working on it
GPA:
overall: 3.65...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 15, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: asdf_0987! Tags: What are my Chances? WAMC Veterinary Source Type: forums
Pathology vs. Internal Medicine
Hi everyone,
I'm a M4 at a US medical school who's on the fence between pathology and internal medicine. My Step 1 score is 235, Step 2CK score is pending, have 1 clerkship honor, 2 preclerkship honors. Overall leaning more towards pathology, but I have yet to take a pathology elective, although I have one scheduled in the near future. Was wondering if anyone could help tip the decision in favor of pathology, or try to talk me out of doing pathology / tell me that it's a terrible idea to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 13, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: rebuilteva Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Let's talk microscope brands
Which do you prefer: Olympus, Leica, Nikon or Zeiss? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 11, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: HeyDalaron Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Academic jobs in Podiatry...Thoughts?
I was offered a director position recently. Salary is well north of 300k for 3 years at an academic institution. Clinical work would be similar pathology. Supportive institution for research etc. Comes with more admin work(research and policy making) and less clinic work(.85 clincal FTE). Anyone here a director or in leadership position that can give me their thoughts. It is salaried and not entirely based on productivity. Feels like I might become a bureaucrat instead of a podiatrist but...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 7, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Feeter Tags: Podiatric Residents & Physicians Source Type: forums
dealing with the stresses of day-to-day work
I'm 1 year out from residency and currently working inpatient. I feel as though I cycle through busy and frustrating weeks followed by days or weeks where things are less stressful. Most of it, at least on my reflection, seems to be dictated by the severity and pathology of patients we admit. I've isolated several factors that frustrate me the most - family pressures to effectively change a person's life, drug-seeking patients that continue to ask for escalating controlled medications, and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: elbandito1 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
