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Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
29016 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 2:56 pm to
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And I'm one of those weirdos that loathes mnemonics (I know, crazy)


I got my name is First Aid for sending in one of my mnemonics!!!
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
Member since Apr 2011
37248 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 2:56 pm to
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I would tell you that you're dreaming but JJ's somehow figured it out. Take lessons from him. Good luck.


Yea I have no idea how that dude does it.

I want the great white buffalo of a job I've just gotta figure out my priorities. I'm sure it'll all work itself out, provided I do work on STEP



OK for real no more TD for me today, 2.5 days til exams and I'm still not through this stuff once. Peace
This post was edited on 3/20/15 at 2:58 pm
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15217 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 3:03 pm to
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Now back to attempting to learn pharm and failing miserably.


That second test was a son of a gun.
Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11773 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 3:06 pm to
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Good luck to those matching today!

I'm so glad my wife is done with residency in June. Even from my side, that shite is exhausting.
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
41576 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 3:12 pm to
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Scruffy got his #1.


Congrats Scruffy.

I got 3 more years before that. I am still just a lowly M1.
Posted by DeltaDoc
The Delta
Member since Jan 2008
16122 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 3:19 pm to
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I'm shooting for EM, but may end up with IM. I don't really have anything I'm 100% against.


Jose, food for thought on that issue. You can do IM, go on to other fellowships like cardiology, work in a clinic or as a hospitalist. If you choose IM, you can always moonlight in ERs on the weekends for extra cash if you enjoy working the ER.

However, if you choose EM, you are pretty much pigeon-holed in EM.

Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
41576 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 3:30 pm to
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I'm shooting for EM, but may end up with IM. I don't really have anything I'm 100% against. Except Peds. I do not want Peds. Dealing with a few crazy parents back in my ER-tech days was more than I want to do for the rest of my life



I am shooting for IM. Peds and OB are the only 2 that I have ruled out at the moment.

Jose, does your school allow you to do rotations in the UK?
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15217 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 3:33 pm to
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If you choose IM, you can always moonlight in ERs on the weekends for extra cash if you enjoy working the



Just for clarification: you're basically qualified to work in any non-level 1 trauma center in Louisiana with practically any medical license. The vast majority of ER doctors here aren't ER-board certified. In a lot of respects, outside of trauma situations (so for your more mundane problems), IM/FM/Peds doctors are just as/more comfortable seeing those patients than the EM guys, because a heck of a lot of what rolls through the ER doors should've gone to a walk-in clinic. This isn't to marginalize what ER docs do at all- they're great at what they do. But if in your mind it's "ER or bust," there's a lot of routes to the ER that don't include an (more and more competitive each day) ER residency. So even if you wind up slightly less competitive, don't fret it.


That said, don't let that keep you from applying to ER. Especially if you want to work in a big trauma center.
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
29016 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 4:10 pm to
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Jose, does your school allow you to do rotations in the UK?


No but we have the town I'm from to rotate at so that's all that matters to me. Y'all got the UK?
Posted by lilsnappa
Red Stick
Member since Mar 2006
1812 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:15 am to
Im jelly Wiz.. Got 3 years to go until I can say that
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
62964 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:21 am to
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IM/FM/Peds doctors are just as/more comfortable seeing those patients than the EM guys


Typical OT quote. Acting like an expert on something you don't know shite about.I had a train wreck thwt came in from a little ER yesterday that they almost killed the guy

ER Board Certified Doc >>>>>>>>>> any other doc in the ER
This post was edited on 3/21/15 at 9:23 am
Posted by MCSquared16
Member since Jan 2009
3399 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:25 am to
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I am still just a lowly M1.


Same here, I'm just trying not to drown in all of this biochem and Endocrine phys.

Congrats to everyone that matched!
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43836 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:31 am to
West Indies? You're not a real doctor, are you?
Posted by VanCleef
Member since Aug 2014
704 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:39 am to
LSU's third year residents are a strong group this year.
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
29016 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 7:45 pm to
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West Indies? You're not a real doctor, are you?



Well no, considering I'm in second year...
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
41576 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 8:00 pm to
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No but we have the town I'm from to rotate at so that's all that matters to me. Y'all got the UK?



Yeah we got UK and Canada (like anyone would chose Canada ). We had a meeting about clinical rotations a few weeks ago and the professors were encouraging us to do our cores there, I was just wondering if yall had heard the same? However since yall don't have them yall are probably being told something different.

Go luck on step1 BTW
Posted by chRxis
None of your fricking business
Member since Feb 2008
24878 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 8:02 pm to
all i'm gonna say is.... learn how to write neat, or fricking type your shite out.... and don't write more than 4 Rx's on a single prescription.... it's actually the law....

and congratulations to everyone that's going to be a physician.... lots of dedication and sacrifice... have fun with those residencies....
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
29016 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 8:03 pm to
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(like anyone would chose Canada


If you're from the great north, I would imagine you would want to go back there. We get assigned our rotations based on Step scores. Hopefully I get Houma
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
41576 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 8:03 pm to
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all i'm gonna say is.... learn how to write neat,


they actually teach us how to have badd hand writing in the 1st week of medical school, it's a right of passage.
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
41576 posts
Posted on 3/21/15 at 8:07 pm to
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Hopefully I get Houma


said noone ever
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