Dartmouth (Geisel) vs. Wright State vs. Cincinnati vs. Western Michigan
Geisel
Pros
-They value non-trads and I am non-trad
-Good match list
-Service oriented, which I value
Cons
-Expensive
-Very cold (I am from a warm place and cold can be hard for me)
-Small and rural location (I was hoping for a slightly bigger city)
Wright State
Pros
-NBME exams
-In Dayton, an area I really like
Cons
-Not as prestigious as my other options
-Seems very primary care focused (I am interested in pathology)
Cincinnati
Pros
-They have a decently large pathology...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 29, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: saltypapaya Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
WAMC OH Res/ 3.70/512
cGPA: 3.70 sGPA: 3.712
MCAT: 512 (1 attempt)
OH resident
Asian/White
Small private liberal arts college (OH)
400 hrs clinical
- 250 paid as Nursing Aide and 150 volunteer as Health Coach for rural patients
200 hrs of Neuroscience research
- will have a poster and presentation by graduation
50 hrs shadowing
- 30 Plastic Surgeon
- 20 Primary Care
120 Non-Clinical volunteering
- Donation center
250 hrs TAing 300 level biology courses
Student body president
Swim team
School List...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: yazhbina Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Declining Vet School
Hi everyone,
I applied to vet school this past cycle after working in general practice as an assistant/tech for over two years and I got in to my top school which I am so proud of! However, I'm thinking I may be declining the offers I got and taking a different career path. I've weighed my options again and again, gone through pros and cons, but this is still one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.
Context: through my experience in practice, I realized that I do not want to be...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 20, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Grace927 Tags: Pre-Veterinary Source Type: forums
BWH abdo fellowship
Hey!
I am a Canadian radiology resident interested in applying to this program next year. Wondering what the reputation is like or if anyone has heard positive/negative things.
I think it seems great though my only concern is that some of the procedures highlighted on their web page are quite advanced (RFA, cryo), which are skills I would never use in my future general practice. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 18, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Battletoad Tags: Radiology Source Type: forums
[AMA] Match Day 2024 press release
Inside Match Day 2024: Nearly 39,000 matches—and some surprises
Record-high match rate for DOs, and one primary care specialty saw an unexpected number of unfilled slots. Learn more with the AMA.
www.ama-assn.org
In 2023, the surprising Match Day development was an unexpected rise in the number of unfilled positions in emergency medicine. That specialty rebounded in 2024 with a 95.5% fill rate, up 13.9 percentage points over last year.
This year, pediatrics showed a jump in unfilled positions. In the 2024 Match, pediatrics offered 3,139 categori...
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 16, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mr.Smile12 Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Please help evaluate partnership
Hi everyone,
I’m having trouble deciding about buying in as a partner to my primary care practice. I’m torn between doing this and leaving for another job. I’m located in the NE outside of a major city.
I currently make 215K working 4 days a week as an employee hours are 8-5 and I’m on call roughly once a week plus one weekend out of every 7 (have to work a few hours on Saturdays on those weekends). I see at least 18+ patients a day, and I frequently have to cover our walk ins clinic...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: timtebowner Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List Help, 3.93, 516, Student Athlete
Finally got MCAT back and am just starting up with school list and am struggling to get it nailed down. Any help is appreciated!
Stats: cGPA: 3.93, sGPA: 3.89, MCAT: 516 (128,128,129,131), White male, low ranked undergrad university.
Residence: CO, ties to AR
Shadowing: 50 hours (split between Oncology, Ortho, and Primary Care)
Clinical Experience: 450 hours, helping at a cancer rehabilitation clinic as a phlebotomist. Lots of direct patient interaction and a MME.
Research: 350 hours...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 9, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: trackmed2435 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Fragmentation and duplication of general practice care
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Chance me for T20s
I just want to preface this by saying I genuinely have no desire to get into a T20 school, but I'm curious what people think. My top choice is Stanford but honestly my reason is so unimaginably stupid I'm not even gonna mention it. I really don't care though and I would be very content going to my state school (NJ) or even going to a DO program tbh and most likely I want to do primary care in the future. I'm looking at the more holistic schools cuz my MCAT score isn't the best, but I'm 100%...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 2, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Topiary56 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Re: Only radical reform will save general practice: we need to rethink GP partnerships
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Child Psych or Child Neuro/NDD for Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
I am an MS3, really interested in working with kid’s with developmental disabilities and cannot decide whether I want to do it through psych or Neuro (possibly NDD program) Child Psych: residency has better work life. Will also be certified to do adult psych if I wanted to work with adults too. Nice continuity of care. I worry I will miss doing ~physical~ medicine and primary care. Really get to help with behavioral/coping skills Child neuro: much harder residency from what I have heard...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Twub13 Tags: Neurology Source Type: forums
Child Psych or Child Neuro/NDD for Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
I am really interested in working with kid’s with developmental disabilities and cannot decide whether I want to do it through psych or Neuro (possibly NDD program) Child Psych: residency has better work life. Will also be certified to do adult psych if I wanted to work with adults too. Nice continuity of care. I worry I will miss doing ~physical~ medicine and primary care. Really get to help with behavioral/coping skills Child neuro: much harder residency from what I have heard. Also...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Twub13 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
UMass vs. Tufts
UMass Chan
+In-state tuition (around $100K cheaper overall)
+Significantly more NIH research funding
+Great match throughout Mass
+Higher ranked in medicine
-Primarily primary care focused
-In Worcester- biggest con
Tufts
+In Boston
+Great match list in Boston/NE
+Better "Layman" presitge
-High tuition+COL
-Not as much research funding as UMass
If the location of these schools was the same, I would definitely pick UMass. However, I have lived in a major city for the past 5 years and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Senior_Applicant Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
I ’m having trouble looking for shadowing opportunities in my area
So just as the title says, I am having a bit of a problem finding physicians that I could shadow in my area. So a bit of background, I am an international student and so I don’t like actually have a good primary care physician that I regularly go to, but I am wondering like what tips do you guys have in regards to getting or finding these resources? I’ve been trying to contact the hospitals nearby but I’ve been having trouble like actually getting a response back so do you think that I...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 20, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: kirvoyant Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
