Thinking about med school, need advice.
Hello. I am seriously considering med school but I am looking for advice and others in a similar situation. I currently work at NASA, I have an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Texas. My GPA was not the best, 3.1.
The day before I was to go to college in 2009 I found out that I had trigeminal schwannoma. I withdrew from college, had two surgeries to remove the tumor, and returned to college the next semester. The tumor left me with severe strabismus, asymetrical facial...
Thinking about med school, need advice. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 15, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: dcb942 Source Type: forums
Honest Assessment of my Chances at Baylor College of Medicine
I'm a white male Texas resident, and I attend the University of Texas at Austin. I'm pursuing a BA in German and a BSA in Biology. My cGPA is 3.98, my sGPA is 4.0, and my MCAT is 517. I have 60 hours shadowing an orthopedic surgeon, 24 hours shadowing a podiatrist, 140 hours doing clinical volunteer work at a freestanding ER, and 80 hours doing nonclinical volunteer work at a food pantry. I have worked for one year as a TA in biostatistics. My only organization is Phi Beta Kappa, the honor...
Honest Assessment of my Chances at Baylor College of Medicine (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 3, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: FaulterHund Source Type: forums
how does one succeed in undergrad?!?
I just transferred to The University of Texas at Austin this spring semester. Previously, I attended a junior college in Dallas. In my 2.5 years there, I was a full time student along with playing varsity college baseball and I made all A's--except for 2 classes, B's. I like to consider myself a very good student and many respectable colleagues of mine have told me some of the most complementary things about my intelligence. These people are physicians and prestiged Nurse Practitioners whom...
how does one succeed in undergrad?!? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 20, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nembry Source Type: forums
University of Texas - C/O 2021 Application Thread
Hey everyone! I didn't see a thread made for UT yet so I went ahead and made one. I heard they should be sending out interview invites in 2 weeks or so. Good luck! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: chriskyle711 Source Type: forums
How would you rank these Neurology residency programs?
Hi! I'm having a hard time deciding how to rank some programs.
How would you rank these in terms of perceived quality of education / best reputation, and why? I want the best possible training and also of course want a reputation that will propel me for fellowship.
Duke
University of Florida in Gainesville
Harvard - BIDMC
University of Miami
Mount Sinai
NYU
Rush
University of Texas - Houston
Yale
Thanks for your help! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 24, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: RedheadTX Source Type: forums
Do I have a chance in Texas?
I have one semester left at The University of Texas at Austin (Biology major) until I apply to med schools in TX. I am a first generation college student from a low-income family who lives in south TX. I started off my first semester not even knowing basic chemistry due to my high school's lack of decent teachers... I've struggled a lot to adapt to college not only academically, but mentally. Ive also struggled with panic-attack disorder for years which has caused me trips to the ER and...
Do I have a chance in Texas? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 11, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Manny Q's Source Type: forums
MILD CMS coverage determination expected today
Interesting to read some of the comments: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-view-public-comments.aspx?NCAId=284
Commenter: Desai, SK
Title:Neurosurgeon
Organization:University of Texas
Date: 04/23/2016
Percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis does not work. This is an example of pain practices trying to expand their scope of practice and bill for a laminectomy code to counter declining reimbursements. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 7, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: NOSfan Source Type: forums
2016-2017 University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio Application Thread
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Good luck to everyone applying! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WedgeDawg Source Type: forums
2016-2017 University of Texas HSC at Houston (McGovern) Application Thread
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 5, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WedgeDawg Source Type: forums
2016-2017 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Application Thread
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 3, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WedgeDawg Source Type: forums
2016-2017 University of Texas - Southwestern Application Thread
Prompt:
1. If you think that one or more of the following interests apply to you, check the appropriate box(es) and list specific experiences (academic, co-curricular, employment, personal, etc.) related to and supportive of this interest in the text box provided below. Do not use a paragraph format; list in bulleted format.
Interested in establishing a medical practice in an underserved area
Interested in a career in research
Interested in a career in teaching
Interested in a career...
2016-2017 University of Texas - Southwestern Application Thread (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 29, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WedgeDawg Source Type: forums
PLEASE HELP! Am I shooting myself in the foot majoring in Chemistry?
Hey there SDN,
Due to its rigor and the "GPA killer factor", is it a bad idea to major in Chemistry for pre-med? I am 100% set on my goal of going to Med School and I want nothing else than to be a Doc. I was just accepted to the University of Texas at Ausin to study Psychology and pre-med (I applied a long time ago) and I'm thinking I would truly enjoy a chemistry major much more.
HOWEVER, I know what everyone says. It's a GPA killer, it's very time consuming and it doesn't give you enough...
PLEASE HELP! Am I shooting myself in the foot majoring in Chemistry? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 10, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nembry Source Type: forums
University of texas health science center at houston
Hello, any information of the anesthesiology residency program at University of Texas health science center at Houston will be highly appreciated (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 4, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dam272 Source Type: forums
Does med schools take into account what college you graduated from?
As stated in the topic, does med schools consider the difficulty of the college you graduated from? Let's say a student with a 3.5 from The University of Texas at Austin compared to a student with a 3.7 from the University of Houston. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 13, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: healingwave Source Type: forums
2016-2017 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Application Thread
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Please post the essays or lack thereof (in addition to word or character counts) in this thread and tag me and/or @Ismet and we'll update the OP.
Good luck to everyone applying! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 4, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: WedgeDawg Source Type: forums
