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like cowboy 1978- i am finding myself needing to switch G-surg programs midway through....love my program and am well respected there...but I too was wondering if anyone had some words of wisdom. I already got the PD helping me out but does anyone have advice on just "cold-calling" or...

Hey orangejulius... i feel your pain..pain..pain. feeling like you have to be in 7 different places at once and that each place can't comprehend why you might not be where THEY want you. It's feeling like f*@k this ....i'd rather be doing something where ppl get to SLEEP. I love going the the...

Hey Nebel...I haven't posted as much as some others here...but am offering up my congratulations too! Sounds like you turned a negative experience into a positive one in record time!!! Vandy will be great training and since the surgery attrition rate is ~20% nationwide, then a PGY2 spot will...

interviewed at 13....ranking 12

hey all, got some letters from PDs at programs that, after interviewing, i know i won't "rank highly" but are definite back-ups.....the letters are the "your app and interview support ranking you highly" kind of stuff what do you think i should write back, if at all? any thoughts on this...

Thanks for the help guys....looks like flying may be my best deal!

Does anyone know what time this interview day ends? I'm trying to arrange for an interview the next day and doing the whole "drive vs. fly" debate. Thanks for any help!

just a heads up check the dates on those original posts....they're from 2003, so i question their accuracy for 3 yrs later. also, i just interviewed at loyola and i did not get a malignant vibe WHATSOEVER! The chair was really nice, the PD was very as to talk to, as were all the faculty and...

re: Suny Downstate- what does "not th best of times" mean? Also, anyone have any thoughts on NY Hospital Med/ Cornell

hey all... I'm looking at mostly midwest Gen surg programs, but have only one available day for both of these program interviews. Wondering if anyone out there has any thoughts on either place to help me figure out which interview to go to. Thanks

took the peds shelf ~2wks ago...my vote is for Pretest. I used that as my main question source and found that it helped me to pick out what was the pertinent info in the long-@ss cases, and fast. Blueprint's questions, I thought, were a joke...but let's all wait till I get my score :o :luck:

We consulted an ENT on a pt that had sinusitis and an associated cellulitis...his note went like this: S/O: pt seen. puzzling infection A/P: no intervention at this time WTF am I supposed to do with that?

Anything that causes a V/Q mismatch can cause an elevated A-a gradient, namely Fibrosing mediastinitis, R-L shunt (both of which you say your patient doesn't have), or effusions, vasculitis, hypoplasia of a pulmonary artery (usually evident very early in life), a pulmonary neoplasm, or an...

after a very long hiatus from SDN..since my app year... I come back just to say...Munchausen by Proxy I just love the way that rolls off the tongue :)

What about those of us who are from the Great White North (no, not Alaska)....can we Canadians unite too ;)?