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re: LSU med students, advice needed
Posted on 11/13/14 at 6:59 pm to tigerskin
Posted on 11/13/14 at 6:59 pm to tigerskin
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I am talking about getting a tough residency spot outside of Shreveport.
My brother is currently doing his at __________ and his classmates are all around the country at various different prestigious programs. Do well on your boards and I'm pretty sure they won't care if you went to N.O. or Shreveport.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 7:42 pm
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Posted on 11/13/14 at 6:59 pm to Traffic Circle
Uh... no
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:00 pm to Traffic Circle
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Like Optometry?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:00 pm to lsu2006
You are correct about the board scores. That does trump almost anything.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:01 pm to kadahoola
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The main thing I am concerned with is facilities
you are there to learn human health and disease. Healthy and sick people are everywhere. They are you facility. You are there to get your medical degree. All that fancy stuff is for residents and fellows.
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quality of education
They are both good and can get you what you need, but this is med school. You are the biggest factor in your quality of education.
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I came away liking Shreveport more than I thought I would
go where you feel more comfortable.
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if I choose shreveport I may end up regretting it
work hard and do your best and you will have nothing to regret
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:05 pm to tigerskin
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You are correct about the board scores. That does trump almost anything.
steps I and II will have a huge impact on where you go and what you get into.
with enough work and dedication you can get into the hard to get residencies though. I know a guy who failed step I the first time and never got above a 200 on either one. He is now a neurosurgeon. This was in Shreveport too.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:05 pm to kadahoola
Come to the Caribbean!!!
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:06 pm to kadahoola
My sister went to LSU-S. She finished high in her class and had her choice of destinations for her residency. She went to a highly respected, longstanding trauma program... and has just gotten her 2nd 6-figure bonus in 3 years now that she's a full time surgeon.
There are far less distractions in Shreveport. She had an outstanding rapport with her instructors.
ETA:
She did her residency at Louisville.
There are far less distractions in Shreveport. She had an outstanding rapport with her instructors.
ETA:
She did her residency at Louisville.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:07 pm to white perch
Where was the neurosurgency residency?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:15 pm to yurintroubl
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She did her residency at Louisville.
really, me too
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:16 pm to tigerskin
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Where was the neurosurgency residency?
I dont want to reveal any identifying info
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:20 pm to white perch
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She did her residency at Louisville.
really, me too
Do you mind me asking what years?
She LOVED it there.
She's doing great where she's at now. The head of surgery is a female... so she's not concerned about "sexual politics" n whatnot. She signed with a hospital... and now 3 years later they are building a brand new trauma center and just paid her bank to stick around and grow with them.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:21 pm to kadahoola
I was accepted to both as well when I graduated from LSU undergrad (pre-Katrina)...but if I had to choose one, I would certainly choose Nola over Shreveport. You will see more pathology and have better resources in Nola...and there is more to do in the city. Dont let these guys lead you to believe that you have no life while in med school...well, in years 1, 2 and 4 you do. During 3rd year you have a few months where you arent in the hospital 100+ hours a week.
I chose to go back home to Texas for medical school instead of staying in Louisiana. Attendance in class was not mandatory at the school I attended...gross anatomy was the exception...so I took a lot of time off each module and played golf and enjoyed my life. But I had to buckle down and study about 3wks before each module exam though. I graduated in top 25% in med school and #1 in my residency. But, I was 30 when I started med school.
I chose to go back home to Texas for medical school instead of staying in Louisiana. Attendance in class was not mandatory at the school I attended...gross anatomy was the exception...so I took a lot of time off each module and played golf and enjoyed my life. But I had to buckle down and study about 3wks before each module exam though. I graduated in top 25% in med school and #1 in my residency. But, I was 30 when I started med school.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:25 pm to yurintroubl
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Do you mind me asking what years?
2008-2012
the wife and I loved it too, but she just couldn't take the snow. Great city though.
Ramses Sunday brunch is the bomb!!!!!
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:26 pm to kadahoola
I have been advised several times on this board that there is not enough money in medicine to go to medical school.
That basically it is a losing proposition because you have to work so much. That you could basically work at Circle K for so many hours and come out ahead.
So, why do you want to go to medical school?
That basically it is a losing proposition because you have to work so much. That you could basically work at Circle K for so many hours and come out ahead.
So, why do you want to go to medical school?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:33 pm to white perch
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2008-2012
3 of the same years my sis was there. Trauma folks kinda kept to themselves.
Her initials are --- FWIW. Don't know how many paths may have crossed with varying disciplines.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:39 pm to yurintroubl
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doesn't ring a bell, but I'm sure we saw each other at some point in the fish bowl at university hospital's ER.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:40 pm to white perch
Edit yer quote, if you please.
about to take her initials down.
about to take her initials down.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:51 pm to kadahoola
I loved my time at LSU-NO and never even considered Shreveport. I had plenty of time for fun, you just have to learn to balance things. I would have been miserable in Shreveport, personally, so I didn't even apply.
If you're going to do well in med school, you will likely do well no matter where you're at. We had a great class with a good portion of our class going to some great places like Vanderbilt, Harvard, Mayo and Duke. The school only influences your outcome so much - it's really what you put into it. As far as board scores go, it's pretty much all on you.
If you're going to do well in med school, you will likely do well no matter where you're at. We had a great class with a good portion of our class going to some great places like Vanderbilt, Harvard, Mayo and Duke. The school only influences your outcome so much - it's really what you put into it. As far as board scores go, it's pretty much all on you.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:55 pm to kadahoola
Kadahoola,
I went to Shreveport, reluctantly, and liked it. I interviewed up there just because, even moved to New Orleans thinking I was going there.
I grew up near New Orleans, so for me, heading to Shreveport lead to less distractions. Not because of the night life, but because I knew friends would call to go out. I lived in South Highlands, which was really, really nice. In fact, I wish I could have taken my house and neighborhood with me to residency.
The systems-based approach I didn't particularly care for. But, how you do is totally dependent on you and not the teaching (just like residency). Like others have said, how you do on the steps and place in the class are more important than which school you go to.
I will say, Shreveport had block testing the 1st year, so you could party hard for 2 weeks, then buckle down for 2 weeks of studying before the tests. Year 2 starts with a test every Monday, and many blocks after that are every other week. 3rd year you will have no life, and 4th year is a blast.
As to the pathology of NO vs. Shreveport, you will have an active gun and knife club, as well as many blunt injuries, so trauma will be the same, although maybe a little less in Shreveport. As I've only done Ortho rotations in New Orleans, I can't tell you how the medical environment compares, though.
I went to Shreveport, reluctantly, and liked it. I interviewed up there just because, even moved to New Orleans thinking I was going there.
I grew up near New Orleans, so for me, heading to Shreveport lead to less distractions. Not because of the night life, but because I knew friends would call to go out. I lived in South Highlands, which was really, really nice. In fact, I wish I could have taken my house and neighborhood with me to residency.
The systems-based approach I didn't particularly care for. But, how you do is totally dependent on you and not the teaching (just like residency). Like others have said, how you do on the steps and place in the class are more important than which school you go to.
I will say, Shreveport had block testing the 1st year, so you could party hard for 2 weeks, then buckle down for 2 weeks of studying before the tests. Year 2 starts with a test every Monday, and many blocks after that are every other week. 3rd year you will have no life, and 4th year is a blast.
As to the pathology of NO vs. Shreveport, you will have an active gun and knife club, as well as many blunt injuries, so trauma will be the same, although maybe a little less in Shreveport. As I've only done Ortho rotations in New Orleans, I can't tell you how the medical environment compares, though.
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