Recent content by unoriginal

I'm a TY which makes me the perfect judge of how things operate at my university hospitals. I was a student a different university hospital and actually had a fair number of rotations at local community hospitals and have rotated through a number of services, both as a student and as a TY...

are you kidding me? what do you mean by "read"? sure, the IM docs at my university all TRY and read the scans, but in the end they are usually like "well, let's see what the radiologist says" and the majority of the time the IM docs are way off or completely wrong. The pulm docs have a much...

yeah, you should be able to match somewhere, but i would either dual apply to a less competitive specialty, apply to TYs/prelims with the option of reapplying next year if u dont match, or apply to broader geographic region just in case you dont get enough interviews in the northeast. just make...

Just out of curiosity, I was told by a few radiologists that there are different types of groups out there... there are some that want to maximize lifestyle (and allow for 40 hrs/week, 10-12 wks vacation), groups that require 60-80 hrs/ week with 4-5 wks vacation, and there are groups in between...

has anyone failed the step 2 CS note because they wrote down too many diagnostic procedures? I often wrote CBC and electrolytes on the same line. I also wrote AST/ALT/Lipase/Amylase on same line, etc. Anyone know if they take points away for this?

nevermind, found the answer on the usmle website... in case anyone else is interested: "Parking Near the CSEC Center Free visitor parking is available in the west visitor lot adjacent to the building. Note: The signs in the visitor lot indicate one hour parking only. This does not apply...

Does anyone know the parking situation during the Step 2 CS exam at the chicago location? If it is available, how much $$, etc. Where I can look online to find this info. Thanks!

thanks.... here is my contribution: started studying end of November after Thanksgiving (while interviewing): -read first aid x 1 (it sucked) -read most of USMLE Secrets (which I had also read a little bit during last 1/2 of 3rd yr. skip FA and only read this!) -did all but 500 questions of...

bend over and grab your ankles... you are about to be wayne'd!

i think funding issues would prevent u from being able to do both residencies????

I have often wondered if this much schooling is even needed. I think I could have gotten by with 2 years of undergrad prereqs, 3 years of med school, and 4 years radiology (minus transitional year) for a total of 9 years saving myself 4 years of my life... loss of 4 years of MD income! I...

The free 150 questions were easier than the real thing, but the score med friends estimated was close to my actual score. I think if you have time, the free 150 are still worth doing (but I would give preference to the NBME practice exams if you are limited for time). Overall, medfriends was a...

years 1&2: best: genetics & nutrition (followed by anatomy & pathology) worst: clinical medicine year 3: best: radiology (followed by neurology and then family medicine) worst: surgery & obgyn

Are you from detroit?

where did u come from? i haven't seen u posting here in awhile!!!!