|
» GC Stats |
Members: 329,769
Threads: 115,673
Posts: 2,205,410
|
| Welcome to our newest member, Youngwhisy |
|
 |
|
05-30-2007, 12:12 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2003
Location: in a far end of town where the grickle grass grows
Posts: 2,940
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie
|
I just saw this post/thread- I have the whole set for my classroom. The kids (even the high schoolers) love them!
__________________
Just keep swimming
|
05-30-2007, 05:29 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: new jersey
Posts: 140
|
|
|
ahhhh! my friend was presenting her biology thesis and next to her poster she had e. coli and strep. so my friends who went to see her thought this was great, so the girl presenting got each of the seniors on the crew team a giant microbe!
i got syphilis, and my roomate got gonorrhea. it was pretty funny.
__________________
zeta tau alpha
seek the noblest
|
09-14-2007, 10:39 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Santa Monica/Beverly Hills
Posts: 8,634
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie
|
I got "The Clap" for my husband for our 4th anniversary! Actually, I walked around all day at work, handing it to people then telling them that I just gave them gonnorhea! Invariably, everyone dropped it like a hot potato!
blackngoldengrl, enjoy 3rd year....it was easily my favorite year of med school! Sure, 4th year is cake, but 3rd year is exciting!! Still want OB/GYN? I came soooo close to doing OB before I made the insane decision to do Surgery. After two grueling years of 120hr work weeks and q3 call, I made the best decision of my life and switched to Radiology. Awesome field! You might consider it...great options for practice!! 
__________________
AOII
One Motto, One Badge, One Bond and Singleness of Heart!
|
09-16-2007, 05:19 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Posts: 271
|
|
Ahh Surgery?!! You were a trooper to stick it out as long as you did, and before the 80 hour reform?! Hats off!
I'm still thinking ob/gyn, but I have yet to do the roation. So far I've liked family and psych. Next rotation is medicine...q4 call. 
__________________
Kappa Alpha Theta "The Fraternity was always second in my mind to coeducation. It was organized to help the girls win out in their fight to stay in college on a man's campus. We had to make a place for women in a man's world, and the Fraternity was one means to that bigger end." -Bettie Locke Hamilton
|
03-23-2008, 06:02 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 281
|
|
|
Derm is competitive because of:
1) Great lifestyle. There aren't a whole lot of dermatological emergencies that require you to be on call.
2) Lots of money. Most dermatologists are doing a lot of different procedures - like botox - which aren't covered by insurance companies so the market dictates the cost not the insurance companies.
3) There are very few residency spots, so supply is very low. This is what amps up the competitiveness, while the first two things I mention are what have driven up demand.
I personally don't understand it entirely. While I certainly want a good lifestyle and good money, I also want to be interested in the medicine I'm doing...one look at a clinical derm book was enough to sour me on the whole field - just disgusting picture after disgusting picture. I guess some people are able to put aside that aspect in order to focus on the money.
__________________
"I address the haters and underestimaters, then ride up on 'em like they escalators"
- Abraham Lincoln
|
03-23-2008, 06:11 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Santa Monica/Beverly Hills
Posts: 8,634
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRedBeta
I personally don't understand it entirely. While I certainly want a good lifestyle and good money, I also want to be interested in the medicine I'm doing...one look at a clinical derm book was enough to sour me on the whole field - just disgusting picture after disgusting picture. I guess some people are able to put aside that aspect in order to focus on the money.
|
I agree with you on that, but I think the students that become interested in derm are interested because of the competitive nature of the field and then convince themselves that derm is why they went into medicine in the first place. In practice, they see mostly acne and skin cancer with the occasional atopic dermatitis and psoriasis to mix things up. The rest of the time they just biopsy it anyway. The sad thing is that the most difficult field, Internal Medicine, often does not get the best and brightest.
__________________
AOII
One Motto, One Badge, One Bond and Singleness of Heart!
|
03-24-2008, 10:22 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 12,783
|
|
|
One of my best friends is a third-year and she just told me she's deciding on OB/GYN! I am sooooo proud of her as a student and as my friend. She worked so hard for this and I can't wait to call her doctor!
|
06-17-2008, 10:28 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Posts: 271
|
|
Haven't posted in a while and I want to say...three more days until my last shelf EVER and I'll be a 4th year! Bring on the residency apps! 
__________________
Kappa Alpha Theta "The Fraternity was always second in my mind to coeducation. It was organized to help the girls win out in their fight to stay in college on a man's campus. We had to make a place for women in a man's world, and the Fraternity was one means to that bigger end." -Bettie Locke Hamilton
|
06-18-2008, 05:10 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 281
|
|
|
Congrats! I have 9 days (and three more nights of call !yikes!) until my last shelf. We had a big meeting yesterday about Dean's letters, ERAS and the Match...sounds so much more intense than the AMCAS! At least this time I know that I'll be going somewhere for sure at this time next year. That 93% match rate is very comforting.
__________________
"I address the haters and underestimaters, then ride up on 'em like they escalators"
- Abraham Lincoln
|
06-18-2008, 06:01 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 9,971
|
|
Good luck to both of you! My best friend is taking her last shelf the same day I take the bar exam so we can celebrate together. 
|
08-08-2008, 09:11 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 281
|
|
|
5 weeks into 4th year! How's everyone else doing?
It's been pretty awesome so far. I'm currently in Arizona for a PICU month (yeah I know it's crazy to go to the desert in August) and I'm absolutely loving it. I really think that peds critical care is what I'm going to do with my life. The only caveat is that I've had a really, really great attending this week and I want to make sure that's not overly influencing my decision...but I don't it will be. I'm really focusing on the actual medicine part and the things we're actually doing and that's what I'm really enjoying...
__________________
"I address the haters and underestimaters, then ride up on 'em like they escalators"
- Abraham Lincoln
|
08-08-2008, 10:52 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Beyond
Posts: 5,092
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRedBeta
5 weeks into 4th year! How's everyone else doing?
It's been pretty awesome so far. I'm currently in Arizona for a PICU month (yeah I know it's crazy to go to the desert in August) and I'm absolutely loving it. I really think that peds critical care is what I'm going to do with my life. The only caveat is that I've had a really, really great attending this week and I want to make sure that's not overly influencing my decision...but I don't it will be. I'm really focusing on the actual medicine part and the things we're actually doing and that's what I'm really enjoying...
|
Good for you with peds cc! I know you will make a wonderful physician in that area...
I am in hematology, medical genetics, specifically doing studies with Anemias and I absolutely hate it... The mouse models are loopy and the work is monotonous, and I have ennui...I should be excited because it is Sickle Cell Anemia, but I am not...
Take care of yourself.
__________________
We thank and pledge Alpha Kappa Alpha to remember...
"I'm watching with a new service that translates 'stupid-to-English'" ~ @Shoq of ShoqValue.com 1 of my Tweeple
"Yo soy una mujer negra" ~Zoe Saldana
|
08-25-2008, 09:21 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Posts: 271
|
|
Hi! 4th year is going well so far. I've been pretty busy this month with my OB sub-I, and I love it! I've seen so many really cool things, and delivered one infant, so my total now is 4. Not that high, but I'll be doing this for THE REST OF MY LIFE!! haha. Next month I'm headed to Montana for a month on a reservation, which should be a pretty great experience. Hope all is well out there in school! ERAS apps open up September 1st, apply early and often!
__________________
Kappa Alpha Theta "The Fraternity was always second in my mind to coeducation. It was organized to help the girls win out in their fight to stay in college on a man's campus. We had to make a place for women in a man's world, and the Fraternity was one means to that bigger end." -Bettie Locke Hamilton
|
10-26-2008, 02:35 AM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Sunny California
Posts: 1,516
|
|
|
MS IV
Quote:
Originally Posted by blackngoldengrl
Is anyone else out there in medical school? I need to rant about this cruel punishment!  |
I am.... and nearly done!! I am applying to internal medicine. Haven't been on GC in a looooong time.....
|
10-26-2008, 02:16 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 281
|
|
|
Good to see you back...it's tough having to deal with all this free time isn't it?
__________________
"I address the haters and underestimaters, then ride up on 'em like they escalators"
- Abraham Lincoln
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Hybrid Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
