Official MCW Class of 2009 Thread

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Evidently Qbank disagrees with the path final on how much path I really learned. (Thanks for sticking up for me, Qbank!) Unfortunately, it's become pretty clear that I've learned little else in these first two years.
 
I just got a heavy micro set of 50 Qbank questions -- that was fun. Did you guys know that Hawaii has the highest incidence of Leptospirosis? Neither did I.

Now I need to see what I got wrong, since I got the email saying pharm tests were in our boxes as I was finishing up the 50 questions. I know pharm better than Kaplan thinks I do.
 
Ashers said:
I just got a heavy micro set of 50 Qbank questions -- that was fun. Did you guys know that Hawaii has the highest incidence of Leptospirosis? Neither did I.

Now I need to see what I got wrong, since I got the email saying pharm tests were in our boxes as I was finishing up the 50 questions. I know pharm better than Kaplan thinks I do.
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Well?
 
Just finished up my OB call schedule.

My last call is on the 19th, and the exam is on the 28th.

So other than the 19th and the 27th, whenever you guys want to get together to talk wards is fine by me.
 
donnyfire said:
Well?
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I had no reason to be worried. Aside 3 hours of sleep the night before due to freaking out because my studying (aka teaching a friend pharm) wasn't effective for me.

I like it when professors write comments next to their point breakdown. I didn't get any comments on my picture of Rocky the Squirrel for Rickettsia (Bullwinkle was there too) then saying I'd need tetracycline. I really wanted a comment by that.

donnyfire said:
Just finished up my OB call schedule.

My last call is on the 19th, and the exam is on the 28th.

So other than the 19th and the 27th, whenever you guys want to get together to talk wards is fine by me.
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I'm gone from 9-22 June. I promise I won't bring any Leptospira back.
 
TheProwler said:
what brought you to Wisconsin in the first place? and how long were you at Golda Maier?
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The job at Golda was my second library job. I was in Rome, Georgia for about three years working for a crazy boss at the end and wanted out. I was here for six months when my boss left and I ended up running my department. Funny thing--when I left, my old boss applied for and got my job.
 
Can anyone verify that MCW offers a pediatric emergency medicine residency? This is what I'm interested in (for now), and I think the tour guide at my interview was intending on doing emergency peds. I want to say that it was a 5 year program at MCW, but I could be wrong. If you guys have any information or know where there are any details, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
 
IUHoosier21 said:
Can anyone verify that MCW offers a pediatric emergency medicine residency? This is what I'm interested in (for now), and I think the tour guide at my interview was intending on doing emergency peds. I want to say that it was a 5 year program at MCW, but I could be wrong. If you guys have any information or know where there are any details, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
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Splat would probably know more about this, but here is what I know about the path to Peds ER.

One, you do an ER residency (three years), with a Peds ER Fellowship (two years). For a total of five.

Two, you do a Peds residency (three years), with the Peds ER fellowship. Again, five years.

I believe MCW offers Peds ER fellowships.

Three is the combined Peds/ER residency, which is a total of five years. Here you would be dual boarded in Peds and EM. I don't think MCW has this option.

A good place to check this out is the FREIDA website. Just google "FREIDA", and it's the first thing that pops up.

Hope that helps.
 
donnyfire said:
Splat would probably know more about this, but here is what I know about the path to Peds ER.

One, you do an ER residency (three years), with a Peds ER Fellowship (two years). For a total of five.

Two, you do a Peds residency (three years), with the Peds ER fellowship. Again, five years.

I believe MCW offers Peds ER fellowships.

Three is the combined Peds/ER residency, which is a total of five years. Here you would be dual boarded in Peds and EM. I don't think MCW has this option.

A good place to check this out is the FREIDA website. Just google "FREIDA", and it's the first thing that pops up.

Hope that helps.
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to the best of my knowlege MCW only offers a straightup regular 3 year EM residency. Residents do have to do rotations through various settings, including surgery, anesthesiology, and the Children's ED among others, so they do get some good peds experience here. Checking the MCW website I don't see anything about peds fellowships, which is contrary to what I thought. But here there is no "straight to peds" EM residency.

edit: one other thought that is wicked f-ing awesome. MCW residents can become certified flight physicians and fly on Flight for Life in their second year.

edit edit: the helicopter has twin engines so you're twice as likely to survive every flight!
 
Agent Splat said:
edit: one other thought that is wicked f-ing awesome. MCW residents can become certified flight physicians and fly on Flight for Life in their second year.
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That right there is enough to make me go into emergency medicine. 😀 EM is just sounding better and better these days.
 
Agent Splat said:
to the best of my knowlege MCW only offers a straightup regular 3 year EM residency. Residents do have to do rotations through various settings, including surgery, anesthesiology, and the Children's ED among others, so they do get some good peds experience here. Checking the MCW website I don't see anything about peds fellowships, which is contrary to what I thought. But here there is no "straight to peds" EM residency.

edit: one other thought that is wicked f-ing awesome. MCW residents can become certified flight physicians and fly on Flight for Life in their second year.

edit edit: the helicopter has twin engines so you're twice as likely to survive every flight!
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I'm wondering about the Peds ER thing. Mostly because I think two Peds ER fellows gave us some lectures on pediatric emergencies during the Clinical Procedures Rotation, which by the way is pronounced va-ca-shun.

Edit: Peds ER three year fellowship at CHW.
 
TheProwler said:
well, that's not a problem you're dealing with
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thanks to large amounts of testosterone spilling over to DHT via 5-alpha-reductase, no it is not! soon I will be free of this earthly hair that binds me.

all of our greatest historical figures have been bald, so I wear this badge proudly. Patrick Stewart, sometimes Samuel L Jackson, Bruce Willis, Abraham Lincoln, Sinead O'Connor, Yul Brynner, Billy Corgan, Kermit the Frog, and almost Kevin Spacey.
 
donnyfire said:
Sounds like a set-up for prostate cancer.

Urology to the rescue!
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I'm having mine removed as a prophylactic measure. Interested in taking care of that for me? I'm sure we could work out some kind of deal.
 
You people are odd. I am very tired.
 
Xandie said:
You people are odd. I am very tired.
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dont' make me come over there and slobber you with pancake syrup and stuffed porkchops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(yes, ashers...rolphing.)
 
Yes, Ashers...LARPing.
 
donnyfire said:
They have their own language, too.

and possibly some sort of weird fetish involving syrup and pork products.
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you jocular ape stinker!!! i'll have you know i am quite apparent at my stingy walking and sponging!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
So, I uh, thought I was leaving for London in ten days, but my wife's passport hasn't arrived, and the gov't is saying they haven't got it in their system yet, and they can't expedite it until they get it in their system.

:runs around screaming:

what now???
 
TheProwler said:
So, I uh, thought I was leaving for London in ten days, but my wife's passport hasn't arrived, and the gov't is saying they haven't got it in their system yet, and they can't expedite it until they get it in their system.

:runs around screaming:

what now???
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Do you have access to a really big suitcase?
 
Lolz. So it seems like she can go down to Chicago and wait in line all day to get her passport. She's gonna love that. The chowderheads at the passport service didn't bother suggesting that. Noooo. They asked "Oh, can you just reschedule your flight?" "Oh, yeah, FOR WHEN? YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN MY PASSPORT WILL BE READY, *******!"
 
TheProwler said:
So, I uh, thought I was leaving for London in ten days, but my wife's passport hasn't arrived, and the gov't is saying they haven't got it in their system yet, and they can't expedite it until they get it in their system.

:runs around screaming:

what now???
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I hear they are really backed up since they started requiring passports to mexico starting in jan. There is a way to get it in a couple of days but it will cost you a testicle
 
Agent Splat said:
must.........resist........................joke..............................................
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Nice to see you up so bright and early today, Alabaster Bear.
 
pratik7 said:
I hear they are really backed up since they started requiring passports to mexico starting in jan. There is a way to get it in a couple of days but it will cost you a testicle
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Agent Splat said:
must.........resist........................joke..............................................
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I can help you out with that.
 
Ashers said:
Don, I was saying "I hate biochem."

This has been a painful 2 days, neuro then biochem.
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Yeah, it sucks. The good thing is that you'll never, ever be pimped on the enzymes of the TCA cycle.
 
donnyfire said:
Yeah, it sucks. The good thing is that you'll never, ever be pimped on the enzymes of the TCA cycle.
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Yeah, but those are the ones I'd probably get right. Meanwhile, I'm learning that the vestibular nucleus projects to the contralateral CN VI nucleus and the ipsilateral CN III nucleus via the MLF. Saccades oppose angular velocity.
 
I am eating Count Chocula for dinner! Ha!!! This makes Xandie happy.

I have tomorrow off. That also makes Xandie happy.
 
TheProwler said:
Yeah, but those are the ones I'd probably get right. Meanwhile, I'm learning that the vestibular nucleus projects to the contralateral CN VI nucleus and the ipsilateral CN III nucleus via the MLF. Saccades oppose angular velocity.
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Sounds like a rowdy Friday night. :meanie:
 
Xandie said:
I am eating Count Chocula for dinner! Ha!!! This makes Xandie happy.

I have tomorrow off. That also makes Xandie happy.
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I have to relearn half of biochem tomorrow for a standardized exam that will have a disproportionately large effect on my career. That makes the Funkster unhappy.
 
Ashers said:
I was done with biochem as of 5pm. I made cookies because I'm bored and tired.
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what's all your favorite kinds of cookies, guys and gals? i know its boring but i LOOOOOOOVE chocolate chip the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍 😍 😍
 
BamBoozed said:
what's all your favorite kinds of cookies, guys and gals? i know its boring but i LOOOOOOOVE chocolate chip the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍 😍 😍
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Mmmm...my dad's oatmeal scotchies (oatmeal w/ butterscotch chips). Best cookies evarrr. Close second would have to be the chocolate/coconut/caramel thingys they have at the Blood Center for you to eat after you donate.
 
Gimlet said:
Mmmm...my dad's oatmeal scotchies (oatmeal w/ butterscotch chips). Best cookies evarrr. Close second would have to be the chocolate/coconut/caramel thingys they have at the Blood Center for you to eat after you donate.
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dude, my mom makes those scotchies too, and they're definitely my favorite as well. the only difference is my mom's are better than your dad's. SNAP!!
(does his recipe use a tiny bit of essence of orange as well?)
 
BamBoozed said:
what's all your favorite kinds of cookies, guys and gals? i know its boring but i LOOOOOOOVE chocolate chip the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍 😍 😍
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I'm a chocolate chip guy for sure. You can't argue with a classic.

A close second for me are M&M cookies. Especially fresh out of the oven.
 
My personal recipe milk chocolate chip-white chocolate chip-macadamia cookies. Awesome. Almost everyone I give them to asks for the recipe. 🙂
 
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