This is the kind of passive-aggression that has always annoyed me about people who go into internal medicine.
I think I speak for @
gutonc , and some of the others who have been more participating in the past year or see like @
Instatewaiter and @
skinMD that none of us think we have some special "lock" on medicine rankings, and have always maintained that any rankings done here is more of a gestalt of the way academic programs are sort of seen - no offense. We've also always maintained that a big list and rankings of programs is probably horse****. There are a few places we all agree are "elite" in the IM and everything else falls out in a fashion we can all disagree a bit about, but no one thinks the University of Arkansas is a "better" academic spot than Colombia, AND no offense, as in ZERO, to the University of Arkansas, which I don't know much about, but I'm sure is a fine enough program.
What I would say to everyone who just likes to bitch and moan plus or minus troll the forum plus or minus making snipey passive-agressive comments every once in awhile would be participate in here in a legit way. You like "your list" better? Then post it. Want contribute to conversation in a positive way then do it.
I know I'd be MORE THAN HAPPY to take a step back from this forum where I've been posting for the better part of 6 years now doing my best to help those who found themselves in similar situation to myself when I was applying, that is I knew next to nothing about which programs were considered "good" or "reaches" or which programs wouldn't even look at my application without an AOA designation or an elite medical school pedigree. And I think I've done a reasonable job with this over the years. It's just one man's opinion on some things, but in other areas I give nothing but rock solid advice. And over the course of the last few years all I've been getting is a lot more disrespect from folks. Though usually never directly to my face. Dislike my style? My opinion? My alpha attitude? Then why don't we have a conversation. But I'd be very happy to step back, but no one else has stepped up to the plate to really help out. All you guys want to do around here is take and bitch and moan. Well. We have enough of that in the world, and you can do what you want, but it's just not helpful and nowhere near as funny as some of you think it is.