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For 2nd and 3rd year residents, recommendations on books to study for the FM In-Training exam? Thinking of using (1) and (2) below primarily. Comments on: (1) First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards (2) Swanson's Family Medicine Review, 6th Ed. (3) Lange Current Diagnosis and Treatment...

Yeah, the hotels can vary. My first freebiee was nice, big room, big bed, nice jacuzzi, etc. I kinda felt bad as I didn't use the jacuzzi and one of the other interviewee's didn't have one, but oh well. My last place the hotel looked more like a converted motel, initially the room had a...

I am still waiting for scores, I took USMLE 2ck on Oct 18th. (25 days ago, not that I am counting....much) Irritated, because 1) my useless school has said that taking it early doesn't really affect interviews much so I took it in October instead of July or August, and 2) it has been longer...

Good to know we get an email instead of snail mail notification, but now I am going to be checking my email compulsively like some ADD child on crack !! :zip: Of course, I have been like that anyways with the aamc webiste for interviews, so now just adding to it. Took 2CK 10/18, hoping for...

WTF was that?? Mentzner, if you are reading this, where was the ETOH??

All is possible. But variables still exist, such as how much time outside the course did they spend studying, etc. My friend is in it now, and told me about 1/2 the class is expecting to get in b/c their mommy/daddy/uncle is a doctor, or knows somebody on admissions, or in one case, one girl...

I am interested in this too. I got FM for my first Year III rotation. Our school apparently gives out some CD of what they think you should know, but, well, my faith in that isn't too high. I have heard about Swanson's, Blueprints (which one? Clinical Cases or other book), Step 2 secrets...

It is harder, yes. I took my first diagnostic for the MCAT on my first week of the course, and my scored sucked (24?, I think), which, as it is intended to, lit a fire under my arse to get it together before the exam. I was very happy with my score in the end. In that way, people do better...

Question 1: Knowing what I know now, would I still attend medical school? Yes, because I truly want to be a doctor and serve others. Question 2: Would I attend Wayne State vs. another school? Absolutely not. :eek: (At least I am being honest here.) At least based on my feelings in the...

If you want campus based living, University Towers is the closest, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments. I have been here 2.5 years and have had quiet apartments, though have heard others have problems with loud neighbors at times. There is also The Towers, but that is 3 blocks farther away and is...

It seems a bit excessive to me. Recheck the first year's test ID's for the first two exams, then stop. I expect people at this level of education to be responsible enough to pencil in their test ID's correctly. As for instructors and course directors, quit using test bank questions and make...

I thought it odd timed, but looking at the PD schedule, it has to be done soon. I did it today, took about 5 minutes since I had already given some thought to where I wanted to do PD, mostly geographical for me.

Well, remember how the administration tells us how committed they and the teachers are to education? We all know the administration would never, ever deceive or lie to us in any way. And the teachers? Never!!! Well....... Where is this coming from? Today, minutes before class began at...

I just read the post, and raced over as fast as my fingers and internet speed could go, to blackboard....only to be disappointed.........(no suprise here at WSFU2)...:( But hey, they are posted upstairs, right? Hardcopy !! So, I scamper upstairs (yes, I scampered) to the coarkboards, and...

That sucks....sorry to hear you lost your laptop, but hey, at least they didn't completely clean you out..easy to scope out a med students apt and pretend to be movers and take everything you own!!! I came into this thread thinking it would be about tuition....Since I came to med school, we...