Recent content by that1guyfromFL

Precisely. A lot of students and residents apparently still visit these forums for what they assume to be reliable information. It does those folks a disservice to speak in absolutes about things we don’t know absolutely. While we are sharing anecdotal second hand experiences, I can also say no...

This simply isn’t true. Wells Fargo, TD Bank, Suntrust and several smaller community banks all said yes to exactly what I asked for. Edit reason: reduce sarcasm

I hardly ever get on here these days, but I felt compelled tonight. Is it a full moon? I've seen these types of threads come up so many times and it's the same arguments over and over and over again. One thing that is nearly always left out of the equation when the topic of whether "surgery...

Program Name: Long Beach Memorial Medical Center General Program/Hospital Info: A community hospital in Long Beach, CA that is affiliated with UC Irvine, however the podiatry program itself is not. Program is heavy on wound care but does get its rearfoot/recon cases. Attendings: Dr. Aslmand...

Program Name: Cedars-Sinai Medican Center General Program/Hospital Info: A level I trauma center in Beverly Hills and well renowned nationally and internationally. Podiatry residents scrub with one ortho attending at the hospital and get most of their hindfoot/recon cases that way. Lots of...

Like dtrack said, it's hard to evaluate the deal completely without knowing more of the practice. What you did share appears to be a poor offer. In the scenario you outlined, even collecting $500k for the practice you would earn about $147k. Some ideas would be a lower salary guarantee (say...

Well, aren't we feeling particularly reasonable tonight.

I phoned a friend that is already practicing in TX for you guys/gals. Here's the scoop: "It's a test over rules and regulations in the state. There's pretty clear directions online for what to study. All you have to do is work through those and you're fine." They specifically made the point...

I've been around these forums for a decent amount of time at this point, and it's pretty common to see what might be a decent discussion turn into a lot of people talking past each other and then, eventually, the defensiveness level rises and it becomes a useless rat hole. In light of that...

I noticed this sort of sentiment in a couple of your recent posts, I'm not entirely sure where you are coming from. Have you dealt with a lot of chest thumping jerks in our profession? (I haven't, I'm asking honestly.) What constitutes a "real surgeon" vs (I assume) a fake one?

It's within the ballpark for many hospital employed positions for the graduating class of 2017. Not geographically specific, I know of contracts from all over the US that are similar.

Submitted review: Program Name: Heritage Valley Health System General Program/Hospital Info: Residents cover one hospital, and spend time in multiple clinics around the area. Really an awesome, up and coming residency. Two residents per year. Attendings: The ne director, Dr. Hobizal, is as...

This is truly horrible advice. Set aside for a moment the complete lack of integrity this approach requires and consider a true story from a couple of years ago: An enterprising student told Director A and Director B that he was ranking their program #1 at his interviews because he actually did...

I heard the Pus Bus is actually making its way to clinic as we speak. Should be there about the time you get there tomorrow. Enjoy.

In line with internal expectations during development, the overall national pass rate was 95%. It's up to schools to release their individual pass rates.