University of Oklahoma -- everyone welcome -- Part 4

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Amxcvbcv said:
What do you think of the new signature? I think the rest of my class is in various stages of drunkenness at the Skirvin right now.
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Congrats!

I hope I end up on a rotation that will allow me to go to match day next year. I know quite a few in the '10 class so I think I'd be a little more excited. I only know a few of you 09 folks. I am really, burningly curious about the match list though and am annoyed that it is unavailable yet. I want to know how many went EM this year.

I did a practice presentation today at the genetics journal club to do a dry run of my Florida presentation. My mentor told me after I finished that we had a lot of work to do 🙁. So apparently I suck. On the other hand, I volunteered at my clinic today and asked the doc if I could practice being a 3rd year student and do the initial H&P on the patients, report them, and have him follow up. He let me and he said that I did a good job and that I pretty much came up with the same assessment and plan as he did. I saw more patients on my own in 3 hours than I think I have so far in my med career. It was fun 🙂. So I may suck at research presentations but at least I'm a good clinician.
 
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Anesthesiology			WSU - Detroit Medical Center

Internal Medicine		Temple University Hospital

Emergency Medicine		Beth Israel Medical Center

Obstetrics-Gynecology		University of Alabama Medical Center

Psychiatry			McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Pathology			University of Louisville School of Medicine

Emergency Medicine		University of Rochester - Strong Memorial Hospital

General Surgery			University of Colorado School of Medicine

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Radiology-Diagnostic		Integris Baptist Medical Center

Psychiatry			University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals

Family Medicine		In His Image at Hillcrest Medical Center

Obstetrics-Gynecology		John Peter Smith Hospital

Family Medicine		Montana Family Medicine Residency Program

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Internal Medicine		University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

General Surgery			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Pediatrics			University of Colorado School of Medicine

Internal Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Emergency Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Internal Medicine		University of Louisville School of Medicine

Preliminary Medicine		University of Louisville School of Medicine
Dermatology			University of Louisville School of Medicine

Anesthesiology			Texas A&M - Scott & White

Family Medicine		In His Image at Hillcrest Medical Center

Psychiatry			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Anesthesiology			St. Louis University School of Medicine

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Anesthesiology			University of Kansas School of Medicine

Preliminary Surgery		Rush University Medical Center Program

Transitional			Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Internal Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Emergency Medicine		Palmetto Health Richland

Pediatrics			Children's Hospital - Oakland Program

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Anesthesiology			Emory University School of Medicine

Transitional			Naval Medical Center - San Diego, CA

Psychiatry			University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Preliminary Medicine		Tulane University School of Medicine
Radiology-Diagnostic		Emory University School of Medicine

General Surgery			University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Anesthesiology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Anesthesiology			University of Rochester - Strong Memorial Hospital

Obstetrics-Gynecology		Maine Medical Center Program

Neurology			University of Minnesota Medical School

Preliminary Surgery		University of Missouri School of Medicine
Urology				University of Missouri School of Medicine

Preliminary Med-Peds		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa
Dermatology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Anesthesiology			Texas A&M - Scott & White

Otorhinolaryngology		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Anesthesiology			University of Alabama Medical Center

Internal Medicine		University of Colorado School of Medicine

Internal Medicine		Ohio State University Medical Center

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Radiology-Diagnostic		Mt. Sinai Medical Center

Preliminary Surgery		Texas Tech University Program
Urology				Texas Tech University Program

Family Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Internal Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Internal Medicine		Virginia Mason Medical Center

General Surgery			University of Nevada

Family Medicine		Saint Anthony Hospital

Internal Medicine		University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Pediatrics			Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Neurology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Transitional			Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Pediatrics			University of South Florida College of Medicine

Obstetrics-Gynecology		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Internal Medicine		Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Psychiatry			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Family Medicine		Great Plains Medical Foundation

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Internal Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Preliminary Medicine		Texas A&M - Scott & White

Ophthalmology			Texas A&M - Scott & White

Internal Medicine		University of Colorado School of Medicine

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa
Radiation Oncology		Indiana University School of Medicine

Preliminary Medicine		University of Kansas School of Medicine
Anesthesiology			University of Kansas School of Medicine

General Surgery			University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Psychiatry			McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Family Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Neurological Surgery		University of Kentucky Medical Center

Emergency Medicine		University of Tennessee College of Medicine

General Surgery			Texas Tech University Program

Pediatrics			Palmetto Health Richland

Pediatrics			St. Louis Children's Hospital

Preliminary Surgery		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Dermatology			Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

General Surgery			Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Preliminary Medicine		Stamford Hospital - Columbia University
Neurology			NYU School of Medicine

Preliminary Surgery		Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program

Psychiatry			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Psychiatry			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Family Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Preliminary Surgery		Baylor College of Medicine

Internal Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Internal Medicine		Tufts Medical Center

Anesthesiology			University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Emergency Medicine		Case Western-MetroHealth Medical Center

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Psychiatry			University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals

Family Medicine		University of Arkansas Medical School - AHEC

Anesthesiology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Emergency Medicine		York Hospital

Internal Medicine		Rush University Medical Center Program

Obstetrics-Gynecology		Baylor University Medical Center

Neurology			University of Buffalo School of Medicine

Family Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Neurological Surgery		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Psychiatry			University of Colorado School of Medicine

Psychiatry			Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Pediatrics			St. Louis Children's Hospital

Anesthesiology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Emergency Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Pediatrics			Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Anesthesiology			Texas A&M - Scott & White

Family Medicine		Great Plains Medical Foundation

Internal Medicine		Wright Patterson Medical Center

Psychiatry			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Orthopedic Surgery		NYU School of Medicine

Transitional			Saint Francis Hospital
Ophthalmology			Brown University

Anesthesiology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Transitional			John Peter Smith Hospital
Radiology-Diagnostic		Baylor College of Medicine

Anesthesiology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Pediatrics			NYP Hospital - Columbia University Medical Center

Anesthesiology			University of Alabama Medical Center

Anesthesiology			Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Preliminary Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa
Anesthesiology			Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education - Jacksonville

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

Orthopedic Surgery		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Internal Medicine		Baylor University Medical Center

Transitional			UPMC Mercy Hospital
Radiology-Diagnostic		West Virginia University School of Medicine

Medicine - Primary		Loma Linda University

Neurology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Neurology			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Transitional			University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Dermatology			Duke University Medical Center

Preliminary Medicine		Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Physical Medicine & Rehab	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Emergency Medicine		Maricopa Medical Center

Internal Medicine		University of South Alabama Hospitals

Otorhinolaryngology		Albert Einstein Medical Center

Preliminary Surgery		University of Kansas School of Medicine
Urology				University of Kansas School of Medicine

Pediatrics			Children's Mercy Hospital

Family Medicine		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Orthopedic Surgery		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Preliminary Surgery		University of Kentucky Medical Center
Urology				University of Kentucky Medical Center

Pediatrics			University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC

Psychiatry			University of Michigan Hosptials

Preliminary Pediatrics		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - OKC
Radiology-Diagnostic		Integris Baptist Medical Center

Internal Medicine		Loyola University Medical Center

Preliminary Surgery		Louisiana State University Program


The statistical breakdown...

Anesthesiology - 19
Dermatology - 4
Emergency Medicine - 9
Family Medicine - 12
General Surgery - 7
Internal Medicine - 20
Neurosurgery - 2
Neurology - 6
Ob/Gyn - 5
Ophthalmology - 2
Orthopedic Surgery - 3
Otorhinolaryngology - 2
Pathology - 1
Pediatrics - 17
PM&R - 1
Prelim Medicine - 14
Prelim Med/Peds - 1
Prelim Peds - 1
Prelim Surgery - 9
Psychiatry - 13
Radiation Oncology - 1
Diagnostic Radiology - 6
Transitional Internships - 7
Urology - 4

The numbers don't add up right because people are matched to prelim without the advanced program in some cases, and only some programs are categorical vs. requiring a separate internship. There were a handful of people you can tell had to scramble and/or didn't get what they wanted, but overall I'd call it very successful. I am pretty amazed to see how many we got into anesthesia and psychiatry, especially psychiatry.
 
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3 of our 8 coming to Scott and White are from OU!
BOOMER!

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Amxcvbcv said:
The statistical breakdown...

Anesthesiology - 19
Dermatology - 4
Emergency Medicine - 9
Family Medicine - 12
General Surgery - 7
Internal Medicine - 20
Neurosurgery - 2
Neurology - 6
Ob/Gyn - 5
Ophthalmology - 2
Orthopedic Surgery - 3
Otorhinolaryngology - 2
Pathology - 1
Pediatrics - 17
PM&R - 1
Prelim Medicine - 14
Prelim Med/Peds - 1
Prelim Peds - 1
Prelim Surgery - 9
Psychiatry - 13
Radiation Oncology - 1
Diagnostic Radiology - 6
Transitional Internships - 7
Urology - 4

The numbers don't add up right because people are matched to prelim without the advanced program in some cases, and only some programs are categorical vs. requiring a separate internship. There were a handful of people you can tell had to scramble and/or didn't get what they wanted, but overall I'd call it very successful. I pretty amazed to see how many we got into anesthesia and psychiatry, especially psychiatry.
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Change that to 20 anesthesiology - one of the guys that scrambled into Family Med ended up getting an anesthesia spot in Wichita
 
Congrats, guys, on your matches! I'm excited for everyone and can't wait until this time next year.

I was shocked by the psych thing, but then not because psych is where it's at. 🙂 Lots of non-OU psych matches, which made me happy. I can see lots of reasons why people would stay at OU, but it's good to see some variety. I was also surprised by the anes. numbers because I had heard 30+ people were pursuing it. I also heard more than 10 people in OKC didn't match, and I was wondering if those were mainly the anes people. Only 1 Tulsa peep didn't match, and he supposedly did a Harvard suicide ranking. And to talk up Tulsa some more, all the Tulsa derm people matched, but supposedly some of the OKC people didn't. So, yes, you can come here even if you want a super duper nifty specialty.

Other shocker, Tulsa's ob/gyn program filled. 😱 I don't know who would be crazy enough to take on that program.
 
Antigunner said:
Change that to 20 anesthesiology - one of the guys that scrambled into Family Med ended up getting an anesthesia spot in Wichita
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I don't know you in the real world Antigunner, but my best friend from high school will be in your residency class. He's older like me (graduated high school in 1997), and he went to the other medical school in OK, but don't hold that against him. 😛
 
I can't believe so few did Rads. In my class that, and gas were the two top slots both coming in around just under 20 or so each.
 
soonereng said:
I don't know you in the real world Antigunner, but my best friend from high school will be in your residency class. He's older like me (graduated high school in 1997), and he went to the other medical school in OK, but don't hold that against him. 😛
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I think I may have actually met him briefly a while back - if he's who I'm thinking, he seemed like a cool guy
 
DMBFan61 said:
Hey amx, didnt see you at the skirvin on thurs. Hope all is well. Are you psyched about WVU?
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My wife and I made a very brief social appearance before retiring for private celebrations.

I was basically there long enough to give away my free drink tickets, so on that account, sorry I missed you. 😛

I'm psyched about the whole thing. I didn't think I stood a snowball's chance in hell of getting the internship I did. It should be a pretty nice first year... oh, and radiology is going to be awesome too. :laugh:
 
oudoc08 said:
3 of our 8 coming to Scott and White are from OU!
BOOMER!

👍
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Yeah, seems like Scott and White and UAB anesthesia programs are "second homes" to lots of OU med grads, which is pretty neat.

Of course, I'd rather they all stay here but oh well. 🙂

For all you 3rd years, don't rule out anesthesia. It is seriously the best field in medicine. So many people try to switch into anesthesia after realizing they made a mistake. Why not just make the right decision the first time? 🙂
 
Jalopycat said:
Yeah, seems like Scott and White and UAB anesthesia programs are "second homes" to lots of OU med grads, which is pretty neat.

Of course, I'd rather they all stay here but oh well. 🙂

For all you 3rd years, don't rule out anesthesia. It is seriously the best field in medicine. So many people try to switch into anesthesia after realizing they made a mistake. Why not just make the right decision the first time? 🙂
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It wouldn't be disingenuous at all if I said the same thing about radiology. 😉

Really, I don't think you could go wrong with either one.
 
Amx, Congrats to you and the rest of your class. You have chosen wisely.

OUdoc, it's been a while. How are things at S+W?
 
Jalopycat said:
Yeah, seems like Scott and White and UAB anesthesia programs are "second homes" to lots of OU med grads, which is pretty neat.

Of course, I'd rather they all stay here but oh well. 🙂

For all you 3rd years, don't rule out anesthesia. It is seriously the best field in medicine. So many people try to switch into anesthesia after realizing they made a mistake. Why not just make the right decision the first time? 🙂
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I feel like I should know who you are, but I'm not sure I do...
 
ad_sharp said:
Amx, Congrats to you and the rest of your class. You have chosen wisely.

OUdoc, it's been a while. How are things at S+W?
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Sup sharp!
S&W is nice, Temple's a great place. How's things for you?
 
oudoc08 said:
Sup sharp!
S&W is nice, Temple's a great place. How's things for you?
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Going well. However, I can't wait to get this intern thing over with and get started with Rads. Next month....ICU. The month after....Nephrology wards. Makes me want to vomit.

I'm glad you like it down in Temple. We just got back from Rochester where we were looking for a house. I'm fairly certain that I'm really going to like it up there.

How is your intern year structured? Mostly Medicine/OB?
 
ad_sharp said:
Going well. However, I can't wait to get this intern thing over with and get started with Rads. Next month....ICU. The month after....Nephrology wards. Makes me want to vomit.

I'm glad you like it down in Temple. We just got back from Rochester where we were looking for a house. I'm fairly certain that I'm really going to like it up there.

How is your intern year structured? Mostly Medicine/OB?
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S&W intern year is
2 mos anesthesia
all the rest are 1 month rotations
-gen medicine wards
-MICU
-endocrine
-cards
-pulm
-Presurg eval unit
-Vascular surg
-trauma surg
-PICU
-ER

So a decent mix, about 1/2 medicine or subspecialty.
Glad you like Rochester. Little cold for me though 🙂 Holla lata
 
Reason #23 why I hate peds. We got an email today saying we didn't have to go to their academics on Wed because they would be picking out their schedules for next year. So instead of telling us we could go home, which would make sense considering no residents will be there, the email said we should hang out in the wards during that time period. So we should sit in the wards for absolutely zero reason because it would just be wrong to give us a free afternoon.

3 more days, and I'm out.
 
Doctor Bagel said:
Reason #23 why I hate peds. We got an email today saying we didn't have to go to their academics on Wed because they would be picking out their schedules for next year. So instead of telling us we could go home, which would make sense considering no residents will be there, the email said we should hang out in the wards during that time period. So we should sit in the wards for absolutely zero reason because it would just be wrong to give us a free afternoon.

3 more days, and I'm out.
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awesome 👎
 
Doctor Bagel said:
Reason #23 why I hate peds. We got an email today saying we didn't have to go to their academics on Wed because they would be picking out their schedules for next year. So instead of telling us we could go home, which would make sense considering no residents will be there, the email said we should hang out in the wards during that time period. So we should sit in the wards for absolutely zero reason because it would just be wrong to give us a free afternoon.

3 more days, and I'm out.
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There's a bright shiny brilliance at the end of the 3rd year tunnel. 4th year is freakin' awesome. You'll love it.

For instance... I'm only awake at this hour because I got bored yesterday and went to bed at 8:30. Today my plan is to format the hard drive and install Vista, go to the library and pick up some recreational books to read, and later this afternoon I'm going to sand and varnish some water damaged window sills to get our house ready to sell.
 
Amxcvbcv said:
What do you think of the new signature? I think the rest of my class is in various stages of drunkenness at the Skirvin right now.
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I was there, one of the few not to drink, but it was funny to see how wasted some people got. Some had flasks in each pocket, others had a 180 change in personality.....ect. I should have taken a video camera of it all....but that would have been cruel. Congrats on your match!
 
Amxcvbcv said:
There's a bright shiny brilliance at the end of the 3rd year tunnel. 4th year is freakin' awesome. You'll love it.

For instance... I'm only awake at this hour because I got bored yesterday and went to bed at 8:30. Today my plan is to format the hard drive and install Vista, go to the library and pick up some recreational books to read, and later this afternoon I'm going to sand and varnish some water damaged window sills to get our house ready to sell.
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I cannot wait! 8 weeks of vacation + several weeks of flex classes and other easy rotations. It'll be beautiful.
 
Congrats for making it through peds, Bagel. At least in surgery you don't have to listen to the patient's as often...

<----- leaves for Florida and 85 degree weather for the next 3 days in 2 hours 😀
 
Jwax said:
Congrats for making it through peds, Bagel. At least in surgery you don't have to listen to the patient's as often...

<----- leaves for Florida and 85 degree weather for the next 3 days in 2 hours 😀
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Done and so happy!! I learned pretty much nothing this whole rotation, but it's over.

Have fun in sunny Florida! It's supposed to snow here tomorrow. 😱

Uhm, so more peds ridiculousness. This other guy rotating with us got assigned to the super psycho team for wards who claimed our school was being super easy on us for "giving us a day off" for an exam. Apparently at OSU, they round and then take an exam. 🙄

Speaking of that, does OSU treat their students like crap? I can't ask on one of their threads because that would start a flame war, but I'm curious. All the nasty peds people here are OSU grads -- actually almost everyone in the department here is an OSU grad. Is there a connection, or do just the overly uptight/mean people flock to our program?
 
So complete and total 100% suck here. I lucked out and got #3 as my random number for rural selectives and got my first pick (Jan in Claremore). Well, the doc there has decided he doesn't want students 4 of the months listed on the schedule, including January, so now I have to pick one of the random crappiest spots left over. On top of being #29 for ambulatory (yeah, the last # in Tulsa), I'm feeling a little screwed here.
 
That sucks, Bagel. This will cheer you up. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw[/YOUTUBE] I 😍 my husband (for sending me this).
 
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I'm happy it's actually snow and not another ice storm. The thunder's a nice extra. And hopefully I'll get to see my neighbor's dog playing in it since she's a malamute and all, and it would make her happy.

On the rural note, the Claremore guy agreed to let people double up, so I still get to go there (I think) instead of Locust Grove or Stilwell. I hate that we have to do this rural thing anyway.
 
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So, I leave for my rural rotation in Vinita today - from what I hear, it's one of the better places to do it. Especially since I'll be staying in a lakehouse on Grand Lake.

Here's a question: If they're going to insist on me paying out-of-state tuition for all four years (meaning they obviously don't consider me an Oklahoman), shouldn't that somehow excuse me from having to go to some underserved area for a month? Doesn't seem fair... :laugh:
 
Amxcvbcv said:
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When I was I was in high school a buddy of mine had a Rott that was every bit of 130 lbs, and would look at you with those predator eyes like no one was home upstairs. If you sat on the couch, he'd saunter over and lay across your feet. So naturally you'd reach down to pet him or scratch his belly or whatever, which he was cool with. Until you stopped. Then he'd bare teeth, drooling and snarling until you started again. Basically, you had to pet him until he fell asleep. But then, he was laying across your feet so you couldn't go anywhere anyway.

That was the dog that ALMOST made it in the window of my car when the door handle broke inside and I had to open it from the outside. This was kinda before cell phones were small enough to actually carry, and I slipped in my habit of calling first. I saw him at the back corner of my car just in time to frantically roll my window up before he got ALL the way in, while he was going ape-**** and slinging slobber all over the inside with his head partially stuck in the crack. Crazy ass dog.
 
Hmm looks like we've got test block in a week. Not sure how that happened. 😱 I'm pretty sure it would be incredibly easy for me to fail everything this block (except HB. How do you fail HB?). :scared:
 
Doctor Bagel said:
Speaking of that, does OSU treat their students like crap? I can't ask on one of their threads because that would start a flame war, but I'm curious. All the nasty peds people here are OSU grads -- actually almost everyone in the department here is an OSU grad. Is there a connection, or do just the overly uptight/mean people flock to our program?
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Actually, the OSU peds dept is extremely nice and I've not heard complaints from students about the residents being crappy.

Not sure why the OU program attracts people like you describe. Your thought may very well be right-on.
 
DrMom said:
Actually, the OSU peds dept is extremely nice and I've not heard complaints from students about the residents being crappy.

Not sure why the OU program attracts people like you describe. Your thought may very well be right-on.
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Hmm, maybe OSU peds is too nice for them. Not that the majority of OSU grads I've worked with in peds and in other rotations aren't really nice, but there's this group in the peds department here who are a little on the uptight side.

On that note, apparently most of the OSU 4th years interested in peds opted to stay at their program, and none are going to OU.
 
You know, I think it's ridiculous that we have to do this rural thing anyway. The majority of Oklahomans don't live in rural areas anymore, and I doubt north Tulsa is any less underserved than Weatherford. I guess it's just a thing to make the legislature happy. People don't practice rural primary care for lots of good reasons, and I don't think doing a one month rotation will change their minds any.
 
Doctor Bagel said:
People don't practice rural primary care for lots of good reasons, and I don't think doing a one month rotation will change their minds any.
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This may be true, however, some people have never been in a smaller community and this at least presents them with this experience and may give a better appreciation for how medical care is delivered where one does not have all the resources/specialties of a bigger city.

Many of the places on the list that I have seen I wouldn't consider "rural," but that's probably because I grew up in one of the most rural places in OK. I mean, the town where I live now is on the list -- rural compared to Tulsa or OKC, yes; rural compared to Hollis, not even close. There are more PhDs who live here than in some small colleges.
 
Doctor Bagel said:
You know, I think it's ridiculous that we have to do this rural thing anyway. The majority of Oklahomans don't live in rural areas anymore, and I doubt north Tulsa is any less underserved than Weatherford. I guess it's just a thing to make the legislature happy. People don't practice rural primary care for lots of good reasons, and I don't think doing a one month rotation will change their minds any.
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While a majority don't, there are still plenty of people living in the middle of nowhere that depend on the local family physicians. And soonereng is right. I went to Altus for my rural month, and it was a great experience to be so heavily involved in healthcare without the immediate safety net that a tertiary care center provides.

It's a pain to live somewhere else for a month, but I wouldn't suggest for a minute that they get rid of it.
 
Poor uninsured patients in urban areas don't get much benefit from the resources in their areas because you can never find any specialists who will see them, so the primary care physicians in north Tulsa (and students at Bedlam) have to be creative, too, and treat at the top of their abilities. I just don't like prioritizing the needs of rural Oklahoma over those of urban Oklahoma and still think it's based on some popular notion that Oklahoma is a rural state.

Maybe when Tulsa finally breaks off and has its own school, we can opt to do a month of underserved urban care instead of rural care. Both are needed.
 
So I get to pick my schedule tomorrow (I go third). I'm thinking of starting out Med then Surg to get the big ones out of the way. Any thoughts about whether this is insane from those who've been there and done that?
 
soonereng said:
So I get to pick my schedule tomorrow (I go third). I'm thinking of starting out Med then Surg to get the big ones out of the way. Any thoughts about whether this is insane from those who've been there and done that?
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I did it and don't regret it. You'll hate life by the time the first week of September rolls around, but when October comes you know life is good... until Ob/gyn gets to you. 😉
 
Amxcvbcv said:
I did it and don't regret it. You'll hate life by the time the first week of September rolls around, but when October comes you know life is good... until Ob/gyn gets to you. 😉
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Yeah, I'm hoping to have OB right after Christmas break when I've had a couple weeks off and am fresh again.
 
soonereng said:
So I get to pick my schedule tomorrow (I go third). I'm thinking of starting out Med then Surg to get the big ones out of the way. Any thoughts about whether this is insane from those who've been there and done that?
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Based on how many schedules starting w/ med/surg were taken off the list after one day of picking our schedules, I'd say that your plan is a common one. My #1 choice was taken on the first day. 3 of 12 schedules that let me do most everything I want for next year were taken today. Only 9 options remain. I'd prefer to not have to try and figure anything else out.
 
Here in Tulsa, I think surgery then IM would also be fine, but I don't know about OKC. They really do expect less out of you the first rotation, and I don't think departments give overall lower grades for the first bunch of students. Also, even though the surgery shelf supposedly has a lot of medicine on it, it's not worth that much of your grade.
 
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