No, I don't think so.
Yeah this intimidates the hell out of me. How exactly is it used in evaluating you?
it's anonymous and decoupled, supposedly?
Supposedly, but then why do it at all, especially inside your application? Not that I think they're bald face lying but it feels prickly.
I just saw it as a way to capitalize on eager beaver med applicants for their own research purposes
Academic.
Ya I kinda had the same question. I was thinking of just saying private practice...
Yep...
Hmmm, so you can kinda throw away your chance at this school in exchange for seeing your application?
It's like the FERPA waivers you sign for college applications for recommenders and I think that you also had to do it for AMCAS. Theoretically if you have a recommended who sees that you didn't waive your right to see your application they're gonna be like "why did he do that? Did he think I wasn't trustworthy?" Then they wouldn't be as honest with your app rec.
Specializing starts with residency which leads to a fellowship in a subspecialty, which is academic in nature. If you want to sort things into broad categories, there you have it.
Thats's why it's a broad generalization. I didn't define anything. It was just a suggestion based on limited information. You are reading far, far too much into a basic response, and making assumptions. That can get you into trouble. I'd watch that if I were you. You'll make it too easy for some lawyer someday.
it says you must enroll so you'd probably have to get an acceptance and matriculate first before you can be considered a student at Stanford and have rights to your file. So in short no haha.
Eh, it seemss, even at first glance, that they are asking in which environment the applicant could see themselves practicing in. You're generalizing to the point of uselessness.
You're not getting it.
I think Academic health fits that option better, maybe private practice since you can still own a practice yet be affiliated with a hospital to do procedures (my Gastroenterologist does this). Public health is like population analysis stuff which would be a bit of a stretch imo.
Yeah I didn't see one on my secondary. I just put primary care and assumed the umbrella term, I.e. You aren't an academic physician or any of the other identifiers. Perhaps "primary Care" in this context just means when you're a clinician?
I mean, "Private Practice" was an option on last year's application so I wouldn't think that it's a deep-seated philosophical/institutional reason that it was omitted this year...maybe they just wanted to simplify things?
Hey you can't get an interview if you don't fill out the secondary, right? I think the answer is clear here. Go for it!
You think I'd still have a shot an interview with my research background?
Who cares? You have the secondary done and most likely can recupe the financial damages so you might as well go for it. #YOLOswag666
completely anonymous. it's for this reason
only about 1 in 5 matriculants at SMS have publications. for someone in your position they'll be looking more at what interesting things you've done outside of the classroom
