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    Kaiser vs Partner Private Practice

    Hello everyone, Briefly, I was fellowship-bound before, but after re-evaluating options and goals, I am now a reformed primary care physician. Recently, I've had the opportunity to meet with several employers (Kaiser and private practice), and I'm wondering if someone could just give me...
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    How to win friends and influence people

    wow... as my roommate says, prevenir callidas!
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    considering career change - thoughts?

    hello everybody, this is such a positive group... you all should try the cardiology board for some real action. in any case, i was wondering what you thought of someone completing internal medicine residency going into derm...? i never thought i'd be interested prior to having a baby (10...
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    Am I insane? Will I be laughed at?

    you are going to be so disappointed when you get to derm and you have absolutely nothing else to do. wow. have you seen "40 year old virgin"? stop putting the dermatology on a pedestal! if you want to know everything about these products and your skin, then go read a book or get a phd. if...
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    Got in. Now what.

    Your post is inspiring... I'm going to jog more!
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    What route of IM can give me the least stressful, most comfortable lifestyle?

    all the negative posters on these threads think they are cool with their calls for hard work. i feel bad for all your patients because you clearly have a chip on your shoulder. we all end up where we were meant to be. does the radiologist truly love computers? does the anesthesiologist have...
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    Cardiology 2009-2010 application thread

    Congrats!!!!:D
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    Cedars vs. Olive View vs. Harbor

    bump, there are a few new so-cal posters.. . there should be a way to categorize this thread by regions...
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    Cedars vs. Olive View vs. Harbor

    You can learn a lot from supervised management, as is true of any residency program. However, three years later, you better pray that you have learned everything there is out there, second-hand, or else you are going to get a case of the old "shaking knees" when it comes to patient care without...
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    Future of Cardiology

    I would like to comment that this is the single MOST helpful post I have EVER read on any blog. Tachycore, thank you.
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    Cedars vs. Olive View vs. Harbor

    What's up SoCal-bound future MD's, I wanted to give some general advice for those making considerations between the different programs in this area. 1) Go where you fit best with the residents: I cannot emphasize this point enough. Each of the these programs has its own feel to it and the...
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    Can PCP's do Allergy testing?

    haha, that is all very helpful j-rad. what do you mean by pcp rates for skin testing vs allergist rates for skin testing....?
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    Can PCP's do Allergy testing?

    Is it possible to perform your own skin testing for patients with allergic rhinitis and other atopy and avoid the hassle of sending a patient to see an allergist? Where do you see the future of this type of testing going? It seems a little ridiculuous that such a simple procedure with very...
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