Recent content by Morsetlis

Oh my the Caribbean bashing in this thread... Keep it on topic people.

The thread of the day has a last post from 2014? I'm confused :p

I really doubt there are cookie cutter human beings. It's hard to not get jaded with academic medicine when old people on adcoms think like this of our future physicians.

I generally found SDN helpful before med-school. I generally found talking to actual people more helpful during med-school. There shouldn't be need for private advising groups... but you do have to spend the time here reading!

What you're doing is not rounding. However, it doesn't hurt to ask to participate or at least listen in on the actual rounds. You won't get actual cognitive/intellectual value out of it, but it's an experience.

4 years ago I was in a similar boat, the California boat. DrMidlife is giving out amazing tough-love advice... my heart really does go out to all the family-supporting Asian kids, though.

I dual applied gas and EM as an IMG from SGU, with a healthy amount of IM backup. Certainly doable to get a good amount of interviews, but at places USMDs may not want to match to ;) ... it was also a huge headache setting up electives, getting LORs (and SLOEs). IM as a specialty is fine...

I hate that med school is also a numbers game, so that people who don't take tests well are disadvantaged when they pursue other excellent major/minor choices to broaden their experiences. That said, you also have to realize that you have to demonstrate adacemic excellence somehow... whether...

Undergrad presentations are a step below publishing in an undergrad jounal, which is lol to start off with. However, it is still an accomplishment and you should be proud of it. The way you discuss it and grow from it may be more important than the fact that you did it. Be sure to be able to...

It counts because life is worth living to build your own experiences, not because it might make adcoms like you more... On a realistic note, it is good to demonstrate passion and continuity in whatever it is you do. Just have a good mixture of extracurriculars... and don't be well rounded just...

Look at match list 2015 thread in allopathic forum. You can also browse individual program websites.

-I got a 250+ on it and still stressed the hell out and thought i would get below 200. Serial NBMEs is advisable here to gauge your ability and variance. -You seem to have a problem with testing, especially 7-hr long ones. You need to build stamina and optimism. -Since you stated that you felt...

I feel like you should always have a 15 min chat outside of a patient care area before asking for an LOR...

Ive witnessed that situation very often at my community teaching hospitals. I would rather that the student learn from it and strive to do better than leave medicine altogether. There are also specialties that dont deliver bad news and are very rewarding. Anesthesiology comes to mind...

Probably people dislike doing primary care in general (I am personally good at it, but I would be depressed if I had to do it for the rest of my life). Nobody I know dislikes the concept of primary care or denies a need for it. Everybody has good respect for FM, even in hospitals. Canadians I...