what's your morning routine?
Roll out of bed and go to work (maximize sleep) vs wake up early/eat breakfast/read/coffee/ect...? I alternate between the two and curious what others are doing. What makes you perform the best at work. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TorpedoSN18 Source Type: forums
Is it okay if you don't study for PRITE?
My first go intern year I didn't study because I was doing internal medicine and didn't have time. I would basically sleep as soon as I got home.
This year, while busy, is not so bad, but I simply do not feel any urgency in doing it. Am I creating problems for myself in being nonchalant about this? Does anyone really care? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ExcaliburPrime1 Source Type: forums
Breast block
What blocks do you guys/girls normally do at your practice for total mastectomy w axillary node dissections? Or breast reconstructions?
I'm looking at pecs 1 , 2, SA, or paravertebral. Anyone have experience or data comparing these alone or in combo?
And does anyone do them before putting patient to sleep? Any benefits? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 14, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: anbuitachi Source Type: forums
Who has passed CS after an awful performance?
Took Step 2 CS recently. Studied a good 3-4 days beforehand by reading FA once through. But the actual exam performance was awful.
To start off, I could not sleep at all the night before just from stress/anxiety/uncomfortable hotel bed. Then on exam day I consistently realize I forgot to ask important history questions, missed pertinent exams, and forgot to put obvious Ddx for many cases. In fact for most cases, I could only formulate 2 Ddx, instead of 3.
Another scary thought - on some...
Who has passed CS after an awful performance? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: NeurologyHopeful2018 Source Type: forums
2 days until Dday. Any advice on sleeping/last min prep?
I have my exam on aug 28th, I'm already losing sleep over it (As if I didn't have sleeping problems already). Should I take some sedative to force myself to sleep?
How did you guys prepare the night before, and what did you do for the exam on the day itself? what snacks did you guys bring, and did you review any notes during the break?
As an update to my situation, My scores for exams 6-10 are:
orgo: 21 21 19 19 21
bio: 20 19 21 19 20
chem: 19 21 19 20 22
PAT: 20 19 21 20 21
QR:...
2 days until Dday. Any advice on sleeping/last min prep? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 26, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: cinnamonRoll1995 Source Type: forums
How long did it take you to recover from residency?
I just finished PGY2 and quite frankly, I'm extremely burnt out physically, mentally, and emotionally. I feel like a shark just chewed me up and spit me back out, and even though it's been almost 2 months since residency ended, I still feel like crap. I've been getting ~8-10 hours of sleep a night but still feel tired most of the time. I have been living in a state of mental "fogginess." I know I'm more apathetic towards things than I used to be and definitely more forgetful. Basically, I've...
How long did it take you to recover from residency? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 24, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: John Detter Source Type: forums
COMLEX PE scare experience
Hey guys, appreciate your time.
Felt fine leaving exam but now am having crazy anxiety (unable to sleep type things)
So humanism I thought was good other than I didn't always sit at the end of the encounter to present dx and plan but I did ask for any questions, if they understood, etc....
Also worried I didn't tailor my ROS specific enough to the case at times...
Forgot some parts of neuro exam and MSK exam on 2 of the patients.
DDx and plans I thought went well. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 23, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 1lifeleft28 Source Type: forums
How hard is it to match Sleep Fellowship with Family Medicine background?
Since FM is only 3 years, I'm considering this path. I would prefer it over neuro or doing IM + Pulm/CC. Anyone know how hard it would be to match?
I'm getting a D.O. if that matters at all. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 23, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: AlbinoHawk DO Source Type: forums
Aunty's Average DAT Breakdown (19AA/20TS/20PAT)
Well I took the DAT this past Friday and was pretty bummed. I was hoping to score way higher but obviously that did not happen. As I returned to my car I yelled every curse word possible and proceeded to drive home then sleep for the rest of the weekend. I know my scores aren't bad but I put in so much work and thought I deserved better. (Studied from early June to mid-August) I'm considering a retake. Here are my scores:
PAT: 20
QR: 18
RC: 20
BIO: 20
GC: 19
OC: 20
TS: 20
AA:19 (how tf...)
I...
Aunty's Average DAT Breakdown (19AA/20TS/20PAT) (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 22, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Auntymarkovnikov Source Type: forums
Studying and med school - am i doing something wrong?
There is so much material that I feel like I need to be studying 8-9 hours a day to keep up, learn the information and do well on exams. Like every day with lectures come a new powerpoint with 40 slides and/or 15 page document full of information. Every day has been the same for me including Saturday and Sunday, I get up at ~6, go running and exercise for an hour, and study for about 8 hours (excluding breaks for lunch and dinner), I've been going to class too, and I sleep between 10-11.
A...
Studying and med school - am i doing something wrong? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Monitor cleaning wipes Source Type: forums
Dental Vlog
Hey, guys! So I just started my first-ever vlog, and it's called dental impressions! I just recently started dental school at the University at Buffalo. Feel free to ask me questions and follow and subscribe for weekly updates! I will be talking about the DAT, Grades and Application processes. You will also be getting the first look at my schedule and the classes I am taking and the difficulty levels in details. I will also be recording dietary habits, sleep habits and study habits for...
Dental Vlog (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 20, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TheBuffaloDDS Source Type: forums
Step 2 lower than Step 1
Yep, it's another "what're my chances" post. So I am a DO student and scored the following:
Step 1: 242
Step 2: 235
I'm a pretty average student to say the most . I want to stay in a city environment in the Northeast for the sake of my wife and kid.
I get that there're people in way worse positions than me in terms of scores but I still lose sleep thinking about my own . Any input would be awesome and thank you. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 18, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: LueyG#3 Source Type: forums
95% sure I failed naplex
Hello everyone,
I took the NAPLEX a few days ago and I absolutely bombed it. I knew roughly 20 questions with 100% confidence, at most 25. The entire weekend I had no appetite, I couldn't sleep, and all I could think about was how bad I performed. There were questions all over the place with majority on the major topics (inf, onco, hiv). I read over the entire RxPrep Book once and then read over some of the major topics to brush up on but it felt overwhelming. It's impossible to memorize...
95% sure I failed naplex (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ThrowAWAY0101 Source Type: forums
Sleep Medicine Fellowship 2018 start
Anyone out there applying this year for a sleep medicine fellowship. I am applying to programs in the midwest around chicago. I can't apply far away due to family constraints to the area.
No interviews offered yet but it has only been 1 business day. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 12, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: sleepas2ndcareer Source Type: forums
Lack of sleep during mcat
From all of my MCAT studying, I've found that even getting only 7 hours of sleep rather than 8 impedes my ability to reason through passages, especially in CARS and B/B. It makes it difficult for me to focus and keep track of what I'm reading. I'm pretty worried that I will be anxious on mcat eve and get little sleep. Everyone says this happens and that the adrenaline will make it easier, but I don't think that would work for me. My mind is impaired when I don't get 8-9 hours. Does anyone...
Lack of sleep during mcat (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 8, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: acetylmandarin Source Type: forums
