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This article addresses some of the common concerns that I have seen in this forum Abstract.Objectives: To determine the criteriaused by emergency medicine (EM) residency selectioncommittees to select their residents, to determinewhether there is a consensus among residency pro-grams, to...

I think DrSmileys gave you excellent advice. You do not have to take Chemistry at your home institution. I would also advise you to see if your school offers free tutoring or to go to the professors office hours regularly. That way you can have her go over the things that you don't understand...

I don't mind people asking a question every now and then. Sometimes the lecturer really is confusing everybody and one brave person asks him/her to clarify. The annoying ones are those that ask question after question after question. You start to feel like the your intruding on someone's...

This is an interesting thread because it brings up alot of the things we learn about in medical ethics courses. While it is understood by most in the business that at a teaching hospital you may have a resident or doctor performing the surgery, I don't think this is understood by the general...

I am also flat footed. I have not been on rotations yet but have been in jobs where I've been on my feet ALL night. You should be fine in any specialty you choose. The important thing to remember is to choose a comfortable pair of shoes. You could also invest in a pair of orthopedic shoes...

At this point I don't think she is getting carried away. She's just using this forum as a place to share her frustrations. What your classmates and attending did are definetely wrong. However, I would also caution you from allowing this to create friction between you and your team members...

secretwave101 I tried a search and came up with this: http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/fammed/OutpatientManual/content.html

Group studying is definetely beneficial. However, there are a few things you should keep in mind. One is that you don't want your group to be too large. two, you want to be with people who are going to stay on task and not waste too much time talking about other stuff. Three you have to be...

I think an excellent book to read would be Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. Although the entire book is pretty thick, it is broken down into smaller chapters and I would do a project on any one of them that interests you. It has chapters on the plague in India and lack...

After talking to a doctor who was on a residency adcom he said that they primarily care about how well you did in your clerkships and the letters that you got from them. They want to make sure that you are prepared enough to do well in your intern year. He didn't seem too concerned with extra...

Is it wrong to ask for a letter of rec from a Pre-Clinical course professor that you have worked with outside of that course? For example if it is someone you have done research or TAing for

As far as shadowing is concerned, ADCOMs want to know if you are sure that medicine is something you want to do. THey want to see if you know what you are getting yourself into. Having followed someone around helps to prove this. It also helps you to decide what specialties you don't want to...

I agree with the above posters. Repetition is the key so go over it every day. Also get with an upperclassmen as you may not have to memorize every detail of what is in your picture. A another good way to see how it will be tested is to look at old exams (if they are available).

First of all good luck on your MCAT. In your post you seemed to be a bit concerned about those two bio courses. I would find out who the prof's are for them and meet them. Ask what is expected in their class and how you can best succeed in it. This will give you an idea of the workload and...