How much is a med school acceptance worth?
Just a fun thought that crossed my mind after reading about some admissions scandals. We spend a lot of time and money to get to the point of applying. If one could sell a med school acceptance or pay their way into an acceptance, how much do you think they'd go for? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 24, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: kintaro Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
IBR? Loan advice?
I’ve scanned through and haven’t found a post that seems to fully answer my question. I have about $150,00 in student loans left, all of which are federal. When I first graduated I picked the 25 year extended payment plan. I decided not to do IBR because the payments were about the same and I assumed my income would increase. Since this will now be year 3 without a raise or bonus, does it make sense to backtrack and sign up for IBR? I picked the plan I did with the intent to pay extra and...
IBR? Loan advice? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 22, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: sunshine802 Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
Pediatric Sedation Training
Is anyone here aware of any formal training programs for pediatric sedation that last for a month or two? There is an increasing push for pediatric hospitalists to take over sedation services for minor procedures and scans, and so far the training programs they are using seems to be following the dental model (i.e. two days of training and then best of luck). I was wondering if anyone knew of an alternative that was more substantial. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 19, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Perrotfish Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
The correlation between subject choice and UKCAT/BMAT performance
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Source: The Student Room - July 10, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: GANFYD Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
Funding Post-Grad Medical School
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Source: The Student Room - June 25, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nexttime Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
TAP block with neuropathic pain
Have new referral and wanted to see if anyone has seen this. Young guy with recent resection of sigmoid tumor. Had TAP block with US prior and did well for the first week or 2. Now has odd neuropathic pain in similar distribution you would expect coverage from block. CT scan and lab work up for infection done without cause.
Has anyone run into this before?
I did a quit lit search, but did not find anything on neuropathic pain post block. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 15, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Crybaby Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
What ’s working at a critical access ED like?
For those with long experience working these shops... What’s a typical shift like? How good are your nursing staff? Do you manage/round on admitted floor patients as well? Can you actually get some sleep on overnights? Do you have access to CT scanners? And as an aside, what rate did you get as locums/traveler?
The place I’ll start working at sees about 1.4 patients per hour. Pretty good pay. The closest large hospital is actually only about 1.5 hour car ride, so not too bad distance wise. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 9, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: plick Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Mistake on the floor. Grounds for termination?
So a 89 year old female came in with a left IT fracture, not demented, AAOx3, no other injuries. She was just complaining of some minor abdominal pain and diffuse pain on the left hip area. She was assessed, scanned and labs were taken. CT all clear other than the left IT fx, labs significant for AKI, CKD and elevated troponin. The thought that this single and isolated troponin could be secondary to CKD, so the plan was to trend the troponin and let them know the results. The nurse kept...
Mistake on the floor. Grounds for termination? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 8, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Drangue Tags: Internship Source Type: forums
Whole body screening MRI/CAT scans
[Edit- mostly talking about MRI here]
Anybody else thinking of doing this once you have those (hopefully) big fat attending paychecks? I'm not going to lie, after months of inpatient medicine cancer has really began to freak me out and the thought of just passively waiting and hoping I never get it doesn't sit right with me.
It's definitely not something to feasibly implement on the societal level, but it's perfectly feasible on a self-funded basis by motivated individuals. You do your...
Whole body screening MRI/CAT scans (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 2, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Booze Aldrin Tags: Medical Students - MD Source Type: forums
Faking URM
Thoughts on applicants faking URM for school applications?
Students Were Advised to Claim to Be Minorities in College-Admissions Scandal
Misrepresentations played into efforts by elite campus to diversify their student bodies
BOSTON—The man behind the scheme to help wealthy students get into elite colleges by cheating on tests and faking...
Faking URM (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: IL1B Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums
CT sufficient prior to Epidural?
Patient is an elderly female with h/o cardiac stent on anticoagulation also with a pacemaker that is not compatible with MRI. She has lower extremity radicular pain. Ordinarily I would like to have a MRI so that I can see soft tissue pathology. There is a CT scan which notes that there "may be some mild canal and neur foraminal narrowing." Clinically pain is only on ambulation with no associated neurologic deficits by history nor in the office on exam. Would you proceed with intervention...
CT sufficient prior to Epidural? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 12, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: EruditeDoc Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Health secretary is called in to settle row over cancer scanning services
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Article about the Pathology Blawg and Theranos takedown
The pathologist and 'the inventor': How a Columbia doctor helped take down Theranos
Columbia pathologist Adam Clapper played a key role in pointing a reporter toward the Theranos scandal that knocked Elizabeth Holmes off her pedestal.
www.columbiamissourian.com (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 9, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WEBB PINKERTON Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Should I go into Radiology?
My dream is to be able to make ~$350k while working 40-45 hours doing what I love, which is sitting in a room by myself thinking about anatomy/physiology (i.e. reading scans).
Is radiology the right field for me? I feel like it's too good to be true. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: JIMMYJOHNivy Tags: Radiology Source Type: forums
