High school sports coverage
Hey, current PGY-1 with Family Med. For those that have done sports coverage as a resident, how did that typically work? We have a local high school very willing to have us provide coverage (myself and a couple of others in my program interested in SM), but we aren't sure if we have to A.) get approval from our program, B.) have an attending technically to "back us up" in theory. Or, can we just start showing up to games and helping out? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MesoForm Tags: Sports Medicine Source Type: forums
Classifying Psychiatric Illness
Hi all,
Random musings of a soon-to-be graduating resident. I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are on disease classification and nosology.
Obviously, there is great (patient and Pharma) demand for new therapies for "existing" illnesses as defined in DSM-5, and a lot of financial and academic work turns on these therapies being investigated and clinically used. But the cynical part of me thinks, "psilocybin and ketamine and Zuranolone and Trintellix augmented with Caplyta and exercise...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 23, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Alemo Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Hi SPT here! Please check out my critical appraisal on backward walking exercise for post stroke patients and provide feedback. Thanks!
CAT Backward postCVA.docx
Backward Walking Exercise for Patients following Stroke: A Critically Appraised Topic Latecia Johnson, SPT, The University of St. Augustine for Health Science Background: A patient was admitted to a rehab hospital following a R CVA s/p 1 month. He presented with L sided hemiplegia which resulted...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: latecia_J Tags: Physical Therapy Source Type: forums
Please check out my critical appraisal on backward walking exercise for post stroke patients and provide feedback. Thanks!
CAT Backward postCVA.docx
Backward Walking Exercise for Patients following Stroke: A Critically Appraised Topic Latecia Johnson, SPT, The University of St. Augustine for Health Science Background: A patient was admitted to a rehab hospital following a R CVA s/p 1 month. He presented with L sided hemiplegia which resulted...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: latecia_J Tags: Student Research and Publishing Source Type: forums
Specialty Help: Heart telling me 1 thing, Wallet telling me another
Hey everyone, another confused MS3 getting close to needing to schedule my 4th year and im torn between a couple (few?) specialties and really need to decide. Mostly I am in between FM (sports medicine) and anesthesia, with PM&r a maybe still there as a third.
Go to a low-tier MD in midwest, interested in moving back west to AZ, TX, NM somewhere around there. Step 1 of 243, no red flags, honored all clerkships so far (just 2 left, expecting ill honor at least 1 more of them), 1 first author...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 18, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Blazers_33 Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Cryo and other blood products in the same line
I've been told not to put cryo in the Belmont for fear of clots forming and necessitating replacement of the tubing. Do you exercise the same caution when it comes to running product through standard blood tubing? I was in a case where someone got on me for hanging platelets right after I hung cryo without first flushing in the cryo with crystalloid. Was trying to avoid giving extra crystalloid when I knew I was just going to be giving more product. I feel like I've done this a few times...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 8, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hrdrock Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Introduction to the SDN Pre-medical community
(Note: I posted this in the Nontraditional forum but decided to cross-post here because it is naturally much more active.)
Good evening, fellow pre-meds!
Selfishly, I thought it might be a good exercise - perhaps even cathartic - to write out my (very preliminary, exploratory, non-committal) plans. For some context, a little about me:
35+ year old male, married, young children under four.
Sole breadwinner - work in sales (own a small business with 2 employees who are in support...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 8, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Asclepius2000 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
butrans vs nucynta
What medical criteria do you all use for for prescribing butrans vs Nucynta?
For this exercise lets compared butrans to nucynta ER as insurance seems to favor ER over IR, and the ER is a better comparison to butrans as they both provide long term coverage.
And how often do you switch between them? meaning for patients that need around the clock coverage, but don't respond to one or the other, initially. Both are clearly safer long term than standard opioids, which most of us avoid when...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 5, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: bedrock Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
How do I know if PT is actually not the right fit for me?
I always had a little bit of doubt. I feel like I have just been sticking to it because I was scared to change my mind and wasn't really sure what else to do and already geared all of undergrad towards DPT. Lots of regret not just pausing and exploring other careers. I'm now a 1st year, in my 3rd semester. I can't seem to pull together any motivation to continue. All this work, stress and debt just doesn't feel worth it. I'm a lecture away from just switching to exercise physiology or...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Myka00 Tags: Physical Therapy Source Type: forums
NASS Recognized Sports and Spine Fellowships
https://www.spine.org/Portals/0/Assets/Downloads/Education/Match-Opportunities.pdf
Learn how to apply here:
ISMM Fellowships (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
Do I need to take step 2?
Do I need to take USMLE step 2?
Looking to see if I need to take step 2 for residency. If I decided to do sports med one day, would not having a step 2 hurt me since it’s importance is increasing and will continue to in the coming years.
Step 1: 250
Level 1: 652
Interested in FM residency programs in the South East: ETSU, MAHEC, etc.
Thank you for any advice! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: asubb34 Tags: Family Medicine Source Type: forums
Is it good possibility to get accepted to top-tier medical school with completing most prerequisite courses?
I am a junior student in Engineering major at service academy. I have excellent GPA and MCAT results and all required extracurricular work for top-tier medical school. However I coudn't fit all prerequisite courses within my 4 years, due to the engineering major courseload, research project, sport activity, and other duties. The course I have taken:
1 year of English
1 semester of Gen Chem (special concentrated course) +lab
1 year of Org Chem +lab
1 semester of Biochem
1...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 31, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: asaren Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Podiatry school at 52?
I'm posting this on behalf of someone close to me, who isn't too tech savvy. They were initially pre-PA, but decided they want to pursue a higher level degree.
cGPA and sGPA: 3.99 (~100 units; has a bachelor's and masters from Asia)
MCAT: 496
Clinical: volunteered for an internist for ~300 hours, who did a lot of sports med treatments involving feet, and actually led them to discover podiatry as a field and wanted to pursue it. Also has some hospice volunteering ~50 hours.
Non-Clinical...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 31, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DoctoOcto Tags: Pre-Podiatry Students Source Type: forums
Summer research programs for medical students
Hey y’all! Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but does anyone know of good summer programs for primary care sports med? Most of what I can find online is orthopedic driven. Thanks! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 28, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: healthskier300 Tags: Sports Medicine Source Type: forums
MGMA compensation data for Sports Medicine?
Hi All,
If anybody has the most recent MGMA salary data for sports medicine to share, I'd appreciate it. Thank you! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 25, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ligament Tags: Sports Medicine Source Type: forums
