Recently Accepted that Missed Graduation Deadline
Hello,
I was recently accepted to a medical school this last month, however, over winter break I had a mental episode and was convinced I was getting schizophrenia for the first ~6 weeks. As a result I was severely behind in two labs and decided to drop them and switch my major which would still allow me to graduate this spring. The problem is that by the time my it was in the system the application for graduation deadline passed even though I will still have all my classes completed for...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 12, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lastomandu Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
dexmedetomidine (POPrecedex) for agitation, and maybe delirium, and maybe dementia with behavioral disturbance?
https://www.empr.com/home/news/drugs-in-the-pipeline/dexmedetgomidine-bxcl50-schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder/
What do you think of these studies using the intensivist's best friend, aka Precedex, in PO form for agitation in Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder? I'd wonder if this would have applications in hyperactive delirium and/or dementia with behavioral disturbance. Brand name POPrecedex is my suggestion. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nexus73 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Does this kind of job exist?
Does this job exist
-working mostly with patients who have schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar 1, and/or OCD. May sound selfish/awful, but these are disorders I'm interested in and everything else I find exhausting
-working with patients in a secure living environment
- seeing about 5-10 patients per day and working about 3 days per week
Money not very important, I would work for as little as 90,000$ per year. I don't care much about money.
I feel so burned out in residency. I'm tired...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Desired Member Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Assessing mental illness ’ relation to crime
I’ve been asked by an increasing number of attorneys lately to sign statements saying so-and-so’s schizophrenia or meth use disorder likely played a role in some criminal behavior with threats of subpoenas if a signature is not supplied. I’m guessing most of you might not sign such a statement, but it got me curious how these cases are formally assessed. I assume this is usually work completed by a forensic psychiatrist or psychologist? What all goes into such an assessment? Would it...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 5, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Animal Mother Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
No clinical experience in Most Meaningful?
Currently deciding what to choose as my most meaningful activities.
Definite:
1. AmeriCorps VISTA
2. Study Abroad
Options for #3:
Medical Assistant
Research Assistant in Clinical Psych
Working as a research assistant was personally more meaningful to me.
I built relationships with individuals with schizophrenia and had my eyes opened to the harsh reality of healthcare disparities for low income individuals with severe mental illnesses. This is the reason why I chose to do an AmeriCorps...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 15, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jewel68 Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
Psychotic Disorders and COVID
New study
Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19
This cohort study examines the incidence of mortality in patients with COVID-19 who had premorbid diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum, mood, or anxiety diagnoses.
jamanetwork.com
In this cohort study of adults with SARS-CoV-2–positive test results in a large New York medical system, adults with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder diagnosis were associated with an increased ri...
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 3, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DynamicDidactic Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
obgyn vs internal medicine
Hey all,
Like many schizophrenic third years I declared myself to be a certain kind of doctor (internal medicine) early in the third year, set up my fourth year to facilitate that goal, and then took my ob/gyn clerkship and fell in love. Loved the surgery, loved delivering babies, loved the residents, loved the patients, loved it all. So please - help me resolve my identity crisis! I have already taken steps to change up my rotations, made a pro/con list for each residency, and have...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 18, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: badgergirl Tags: Ob/Gyn Source Type: forums
Options for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia?
I have a patient on the long term ward who transferred from a local short term ward, presented with persisting persecutory delusions and command hallucinations with accompanying violence risk, dx was schizophrenia. He came in on Risperidone 4mg BID, had previously been on Haloperidol, Olanzapine, Aripiprazole, and Lurasidone, Didn't want to up the Risperdal because anecdotally I haven't seen much success with doses above 8mg.
Given he had failed multiple antipsychotics and the fact he was...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 1, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mmms85 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
WAMC; School List Help
I just graduated undergrad and am planning to take 2 gap years to apply next cycle for entry in 2022
cGPA: 3.78
sGPA: 3.79
MCAT: 520; 130/130/130/130
NJ resident
White female
Wesleyan University class of 2020
Neuroscience major, Chemistry minor
Research Experience
3 years as RA in schizophrenia cognition lab; administered neuropsychological assessments one on one with patients; approx 300 hrs
+ 350 further hours completing a senior thesis that received honors...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 29, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jewel68 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
SIADH and Risperidone
I have an outpatient over 60 with schizophrenia who has had suspected SIADH associated with Risperidone. Polydipsia is not present. Hyponatremia improved with reduction in Risperidone from 5mg daily to 2mg daily, but unfortunately paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations that were controlled on 5mg returned. Does anyone have experience with SIADH and atypical antipsychotics? A review of the literature has not been helpful so far in differentiating one atypical antipsychotic with another. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: wolfvgang22 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Is this what therapy has become for many?
I had an interesting moment the other day while working with an acute patient at my hospital. This particular patient has a longitudinal history of debilitating schizophrenia even whilst medicated, and most, if not all of his family has left him high and dry. Consequently, all he has essentially is my hospital and his outpatient team and therapist. We had a tele-psych video conference with his outpatient therapist, who is a LISW, and she wanted to do a “therapy” session with him. I got to...
Is this what therapy has become for many? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 19, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BuckeyeLove Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
Am I disadvantaged and if so...
Am I disadvantaged and if so, how can I include it in my app? I'll be applying next cycle and several events have led me into this weirdo limbo where I'm nontraditional but also traditional.
I'll be graduating spring 21 at age 28. I grew up in the coal belt in a multi-generational home with my mother and elderly grandmother, who suffered from schizophrenia. My mother worked the swing shift as a nurse and that left my grandmother as the primary caretaker after we got out of school. Speaking...
Am I disadvantaged and if so... (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 21, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: blackshade Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums
WAMC and school list help
Hey guys, I would really appreciate if anyone could rate my application and school list for the upcoming cycle!
Year in School: Junior
Major: Neuroscience, Minor: Chemistry
Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine
Country/ State of Residence: PA
Ethnicity: Asian
Cumulative GPA: 3.79
Science GPA: 3.67
MCAT Scores: Taking in May; AAMC practice scores have been 515/518/514
Research:
Schizophrenia research with UPMC (350...
WAMC and school list help (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: talyn86 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Koro! (and other "culture-bound" diagnoses)
Was working on our consult service and had an interesting case of substance-induced vs. first-break schizophrenia as the primary diagnosis, but during one of the interviews the patient happened to mention having the belief that his penis had been gradually retracting into his body for the past year. Further questioning seemed to be pretty spot-on with Koro as a diagnosis, but my attendings were mixed on whether this was an appropriate diagnosis because the patient was white and the culture...
Koro! (and other "culture-bound" diagnoses) (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 27, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Stagg737 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Naturopathic Doctor
So in digging around the Spravato website and seeing whose getting on their directory in different places in the country, I made the mistake of looking up Portland, OR and saw a bunch of naturopathic doctors on the list. That in itself is concerning, a ND is prescribing Esketamine Spray, for depression patients. But it doesn't stop there, I looked up one website:
"...We work with a variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, psychosis, schizophrenia, OCD...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 12, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sushirolls Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
