Recent content by oldjeeps

Doubt it would hurt anything. Who knows if it would help anthing... my guess is that it would not make any difference.

to repost from http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=362739&page=34&highlight=wayne JoeCool Wrote: House for rent in Grosse Pointe Park -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm graduating and moving out of the house I've rented in...

scrubs. there is/was a sale at scott hall during orientation. most peope also walk away from that set of scrubs at the end of anatomy.

Holy Zombie thread... As a WSU-SOM grad, can tell you that many of my classmates lived in Royal Oak. The area around DRH is covered by Detroit cops, WSU security, and DMC security - never felt too uncomfortable there myself, but other may report otherwise.

Not that I'm aware of... But that might depend on what hospital system we are talking about... I've walked alone at some rather odd hours. All depends on your comfort level and where you are at. General rule of thumb is that Detroit is a car town. You'll have a challenging time functioning...

I seem to recall hearing that the easiest time to transfer between medical schools is between MS2 and MS3. I would suggest giving the admissions staff a call and explaining your situation and see what they say. My guess is that it is something that is addressed on a case by case basis. They...

Agreed. Plan on needing at least two lockers - one (or more) up by the lecture halls and one (or more) down in the locker rooms for the anatomy lab Re a diagnostic kit save your $ until second year when you really "need" to buy one. also, not sure that the pan-optic is all that it is hyped...

Lots of looks, but no replies... so there is no one out there with any knowledge about joining the reserves after residency (without prior time in service)?

Any first hand knowledge out there? For me (EM), there is the recurrent consideration of joining up after I get done with residency. But from everything I've heard going into active duty might not be the best thing (potential for skill set atrophy, etc). And the consideration of reserves...

Best of luck to you. Amount of alternate list movement varies from year to year. There were many people in my class that got in off the list...

You could also consider asking for a phone appointment with the dean of admissions, in order to express your concerns. The trick for your planned steps will be in keeping the tone of your conversation as a concerned applicant and not sounding like you are complaining. I think it is important...

Just don't expect them (at least historically) to tell you where on the list you are... Would assume that they have some sort of ranking system set up so that they know who to accept off the alt list when an opening becomes avail.

ultimately up to you. but why run yourself into debt if you don't need to? what extra value would you get out of UofM for your $ that you wouldn't get out of WSU? I was once told that it doesn't matter which med school you go to as any school should teach you more than you'll ever be able...

save your $$. get an inside perspective on the school.

Unless things have changed significantly in the past three years, the area around sinai grace can be rather rough. much of the detroit "gun and knife club" has moved from receiving to sinai grace. anywhere in detroit is likely to be a significant change for you vs the last couple years...