Recent content by NotAProgDirector

Pass COMLEX. Once you have a passing score, the "filters" only look at the most recent score, so you will not be filtered out. Programs will need to actually look at the COMLEX report to see it, and by then they have looked at the rest of your app. Some programs may see this as a no-go, and...

Yes, you should worry about that. And the program can get in big trouble also, so even if you're OK with a violation, they could be in huge trouble.

The main lesson to learn here is to try to "read the room". Sometimes being super eager and helping out is what is needed. Sometimes staying quiet and just participating is needed. Chances are there have been hints you have missed over the last three weeks that you were rubbing this person...

This thread makes me sad. That is all.

We absolutely teach residents about billing and coding. In continuity clinic, residents are responsible for picking their own codes. For those going into Hospital Medicine, we focus on it in the PGY-3 during HM specific rotations. I am honestly surprised if most programs don't include this...

You learn 50% of what you need to know during training. You learn the next 25% in the first 6 months of your 1st job. You learn the last 25% over the rest of your career.

Here's the deal. Your job was private practice to start. These are usually sweat equity type positions. You put in lots of sweat early, and then you get equity later on. Now you're hospital employed. That's not the way it's going to work anymore. There's no partnership, no infusion money...

Not directly mentioned yet, you want your mental health under the best control possible before starting internship.

It would be a match violation to match to both a fellowship and residency. Part of the match commitment is that you're uncommitted for the year you are matching into. When you tell your fellowship you are not coming, if they discover that you matched to a residency spot, you could easily lose...

This is standard procedure. They will complete the form honestly. They will answer all of the questions. If the board then wants more information, they will usually request that the program "release the entire resident file". Which they will refuse to do, as it is QA protected. The TMB has...

You can leave in the derm leadership positions. No one is really going to care about IM interest groups -- those are a preclinical thing mostly and have little weight.

Not sure what's up with all the IM hate. IM can be a great career. And if a career making $250K+ isn't financially viable, then we have different definitions of "viable". Sure, can probably make more money in Derm. Maybe working less hard. But if you don't enjoy it, it can be a very long...

It does not. If you're not clinically active you can't be listed on the medicare cost report.

It's going to depend on circumstances. For the competitive IM subs, they matter. They also impact the type of IM residency you get into, and that matters also. How much they matter is unclear and will vary by field and program. As mentioned, in some fields they may not matter at all. More...

It won't matter. It will be in your program letter. This is from the fellowship app worksheet: It appears the program field is free text, so you can probably put whatever you want.