2010-2011 Case Western Reserve University Application Thread

[Myuu]

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[Seven of Nine]

i was waiting to ninja, but couldn't help myself but post. haha so close yet so far away

 

[Myuu]

, indeed.

 

[vc7777]

Nice try noobie...
Myuu and Vc7777 are back in town! 😎

 

[Seven of Nine]

, indeed.

you got me. what can i say? haha.

 

[Myuu]

 

[Seven of Nine]

Nice try noobie...
Myuu and Vc7777 are back in town! 😎

 

[Evergrey]

Yes. Yes it was. 😎

That sounds ****ing sweet. What's the down-low on UP students and Cleveland Clinic? Like, if I were interested in observing CT procedures at the world-renowned heart center, what opportunities are available for non-CCLCM students? Is there any CT stuff being done at the University Hospitals, or is it so overshadowed by CC that they have given up on that field?

 

[vc7777]

We have a saying 7, Case Med students don't make the same mistake three times.

 

[Myuu]

That sounds ****ing sweet. What's the down-low on UP students and Cleveland Clinic? Like, if I were interested in observing CT procedures at the world-renowned heart center, what opportunities are available for non-CCLCM students? Is there any CT stuff being done at the University Hospitals, or is it so overshadowed by CC that they have given up on that field?

As I understand it, if you want to watch, you can watch, though I have not personally gone out for shadowing at the clinic and therefore do not know the procedure. I know others that have, though.👍

 

[vc7777]

That sounds ****ing sweet. What's the down-low on UP students and Cleveland Clinic? Like, if I were interested in observing CT procedures at the world-renowned heart center, what opportunities are available for non-CCLCM students? Is there any CT stuff being done at the University Hospitals, or is it so overshadowed by CC that they have given up on that field?

All CWRU students have all the same opportunities after their second year for rotations. UH I assure you, would go ballistic at your comment. 😀

Great hospitals, like great Top-posters do not exist in a vacuum. They need that competition to keep them sharp, know what I mean?

 

[Seven of Nine]

We have a saying 7, Case Med students don't make the same mistake three times.

i know, i know. won't happen again.

clearly 1501 was quite the debacle, but was it my mistake i didn't go for 1451? curlytop was deserving.


now, is that a challenge?

 

[Myuu]

i know, i know. won't happen again.

clearly 1501 was quite the debacle, but was it my mistake i didn't go for 1451? curlytop was deserving.


now, is that a challenge?

Only if you think you're up to it.

 

[Evergrey]

All CWRU students have all the same opportunities after their second year for rotations. UH I assure you, would go ballistic at your comment. 😀

Great hospitals, like great Top-posters do not exist in a vacuum. They need that competition to keep them sharp, know what I mean?

No slight was intended toward UH! I guess I just assumed at least in the field of cardiothoracics, UH was outshadowed by CC. I stopped being lazy and actually looked up the departments in surgery at UH, and it looks like they do all major organ transplants besides the heart! It even appears that they have been doing lung transplants for considerably longer than CC as well.

I guess I still don't completely understand Case and CC's relationship, despite asking about it during the interview day, haha. Thanks Myuu/vcQuad7 👍

 

[vc7777]

No slight was intended toward UH! I guess I just assumed at least in the field of cardiothoracics, UH was outshadowed by CC. I stopped being lazy and actually looked up the departments in surgery at UH, and it looks like they do all major organ transplants besides the heart! It even appears that they have been doing lung transplants for considerably longer than CC as well.

I guess I still don't completely understand Case and CC's relationship, despite asking about it during the interview day, haha. Thanks Myuu/vcQuad7 :thumbsup:

Welcome.

 

[vc7777]

i know, i know. won't happen again.

clearly 1501 was quite the debacle, but was it my mistake i didn't go for 1451? curlytop was deserving.


now, is that a challenge?

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[vc7777]

[which makes more sense if you guys applying know that Case's mascot is the Spartan]

 

[Seven of Nine]

Only if you think you're up to it.

well of course i am.

however, i have been debating recently that i should probably start weaning myself off this thread. realistically, Case/CCLCM are a reach for me. i would absolutely love to spend the next half-decade-ish in cleveland. so when if the door finally closes, i might be a little heartbroken. at the same time, i've been uncharacteristically optimistic. soooo we'll see


now if someone could guarantee an acceptance if I match FlowRate's 3000 or get every top, i would do it 😀

 

[Myuu]

[which makes more sense if you guys applying know that Case's mascot is the Spartan]

 

[Seven of Nine]

[which makes more sense if you guys applying know that Case's mascot is the Spartan]

no explanation needed (for the diehards)

 

[Acoustic]

well of course i am.

however, i have been debating recently that i should probably start weaning myself off this thread. realistically, Case/CCLCM are a reach for me. i would absolutely love to spend the next half-decade-ish in cleveland. so when if the door finally closes, i might be a little heartbroken. at the same time, i've been uncharacteristically optimistic. soooo we'll see


now if someone could guarantee an acceptance if I match FlowRate's 3000 or get every top, i would do it 😀

My sentiments exactly... I want to love Case, but I don't see that open door yet...

 

[Acoustic]

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I think earlier in this thread someone posted a message I thought was the funniest thing I've seen on SDN...

That post just got owned by this one hahahaha

 

[vc7777]

I think you are referring to my Restless Fists Syndrome posts exchange with Myuu? 😀

I better slow down..I'm owning my own posts?!

 

[Acoustic]

I think you are referring to my Restless Fists Syndrome posts exchange with Myuu? 😀

I better slow down..I'm owning my own posts?!

Haha ya I think it was. I guess we have the same sense of humor

 

[crixx]

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I definitely lawled. This thread is my favorite study break 🙂

 

[Biochemist21]

CWRU is primarily a RESEARCH institution. they love their research. They want students to go into academic medicine and or continue to participate in research as a physician or to specialize and advance their field of choice. They don't have as good a primary care ranking, because they don't work as hard to prepare students for being a primary care physician IMO... but that's not want CWRU is about. They want their students to "think beyond the possible(TM)" haha

CWRU also doesn't have too small of library. They have two medical related libraries (one has a museum of sorts in it)... and they have tons of stuff online... and if you can't get a book at the library, you can OhioLink it and it will be there in a few days.

See CWRU, you should interview me. 🙂 Just PM me an invite.

Case likes research yes, but this school is far from absolutely driven by it. Having gone through the first 4.5 months of med school here, the subject of primary care and community involvement continues to come up. Some of the things that are stressed very early on are patient interviewing skills and patient interactions (sounds rather primary). Most of the scheduled physician shadowing in the first half of the first year is various primary care specialities (however you are free to shadow other specialities in your free time). We even have "Touchy Feeley Tuesdays" for the first two years (disclaimer: they're not really called that ). Honestly, it continues to be a shock to me that Case's primary care rankings are so low considering the preparation and exposure that we get here. It really makes me cast a bit of doubt on the validity of some of these rankings

Regarding the library, it is much better than most of the schools that I visited. Comfortable, lots of space, quiet, equipped with all the med school textbooks you could possibly need. Sounds good to me 👍.

 

[Biochemist21]

So, I scrubbed in for a tour of the cardiothoracic ORs with some of my classmates yesterday...CCF has 16 dedicated CT surgical suites at the main campus (and some ridiculous number total). If each room does two procedures per day, that means there are approx. 30 some odd procedures at the main campus every day.

OMG...

Watched cardioplegia (stopping a beating heart), and cardiopulmonary bypass (pump the patients blood outside their bodies to oxygenate before returning to their bodies). This is done so the surgeons can work on on the hearts. Leaned (almost)over the sterile field and looked down onto the beating heart of a patient...👍

OMG, OMG...

Each suite there has a dedicated heart-lung bypass machine ($$$$) with realtime in-line blood parameter monitoring, 4(!!!) huge flat screen TVs and a crap ton of state-of-the-art medical hardware. The surgeons all wear head mounted cameras and info is displayed War Room style on all the screen.

OMG, OMG, OMG...

By OR standards, the rooms are HUGE! Amazing. And it is pretty awesome that they gave us personalized tours (3 students to 1 surgeon) through several rooms and procedures.

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG!

Sorry, I shadowed pediatric congential heart surgeries during undergrad and it was soooooo cool! I need to head over to the Clinic ASAP and check out these operating rooms. They sound similar to the ones that we had at Texas Children's Hospital. Any suggestions on surgeons to shadow?

 

[vc7777]

Aw, we had a talk with pediatric interventional cardiologists a few weeks ago that was open to Case students too...if you want PM me and I can get you in touch with the peds and cardiology interest groups folks so you can maybe get on their mailing lists?

Not sent from my cell phone 😏

 

[Myuu]

And another fine morning it is! Why is Myuu not in class you ask?

Dental appointment.

 

[vc7777]

Why Myuu!

Top of the morning to you!

Say, is this a cleaning or an unscheduled visit?

 

[Myuu]

Why Myuu!

Top of the morning to you!

Say, is this a cleaning or an unscheduled visit?

Both and yet neither, if that makes any sense.

 

[drl1987]

I think the current : prospective student post ratio is really skewed in this thread...(10:1)??

 

[Myuu]

I think the current : prospective student post ratio is really skewed in this thread...(10:1)??

There aren't quite that many of us around, but we do have nice representation from current students (which I think is a nice departure from the SDN norm).🙂

 

[vc7777]

I think the current : prospective student post ratio is really skewed in this thread...(10:1)??

Right. I absolutely agree. You prospective students are really slacking off. Each of you should find 9 other CWRU applicants and get them to start posting.

 

[Myuu]

Done getting stabbed repeatedly. Now on to preceptor evaluation and the actual cleaning.

 

[vc7777]

Ahhh...at the dental school, huh?

 

[crixx]

Done getting stabbed repeatedly. Now on to preceptor evaluation and the actual cleaning.

Did he/she try to make conversation while your mouth was gaping open and full of sharp dental instruments? I hate when they do that... I usually just make a "gaaah" sound in response.

 

[Myuu]

Ahhh...at the dental school, huh?

Indeed.

Did he/she try to make conversation while your mouth was gaping open and full of sharp dental instruments? I hate when they do that... I usually just make a "gaaah" sound in response.

No, but maybe a little narration would be nice, rather than the stab in silence approach.😳

 

[vc7777]

Important tip for all you people thinking about a career in medicine...a brief narrative or overview of what you are about to do to a patient is always received with positive feedback.🙂

 

[isasmommy]

Right. I absolutely agree. You prospective students are really slacking off. Each of you should find 9 other CWRU applicants and get them to start posting.

I will contribute 🙂. Here is a post from me!

I am getting increasingly nervous for my interview at the end of this month at UP!! 🙂

 

[Myuu]

I will contribute 🙂. Here is a post from me!

I am getting increasingly nervous for my interview at the end of this month at UP!! 🙂

Aww, good luck!

 

[vc7777]

yes! good luck!

 

[Myuu]

Sunny and 52º today in the Cleve. It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood!


Doc Opera practice tonight.😀

 

[vc7777]

Say Myuu, do you have Physical Diagnosis this afternoon?

 

[Myuu]

I do indeed. This makes certain matters rather pressing, such as lunch.

 

[vc7777]

Hey Curly....whatcha up to?

 

[Myuu]

Lurking, no doubt.😏

 

[vc7777]

 

[vc7777]

😀

We hate to have to smack you down too Curly...

 

[Myuu]

Hmm!