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[mercaptovizadeh]

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I dunno, whatever the AAMC means by it. Their categories, not mine.

Is the anthropologic definition cultural/ethnic ("someone descended from the people groups of the Caucasus mountains, or to the west thereto") or physical, conforming to certain anthropometric measurements? I doubt that the AAMC counts people of North Indian descent as Cacuasian, though they do count other Middle Easterners (Arabs, Persians), as does the US Census.

I'll tell you what. If you could possibly refer to yourself as "whitey," or "tha Man," then you count. Deal?

If we divide humanity into 4 canonical races and "transitionals," then yes, north Indians are definitely Caucasians and a good number of south Indians also.

 

[BGriffin]

Those are nurse scrubs, that they've bought and paid for. Plus, the ones who wear the hot scrubs are usually looking to get noticed for their hotness. I'd rather be noticed for my smokin' doctor skillz.

The flip side to this would be that if one were to buy his/her own scrubs, wouldn't it make sense to buy ones that fit? I have serious issues with scrubs myself, but I've never seen athletic cut tops, or pants with waists smaller than 40" for a guy with a 33" inseam. Fortunately, I don't care enough to actually *buy* scrubs, I just grab them from the machine at the hospital. You're probably thinking along the same lines. I still appreciate the hotness of the female form though 😀

 

[BlondeDocteur]

If we divide humanity into 4 canonical races and "transitionals," then yes, north Indians are definitely Caucasians and a good number of south Indians also.

Four? Not three?

But what we're saying is that the AAMC categories most probably do not reflect those of physical anthropology, but rather ones defined by culture and relative amounts of melanin.

 

[mercaptovizadeh]

Four? Not three?

But what we're saying is that the AAMC categories most probably do not reflect those of physical anthropology, but rather ones defined by culture and relative amounts of melanin.

Australoid

 

[Doowai]

However, can being honest hurt you on rotations like surgery or ob/gyn, where they may look down on IM?

Honesty can hurt at times, even while trying to be diplomatic. I was at a residency interview, being interviewed by a DO attending, who asked me "So why did you choose to go Caribbean instead of to DO school". I was honest

 

[Substance]

Honesty can hurt at times, even while trying to be diplomatic. I was at a residency interview, being interviewed by a DO attending, who asked me "So why did you choose to go Caribbean instead of to DO school". I was honest

This isn't meant to fan any flames, but what's the deal with DO and MD in the USA? I'm Canadian and all we have are MDs. I've never heard of DO until I started reading this forum.

 

[Doowai]

This isn't meant to fan any flames, but what's the deal with DO and MD in the USA? I'm Canadian and all we have are MDs. I've never heard of DO until I started reading this forum.

I am not against DO's. But there was a reason I chose Caribbean.

 

[HCE]

I am not against DO's. But there was a reason I chose Caribbean.

the beaches? 😎

 

[McGillGrad]

DO = MD in canada.

Who would of think it?...lol

This isn't meant to fan any flames, but what's the deal with DO and MD in the USA? I'm Canadian and all we have are MDs. I've never heard of DO until I started reading this forum.

 

[eddieberetta]

This isn't meant to fan any flames, but what's the deal with DO and MD in the USA? I'm Canadian and all we have are MDs. I've never heard of DO until I started reading this forum.

DO's are specially trained chiropractors who have done an additional year of training and can prescribe, similar to NPs in relation to nurses.

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

DO's are specially trained chiropractors who have done an additional year of training and can prescribe, similar to NPs in relation to nurses.

Uh..........no.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathic_medicine_in_the_United_States

 

[LADoc00]

To follow the newly found tradition of the pathology forum, Im pooping directly in this thread, I hope BD likes cleveland steamers....note: this thread has abolutely nothing to do with general residency issues.

 

[McGillGrad]

To follow the newly found tradition of the pathology forum, Im pooping directly in this thread, I hope BD likes cleveland steamers....note: this thread has abolutely nothing to do with general residency issues.

Perfect sentiment considering your admiration for Reagan...who in his final senile years was pooping on himself and everything else around him... and probably this thread if her were still kickin'

 

[Bill_Brasky]

Perfect sentiment considering your admiration for Reagan...who in his final senile years was pooping on himself and everything else around him... and probably this thread if her were still kickin'

and still defeating communism rather than getting there gradually through socialism. i'd take senile reagan over clinton/obama anyday.