Recent content by JSReed

Miserably failing. Like "took NBME6 this AM and got a 10 (41%)" failing. Idk what I did wrong, looking for ways to somehow salvage this. First shelf, so that's not helping. Did almost all of Amboss, listened to Holliday 2x and Dr HY. Currently in process with Pestana (residents initially told...

Nah don't take an NBME untimed, that's a waste of money. Even uworld untimed is a waste. IMO (I'm an M2) step questions are based on both fact recall and interpretation. Its one thing to know the cause and symtoms of a given disease, its another thing to actually be able to pick it out in a...

UW at 70+% is hella high. Are you doing them as timed 40q blocks? Which did you take 5-6 weeks ago? Could have just been a rough one (i've heard 25 can break you down real quick lol). Could also be something related to endurance, particularly with multiple blocks and only 10 min in between...

Anyone have any resources they learned to understand basic radiologic findings (xrays, ultrasounds, etc)? Not looking for anything deep, just would like to be able to identify where the lesion/mass is on a given radiograph. I'm working through the Q banks rn (step 1 in 6mo) and literally have...

Excuse you. Ocala is a *horse* town...

Not sure I'd go that far, it was always decently dangerous. IMO I'd say outright warfare is (generally) less frequent these days. There's a lot of anti-western sentiment but that's not necessarily something new. And honestly, given the political economic history of most of these places, I...

I had a colleague who got killed in Bamako a few years back, similar scenario. Highly unfortunate, terrible circumstances....but also part and parcel of the humanitarian sector (esp W africa right now). If you're trying to help the people who need it most (on a global scale), you're not going to...

Hmm. Will have to disagree with you on the utility of "mission trips" (bc lets bet honest, they're all voluntourism masquerading as humanitarianism). But I guess that's a totally different ted talk...

Honestly just finish residency and take a year off. Everyone keeps suggesting working abroad, but this is wayyyy harder than you think as an american. There's tons of visa/legal issues, no one wants to pay over the odds for an american (per diem or post-diff), and you're going to make way less...

I-banking. Ya done messed up, A'a'ron...

A couple of universities have super comprehensive sites with tons of resources and quizzes. The one coming to mind is Histology at Yale

That's fair. TBH I don't know all the ins and outs of it. My understanding is that you go to clinic appts with them (as well as non-clinical stuff). Its a very community-driven school with a big primary care focus, so there's that too. Plus honestly, I can't say I really learn much from my...

Relative to shadowing where you have no context and only half a clue whats going on? Idk. Health/disease is based on what happens outside of clinic walls, so I feel like this model gives you a much deeper insight into that (rather than just throwing scripts at everyone based on what you figure...

Like most schools, we have a longitudinal (M1/2) course where we basically shadow a primary care physician. This is generally...pretty low yield and probably not that useful in the long run. There’s a school near me where they basically pace you with a local family with a “high need for complex...

Uhhh....yea sooo mine are higher for amboss