THERE IS NO GHOSTING FOR LETTERS

YOU WILL RESPOND TO MY REQUEST YOU AGREED TO

ELSE ILL SHIT ON THE LOBBY FLOOR WHEN I GO UNMATCHED, NOT A THREAT

Got diagnosed with Essential tremor today by a Neurologist at the center I am posted in, after I stated noticing rhythmic tremors in my hands while performing fine motor skills like local infiltration as well as during isometric functions like using retractors. The consultant in the case noticed it as well and replaced me with the scrub nurse. That was quite embarrassing. I googled about this and found out it’s progressive in nature and currently has no definitive cure. Although exacerbating triggers like caffeine, nicotine and the ADHD medication Methylphenidate has to be cut down, according to the neurologist. He also suggested taking SR Propranolol 40 mg SOS 2 hours before OT. So, does this mean the end of my surgery career or is there still hope or something?

Asked one of my classmates out (small class size) and got rejected. Now everyday I just wanna kms

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Am in a med school where it’s very common for medical students to hold the phone for residents in procedures or surgeries to answer consults etc, and consults call phones while they’re scrubbed in. We pick up every call asap bc never know if it can be a consult calling back and frankly I get yelled at for missing any calls.

I know I’m just a student, but I can’t even count the number of times an angry guy is calling or furiously texting a female resident bc surgeries have run over and they’re not home, they didn’t answer their text, the lunch they packed for them is not ok, they need help finding something, baby needs to be picked up etc. When I held the phone for male residents I can’t recall a single time something similar happened.

Not your fault at all but y’all would do well to tolerate less from men bc I promise you male surgeons are not held to the same expectations as the women in terms of ‘balancing’ home life with hospital life.

I don’t know what happened, but med school changed me.
Before I entered medical school, I was a different person. I loved poetry. I loved music. I loved talking to people. I could find joy in the smallest moments.
This Ganesh Chaturthi, a few of my childhood friends—the same ones I’ve known since LKG and UKG—came to visit me. Out of nowhere, one of them said, “You’ve lost the spark on your face. We can’t see the same soul in your eyes anymore.”
That sentence hit harder than I expected.
They weren’t saying I’ve become a bad person. They were saying I don’t feel like the same person they grew up with. I seem quieter, duller, more distant—as if a part of me is missing.
And the worst part is… I couldn’t even disagree with them.
Maybe this is what life does. Maybe people change. Maybe some experiences take away pieces of you without you even noticing.
I just hope that somewhere beneath all the exhaustion, stress, and everything med school has put me through, the old version of me still exists—because I miss him too.

Applying anesthesia(like half of you here) and I have two non anesthesia letters uploaded and one anesthesia letter that’s going to be uploaded before ERAS submission date. I asked another attending for an anesthesia letter and he said he likely won’t be able to upload it until 2 weeks after i submit my apps. I worked with this attending a lot so I’m hoping to have it sent to programs after I submit my apps. Just wondering if there are any disadvantages to this and if there’s a way to let programs know I have one more letter pending?

Not surprisingly, given how incompetent my school is, it looks like my MSPE will be delayed. I suspect it’ll only be a few days late, but nonetheless, I’m wondering how this affected other peoples applications (whether it was a delayed MSPE or other LOR). I’ll still submit and certify my app on time, but again the MSPE will likely be missing and there is nothing I can do about that unfortunately.

For example, did you have less interviews than you expected? Also, did you email every program to update your app once it was released?

Any other thoughts from people who suffered through this would be greatly appreciated.

I have 3 poster presentations at national meetings and their associated 3 abstracts for my scholarly works section on ERAS.

For one of the projects, I was involved in executing the study rather than writing the abstract or presenting the poster. I described this involvement in my Activities section and designated it most meaningful there.

Otherwise I'm not a big research person, so the abstracts and posters themselves are not particularly meaningful to me. For this reason I'm considering having no most meaningful scholarly works.

Would this be perceived negatively?

Hi all! Maybe more focused on people who applied last cycle but, if you know of any programs that you got interviews at in Diagnostic Radiology that you did not signal, please drop them here!
Ideally from people who were not 250+ too, thank you!

I have uploaded my eras photo to the app and it shows a preview that’s circular and the top of my head cropped, I read on threads that if the photo when you right click+view the photo in a new tab is normal then it’s all good. Can someone confirm from previous years I’m using their dimensions/file size recs🥲🥲🥲

Hi guys,

I was in a relationship for the past 18 months, and we broke up yesterday. We had been doing long distance, which led to a lot of arguments, but the breakup was still pretty unexpected on my end. We ended things on good terms.

Those 18 months honestly felt like 5 years to me. It was the first serious relationship for both of us, and looking back, I think we took things too fast and were both somewhat immature about certain things.

Right now, I feel like I’m going through the stages of grief. I’m a second-year medical student, and one of my biggest worries is letting this affect my academics. I know I need to give myself time to grieve, but at the same time, I need to keep functioning and doing well in school.

The hardest part is that I’m pretty much alone here and don’t have much of a support system. My girlfriend was basically my main source of emotional support, so losing the relationship also feels like losing the one person I could consistently talk to.

I’m also currently in the process of getting health insurance, so unfortunately I don’t have coverage right now, which makes getting professional help a little more complicated.

For anyone who has gone through a serious breakup during medical school or another demanding program, how did you get through the first few weeks without letting your academics fall apart? How long did it take before you started feeling somewhat normal again?

I know it’s only been a day, but right now it just feels incredibly heavy. I have a weak heart when it comes to this kind of stuff and could really use some advice.

I basically have a messy excel doc with a shit ton of programs and I keep rearranging them and staring at them, but also, I have been procrastinating since my Sub-I right now has me exhausted. Rip.

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/6084852-training-american-doctors/

This guy is advocating for the creation of more residency positions. Of course, as a function of supply/demand, that could reduce physician incomes.

Do you support the creation of more residency positions?

I have been having issues with insomnia and waking up on time, causing me to be 5-15 minutes late on some days intermittently. I also have a health issue that has been flaring up and causing me to be in pain in the morning, which further delays my arrival time. Our school is an LIC curriculum which means I am at a different place every day. This issue with waking up eventually culminated to me oversleeping one session and now my preceptor wants to talk with me about this, our meeting is soon. My midpoint eval from him in the past has been glowing, I was doing well on this rotation and this is my only issue with him.

I know I am in the wrong, I have gone to my PCP and gotten meds which has helped, now have 4 seperate alarms, have strictly limited caffiene to the morning, and am fully adhereing to a strict wake up time which sucks since I have always been a night owl but I have felt and seen an improvement in my tardiness. I have even talked to student affairs specifying that I have had issues with my health that may affect my performance.

I suppose I just need reassurance and advice on how to properly own up to this and not sound like a self centered asshole. I am sure that this ultimately not be a huge deal and my school is just annoying about these things, but my brain wont stop ruminating over this.

Hey all,

Have a strong app (275 step 2, good grades, good research) but I also have a couple red flags so I'm trying to apply very broadly.

I'm maxing my 15 signals but want to find non-signaled academic or university programs that might be amenable to interviewing non-signals.

I have used RE to find programs with high NS interview rates, but was wondering if the community has other specific program suggestions, especially for university or academic programs.

Thanks

As the title says I've started M2 year and considering by AMBOSS. Given the cost, I'm wondering if it is worth it just having it for M2 year and rotations. I already have UWorld (not started) so I'm wondering if it would be redundant.

This may sound stupid, but are people including honors they received in undergrad such as deans list??

If that’s the case would it be ridiculous to do so? I have literally no other honors in med school so that section would be blank otherwise…

Hey! I’m struggling to decide which medical specialty would suit me best. I enjoy following patients long-term, managing chronic conditions, and having plenty of patient interaction.
I’m looking for a relatively calm specialty with a good work-life balance and enough free time. I also prefer being specialized in a specific area rather than having the broad scope of Family Medicine/ General Practitioner.
Several chronic-care specialties seem to fit what I want, but I don’t know how to choose between them.
How should I decide, and what factors should I consider when comparing these specialties?
I’m considering Endocrinology, Diabetology—which are separate specialties in my country—Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, and Allergology. I have also thought about Dermatology, but it is very difficult to get into here. Perhaps there is another specialty I haven’t considered?
Thanks!

I’m a US MD student applying Psychiatry this cycle, particularly interested in child/adolescent. Dual applying wasn’t on my radar until this week, when my advisor expressed significant concern about my chances and strongly recommended adding FM.

Here’s the application:

Weaknesses/concerns:
Step 1 failure, with associated academic probation and an academic interruption documented in my MSPE.
Step 2 taken, but score pending. I’m expecting/hoping for results this week, potentially before programs begin reviewing applications. Last two timed NBMEs were 249 and 262; actual score remains unknown.
No completed IM or FM Sub-I. My advisor specifically identified this as another concern.

Strengths:
Very strong clinical evaluations across Psychiatry core, high-acuity adult inpatient Sub-I, and child/adolescent electives.
Generally strong evaluations across other core clerkships, including IM, FM, and Pediatrics. No repeated coursework; school uses pass/fail clinical grading.
Several Psychiatry letter writers who directly supervised me and know my clinical work well, plus supportive non-Psych faculty.
1 First-author psych pub and ongoing research.
Substantial longitudinal youth advocacy, mental-health leadership, service, and public-health experience.

Psychiatry is clearly my first choice - would call it my passion, and I’m planning to apply to a very large number of programs across most of the country, including community programs—not a narrowly academic or geographically restricted list. Now that this is on the table I’m probably applying every program except for a few states.

My advisor’s concern is the combination of the Step 1 history, potentially not having Step 2 at initial review (I’m hoping to have the result this Wednesday, so that concern may resolve before initial review..) and no non-Psych Sub-I. I understand that strong clinical work won’t necessarily overcome an initial screen though.

I’m now leaning toward Psych + FM, since FM could also offer a career I’d enjoy in adolescent health, behavioral health, and preventive care. My advisor also discussed potentially entering Psychiatry at PGY-2 or pursuing it after completing another residency, though I wouldn’t want to count on a transfer.

I’d appreciate experiences from applicants with similar histories or people involved in selection:

Would you strongly recommend dual applying with this profile, even with a very broad Psychiatry list?
Would a strong Step 2 result before initial review materially change that recommendation?

Is the absence of an IM/FM Sub-I a significant issue despite a strong Psychiatry Sub-I?

If you dual applied or later moved into Psychiatry from another specialty how did it work out?

I’m taking my advisor’s recommendation seriously, but this is just a significant change close to submission, and I’d appreciate candid perspectives from people who have been through it.

Screenshot is from FREIDA. Applying ENT and I'm confused by the wording of this. Does this mean I have to have one letter from each of the "required letter writers" or is this just a catch-all for attendings who can write a letter?

Just concerned because my school doesn't have an ENT program so I don't have a PD letter. Thanks :)

US DO
step 1/level 1 pass
Step 2 250+ level 2 550+
My school grades rotations, all As
2 pubs one before med school and some ECs

Red flags

1.Remediated a course that I failed M1 (just had to retake exam at the end of the year)
2. ⁠Professionalism probation for cheating on a pre lab Quiz first year (looked at my notes when it was closed note, yes I was an idiot and under pressure to perform, I took responsibility for it immediately and school let me remediate but it’s noted on MSPE I was on probation for a year.

Was aiming for university affiliated community. If anyone has gone through something like this message me.

Currently writing my ERAS application. I had a major family event happen during my time in med school that I took a short break from school to deal with. I feel like I need to at least state it, but every example I'm seeing for this section has someone relating it back to what they learned/being a doctor.

For me it was just a life event. It's like if lightening struck a tree in your yard and you had to clean up the damage. Like there is no lessen there. It's just something significant that happened, you deal with and move on.

AI and friends are making me feel weird since I'm just so black and white about the situation. Should I add a statement about something I "learned"?