How many people go to the Parties during orientation and after test?

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RJGOP said:
I've never understood why so many people liked emergency medicine.
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Seems exciting, 35-hour work weeks, not hideously competitive.
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EMDO2018 said:
Lol, just random thoughts of my day. First, Im studying so much right now that I hate gross anatomy, we have a written test and a practical Friday. I took a break and went to the psychiatry interest group meeting today, which was in a bar. I like the psych residents though, a LOT more than I like the surgery residents. Lastly, when you're stressed out don't have time to sleep or masturbate as much, you make really bad decisions
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Good...we don't really like you either.
 
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PL198 said:
Like 1/4 of my class is in the Emergency med interest group. Between that and Ortho it's probably 95 % of the class.
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I'm interested in it, but I don't have blinders on. I definitely want to look into a lot of things before I settle into that.

RJGOP said:
I've never understood why so many people liked emergency medicine.
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I think visionary tics nailed it. I also think that those are all pretty bad reasons.

DarknightX said:
Good...we don't really like you either.
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So simple, but so much spite. I like it.

VisionaryTics said:
Seems exciting, 35-hour work weeks, not hideously competitive.
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I would say that's part of it, and romanticizing it is the other aspect.
People think the following
1. variety
2. lot's of procedures
3. don't deal as much with chronic disease
4. low hours
5. controlled hours.

None of them are totally true from what I've seen/heard (family/friends in ED). Some are blatantly crap (especially #3). It's stupid of me, but my main draw to the field is this romantic idea that I might be competent if something bad happens right in front of me.

I think I can tolerate most of the BS, the weird hours, and the repetitiveness. It would be nice to have a life outside of medicine, to the extent its possible.
 
EMDO2018 said:
Lol, just random thoughts of my day. First, Im studying so much right now that I hate gross anatomy, we have a written test and a practical Friday. I took a break and went to the psychiatry interest group meeting today, which was in a bar. I like the psych residents though, a LOT more than I like the surgery residents. Lastly, when you're stressed out don't have time to sleep or masturbate as much, you make really bad decisions
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Well I can for sure say that a lack of orgasms makes me cranky lol. Does it really take you that long to masturbate tho?
 
touchpause13 said:
Well I can for sure say that a lack of orgasms makes me cranky lol. Does it really take you that long to masturbate tho?
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That's what I was wondering when he said he's so stressed out he doesn't have time to sleep or masturbate.
 
If a girl says she wants to chill after the exam, what happen then?
 
RJGOP said:
I've never understood why so many people liked emergency medicine.
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TV and movies, probably. Although, I imagine the interest groups don't really indicate true interest. I think EM is one of the lesser represented specialties for the match at my school, despite the popularity of EMIG, while peds is really high (historically 40%).
 
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Pathology interest group is where it is at.
 
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MedWonk said:
TV and movies, probably. Although, I imagine the interest groups don't really indicate true interest. I think EM is one of the lesser represented specialties for the match at my school, despite the popularity of EMIG, while peds is really high (historically 40%).
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Most people in my class, granted were m1's with only a few weeks of med school under our belt, want to be in either EM or Derm at the moment. Surprisingly there isn't the huge ortho group that you'd expect. I probably wouldn't join an interest group but I found that I'm one of the few students really into surgery, specifically ortho.
 
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EMDO2018 said:
If a girl says she wants to chill after the exam, what happen then?
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Get her drunk and see where things go, I think.

At least that's what I've heard you're supposed to do. Not exactly sure how it works, and it seems sorta sketch to me.
 
Kahreek said:
Pathology interest group is where it is at.
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Yeah but that job market is tight, real tight. I asked a pathologist about the job market, and she gave me the pathology cliff hypothesis as expected.
 
Arkangeloid said:
Get her drunk and see where things go, I think.

At least that's what I've heard you're supposed to do. Not exactly sure how it works, and it seems sorta sketch to me.
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Okay, you seem like a knowledgeable guy.
 
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Arkangeloid said:
Get her drunk and see where things go, I think.

At least that's what I've heard you're supposed to do. Not exactly sure how it works, and it seems sorta sketch to me.
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Not sure if SRS.... You drink if you want to drink , not to get with them..

If a female explicitly says she wants to hang out with you, that means you're going to enjoy what comes next if you don't screw up and are interested in her.
 
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Arkangeloid said:
Get her drunk and see where things go, I think.

At least that's what I've heard you're supposed to do. Not exactly sure how it works, and it seems sorta sketch to me.
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don't rape the poor girl.

Just chill with her. Watch Netflix and see what happens
 
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Arkangeloid said:
Get her drunk and see where things go, I think.

At least that's what I've heard you're supposed to do. Not exactly sure how it works, and it seems sorta sketch to me.
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I hope you're kidding.
 
EMDO2018 said:
Yeah but that job market is tight, real tight. I asked a pathologist about the job market, and she gave me the pathology cliff hypothesis as expected.
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What pathology subspecialty was she in?
 
RJGOP said:
Most people in my class, granted were m1's with only a few weeks of med school under our belt, want to be in either EM or Derm at the moment. Surprisingly there isn't the huge ortho group that you'd expect. I probably wouldn't join an interest group but I found that I'm one of the few students really into surgery, specifically ortho.
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Or join every interest group just to f- with people. Heck let's face it - people go to these meetings for free food and drink.
 
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Well, I think I got in the 50s or so, so I failed the class. I guess that sinks any chance I had of getting into anything that wasn't FM or Peds. Shame, I really thought things were going to go well this time, with the work I put into it.

Everybody else is going to be partying, I'll probably cry myself to sleep again, then we'll see what happens.
 
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Arkangeloid said:
Well, I think I got in the 50s or so, so I failed the class. I guess that sinks any chance I had of getting into anything that wasn't FM or Peds. Shame, I really thought things were going to go well this time, with the work I put into it. Shame.
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Are you sure you did that badly? Do you think it was bc you spend too much time on SDN or worrying/anxiety rather than studying?
 
Arkangeloid said:
Well, I think I got in the 50s or so, so I failed the class. I guess that sinks any chance I had of getting into anything that wasn't FM or Peds. Shame, I really thought things were going to go well this time, with the work I put into it. Shame.

Not sure what to do, maybe I'll have to kill myself, I dunno.

Everybody else is going to be partying, I'll probably cry myself to sleep again, then we'll see what happens.
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Dont do that. Go talk to someone. Seriously.

And, you may not have failed. Your grades havent come out yet
 
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DermViser said:
Are you sure you did that badly? Do you think it was bc you spend too much time on SDN or worrying/anxiety rather than studying?
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Yea, went to the review and counted what I missed, or gave up counting when the number fell below 60% lol.
 
Arkangeloid said:
Yea, went to the review and counted what I missed, or gave up counting when the number fell below 60% lol.
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Was it a final exam? Was it bc you didn't go thru the material enough times to solidify it in your head? Or you knew the material but couldn't apply it?
 
DermViser said:
Was it a final exam? Was it bc you didn't go thru the material enough times to solidify it in your head? Or you knew the material but couldn't apply it?
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I think I knew it but I couldn't apply it, the questions were just so abstract and weird, they threw me off completely.

Might drop out of med school and go get an engineering degree or something. Will prob be easier.
 
Arkangeloid said:
I think I knew it but I couldn't apply it, the questions were just so abstract and weird, they threw me off completely.
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You think you knew it? Or you know you knew it? So they weren't rote memorization questions?
 
Arkangeloid said:
Yea, went to the review and counted what I missed, or gave up counting when the number fell below 60% lol.
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I'm sorry Ark, I know you think I'm an enemy or whatever, but I'm sorry. I would encourage you to do some soul searching and reevaluate your approach to the material and be honest with your study methods. If you got into this medical school, then I know you are capable of handling it.
 
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DermViser said:
You think you knew it? Or you know you knew it? So they weren't rote memorization questions?
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They weren't rote memorization questions, they required you to synthesize and put together random crap, I really didn't expect the test would be like that.
 
Arkangeloid said:
They weren't rote memorization questions, they required you to synthesize and put together random crap, I really didn't expect the test would be like that.
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Were they huge clinical vignettes with lab values, etc. where you had to apply equations and stuff?
 
Arkangeloid said:
No equations, but yeah, massive clinical vignettes with labs and crap.
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What was hard about it? I've had basic exams before where it seemed like the lecturer's questions were more written for the specialist than the medical student.
 
Arkangeloid said:
They weren't rote memorization questions, they required you to synthesize and put together random crap, I really didn't expect the test would be like that.
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Sorry dude. Don't make any rash decisions before you get the score back at least.
 
DermViser said:
Is there any curving?
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No, never. Not that it would help me anyways, I'm the worst student in the class.

DermViser said:
What was hard about it? I've had basic exams before where it seemed like the lecturer's questions were more written for the specialist than the medical student.
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The questions required you to synthesize all kinds of random crap. Also, what frustrates me about Pulm is that you cannot reduce things to pathomnemonics, and the diff dish lists are so big that the answer could be anything I guess.
 
Arkangeloid said:
The questions required you to synthesize all kinds of random crap. Also, what frustrates me about Pulm is that you cannot reduce things to pathomnemonics, and the diff dish lists are so big that the answer could be anything I guess.
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What are DISH lists? It was a multiple choice exam, right?
 
DermViser said:
What are DISH lists? It was a multiple choice exam, right?
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Oops, I meant diff diagnosis. And yeah it's multiples choice, but that wasn't really helpful.

I don't know what more I can say, I don't remember too many specifics (not that I could share them here anyways). They'll call me for my trial soon, and there I'll see the exam again.
 
Arkangeloid said:
Oops, I meant diff diagnosis. And yeah it's multiples choice, but that wasn't really helpful.

I don't know what more I can say, I don't remember too many specifics (not that I could share them here anyways). They'll call me for my trial soon, and there I'll see the exam again.
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Did the class as a whole think they did bad?
 
Arkangeloid said:
I know that I failed and there will be no curve.
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Well take a break over the weekend. You'll have more than enough time to decide a course of action once you get your grade back.
 
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xffan624 said:
I'm sorry Ark, I know you think I'm an enemy or whatever, but I'm sorry. I would encourage you to do some soul searching and reevaluate your approach to the material and be honest with your study methods. If you got into this medical school, then I know you are capable of handling it.
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Well, I figured you were my enemy because you never said anything in my favor while "liking" everything critical of me. Perhaps I was mistaken.

DermViser said:
Well take a break over the weekend. You'll have more than enough time to decide a course of action once you get your grade back.
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Right, but isn't the game basically over for me at this point? 2 failed (and remediated) classes mean that no residency program bar the ones at the bottom will ever deign to consider me.

I just feel so horrible. So many people put their faith in me: my friends, family, tutors, undergrad professors, etc, and all I've brought them is shame and dishonor.

I'm thinking about leaving medicine permanently FWIW. The only problem would be that a lib arts degree means scant employment opportunities, plus I would have to explain this to prospective employers lol. Oh, and the shame and dishonor intrinsic to my failures I suppose.
 
Arkangeloid said:
Right, but isn't the game basically over for me at this point? 2 failed (and remediated) classes mean that no residency program bar the ones at the bottom will ever deign to consider me.

I just feel so horrible. So many people put their faith in me: my friends, family, tutors, undergrad professors, etc, and all I've brought them is shame and dishonor.

I'm thinking about leaving medicine permanently FWIW. The only problem would be that a lib arts degree means scant employment opportunities, plus I would have to explain this to prospective employers lol. Oh, and the shame and dishonor intrinsic to my failures I suppose.
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You have no idea what your grade is yet at. You have no idea what your residency prospects are. Stop letting things snowball. Stop talking about "shame and dishonor". This isn't the Disney movie Mulan.
 
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Arkangeloid said:
No equations, but yeah, massive clinical vignettes with labs and crap.
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Arkangeloid said:
No, never. Not that it would help me anyways, I'm the worst student in the class.

The questions required you to synthesize all kinds of random crap. Also, what frustrates me about Pulm is that you cannot reduce things to pathomnemonics, and the diff dish lists are so big that the answer could be anything I guess.
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Did you do any practice questions? If your school writes vignette-style questions, it's probably in your best interest to pick up a subscription to USMLERx or something so you can get used to thinking like that. Unless the exam writer is really really bad at writing exams for your level of education, there should always be enough material in the vignette that points you directly to the correct answer if you know what to look for and how to synthesize it. That's what the bulk of Step 1 is, and just like the MCAT, you have to learn how to approach the questions and do a lot of practice. It's not something you can just study and know the info cold, because it's not just memorization. What's helpful in Pulm is the labs, especially PFTs, and if you're not used to synthesizing the lab info with the clinical picture, figuring out the disease will be difficult.

Just calm down and relax until you get your score back and can look at the exam. Please talk to someone if you are feeling hopeless. And perhaps look into a Qbank (but not Uworld yet)
 
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