Recent content by andrea

If you know you'll want to teach in a DO school or do a osteopathic manipulation fellowship, then you would be required to go to a DO residency. The MD/DO combined program is overrated as you're not going to want to spend the extra thousands of dollars to be boarded in both (there is really no...

I am in my third year of pay back for the NHSC. When I was a pre-med I used to come on these forums a lot and wished that someone would tell us the down and dirty truth about what I would be getting into as a NHSC scholar. So, here I am. I want you to see what it's like from the other side so...

Yes, I understand you should use the safer options first - I was hoping that was implied. What I'm talking about are the people who have done a course of steroids and still can't get rid of the poison ivy. What do you do then?

I'm fairly new to moonlighting, and have come across lots of patients wanting steroid shots. It seems to be very difficult to find literature on it, I guess because injections are not the preferred tx route for most of this stuff. But, I asked one attending what he usually does, and this is...

Thanks! Hang in there. Hey, I read some of your blog. Totally awesome. Wish I had done something like that myself.

Hey there! I'm a third year medical resident with type I Bipolar. I take lithium and lamictal and have been through everything you've talked about. I passed all three steps of boards, I'm moonlighting and planning to graduate. So know that it can be done! It is very challenging - my intern...

So I'm in my practice management month, and I'm learning some coding and reimbursements. For example, medicare will pay something like $80 for one actinic keratosis cryotherapy, but any additional AK removal during that visit is only $7 each. So this intrigues me: A doc would make...

Fascinating posts! Thanks. It seems like such a different world, but for $248K I could definitely consider it...

Just wanted to check back and see if anyone has any new insight or info on what it's like to be a prison doc.... Thanks!

Excellent ideas. Much appreciated!

I recently got a divorce in my first year of residency and am now needing extra money to pay for a nanny for my kids. I remember that there are residency relocation loans, but they can't be used after the 1st 6 months of residency. Anyone know of other avenues where I could get a loan that...

So I am an intern and am having a hard time figuring out which abx to use for what. I admit I barely passed pharm and infectious in med school, and now it's coming back to bite me in the butt. The main way I am picking abx now is clicking on the ID category in Epocrates on my palm. I really...

So I went to my dermatologist the other day and asked if I should sign up for a chemical peel because I have acne scars on my face that I would like to get rid of. He said that there is really nothing that I can do, because a chemical peel will take the melanin out of my skin (because it goes...

Thanks!

Well, I won't be under any disciplinary action, so that is good. But I am so mad about it. I know I probably should just take my lump and deal with it, but the other part of me wants to file a complaint or something? Bad idea? I wouldn't even know who to complain to. Any advice? I really...