Recent content by To be MD

That totally sucks, and I’m very sorry. Unfortunately, Neuro doesn’t weigh “stats” as heavily as other fields and instead relies more heavily on interview and resident interactions I believe you should try SOAPing to all 3 neuro positions—even if they’re in places you don’t want to live...

Hey SDN, The stickied thread from '07 has some useful tips for those starting peds internship; however, I have been trying to find just like a handbook or something for new peds interns. Is there any like pediatric intern survival guide y'all have access to or know of? I saw one from WashU on...

It does not matter as much for residency, though it should. Programs say they want to be diverse, but they more often than not take the most competitive candidates over the most diverse candidates. Does change by institution. Note to everyone here: being underpresented in medicine means that we...

Finishing 4 years of therapy right now. Totally was necessary. Please do it.

You're overapplying, but I can't blame anyone for that. Just be ready to write the hell out of some secondary essays...

There are many. They are mostly to boost your GPA and prove you can handle graduate level coursework. If I had to do one, I would get one in biostats or a masters of science in research. Everyone and their mother can memorize things in medical school; we need more people to crunch research data!

Med-Peds and Adolescent Medicine (through Peds, IM, or FM) are those who specialize in young adult care

Idk about you, but I’m hopping on that Dr. Ryan 🥰🥰🥰 BnB Step2/3 review course he’s got. I love that man.

Hey Frogger, if your webcame is < 720P I would buy one. If you have something like a macbook from the last 3 years, that's all standard. My wife has a 720P camera and bought a 1080P webcam, and, to be honest, it does not look as good in interviews as just her computer's cam... so for us at...

Yeah between the "coffee" and the "marriage" there were 4 years--3 in med school. :laugh:

We were interviewing in New York and were both from the same area. We talked a few times through the day--all professional. I asked her that if she would be willing to let me drive home with her (so that I wouldn't have to take a Megabus), and she responded that she was going to ask me the same...

I kid you not: I met my partner at an interview

Thank you both for the encouragement. Understood!

Hey SDN, I'm applying into Med-Peds this upcoming fall, and I have a 235-240 step 1 score and a 250-255 step 2 score. As far as those board scores alone are concerned, I'm right at the average of a matched allopathic Med-Peds resident. That being said, I am not a researcher. I have had a...

I know this perhaps will be seen by some as silly, but I have no scientific publications and I need help. I was a BA, and I had a writing piece published in my university’s literary journal. Then, it was published in a book. Am I allowed to include this literary publication on ERAS? Second, I...