Official MCW Class of 2009 Thread

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Agent Splat said:
sorry about that. i'll try to be a little more pleasant when you drive through.
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Well your dirty looks I can understand. There you are, all dolled up in your finest fishnet stockings and smeared lipstick and I just drive on by, with no consideration for the difficult time you have every night finding "Johns". You've got bills to pay too!
 
I'm in Menomenee Falls for psych/neuro... really, how do you not get the VA?

Edit: Oh, but it looks like my creepy big sib's at the VA for some reason. I'll ask you about that later, Xandie.
 
Ashers said:
I'm in Menomenee Falls for psych/neuro... really, how do you not get the VA?

Edit: Oh, but it looks like my creepy big sib's at the VA for some reason. I'll ask you about that later, Xandie.
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You got your schedule already. I'm so jealous. Don't really care where I'll be at, but it'd be nice to know if I'm inpatient or outpatient.


I second the comments about the area surrounding the Rave. My old roommate and a friend came down from Mankato for the weekend for a concert a few years ago. They got here a bit late, and the parking structure was full. So they parked on the street. Every single car on that street got broken into during the show, so they had to go buy new clothes to wear for the weekend. And her apartment keys were stolen too. I really don't think parking on the street in that area is a good idea.
 
Ashers said:
I'm in Menomenee Falls for psych/neuro... really, how do you not get the VA?

Edit: Oh, but it looks like my creepy big sib's at the VA for some reason. I'll ask you about that later, Xandie.
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That's alright, I'm sure you're better served getting more experience in garden-variety depression in Menomenee Falls than the smorgasbord of PTSD and drug dependence that you would see at the VA. Especially after we did our psych interviews out there already.

I'm also jealous that you got your schedule. Rumor is that Splat and I won't get ours until the first day of our rotations. I'll have to make sure the car is gassed up that morning in case they send me out to the boonies.
 
Supposedly this place doesn't have a resident so I'll work closely with the attending... I wonder if they'll play battleship with me.

I just got my psych syllabus today. I start on psych... it looks like I'm up in Menomenee Falls for neuro too.

VA I wouldn't've had to spend too much money on gas.
 
Ashers said:
Supposedly this place doesn't have a resident so I'll work closely with the attending... I wonder if they'll play battleship with me.

I just got my psych syllabus today. I start on psych... it looks like I'm up in Menomenee Falls for neuro too.

VA I wouldn't've had to spend too much money on gas.
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Question is, working so closely with the attending all month, do you have the guts to tell them on Day 1 that you're set on ortho? Or do you waffle?

Me, I'm a waffler.
 
DoctorFunk said:
Question is, working so closely with the attending all month, do you have the guts to tell them on Day 1 that you're set on ortho? Or do you waffle?

Me, I'm a waffler.
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Oh you waffle like your name is Mrs. Buttersworth, its all about making them think their rotation is the most interesting thing you've done. At least, thats my plan. I'll let you know how it works out!
 
Our medicine questionaire asked about what specialities we like too. I was honest and put ortho and anesthesia. Although the USMLE may have other plans for me... The form also asked for 3 goals for the rotation. I put some vague crap.

If an attending or resident asks, I'm saying that I'm not sure and that I have an open mind. Such BS.
 
I'm such an internet scavenger hunter/packrat. Here I am, 24 hours removed from Step 1 and I'm already out there downloading files full of pdfs to use to study for Step 2.

I promise I'm not a gunner--just pathetic. (P.S: If you guys ever want me to compile a DVD with all the crap I download on the internets about Step 2 or whatever, just remind me. I'd be happy to share.)
 
Ashers said:
I wonder if they tell the locations which specialty each person's interested in. In the psych request form they asked. I said ortho there. I'll probably waffle.
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maybe you could say that yes, your primary interest is in ortho, but you find the psych rotation to be extremely important because you plan on incorporating psychiatry into every patient. Tell them you want to do a specialized "Psychiatric Orthopedic Surgery" residency.
 
Asher's, I'm at the VA for psych and neuro. WhoTF is Kevin Reinard...is he your big sib?
 
DoctorFunk said:
You broke your hamate bone. Tell me, how does that make you feel?
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isn't that how we're actually taught to interview EVERY patient, regardless of specialty? i know I use it in EMS all the time. usually my second question right after "what happened?"
 
Ashers said:
You think ortho asks questions expecting answers other than, how did you hurt yourself? pshaw!
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Wait, so minimal patient interview??? If you tell me that Orthopods don't need to know anything about drugs and treatment other than NSAIDs I might just declare my future specialty right now. 😉
 
DoctorFunk said:
Wait, so minimal patient interview??? If you tell me that Orthopods don't need to know anything about drugs and treatment other than NSAIDs I might just declare my future specialty right now. 😉
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There's opioids too. And patient notes? They're short too. If someone has a real medical problem just call the internist. 😉
 
Oooh oooh oooh! It's like being a doctor without the doctoring! Sounds like fun to me.
 
DoctorFunk said:
Oooh oooh oooh! It's like being a doctor without the doctoring! Sounds like fun to me.
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Exactly. 😉

They get to stop thinking as soon as they're done with med school. I was up at the hospital yesterday, and a nurse was annoyed because one of the orthopods forgot to check the patient's chart and see that she needed meds for diabetes and hyperlipidemia, so the nurse had to write all the orders because the doctor hadn't. I told her that they don't have to think any more.
 
Ashers said:
Exactly. 😉

They get to stop thinking as soon as they're done with med school. I was up at the hospital yesterday, and a nurse was annoyed because one of the orthopods forgot to check the patient's chart and see that she needed meds for diabetes and hyperlipidemia, so the nurse had to write all the orders because the doctor hadn't. I told her that they don't have to think any more.
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Don't tempt me so! My brain has been looking for an escape hatch since about the first week of neuro last year.
 
Ashers said:
Search your feelings, Funk, ... I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your interventional cards. 😀
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I'll get back to you on that one. I might have to shoot for EM just to piss Splat off if he keeps texting me about how great his pool is.
 
Ashers said:
I haven't been to my beach yet. Apparently it's too dangerous and crawling with meth addicts. We should have a pool party when I'm back! Reserve or Normandy.
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Cannonball!
 
Ashers said:
I haven't been to my beach yet. Apparently it's too dangerous and crawling with meth addicts. We should have a pool party when I'm back! Reserve or Normandy.
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whichever is nicer. i don't know what your guys'sssz is like, but here we have a bunch of 50 year old women sunbathing their bodies to a crisp, giving Javad a very secure future.

but otherwise it's pretty nice. no alcholic beverages allowed in the pool area, but if its in a nalgene bottle i'm sure they wouldn't notice. not like they really patrol the pool anyway. but it's always clean!
 
Agent Splat said:
whichever is nicer. i don't know what your guys'sssz is like, but here we have a bunch of 50 year old women sunbathing their bodies to a crisp, giving Javad a very secure future.

but otherwise it's pretty nice. no alcholic beverages allowed in the pool area, but if its in a nalgene bottle i'm sure they wouldn't notice. not like they really patrol the pool anyway. but it's always clean!
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This idea brings me great joy. Why couldn't we have thought of this sooner?
 
I'm gonna miss ortho.
 
I've lived here for almost 2 years, and have never gone to the pool. I feel bad leaving my dog in the apartment. No pets allowed at the pool.

Marc, do they actually check people for there pool passes? Cuz I'm not sure that I ever got one. Or it's lost.
 
Pratik, congrats on being done with step 1!!!!
 
DoctorFunk said:
Sorry, I should have prefaced my statement about that neighborhood by saying that I come from a city where people of different races generally don't dislike each other on first sight. That being said, I get really annoyed with all of the nasty looks I get whenever I drive further east than say 40th St. on either Wisconsin or North Ave.

Hate to badmouth Milwaukee and all, but I've come to the understanding that race relations here are only marginally better than such cultural meccas as Detroit.
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Yeah, well, it doesn't help that (sweeping generalizations coming up) in Milwaukee, black people are poor, and the white people aren't.

Now that the generalizations are over, it's a pretty well-established fact that the most crime-ridden and impoverished regions of Milwaukee are primarily occupied by minorities, which is very frustrating for me to see. A large reason for that fact was that the central city of Milwaukee used to have great jobs available for people with a high school education (A.O. Smith on 35th and Capitol, or Allis-Chalmers), but those are now gone.

That was one of the biggest things I noticed in London and Paris - a lot of mixed-race couples, and an overall high level of cultural diversity. In Milwaukee, it's almost always either a black neighborhood or a white neighborhood, with the occasional Mexican neighborhood thrown in on the southeast side. We're more of a mosaic than a melting pot. I honestly think that reigning in MPS should be our state's biggest concern. Custer or Bay View probably have more police calls in a year than Wauwatosa. Rufus King is the only good high school in MPS that I can think of.

Lastly though, I don't think your implication is true that blacks/Mexicans dislike you on sight. I never felt any hostility when I ran hundreds of 911 calls in central Milwaukee.
 
akpete said:
I've lived here for almost 2 years, and have never gone to the pool. I feel bad leaving my dog in the apartment. No pets allowed at the pool.

Marc, do they actually check people for there pool passes? Cuz I'm not sure that I ever got one. Or it's lost.
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personally i've never been checked. they're probably too lazy, or they only do it if they see someone horsing around or suspicious that may not be allowed. though I'm sure the raccoons i saw in there the other night didn't have passes, either.
 
TheProwler said:
Lastly though, I don't think your implication is true that blacks/Mexicans dislike you on sight. I never felt any hostility when I ran hundreds of 911 calls in central Milwaukee.
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Maybe it wasn't a race thing then. Maybe they just playa-hatin'.
 
akpete said:
Congrats on being done Funk! I hope you're out having some fun right now. Don't have too much fun though! I've got a fat lip as a souvenir from my night out last night. 😳
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Ooooo, story time please.
 
DoctorFunk said:
Question is, working so closely with the attending all month, do you have the guts to tell them on Day 1 that you're set on ortho? Or do you waffle?

Me, I'm a waffler.
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hpycowsrfrmCA said:
Oh you waffle like your name is Mrs. Buttersworth, its all about making them think their rotation is the most interesting thing you've done. At least, thats my plan. I'll let you know how it works out!
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Waffle, waffle, waffle.

The unwritten curriculum.
Always say you haven't decided yet. At least until next spring, when it's totally obvious that you've made your decision.
For now, play the game.
 
Ashers said:
Exactly. 😉

They get to stop thinking as soon as they're done with med school. I was up at the hospital yesterday, and a nurse was annoyed because one of the orthopods forgot to check the patient's chart and see that she needed meds for diabetes and hyperlipidemia, so the nurse had to write all the orders because the doctor hadn't. I told her that they don't have to think any more.
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A friend of mine who did ortho pretty much handled the medical issues for her residents. I'm not sure they even remembered that diabetes was a disease. 😉
 
Agent Splat said:
whichever is nicer. i don't know what your guys'sssz is like, but here we have a bunch of 50 year old women sunbathing their bodies to a crisp, giving Javad a very secure future.
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Cougars!
 
donnyfire said:
The unwritten curriculum.
Always say you haven't decided yet. At least until next spring, when it's totally obvious that you've made your decision.
For now, play the game.
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Excellent. Now I can waffle with pride. One last question though: if you have a rotation in your future specialty during third year is it a good idea to indicate your interest early on? I've heard that there are certain advantages to this if you're being truthful.
 
Sorry to disappoint. 🙂 I shoulda taken a picture yesterday, the swelling's gone down today. Upper lip so big that the entire shape of my face was altered. Nose hurts a bit too.
 
Agent Splat said:
i wasn't aware he had upgraded from his floppy drive.
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no, it's a REALLY hard drive now.


wow, that was a bad joke. 😱





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