MD co ‘20 Residency Panic Thread

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

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I suck at stats though

It’s geared toward step 1, but still a good resource to review the basics. There’s also a part two with some extra stuff.

 

[ciestar]

It’s geared toward step 1, but still a good resource to review the basics. There’s also a part two with some extra stuff.

My husband tried to tutor me and failed hahaha im hopeless

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

My husband tried to tutor me and failed hahaha im hopeless

Haha you just need it explained the right way. It’s very basic math and pretty easy concepts.

 

[ciestar]

Haha you just need it explained the right way. It’s very basic math and pretty easy concepts.

Would you believe that im very good at calc though?

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Would you believe that im very good at calc though?

If you can do well in calc, you can do the basic stats for step.

 

[Oedipa Maas]

Haha you just need it explained the right way. It’s very basic math and pretty easy concepts.

My problem with the biostats questions is that I will watch the OME videos and go “DUH wow this is easy I just need to remember the equation//put it into words” and then I get to a question in a time crunch and I’m reading it over and over again trying to figure out what they are asking for/which formula to apply. Then I just end up guessing to use that time on other questions.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

My problem with the biostats questions is that I will watch the OME videos and go “DUH wow this is easy I just need to remember the equation//put it into words” and then I get to a question in a time crunch and I’m reading it over and over again trying to figure out what they are asking for/which formula to apply. Then I just end up guessing to use that time on other questions.

Yeah. It helps to think of math as another language and not just a bunch of formulas to memorize. It makes it easier to remember stuff.

For a really simple example, if you know sensitivity is the proportion of people with the disease who test positive, you already know from the word “proportion” that this is going to be a percentage and a fraction of a larger number. Then translating that to math, it’s just the number of people with the disease who test positive over the total number of people who have the disease.

Then from there you can get any of those 3 numbers as long as you have 2 of them just by doing your extremely basic math operations that you learned in grade school.

So if you know the definition of sensitivity, you don’t need to memorize the formula. You just take the words in English and translate them to math. It just takes practice.

 

[ciestar]

My problem with the biostats questions is that I will watch the OME videos and go “DUH wow this is easy I just need to remember the equation//put it into words” and then I get to a question in a time crunch and I’m reading it over and over again trying to figure out what they are asking for/which formula to apply. Then I just end up guessing to use that time on other questions.

Exactly this lol

 

[MerYangBey]

Hope you all survived 2020! Happy new year!

 

[Lawpy]

Here's hoping you guys all match and enjoy the post-match vacation!

 

[Lawpy]

Wait wrong thread

Here's to hoping you guys continue to excel in residency!

 

[ciestar]

Done with adult inpatient until April. I am doing wonderful

 

[Doggeronie]

If you haven't been required to take CS or PE, take Step 3 now. As soon as those exams come back, you'll likely be forced to deal with them.

I don't think we are allowed to take it until we graduate lol

 

[ciestar]

I don't think we are allowed to take it until we graduate lol

Youre not but this is the class of 2020 thread!

 

[Doggeronie]

Youre not but this is the class of 2020 thread!

oh lol

 

[ciestar]

Omg how did i ever want to do peds? I legit hate it already and im on day 1. 8 weeks to go

 

[MerYangBey]

Can we start a residency complaining thread

 

[ciestar]

Can we start a residency complaining thread

We’re kinda there already lol

 

[MerYangBey]

Lol let’s change the name of this thread. Guys I’m not sure If I said this before but neuro is crushing my spirits.

 

[ciestar]

Lol let’s change the name of this thread. Guys I’m not sure If I said this before but neuro is crushing my spirits.

It’s neuro, which is the worst.

maybe our guy @Matthew9Thirtyfive can help with this?

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

It’s neuro, which is the worst.

maybe our guy @Matthew9Thirtyfive can help with this?

What do you want me to rename it?

 

[MerYangBey]

“Residency Panic thread”
“Residency complaining thread”
“I need a vacation- intern edition”

-suggestions

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

When you decide just tag me and let me know.

 

[MerYangBey]

I vote residency panic thread. What do you guys think?

 

[ciestar]

I vote residency panic thread. What do you guys think?

It describes my everyday feelings

 

[ciestar]

Ive been paying more attention to the news than my afternoon patients... oops

 

[MerYangBey]

When you decide just tag me and let me know.

@Matthew9Thirtyfive i think residency panic thread.

 

[MerYangBey]

Ive been paying more attention to the news than my afternoon patients... oops

Isn’t 2021 supposed to be a better year

 

[ciestar]

Isn’t 2021 supposed to be a better year

Supposed to be and we’re only 6 days in...

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

@Matthew9Thirtyfive i think residency panic thread.

Done

 

[MerYangBey]

Got the second dose of the vaccine this week. Two days of feeling a bit off. I’m gonna be so mad if we get a new strain that needs a different vaccine. It’s frustrating to see people on social media saying they don’t want the vaccine and are refusing to do basic infection control measures still... ugh I’m tired.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Got the second dose of the vaccine this week. Two days of feeling a bit off. I’m gonna be so mad if we get a new strain that needs a different vaccine. It’s frustrating to see people on social media saying they don’t want the vaccine and are refusing to do basic infection control measures still... ugh I’m tired.

Yeah honestly sometimes I wish I didn’t know anything about medicine, because even just being in med school, it’s so frustrating to see so many people just completely throw science in the trash and embrace magical thinking.

 

[Lawpy]

Yeah honestly sometimes I wish I didn’t know anything about medicine, because even just being in med school, it’s so frustrating to see so many people just completely throw science in the trash and embrace magical thinking.

My hope in US society was wiped out by covid and i'm now jaded 🙁

 

[ciestar]

My hope in US society was wiped out by covid and i'm now jaded 🙁

I must be so jaded but i had no hope before.. ugh

 

[MerYangBey]

Lol idk maybe 2022 will be a better year

 

[Oedipa Maas]

Lol idk maybe 2022 will be a better year

I had a presyncopal episode on rounds today, I’m ready for my outpatient year in 2023.

 

[curbsideconsult]

Now that the name of this thread has been changed, does it really belong in the med student section of SDN?

 

[Oedipa Maas]

Now that the name of this thread has been changed, does it really belong in the med student section of SDN?

Tbh I’m happy to take the convo completely off SDN to a private messaging platform but idk what others thoughts are on that!

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Now that the name of this thread has been changed, does it really belong in the med student section of SDN?

If as a group y’all want to move it somewhere else (like the general residency forum), just let me know.

 

[ciestar]

Tbh I’m happy to take the convo completely off SDN to a private messaging platform but idk what others thoughts are on that!

As am I. (If it really bothers people that much lol)

 

[Lawpy]

I'm personally cool with this thread and it's one of the several threads i regularly follow

 

[MerYangBey]

I personally only check this forum. Idk I feel like if we keep it on here and it stays active people can join in when they start to panic in residency in a few months lol.

 

[ciestar]

I personally only check this forum. Idk I feel like if we keep it on here and it stays active people can join in when they start to panic in residency in a few months lol.

It will happen haha

 

[sunshinefl]

It will happen haha

I'm already an honorary active pre-residency member lol

 

[ciestar]

I'm already an honorary active pre-residency member lol

Hey there is such a thing as residency panic before you even start.

 

[boolin_1]

anyone in here have a really late interview (early feb) and match there? they will probably be my #1 and I'm worried I won't be seriosualy considered

 

[MerYangBey]

anyone in here have a really late interview (early feb) and match there? they will probably be my #1 and I'm worried I won't be seriosualy considered

I don’t think it really matters what happened to anyone else, they’re interviewing you so you have a chance. Don’t do anything weird on interview day and hope you’ll be ranked somewhere with a chance to match.
Good luck

 

[ciestar]

anyone in here have a really late interview (early feb) and match there? they will probably be my #1 and I'm worried I won't be seriosualy considered

You got an interview which means theyre already considering you!!

 

[ciestar]

I underestimated how much note writing sucks.

 

[Giovanotto]

I underestimated how much note writing sucks.

My notes have gotten crazy sloppy, but my attendings won't sign them for another 2 months, and by then they won't even remember what I look like, ha!