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Hey, a question for all of you who interviewed at Wake. Do they have a student host program? I can't seem to find it.
 
dingyibvs said:
It is of the UTMOST importance for you to find someone who'll support your career goals. I remember volunteering at a hospital's Interventional Radiology department, and EVERY single doctor there 30 y/o and up was divorced. So I thought dang, it must be tough to have a family as a doctor. But then I shadowed this OBGYN, and he had a GREAT family. The key thing was that his wife was extremely supportive of him. She worked at his office as the manager, she educated their kids on why their father has to go to work when he gets paged during family dinner, and she takes him away on trips to relax. You need to find a guy who'll do that for you, if you want a serious relationship, that is.
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This is what scares me. My bf is currently planning to enter medicine as well... and though I'm sure it's possible, I'm terribly afraid that there's no way well be able to have a family and both be docs as well. 🙁
 
ive beein saying i would fill them out but i havent

all these interviews are the same but ill fill them out
 
BlueElmo said:
filling what out? What are you talking about?
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The interview feedback pages.

I didn't do them either; then again, I think the only one you guys would care about is Baylor (other than that, I just had the Texas publics), and I think I've already been a little overzealous in carrying the banner of Baylor 🙂
 
sometimes people on SDN really piss me off. especially whenever the subject of financial aid and/or debt comes up. 🙄
 
Oh yeah, I should fill those out. Sometime in the future.
 
Luun said:
This is what scares me. My bf is currently planning to enter medicine as well... and though I'm sure it's possible, I'm terribly afraid that there's no way well be able to have a family and both be docs as well. 🙁
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Well, if you're both doctors, then you'll have the understanding part down pat. It IS still a concern, though, because you'll be really constrained time-wise. Marriage between MDs happen pretty often, so maybe you should ask for advice from those who've made it work.
 
dw2158 said:
sometimes people on SDN really piss me off. especially whenever the subject of financial aid and/or debt comes up. 🙄
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Yeah... I mean, you don't want to go into this career blind, but you're not going to be poor as a doctor, either.

BlueElmo said:
Oh yeah, I should fill those out. Sometime in the future.
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Maybe around half past never?
 
GoSpursGo said:
Yeah... I mean, you don't want to go into this career blind, but you're not going to be poor as a doctor, either.



Maybe around half past never?
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Nah, I'll do them. Just don't feel like doing it right now. Call it procrastination.
 
dingyibvs said:
yea, especially those who brag about free-ride to ivies :laugh:
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haha. point taken. but still... i'll be considering many things before i consider the $$ when choosing which med school to attend. you might not be doing the same, but we should still be able to respect each other.
 
dingyibvs said:
Well, if you're both doctors, then you'll have the understanding part down pat. It IS still a concern, though, because you'll be really constrained time-wise. Marriage between MDs happen pretty often, so maybe you should ask for advice from those who've made it work.
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my parents were both docs. they actually had me during med school. we were poor for most of the time and since they decided to have another kid 9 years later they are still repaying loans (med school to car loans to mortgage).

i definitely didnt see my parents at all regularly but they did stay for my brother.

it works out for the most part. im also ridiculously independent
 
MaryLennox said:
good morning everyone. big fight with my SO yesterday and now I am at my moms with a car full of my stuff.

i think its better this way and i keep trying to tell myself this and fight the urge to try to 'work things out' again. anyone who can chime in with the 'its better to start med school single' thing feel free. or PM me if you don't want to post it.
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i dunno the whole situation obviously, but if he can't handle now, what will happen during Step 1 studying? 3rd/4th year? or residency?

maybe it was for the best.
 
brooklynblunder said:
my parents were both docs. they actually had me during med school. we were poor for most of the time and since they decided to have another kid 9 years later they are still repaying loans (med school to car loans to mortgage).

i definitely didnt see my parents at all regularly but they did stay for my brother.

it works out for the most part. im also ridiculously independent
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i actually had a lot more respect for them when they didnt come home often. it made me respect medicine a lot more.

i dont plan on having a family at all though
 
one thing people dont realize about medicine is how much moving around you are going to do

sure you can try to stay in the same place, but sometimes things dont work out
 
brooklynblunder said:
nip tuck wouldnt exist if christian had a family would it
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mmmm, valid point. carry on.

(but my 🙁 face was actually referring to the first part of your post. of course not everyone in the world is gonna want to make babies)
 
dw2158 said:
sometimes people on SDN really piss me off. especially whenever the subject of financial aid and/or debt comes up. 🙄
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Why? o.o

dingyibvs said:
Well, if you're both doctors, then you'll have the understanding part down pat. It IS still a concern, though, because you'll be really constrained time-wise. Marriage between MDs happen pretty often, so maybe you should ask for advice from those who've made it work.
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True...

brooklynblunder said:
i actually had a lot more respect for them when they didnt come home often. it made me respect medicine a lot more.

i dont plan on having a family at all though
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Did you feel that you were missing out though? With your parents being so busy?
 
we actually talked about pre-existing relationships at Duke

they said that approximately ~1 incoming relationship survive. pretty scary stuff.
 
Luun said:
Why? o.o


True...



Did you feel that you were missing out though? With your parents being so busy?
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nah im pretty self absorbed, didn't feel that way at all

yea i mean because we moved i had to make new friends a lot but you deal with it

obviously depends on the kid, im pretty self absorbed. i dont think it would have worked with my brother (but you never know)
 
that lets end the debate thread is ridiculous (school specific)

if you are what you eat, how do tools survive for that long
 
Luun said:
Why? o.o


True...



Did you feel that you were missing out though? With your parents being so busy?
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oh yea. my parents trained/worked at different locations too. so i lived with my mom even tho my parents weren't separated or anything
 
dw2158 said:
haha. point taken. but still... i'll be considering many things before i consider the $$ when choosing which med school to attend. you might not be doing the same, but we should still be able to respect each other.
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I totally agree with this. There are way too many people on this forum that are just, take the money and run no matter what. A lot of people underestimate the importance of location. What if you hate being in the city of the school that gives you $$$?

Unless I get a full ride (which I won't), I'm going to be in debt anyway - so I'll choose where I want to go based on what I like and where I feel comfortable. Or wherever accepts me.
 
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