Recent content by Global Disrobal

The written MFM boards were definitely more labor intensive than the orals, since the latter was predominantly clinical and thesis defense. The fellows in our program relied on Fetology for fetal anomalies, Creasy for the maternal, Thompson & Thompson for the genetics. Although one can not...

Unless you plan on going into solo or small group practice, it doesn't matter much as the institution or your group pays for it, or has it's own insurance trust. I'm in a group practice, in Texas where there is tort reform, and overall it's not much point of discussion. I know in Maryland (few...

In general you should exercise universal precautions and put on appropriate gear. However, from a real life standpoint (and having trained at a busy inner-city program), sometimes you are put in emergent scenarios in which case as Biology 101 mentioned, gloves and mask are all you get to put on...

Use the search function on the forum, and you'll find a myriad of posts, albeit with many not providing much useful information & essentially comprising of personal attacks and misinformation. To summarize for you what I've seen on this board over the past number of years: if you like the...

Practice specifics vary, and as an OBGYN you can tailor it to suit your interests as well as community needs. While some OBGYN providers focus on low risk cases, others fully manage the high risk cases themselves (especially in resource limited settings), while others utilize co-management by an...

Depends on the size of the practice and your role entering (e.g. partnership track vs. associate). Generally larger practices have contracts in place and within 4-6 weeks you should have a draft in hand. With solo practitioners, they may have to get an attorney to draft one, and it may take...

In general, texts are a year or so behind with respect to literature due to the lag in text preparation to publishing. With that said, I would highly advise buying the 2012 edition. Good luck!

Easy tiger! No one is challenging your knowledge of pulmonary hypertension management... If you read my posts (without getting defensive) again, what I'm telling you is that 1) you don't have the full picture based on what you're presenting, 2) the pulmonary hypertension would be more of a...

By definition and standard practice, superimposed preeclampsia is severe in behavior and treated as such, whereas de no preeclampsia (in an otherwise non-hypertensive patient) can be classified as mild or severe. As I mentioned earlier, the only way to answer your question regarding the...

I can't give you a clear cut answer from the details presented as I don't think you have the full story at hand especially the pulmonary hypertension piece, which would in itself present a higher risk to her than the superimposed preeclampsia. With that said, we (as obstetricians) predominantly...

Sorry folks, but closing this thread as 1) it is offering absolutely nothing of substance with respect to the goals/aims of this forum, 2) turning into marked generalization without substance. In invite you to consider sections of SDN dedicated to social discussions as we are nearing the point...

I always find it fascinating when folks from other specialties venture into the OBGYN forum to start such riveting discussions. Gross generalization is a sure way to ensure that no one will pay attention to your opinions. That was a wasted minute I wish I could have back.

Show up on time, listen to your senior residents especially with respect to the clinical pearls, follow through with assigned tasks, be honest and truthful, don't cut corners, don't take criticism personally, and read about procedures ahead of time so that you have a basic idea about the steps...

I'll have to echo what the last post says. With respect to the original post, academic programs and "pedigree" will in general get you the upper hand with respect to academic positions and/or fellowship opportunities as often the word of mouth recommendation from known faculty or letters of...

Yet another old thread not warranting bumping. Agree with above posts that you should either start a new one or avoid bumping threads beyond 3-5 years ago. Closing.