I'm thinking about working as a rural nocturnist for 3 years after residency to maximize my income and invest heavily. Is this realistic?
Here's my situation:
I'm an IMG from Europe on a J1 visa. I started an IM residency at the age of 32 and will finish it at 35.
Although I'm a bit older, I have a low amount of student debt (~$40,000). Single, no wife, no kids (although it's something I want in the long-term).
I don't want to return to my home country for two years, so I have been thinking about getting a J1-waiver job in an underserved region for 3 years to get a green card. I have been looking at some of these jobs, and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cyclogon Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
What are the highest paying contracts you ’ve seen in the middle of nowhere?
Considering anesthesia and I’m needing some motivation to get through surgery rotations. I’m from the country and plan on working in a rural hospital?
What are the best contracts you all have seen for working in the middle of nowhere ? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dogruffle01 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
WAMC u2.8 smp 3.6
what are my chances? 25 ORM Missouri/Texas resident
I have a dual undergrad degree with a ugpa 2.8
I enrolled in a masters of medical science and am at a 3.6 gpa
I have hundreds of hours working as a volunteer emt and CERT member in rural communities throughout the midwest.
I won 2 national championships in college and played my sport professionally
I am planning on taking another 10 undergrad credits to boost my gpa even more after smp but that will be summer of 24
I really am only...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mitchell Griffin Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Hospitalist - problems with nurses
Some background, I went to med school at an academic center, then residency at a large (>400 bed) community hospital, and now am a hospitalist at a rural (<100) bed hospital.
I have only been here a little while, but so far I have gotten a few nursing complaints. In these complaints, the nurses lie, exaggerate and spin little things to make them sound terrible.
So far my medical director has not made a big deal out of them, but at the same time I know it cannot be good for me from a job...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Osteoth Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Need reapplicant/Gap year advice for mid to high stats ORM (soft WAMC too).
I’m a 4th year undergrad graduating this May with double STEM majors (Biochem, Neuro) hailing from a large state school in the Southeastern US. My GPA is a 3.9 (probably will either stay or go up slightly at the end of this year) and my MCAT is a 518. I’m ORM, but from a rural area. I’m new here, but I hope that's high enough to get one A in the future. I have 1 little publication, no presentations or anything. However, I’m working hard on it in a lab rn. I’m going to try to write my senior...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: FromKermitsHome Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
KCU KC vs CUSOM vs NOVA DAVIE
KCU KC
PROS:
Urban (from San Fran)
only a 3 hour flight home
P/F
Tuition (51 K)
COMLEX and match rates
CONS:
large class size
students said there weren't many opportunities for research
tough tests, according to students
CUSOM
Pros:
Rural but only 45 minutes from an urban city
100 percent match
really good board scores
UNC/DUKE/Wake Forest connection
its own residency program
Cons:
No board resources
business casual on campus
more expensive
NSU KPCOM
PROS:
really good area
good...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: That Guy 20125 Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
WAMC: 3.1/515 + school list (Will my GPA be too big of a red flag?)
Stats
1. AMCAS cGPA: 3.0 / AMCAS sGPA: 3.1 (trends per semester pictured below; some school quarters for BCPM are omitted because I didn't take STEM classes in them)
2. MCAT: 515 (127/129/131/128)
3. Georgia
4. ORM (Vietnamese)
5. Top liberal arts college (currently US News #11; rural location)
6. Clinical hours: 280 (projected 1300+ by May 2024)
a. Ophthalmic technician and scribe: 210, projected 1000+b. Pediatric hospital volunteer: projected...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: uv.lite Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC? Early assurance Program
1. cGPA 3.82 sGPA 3.7
2. MCAT 509 (126,127,129,127) though UToledo’s EAP doesn’t take it
3. OH Resident
4. ORM Male
5. T50 undergrad
6. 300 hours clinical, patient companion at Downtown hospital
7. 500 hours research, 0 pubs, 1 paper about to be submitted for review in Epilepsy research
8. 70 hrs shadowing: 12hrs Neurosurgery, 30 hrs rural family med, 38hrs hospitalist
9. 150 non clinical hours, 100 at Alzheimer’s facility, 50 at Ronald McDonald house
10. Treasurer of powerlifting club...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 14, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: robxice1234 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
KCU vs NYU vs Midwestern-IL
Private schools for both, I am from Cali, OOS
Kansas City University (KCU):
Pros: - 1st-year tuition $98010, 2nd year unknown, slightly higher according to email.
- P/F
- small class size -88
- rural, cheap living expense
- new facility and equipment
- lots of chances to do complex cases, no specialty program
- potential large patient pool, Joplin campus located in the middle of 4 states
- well communication with...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ymisst Tags: Help me Decide: X vs Y Dental School Source Type: forums
WAMC: 3.5 cGPA, 3.27 sGPA, 524 MCAT ('23 applicant)
3.5 cGPA and 3.27 sGPA with double bachelors in Neuroscience and Chemistry, and honors from my departments and school
From 8/31 test date 524: 130/132/131/131
Resident of Colorado with ties to Massachusetts (specifically Boston) and Montana
White and first gen college student, EO1, from an underserved rural area
Montana State University undergrad and then grad is Boston University MS/MPH
3000 hours + due to working full time including as a nurse aide, medical...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 30, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Anonymous406 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Second year medical student asking about the field
I get it. I have read all the older docs here complaining. I am aware of what is happening to EM.
However, given I was pretty set on EM, I do not know where to go from here. I was thinking of doing EM residency, then a fellowship if things are as bad as people here are saying. All of the ER docs I used to work with in rural, underserved areas have no complaints about salary, job opportunities-mostly the admin and patient stuff.
I am a slightly above-average medical student with lots of...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Bulliedinschool2doc Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
FM Fellowship: Addiction Medicine vs Behavioral Health(Primary Care Psychiatry)
Hi all ! I am currently an IMG PGY-1 in FM residency
Old grad: YOG 2016, completed all 3 step exams now, got my step 3 score AFTER matching.
Matched into FM on first try in Miami. I applied to both Psych & FM. I ranked Psych first, FM second. Ideally I'd like to be outpatient & see mainly psych patients long term.
Does anyone have any knowledge on addiction and behavioral health fellowship for FM? I plan to continue to live in the city, not rural setting.
1. Would the scope of my...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: smileybabi06 Tags: General Residency Issues Source Type: forums
Private practice vs hospital based practice
Hello all,
I’m looking into two different job offers right now. I’m a current anesthesia/pain fellow who is in the midst of finding a job.
1. Hospital Based
Pay: ~$75/wRVU with base guarantee approx 400k. Sign-on: ~50k for 4 years
Referral base is largely from small rural setting.
Malpractice with tail coverage
No Call; 4-day work week
Receptive administration; CEO is an MD
Practice currently has 1 other provider who I personally know. Very reasonable.
Cons: Less desirable living...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: chromuffin Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
medical elective
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Source: The Student Room - September 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: junior.doctor Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums
WAMC - rural, 506mcat, 2.99sgpa 3.35cgpa 3.49masters gpa
Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to help me!
Have already applied to my in-state DOs via TMDSAS as well as one MD school I did research and shadowed at.
GPA: 2.99 science gpa from my undergrad (super sad but I literally never took high school science classes lol lol) 3.35cgpa. 3.49 SMP GPA, with strong upward trend.
unfortunately the 506 is a retake from a 495->498->506 which I'm aware is a red flag. 506 breakdown is 125/130/124/127
State of residence...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ijustwannasaveppl Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
