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think about dropping the phd. i'm not sure how much more traction you get with the addition of a phd over being an md/mba. the thing one has to be careful about is being in school for too long. the time that we're spending in an mdphd program is primetime to be moving and shaking in the private...

i remember reading about this, but never realized it had come this far. out of curiosity, have any of you guys heard about this/seen it used/used it? what do you think? http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/products/davinci_surgicalsystem/index.aspx

huh. we were told to never be between the patient and the door. most psyche patients dont have a beef with you personally, but if you're standing in their way...

No MSKCC is not pulling out of the Tri-I , but they are starting their own grad school. They're going to be taking apps in fall 2005.

For those already in an MD/PhD program: 1) If any, what kind of clinical exposure do you have in your PhD years? Is it mandatory or voluntary? 2) How well does it work and how useful do you think it has been? Here at the Tri-I we dont have anything like that. In fact, our PD is quite...

a private practice is little more than a small business. how many mom and pop store owners have MBAs? 90% of the b-school curriculum would be irrelevant to small business owners.

ROFL - at least admit that healthcare is a unique resource - i.e. there are ethical issues and significant negative and positive externalities that make healthcare VERY different from almost any other product. You're oversimplifying in blithely stating that like any resource the free market is...

minor correction - with and MD (or MD/PhD) you'd start as an associate. which is where people w/ MBAs start - and basically you push analysts around :D for ****s and giggles: across the street, associates are basically guaranteed to make $1M over the course of 3 years (this is the recruiting...

screw it, why not just 4 and 4? all your previous arguments still hold. i'm all for the 2-3.5-1.5 game myself. and I agree with adesua - having an understanding of disease pathology allows you to think about your research in a way that a PhD-only grad student wouldnt. the entire point of...

First years - $23K Second years -$24K >=3rd years - $24.5K also if you get outside funding i.e. a research grant that covers most of your stipend, you get $4K extra a year. Sounds good to me!!! :love:

Noy - Just pointing out that the cost of living in Baltimore isnt nearly comparable to the cost of living in NYC... location and the associated costs of living should always factor in when trying to compare stipends *shrug*

it might be program specific, but our program (Tri I) specifically prohibits MSTP students from having a job while in the program. i guess baby sitting might be ok :confused:

to a significant extent, grades are all that matter. nuff said.

Patently false.