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cliquesh said:
Thats not true at all
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It's not? Why would someone choose a crappy program over an awesome program if they had the scores to pick?
 
MedPR said:
How old were you when you got married? Sometimes I feel like I'm too young (24) to be in a serious relationship. We've been together for 3+ years now.
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I was 23, she was 19. Been married over 5 years now.
 
gc91 said:
Hey I'd take that over a $1,000 ring anytime.

OP: My pre-med adviser directed me to DO last year because I told her I was 99.9% sure I wanted to be a rural family practitioner and I wanted a school where I would be trained in that direction from day 1, but that doesn't mean you can't specialize. All the DOs I've shadowed have said the same thing. I've met/shadowed a DO surgeon and an emergency room physician.
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Those exist? OMG.
 
MedPR said:
It's not? Why would someone choose a crappy program over an awesome program if they had the scores to pick?
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That statement assumes that all aoa programs are crappy and that all Acgme programs are awesome, which i know you know isnt true. People select residencies based on a number of factors, obviously, and not everyone's priorities are the same. The top priority for a lot of my classmates, for instance, is to stay local and they really don't care where they end up as long as they end up in the same city. Also, people view programs differently. You might think an elite academic hospital is best for you, but I feel more comfortable at a community or public state hospital. Everyone is different and some people select their residency where they feel most comfortable. I know it sounds like hippy bs, but it is true. I have friends who are competitive applicants for most fields of medicine, but they only applied to 4 to 6 aoa family medicine programs. I don't really understand them, but they are happy with their decision. I guess my whole point is, just because someone ends up at an aoa program doesnt mean they are not a competitive applicant or couldn't match in the Acgme. I, however, will be applying to the top 40 programs based on NIH funding and like 20 mid tier programs, lol
 
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cliquesh said:
That statement assumes that all aoa programs are crappy and that all Acgme programs are awesome, which i know you know isnt true. People select residencies based on a number of factors, obviously, and not everyone's priorities are the same. The top priority for a lot of my classmates, for instance, is to stay local and they really don't care where they end up as long as they end up in the same city. Also, people view programs differently. You might think an elite academic hospital is best for you, but I feel more comfortable at a community or public state hospital. Everyone is different and some people select their residency where they feel most comfortable. I know it sounds like hippy bs, but it is true. I have friends who are competitive applicants for most fields of medicine, but they only applied to 4 to 6 aoa family medicine programs. I don't really understand them, but they are happy with their decision. I guess my whole point is, just because someone ends up at an aoa program doesnt mean they are not a competitive applicant or couldn't match in the Acgme. I, however, will be applying to the top 40 programs based on NIH funding and like 20 mid tier programs, lol
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Completely agree with you

It's kinda like when people choose a DO school over an MD school and SDN goes crazy. The phrase "best fit" is relative.
 
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cliquesh said:
That statement assumes that all aoa programs are crappy and that all Acgme programs are awesome, which i know you know isnt true. People select residencies based on a number of factors, obviously, and not everyone's priorities are the same. The top priority for a lot of my classmates, for instance, is to stay local and they really don't care where they end up as long as they end up in the same city. Also, people view programs differently. You might think an elite academic hospital is best for you, but I feel more comfortable at a community or public state hospital. Everyone is different and some people select their residency where they feel most comfortable. I know it sounds like hippy bs, but it is true. I have friends who are competitive applicants for most fields of medicine, but they only applied to 4 to 6 aoa family medicine programs. I don't really understand them, but they are happy with their decision. I guess my whole point is, just because someone ends up at an aoa program doesnt mean they are not a competitive applicant or couldn't match in the Acgme. I, however, will be applying to the top 40 programs based on NIH funding and like 20 mid tier programs, lol
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I don't think that my statement is based on that assumption. I originally said "certain" aoa specialties, meaning "not all" aoa specialties. Specifically anesthesia, since that's what we were all talking about at that time.

Obviously everyone's priorities are different, but wanting to go to a small and rural program doesn't make that program better than the large elite academic program. Using medical schools as an example, (solely because I know more about med schools than I do about residency programs) someone may want to go rural ATSU-KCOM, and while KCOM is a respectable school, no matter what that person's wants are, ATSU-KCOM will never be a better school than Washington University in St. Louis. WashU is a better school, period.

So back to the original topic. Yea sure some people with high step scores will choose a lesser program than they could've potentially been at, but the vast majority of students at second or third rate programs are there because they couldn't do any better.


Mbeas said:
Completely agree with you

It's kinda like when people choose a DO school over an MD school and SDN goes crazy. The phrase "best fit" is relative.
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Yes, "best fit" is relative, but I was talking about "best" period.. KYCOM might be a better fit for someone, but MSUCOM/PCOM/TCOM/DMU are still better schools than KYCOM.
 
cliquesh said:
That statement assumes that all aoa programs are crappy and that all Acgme programs are awesome
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No it doesn't. We're talking specifically about anesthesiology here.
 
MedPR said:
How old were you when you got married? Sometimes I feel like I'm too young (24) to be in a serious relationship. We've been together for 3+ years now.
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MedPr, I am only 21 and have been in a relationship for 5.5 years. We're both going to med school and plan on getting married during it. Call me crazy, but that's just how I roll 😉
 
psychgirrrl said:
MedPr, I am only 21 and have been in a relationship for 5.5 years. We're both going to med school and plan on getting married during it. Call me crazy, but that's just how I roll 😉
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I don't have anything against it, I just don't know if I'll be ready 🙂
 
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MedPR said:
I don't have anything against it, I just don't know if I'll be ready 🙂
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Hey, there's some dude, uh...I mean person, on the LECOM-Bradenton thread calls himself MedBR. Just thought you should know. We may have to shut him down if people start thinking he's you. Don't know how we'd do it, but we'd figure out a way!
 
dudeliness said:
Hey, there's some dude, uh...I mean person, on the LECOM-Bradenton thread calls himself MedBR. Just thought you should know. We may have to shut him down if people start thinking he's you. Don't know how we'd do it, but we'd figure out a way!
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Lame..
 
dudeliness said:
Hey, there's some dude, uh...I mean person, on the LECOM-Bradenton thread calls himself MedBR. Just thought you should know. We may have to shut him down if people start thinking he's you. Don't know how we'd do it, but we'd figure out a way!
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MedPR said:
Lame..
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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om8kDJ8so90[/YOUTUBE]
 
Wait.. where is that video from??
 
MedPR said:
Lame..
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U know what I find funny. I asked him if he was related to the illustrious medpr, and he said, "who is this medPR?"
I didn't capitalize the "pr". How would he know to do that if he didn't know who you were...
 
dudeliness said:
U know what I find funny. I asked him if he was related to the illustrious medpr, and he said, "who is this medPR?"
I didn't capitalize the "pr". How would he know to do that if he didn't know who you were...
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MedPR is now only 3 people.
 
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I wish I could see the movie.

On another note, after this post I'll be at 998!
 
dudeliness said:
I wish I could see the movie.

On another note, after this post I'll be at 998!
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Sorry buddy... I forgot to congratulate you on 1,000... but you're already at 1,007.

Congrats. 👍
 
NeuroLAX said:
Sorry buddy... I forgot to congratulate you on 1,000... but you're already at 1,007.

Congrats. 👍
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No worries. Most of my posts are between me, you, and medPR. Oh, that and the fact that my phone can't do multiquote so I reply multiple times. Inflated stats ftw!
 
dudeliness said:
No worries. Most of my posts are between me, you, and medPR. Oh, that and the fact that my phone can't do multiquote so I reply multiple times. Inflated stats ftw!
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+1 👍
 
MedPR said:
I don't think that my statement is based on that assumption. I originally said "certain" aoa specialties, meaning "not all" aoa specialties. Specifically anesthesia, since that's what we were all talking about at that time.

Obviously everyone's priorities are different, but wanting to go to a small and rural program doesn't make that program better than the large elite academic program. Using medical schools as an example, (solely because I know more about med schools than I do about residency programs) someone may want to go rural ATSU-KCOM, and while KCOM is a respectable school, no matter what that person's wants are, ATSU-KCOM will never be a better school than Washington University in St. Louis. WashU is a better school, period.

So back to the original topic. Yea sure some people with high step scores will choose a lesser program than they could've potentially been at, but the vast majority of students at second or third rate programs are there because they couldn't do any better.




Yes, "best fit" is relative, but I was talking about "best" period.. KYCOM might be a better fit for someone, but MSUCOM/PCOM/TCOM/DMU are still better schools than KYCOM.
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"Why would someone choose a crappy program over an awesome program if they had the scores to pick?" I was just addressing this question.
 
psychgirrrl said:
MedPr, I am only 21 and have been in a relationship for 5.5 years. We're both going to med school and plan on getting married during it. Call me crazy, but that's just how I roll 😉
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Im getting married in a short window of time in between M1 and M2... How bout them apples?!
 
dntke1518 said:
Im getting married in a short window of time in between M1 and M2... How bout them apples?!
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I beat you AND our mothers are making us do it again between M1 and M2 "for the family." Boom, sup dawg?
 
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cliquesh said:
"Why would someone choose a crappy program over an awesome program if they had the scores to pick?" I was just addressing this question.
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I think it would be irresponsible to pick what you want over what's better for your professional career, but I understand what you're saying and I know not everyone feels the same way I do.
 
DrWily said:
I beat you AND our mothers are making us do it again between M1 and M2 "for the family." Boom, sup dawg?
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:prof: getting schooled in da game of luv 😍
 
dudeliness said:
No worries. Most of my posts are between me, you, and medPR. Oh, that and the fact that my phone can't do multiquote so I reply multiple times. Inflated stats ftw!
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How do you guys manage to post 1k or 5 k or 10k for that matter in less than a year? Sounds like a full time job to me....these premeds.....:laugh:
 
TriagePreMed said:
I just want to point out that some countries don't accept US MDs as Medical Doctors.
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not to mention places like singapore recognize only certain top schools, so if your md degree is from georgetown/u of maryland/ut houston/uc irvine/etc, you're sol.

doctors want to protect their turf (and income) in every country. france is an example: as a non-eu citizen, the licensing barriers are formidable, you have to take all their boards (in french), and you can only work in a public hospital at a lower salary than locals.
 
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gc91 said:
😛

For the record I didn't know the ER doc was a DO when I was shadowing with him. Rural medicine does that.
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I'm so confused. Emergency physicians are emergency physicians. You don't see DO EM docs performing HVLA during stroke alerts...
 
i don't know why some premeds think omm is a be-all cure-all when it's only a minor component in the do school curriculum. the vast majority of do's don't even remember omm after graduation. regardless, nobody in their right mind would ever substitute omm for standard protocol unless they want to lose their job/medical license.
 
oms2 said:
i don't know why some premeds think omm is a be-all cure-all when it's only a minor component in the do school curriculum. the vast majority of do's don't even remember omm after graduation. regardless, nobody in their right mind would ever substitute omm for standard protocol unless they want to lose their job/medical license.
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Well said.
 
toxicwombat said:
I'm so confused. Emergency physicians are emergency physicians. You don't see DO EM docs performing HVLA during stroke alerts...
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Right, thus why I didn't know he was a DO. I don't get why you're confused then.
 
toxicwombat said:
I'm so confused. Emergency physicians are emergency physicians. You don't see DO EM docs performing HVLA during stroke alerts...
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Right because a lot of techniques are contraindicated for vascular compromise.
 
DavetheMD said:
Open it in Puffin Browser, since it can render flash videos.
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I've never heard of that browser...

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