Official 2023-2024 Nephrology, Nephro+crit Fellowship Application Cycle
Interested applicants for the current cycle with questions, information about the process can post here. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nephro_ttuhsc Tags: Other Subspecialties Source Type: forums
ACOM vs WCUCOM
Just got off the waitlist at ACOM last minute. I am interested in EM or Pulm but this could change obviously.
ACOM
Pros:
Better rotations/rotation sites seems like
Better pass rates for COMLEX
Seems to match people into prestigious specialties (last year 2 urology, 3 gas, 11 gen surgery, etc)
Lower attrition rate (Seems like about 92% of people start end up finishing and matching)
Cons:
56k a year for tuition
A-F grading system
WCUCOM
Pros:
46k a year for tuition
Had a 100%...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dr.Flash7 Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
Response to the comments regarding the kidney-recipient-specific GFR equation
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - July 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
How “difficult” certain specialties are guess who wins!
Physician Task Load and the Risk of Burnout Among US Physicians in a National Survey
Cognitive task load can affect providers’ ability to perform their job well and may contribute to burnout.The researchers evaluated whether task load,…
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It seems Urology is pretty difficult as a specialty there is such a huge shortage of them the AUA cut about half of their residency positions (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Brigade4Radiant Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Sounding the Alert...Re: Associations between modest reductions in kidney function and adverse outcomes in young adults: retrospective, population based cohort study
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - June 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Not prepared enough for peds fellowship?
I had my second peds anesthesia rotation recently (3 more to go). I really enjoyed it but our site is not very large - so only a few more major cases involving bowel resection, peeling kidneys off major vessels, and neuro case in neonate. A fellowship in peds seems appealing to me - but my prior paediatrics exposure is low. Clerkship was all outpatient and not much of it (no picu or nicu). My residency has been 2 weeks peds ER and then just Peds anesthesia. I just worry that my baseline...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: gggggg2 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
WAMC 3.13 gpa STRONG upward trend
29 yo, non-trad, ORM
I was really sick waiting for a liver transplant when I started community college at 20.
first semester when sick- 3 fs, 1 d
second semester- 1 d, 1 c
-got my transplants, went back to school to pursue medicine at 21 and got my associates with a 2.78 gpa (72 credits including first two semesters)
last 80 credits of my biology bachelor were 3.9
Clinical experience- 2500 hours as a surgery floor tech (not a scrub)
Research- none unfortunately I applied for...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: LongShotLouie Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
A new creatinine-based eGFR equation for kidney transplant recipients: Unanswered questions
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - June 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Decipher ADT
How are you guys using decipher for favorable intermediate risk patients? I’ve seen a few of these recently with PSA 4-5 and a single core GGG2 where the urologist did decipher testing and it comes back 0.5-0.7 and they want to give ADT. Curious what other folks are doing. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ramsesthenice Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List Review (513/3.80)
Hi everyone, I've applied to all TMDSAS schools but would like to apply to 25-30 schools total to increase my chances this cycle. I do understand that Texas residents are viewed differently, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!
3.80 cGPA and 3.88 sGPA
513 (130/127/127/129)
TX resident
White
Public university in TX
58 hours volunteering at a local hospital (ER)
No research
156 hours shadowing (anesthesiology, cardiology, general surgery, nephrology...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TinCan14 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
From Urology to Plastics
Hai Ther’,
I am a U.S. citizen (hence, no need for a visa) who was born and raised in Belgium. There, I attended medical school, but I have yet to begin my residency. I recently graduated and am currently doing a multi-year long research postdoc at a top-10 university on the East Coast in the US, in urology. I am fully aware that securing a spot in a urology residency program is no easy task. However, I am fortunate to have 'big name' U.S. urology advisors backing me who are willing to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: fefefefw Tags: Plastic Surgery Source Type: forums
Bladder case
I have an 83-year-old patient with high grade urothelial ca sent from the VA. He had a TURBT and bilateral neph tubes placed there. Multiple co-morbidities. He was told he is not a candidate for surgery and sent to me. I ordered an MRI which showed extensive disease along the posterior wall, extra vesicular invasion of the prostate and bilateral ureters. There is also a 1.2 cm right external iliac lymph node.
My local urologist agreed with the VA in that he cannot do any more TURBT as its...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: LostResident1 Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Improving GFR estimation in kidney transplant recipients will require approaches other than new eGFR equations based, like previous ones, on age, sex and creatinine.
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - June 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
A specific equation in kidney transplant recipients: is there any added value?
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List help 520, cGPA 3.94 sGPA 3.96, Low ECs
*PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE*
cGPA: 3.94, sGPA: 3.96
MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 520 (131/129/130/130)
State of residence or country of citizenship: IL (not yet a citizen but have a PRC/Green Card and will become eligible for citizenship soon)
Ethnicity and/or race: Asian
Undergraduate institution or category: Low prestige state school
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): Volunteering at hospital and hospice: combined 350 hours acquired over two years, outpatient nephrologist scribe...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - June 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MedSamurai Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
