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[FlowRate]

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At least a few watched it - what were their comments. I'm sure they must have found it unique!

Actually, strike that, I don't think any of them had watched it before the interview. I urged them all to watch it afterward haha. None of them had ever heard of it, so definitely unique 🙂

 

[NickNaylor]

Thoughts on Scrubs from a newbie: it's actually more entertaining and more insightful than I thought. That said, there are moments where the writers attempt to be funny/goofy and it's just stupid and... not funny. Maybe they're trying to compensate for the darker side of the show.

 

[Longshanks]

SDN Rage!!

 

[courtnes]

abracadabraone is giving the muffball some competition with the silly threads.

Also, the fire poi stuff is so cool, Flow!

 

[Asyouwereatrio]

So I got labs done for our immunization requirements and just got the bill. It gave me a hearty laugh.

Original billed expense: $1,333
Insurance paid: $272
"Insurance discount:" $993
I'm billed: $68

Reminds me strangely of those outlines where one of the steps is ????. This illustrates quite nicely one of the fundamental problems with our insurance system.

Dang, what in the world did you have done?

Date of Service: 04/18/2011
Labwest Inc
Medical
Processed
06/25/2011
Billed Amount
$238.00
Applied to Deductible
$0.00
Paid by Plan
$49.46
Patient Responsibility
$0.00

Sucks to be LabWest though, 50 bucks for: lipid panel and CBC..and a few other things.


Edit:

Just looked on my "online heath record" that United Health Care keeps of me based on "claims" from my medical provider, and I noticed some "funny business".

I was documented as having a "cough" and "contact/exposure to meningococcus" on the dates that I came in for a follow up visit and meningococcal vacccination....no cough or anything..and obviously no exposure, or I'd be severely ill and/or dead lol.

Doctors really can be crooked lol.

 

[FlowRate]

Dang, what in the world did you have done?

Date of Service: 04/18/2011
Labwest Inc
Medical
Processed
06/25/2011
Billed Amount
$238.00
Applied to Deductible
$0.00
Paid by Plan
$49.46
Patient Responsibility
$0.00

Sucks to be LabWest though, 50 bucks for: lipid panel and CBC..and a few other things.


Edit:

Just looked on my "online heath record" that United Health Care keeps of me based on "claims" from my medical provider, and I noticed some "funny business".

I was documented as having a "cough" and "contact/exposure to meningococcus" on the dates that I came in for a follow up visit and meningococcal vacccination....no cough or anything..and obviously no exposure, or I'd be severely ill and/or dead lol.

Doctors really can be crooked lol.

My doc explained to me that they have to bill via the codes established by your insurance or medicare or whatever. Apparently that makes it hard on everyone, because the codes are limited and insurance companies are douches.

 

[Whatyousay]

Thoughts on Scrubs from a newbie: it's actually more entertaining and more insightful than I thought. That said, there are moments where the writers attempt to be funny/goofy and it's just stupid and... not funny. Maybe they're trying to compensate for the darker side of the show.

Entertaining and insightful enough to warrant the avatar change?

 

[Asyouwereatrio]

My doc explained to me that they have to bill via the codes established by your insurance or medicare or whatever. Apparently that makes it hard on everyone, because the codes are limited and insurance companies are douches.

Hmm, interesting...I guess we'll "learn" about that eventualy in medical school...

 

[NickNaylor]

Entertaining and insightful enough to warrant the avatar change?

I don't know what it says about me, but I find Dr. Cox to be the most relatable character.

 

[Whatyousay]

I don't know what it says about me, but I find Dr. Cox to be the most relatable character.

Well, spending enough time on SDN will turn even the most optimistic person to hardened cynic, so that's not surprising.

He's probably the most relatable character on the show to me, too.

 

[dbeast]

I don't know what it says about me, but I find Dr. Cox to be the most relatable character.

Yup you totally have a heart of gold buried beneath all that cynicism. 😉

 

[Suncrusher]

Is it normal for a medical school to tell it's incoming MS1s absolutely nothing about any required/recommended texts? Orientation starts Aug 1 for me, and classes start on the 8th. It seems like if they give us that info during orientation week, there won't be enough time for the books we order to arrive. How is this supposed to work? Maybe they have already bought copies of all the required texts for us and have them waiting at the school and have already set aside part of our books and supplies budget for us to pay for them with? 😕

 

[mauberley]

Is it normal for a medical school to tell it's incoming MS1s absolutely nothing about any required/recommended texts? Orientation starts Aug 1 for me, and classes start on the 8th. It seems like if they give us that info during orientation week, there won't be enough time for the books we order to arrive. How is this supposed to work? Maybe they have already bought copies of all the required texts for us and have them waiting at the school and have already set aside part of our books and supplies budget for us to pay for them with? 😕

For what it's worth, I have heard nothing, but orientation isn't until August 31 for me, so. We were also told (through word of mouth) that there's a used book sale during orientation and that's a prime opportunity to get ahold of any texts we might need.

 

[NickNaylor]

Well, spending enough time on SDN will turn even the most optimistic person to hardened cynic, so that's not surprising.

He's probably the most relatable character on the show to me, too.

The thing is he's actually a decent guy. He's just so beat down that he feels the need to kick the **** out of everything. I feel like that represents the attitude of many physicians that are handicapped by bull**** and can't practice medicine the way they want (and the way that's best for the patient).

I dunno. Like I said, I've been impressed with some of the subtleties of the writing despite the frequent goofy/stupid moments.

Oh, and Sun, we just got info on our textbooks for our first courses a couple of weeks ago. I was getting pretty worried myself.

 

[Suncrusher]

Oh, and Sun, we just got info on our textbooks for our first courses a couple of weeks ago. I was getting pretty worried myself.

argh. I might email and ask.

also, Arrested Development movie is incoming

 

[rHinO1]

I don't know what it says about me, but I find Dr. Cox to be the most relatable character.

I'd want to have a few beers with Turk.

 

[iniquus]

Like other people have said and some articles state, Scrubs comes closer than most shows to depicting the medical career.

This was a poignant moment from one of the terrible later seasons: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-O2aGZ3sA[/youtube]

That's right--not all doctors are happy with their job.

 

[NickNaylor]

Like other people have said and some articles state, Scrubs comes closer than most shows to depicting the medical career.

This was a poignant moment from one of the terrible later seasons: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-O2aGZ3sA[/youtube]

That's right--not all doctors are happy with their job.

I was afraid that as I got further into the series it might start to suck...

 

[Whatyousay]

I was afraid that as I got further into the series it might start to suck...

The later seasons aren't quite as good as the early stuff.

 

[CougarMD]

said it aloud and giggled 😎



2017 has too many exclamation points and it's annoying me

?

I just find this picture amusing...

This made me cry a little.

I don't know what it says about me, but I find Dr. Cox to be the most relatable character.

I'm a little worried...because I agree with this.

Though I kind of wish people would call me "Chocolate Bear".

 

[dbeast]

Cougs has returned!!!

 

[Suncrusher]

that's my favorite movie, even if that scene is a bit weird nah, screw it, it's my favorite movie.

 

[FlowRate]

I'd want to have a few beers with Turk.

Same here. Seems like a cool guy. 😎👍

Like other people have said and some articles state, Scrubs comes closer than most shows to depicting the medical career.

This was a poignant moment from one of the terrible later seasons: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-O2aGZ3sA[/youtube]

That's right--not all doctors are happy with their job.

I was afraid that as I got further into the series it might start to suck...

I started watching the show on the 4th? season and watched mostly the later episodes. Always liked it anyway.

 

[mauberley]

Though I kind of wish people would call me "Chocolate Bear".

Ok.

 

[DaisyBuchanan]

I saw this and thought, "That's Pre-Allo in a nutshell." Does anyone else think the same?

 

[startswithb]

Yes!

 

[NickNaylor]

I saw this and thought, "That's Pre-Allo in a nutshell." Does anyone else think the same?

 

[Suncrusher]

Why can't I fall asleep tonight? 😡😡😡

 

[eablackwell]

I haven't gotten a book list yet either.

 

[Asyouwereatrio]

I haven't gotten a book list yet either.

Haha, my friend posted a facebook status about this yesterday, where she talked in about how her book list is 8 pages..so not jealous. I glanced at last year's book list for our school and most of the books were "recommended" 👍

Thankfully a few upper classmen told us we only needed like 3 books--an atlas and a few others. *phew* money in the bank...or should I say.."loan money" in the bank. 🙁

 

[mauberley]

Somehow I thought this might be appropriate to share in this thread: http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/03/se...-by-fitbit-shows-up-in-google-search-results/

 

[eablackwell]

Haha, my friend posted a facebook status about this yesterday, where she talked in about how her book list is 8 pages..so not jealous. I glanced at last year's book list for our school and most of the books were "recommended" 👍

Thankfully a few upper classmen told us we only needed like 3 books--an atlas and a few others. *phew* money in the bank...or should I say.."loan money" in the bank. 🙁

Yeah, I'm actually going to a neurology seminar with some M2s and M3s from my school next week. I figure I can just ask them. I know several have already expressed their willingness to part with books for cheap, and the studet houses at my school put together a library of the books that are helpful also. I'm just panicky about biochem (which is first for us). I'm itching to start studying 😉

 

[Suncrusher]

her book list is 8 pages.

umm what

i bought 2 anatomy atlases and have yet to buy an anatomy textbook, but I was planning on going with just 1 book for biochem/micro/histo/other MS1 subjects

how is 8 pages even possible

 

[Geekchick921]

Mighty f*** do we REALLY start medical school next month?!

I worked towards this for so long... the fact that it's really here so still so crazy to me.

 

[startswithb]

Mighty f*** do we REALLY start medical school next month?!

I worked towards this for so long... the fact that it's really here so still so crazy to me.

Geekchick!! It's our last day at work! Can you believe it?! lol

It also means that the next step is...medical school.

I still have flashes of, "how in the world did I get myself accepted?"

"I, like, am actually going to be a doctor. I'm going to be one."

"Did I BS my way in or something? I don't even like people! Patients are going to hate me! I have never even seen a dead person!"

But then, most of the time, I'm just like 😎 let's do this.

 

[Suncrusher]

I'm not nervous at all about moving across the country in 2 weeks, one week before I start, or any of that. I'm not even nervous about the idea of med school itself. I'm mostly just worried I will do something wrong, like show up late too often, and be 80k in debt after the first year with nothing to show for it. But I'm excited about the classes themselves, even though my gap year has been spent mostly on the internet, and consequently I have absolutely no attention span worth speaking of. I feel like the classes in undergrad were somewhat hard but so boring, whereas the classes in med school will be really hard but there will be enough cool stuff sprinkled in throughout each week that it will keep me really energized instead of downtrodden. Sorry for sharing so many feelings all at once.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Totha6fbzJ4[/youtube]

 

[mauberley]

"Did I BS my way in or something?..."

I have this thought with increasing frequency the more time I've spent removed from the application cycle.

I have to admit that even though people say not to do this, I sometimes go back and read my PS to remind me why I'm doing this.

 

[courtnes]

also, the ppl in the lounge are being mean to me LOL. I think I realized a bit too late that it is a clique of a bunch of old people who want to whine about trivial inconveniences in their lives instead of having fun on a forum. oops...

It's okay, I had that happen in allo for deliberately making a really terrible joke. Whatever. 😉

I can't help but think they got something wrong and my final decision was supposed to be a rejection. My school must be crazy. But, I'll take it.

Congrats on your last days, startswithb and GC! I am so looking forward to joining the ranks of the unemployed next week. Still not feeling great about the lack of paycheck, but at least I got my undergrad loans squared away today.

 

[Geekchick921]

Geekchick!! It's our last day at work! Can you believe it?! lol

It also means that the next step is...medical school.

I still have flashes of, "how in the world did I get myself accepted?"

"I, like, am actually going to be a doctor. I'm going to be one."

"Did I BS my way in or something? I don't even like people! Patients are going to hate me! I have never even seen a dead person!"

But then, most of the time, I'm just like 😎 let's do this.

You are totally in my brain because these are almost the exact same thoughts that have been running through my head recently.

 

[mauberley]

Seen on a friend's FB feed:

[YOUTUBE]9EOSDOA0tCs[/YOUTUBE]

I kind of like it.

 

[NickNaylor]

also, the ppl in the lounge are being mean to me LOL. I think I realized a bit too late that it is a clique of a bunch of old people who want to whine about trivial inconveniences in their lives instead of having fun on a forum. oops...

Yeah. And this is why the Lounge is utterly stupid. It really is just a bunch of people trolling each other in an exclusive big boys club.

 

[DaisyBuchanan]

Geekchick!! It's our last day at work! Can you believe it?! lol

It also means that the next step is...medical school.

I still have flashes of, "how in the world did I get myself accepted?"

"I, like, am actually going to be a doctor. I'm going to be one."

"Did I BS my way in or something? I don't even like people! Patients are going to hate me! I have never even seen a dead person!"

But then, most of the time, I'm just like 😎 let's do this.

I have another 3 weeks of work... but still, I feel like those weeks will fly by.

Every day I think "They must have given me an acceptance as an elaborate joked. I'm getting Punk'd, aren't I?"

I have this thought with increasing frequency the more time I've spent removed from the application cycle.

I have to admit that even though people say not to do this, I sometimes go back and read my PS to remind me why I'm doing this.

Ooh, I couldn't go back and read my PS. I could never even go back to essays I wrote in college to see what the prof's comments were, even if I got an A.

 

[Suncrusher]

Yeah. And this is why the Lounge is utterly stupid. It really is just a bunch of people trolling each other in an exclusive big boys club.

<-- gonna make peace, lull them into a false sense of security, and then troll from the inside.

jk.


or am i

 

[Suncrusher]

Ooh, I couldn't go back and read my PS. I could never even go back to essays I wrote in college to see what the prof's comments were, even if I got an A.

I did, and let me tell you, it caused significant embarrassment

 

[juliedi]

I saw this and thought, "That's Pre-Allo in a nutshell." Does anyone else think the same?

Haha, truth.

Why can't I fall asleep tonight? 😡😡😡

Gahhh that was me, only with sleeping in this morning! I was out late watching Harry Potter movies (gotta have the marathon before the midnight premiere yo) and I didn't get to bed until 12:30, but somehow my body decided to wake up at 6:45 this morning. Even though I didn't have to be in work until late. Lameee.

Somehow I thought this might be appropriate to share in this thread: http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/03/se...-by-fitbit-shows-up-in-google-search-results/

teehee

umm what

i bought 2 anatomy atlases and have yet to buy an anatomy textbook, but I was planning on going with just 1 book for biochem/micro/histo/other MS1 subjects

how is 8 pages even possible

Yeah, I have bought 0 books/equipment so far. Partly I don't think any of my school's official info about what we need is up yet, partly I don't want to buy stuff before I move, and partly I think I'm in denial about this whole starting-med-school-in-a-few-weeks thing.

I have to admit that even though people say not to do this, I sometimes go back and read my PS to remind me why I'm doing this.

Oh gosh, I definitely do not want to do this.

In unrelated news, the CA DMV is pissing me off. My car registration renewal is due in August, but due to our fabulous state's lack of a budget, they don't know what the renewal fees are, so I haven't got my paperwork in the mail. And I need a smog test, but the smog place won't let me do it without the official paperwork. And I'm driving my car to Philly in a week and a half. So yeah, not quite sure how this one is gonna work out.

Edit: My sister told me I complain too much, and after reading my post I guess it might be true. So, here's some happy golden sunshine... my boss is taking me out to sushi on Monday! Omnomnom.

 

[mauberley]

I have another 3 weeks of work... but still, I feel like those weeks will fly by.

Me too. I wish they wouldn't, if only because I am so not packed.

Every day I think "They must have given me an acceptance as an elaborate joked. I'm getting Punk'd, aren't I?"

I know, right? Or maybe that my brain was reading those letters/emails wrong. And second look was just a dream.

Ooh, I couldn't go back and read my PS. I could never even go back to essays I wrote in college to see what the prof's comments were, even if I got an A.

I did, and let me tell you, it caused significant embarrassment

Oh gosh, I definitely do not want to do this.

Haha. I guess this could be interpreted as me being so desperate that I'm resorting to such measures. 😳 But, well, I dunno. I thought my statement came out okay.

In unrelated news, the CA DMV is pissing me off. My car registration renewal is due in August, but due to our fabulous state's lack of a budget, they don't know what the renewal fees are, so I haven't got my paperwork in the mail. And I need a smog test, but the smog place won't let me do it without the official paperwork. And I'm driving my car to Philly in a week and a half. So yeah, not quite sure how this one is gonna work out.

Register in PA why not!

 

[dbeast]

Just met my roommate slash saw my new apartment for next year!

 

[DaisyBuchanan]

Just met my roommate slash saw my new apartment for next year!

Awesomeeeeee!

I am probably the angriest I have ever been, and it's over an oil change. To be fair, it took 4.5 hours then they overcharged me. BRB, writing a hateful email because the service director isn't in his office so I can't yell at him over the phone.

 

[mauberley]

Awesomeeeeee!

I am probably the angriest I have ever been, and it's over an oil change. To be fair, it took 4.5 hours then they overcharged me. BRB, writing a hateful email because the service director isn't in his office so I can't yell at him over the phone.

4.5 hours for an oil change?! wtf

 

[Asyouwereatrio]

Haha, truth.

In unrelated news, the CA DMV is pissing me off. My car registration renewal is due in August, but due to our fabulous state's lack of a budget, they don't know what the renewal fees are, so I haven't got my paperwork in the mail. And I need a smog test, but the smog place won't let me do it without the official paperwork. And I'm driving my car to Philly in a week and a half. So yeah, not quite sure how this one is gonna work out.

Edit: My sister told me I complain too much, and after reading my post I guess it might be true. So, here's some happy golden sunshine... my boss is taking me out to sushi on Monday! Omnomnom.

You shoudl take it to a sketchier place that will do it without the paperwork! 🙂 Alternatively, remove your car from CA (as you are doing) and just register the car in PA. You don't need to double register the car, right?

Just met my roommate slash saw my new apartment for next year!

Congrats! How does he/she/the place look?

Awesomeeeeee!

I am probably the angriest I have ever been, and it's over an oil change. To be fair, it took 4.5 hours then they overcharged me. BRB, writing a hateful email because the service director isn't in his office so I can't yell at him over the phone.

Yikes! 4.5 hours?? Where in the world did you go? lol Also, what was their excuse for "overcharging" you? Oil type?