where would i find this data??

[radi0headfan]

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where could i find the stats for "percentage of a school's students that matched into a particular residency program" ..for example, the percentage of UCLA kids that matched into Duke's cardiology program ..thanks!

 

[physiologyguy]

these data....it's a plural word

 

[Pinkertinkle]

I know of no such data which exists in any centralized form.

 

[radi0headfan]

I know of no such data which exists in any centralized form.

ya i was hoping residency programs record this type of stuff and publish it somewhere...but i guess it might be too specific and tedious to do so

 

[radi0headfan]

these data....it's a plural word

so sorry, o holy grammar god

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

This information would be doubly hard to find, because Cardiology isn't something you match into out of medical school. If you really wanted to know if anyone from UCLA had gone to a Cardiology fellowship at Duke, your best bet would be to research Duke's program and see if you can find any records of their fellows and where they trained. That may be a tall order.

But this type of information is of vanishingly small importance. If you have the drive, the grades, and develop connections, you can get into any residency or any fellowship as long as you graduate from any American medical school.

 

[wanabdoc]

The school doesn't make you, you make the school right? They are probably the same as for overall residency matches, but hard to determine since you have do IM first. A more revealing statistic would be how many wanted to go into cardiology, and how many got in and finished it. Probably impossible to find though.

 

[OncDoc19]

It may be that for any specific pairing of schools (from your example UCLA med school to Duke cardiology) no one has ever done it for a number of reasons, none of which have anything to do with how easy or hard it is to do. First you have the subset of people who attended UCLA medical school. From there you have the subset that wanted to go IM to cardiology. Then you have to look at how many fellowship programs there are around the country. Maybe nobody really wanted to go to Duke for cardiology for many reasons; location, fit of the program, cost of living, spouse issues, etc. If you are interested in a specific residency program try talking to the program instead of trying to figure out which med school is best for matching into that program. You have an excellent MDApps profile and many impressive interviews so I'm sure you will get accepted at a school where you will be well placed to get into a great residency, provided of course that you work hard in med school.

 

[arsenewenger]

these data....it's a plural word

**** you.


How do you pluralize date. It's like saying informations/baggages/luggages and so on. The point is that data can either be singular or plural in usage. You have no right whatsoever to correct anybody regarding how they use or construct their written English. Your (physiologyguy) written English is atrocious and internationally unacceptable.

It (Data) occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it.

 

[arsenewenger]

so sorry, o holy grammar god

Punk Head....you have nothing to apologize for. Singular usage of the word DATA is allowed in British English.

 

[indo]

the singular form is datus

 

[indo]

also, saying that it is allowed in England isn't justification for anything. Have you seen their teeth or their version of comedy? Jeezus

 

[Blade28]

the singular form is datus

Datum, right?

It's from a Latin neutral word (the -um ending gives it away, as the plural form ends in -a).

 

[167649]

**** you.


How do you pluralize date. It's like saying informations/baggages/luggages and so on. The point is that data can either be singular or plural in usage. You have no right whatsoever to correct anybody regarding how they use or construct their written English. Your (physiologyguy) written English is atrocious and internationally unacceptable.

It (Data) occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it.

Wow. You really don't know what you are talking about. Data is the plural of datum, from the original latin derivation. If you were to pull something like this post out of your a** at a scientific conference they would throw fruit at you or something. That and if you were to publish a scientific paper they would change any singular references to data to plural. Why do you think they mandate it?

 

[167649]

Datum, right?

It's from a Latin neutral word (the -um ending gives it away, as the plural form ends in -a).

Right, it's datum.

 

[indo]

daticus

 

[Blade28]

Right, it's datum.

My Latin minor in college pays off again! 🙂

 

[arsenewenger]

Wow. You really don't know what you are talking about. Data is the plural of datum, from the original latin derivation. If you were to pull something like this post out of your a** at a scientific conference they would throw fruit at you or something. That and if you were to publish a scientific paper they would change any singular references to data to plural. Why do you think they mandate it?

Why argue on something you know little about? Take a dictionary,assuming you know how to read and analyze one,and check it for yourself.Idiots like you abound everywhere;on the streets,eager to correct everyone; in colleges,arguing blindly; and, in medschool, where you are always ready to dismiss other views.

Once again, I implore you to put aside your ego, take a dictionary and look for the word data .You should find it under the D alphabet, after C, but before E.



Have a good day.

 

[167649]

Why argue on something you know little about? Take a dictionary,assuming you know how to read and analyze one,and check it for yourself.Idiots like you abound everywhere;on the streets,eager to correct everyone; in colleges,arguing blindly; and, in medschool, where you are always ready to dismiss other views.

Once again, I implore you to put aside your ego, take a dictionary and look for the word data .You should find it under the D alphabet, after C, but before E.

Have a good day.

For one, try not to be so bitter about everything.

What exactly is your point? In eubonics people say "There be data." Just because it says that in a eubonics dictionary does that make it properly derived?

All you have said is that in common usage data can be singular. True. Even the dictionary says this (as it defines most common uses of all words, proper or not). But usage is much different than derivation. In fact I am glad you pointed to the dictionary because it clearly states its derivation, that data are the plural of datum, and that in their proper form should be refered to as a plural. Common usage, my friend, is much different than proper derivation. The singular form of data is commonly used (and hence in the dictionary), but not proper. The correct, proper form is the plural data. Which is why it is mandated in scientific press. Refering to data as singular would be the same as writing the paper in eubonics.

The OP was fine to say "is data." It is common usage, and although improper I am not a grammer nazi and never pointed him out. I was only responding to your claim, and I quote: "How do you pluralize data. It's like saying informations/baggages/luggages and so on."

Hardly.

 

[joe6102]

It's like saying "I'm an alumni of....". You are an alumnus or an alumna, because alumni is plural. It drives me crazy. It is technically not correct, but it used so often that it has corrupted the English language.

 

[Blade28]

Not only is "alumni" plural, but it's masculine plural!

"Alumnae" is for females.

 

[mjl1717]

**** you.


How do you pluralize date. It's like saying informations/baggages/luggages and so on. The point is that data can either be singular or plural in usage. You have no right whatsoever to correct anybody regarding how they use or construct their written English. Your (physiologyguy) written English is atrocious and internationally unacceptable.

It (Data) occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it.

In this forum you have to REALLY know English! (no joke) [something just didnt seem right, especially with the criticism]
In everyday language I think I go with this trend of thought..
(also the nitpicking makes it extremely difficult for those who are attempting to learn proper English)
Got me double checking my monologue..

 

[167649]

Ohh by the way I have always wanted to use this smiley:



There it is.....yeaaah.