Recent content by econdr

I'd say don't quit... Get your MD and then decide what you want to do. You don't need to practice medicine, but having the degree with open many many doors no matter what you choose to do. At this point it seems like a huge waste to not just finish it out. Step 1 is the hardest part of med...

is vacation just the usual 4 weeks for non-partner and 4+ weeks for partners?

Hey everyone, anesthesiology is at the top of my list of specialties. I'm just wondering what a typical week is for you guys, attendings and residents (but especially attendings). I have read about CCU docs or hospitalists doing 7 days off , 7 days on, and of cardiologists doing two days of call...

cedars sinai does allow it as well..

Anybody know which California anesthesiology programs allow residents to moonlight? So far I have only heard of UCLA and Harbor allowing moonlighting..

holy crap that was inspiring

that's a very good point, about 40% of radiologists in the medscape survey work less than 40 hours per week... but the percent of radiologists in the survey working <40hrs / wk hasn't changed much since last years survey (in fact a greater percentage of them worked <40 hrs in 2011, about 43%)...

any idea where i can find such information?

http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/compensation/2012/radiology Did anyone else see this and nearly poop their pants??

so, I have noticed a pattern of people getting honors in 90% of their clerkships (self reported on SDN). Do your schools have quotas for Honors/ High Pass / Pass? At my institution its 25%/25%/50% for core clerkships, so they arent giving Honors out like candy like some other schools. At the...

so far from what I have experienced this year and from what my friends tell me rotations at the VA have the nicest attendings and residents and the easiest hours... anyone agree or disagree?

this is just out of curiosity... at our school the deans can log into our grade tracking system and see our step 1 scores along with all our other 1st and 2nd year grades. can the faculty we work with at the hospital on clerkships see our grades and step scores?? they certainly have access to...

sweet thanks for your response!

Hey guys I have a question about UW qid 2072. I just dont get the notation on the curve. Is that L shaped line supposed to represent where the patient is? Or is it an arrow showing how he progressed over time? Here's to hoping this isn't a dumb question :D