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Medical Specialties
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Preventive medicine is good medicine for every one and useable for everyone also thanks!! Contraception
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Women Physicians
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What specialty are you considering? As you may have seen, I switched to IM after 1 year. Its not as exciting, but the options and potential flexibility are certainly more. Will locums give you benifits? Are there any gyn only jobs out there for you?
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Women Physicians
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I'm sure you remember a lot of what you learned during med school and residency and intellectually would be able to complete your residency successfully. The trick is to convince your residency program or another residency program to give you a chan
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Women Physicians
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Like DrEthiope i am also an ob/gyn. I have been out 2 years from residency. I am actively trying to get out of obstetrics, I can't stand it, the lifestyle is HORRIBLE and patients are extremely demanding (at least in private practice). I never see my
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Women Physicians
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That sounds like a great option. I hope it works out well for you.
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General Discussion
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It is not for everyone - certainly - and you really have to figure out if you would like being in the military too, but I took the HPSP scholarship for the AF. I'm very happy with it, and in contrast to all the griping and moaning you see on SDN, I'm
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Family & Parenting
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Great news on the appointment! Good luck on your exam! You will have to let us know if you think any of your spicy food etc. ends up helping things along. I'll be taking notes for my own right-up-against-Pulm test situation. My perfect time for my ba
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Introductions & Connections
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ataylor I really think you sound responsible and have the ability to make this long hard journey. Like annie501 said your stability for your daugher is the most important thing. Do everything you can to get into UCSD. I am in a similar situation
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Family & Parenting
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I have reduced most expenses since my first post and live off of very little so I can attend school full time with less worry. I have found that living on less isnt so bad. I am hoping to be finished with my Pre Med classes by 33 years old. I am to
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General Discussion
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Hello, I am about 60% done with my pre med (bio med) and have two children, one is 7 and the other 11. It has been hard but I always make time for my studies, and the kids. I found that having a very structured schedule really helps. I have reduced
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Women Physicians
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Becco, I was very close to deciding to take that year off, and then I got some advice from a thread I posted on here a few weeks back. It made me take a step back and realize that getting back into this field after leaving may not be as easy as eve
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International
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hi I am a 4th year med student, actually where I study, it is 7 years of medical studying in order to become a GP, so 3 more years of clinical practice of which my last year would be my internship. I was wondering if anyone could give me some informa
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General Discussion
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Popcorn - I know, but I've only heard of OB/GYN's having to pay a figure like the 150,000 a doc posting on here was talking about after practicing for seven years! That's like paying for medical school twice! Thanks for the suggestions/info! I'm ju
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Women in Medicine Blogs & Diaries
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Well, today was the 4th full day without DH, and also the first day of neonatology. My friend L came over this morning to take R to daycare with me, so she can do it for the rest of the week since I have to be at the hospital before daycare opens. I
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General Discussion
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Originally Posted By: sah-As a comment, trying to survive in clinical academic medicine where you have clinical ie direct patient responsibilities is very different from research/pathology as you have these people that need you........... Unless yo
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Women Physicians
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Well, 350 k in debt seems like an awful lot if you have no guarantee of landing a residency and are so limited in what states you can eventually practice in. It sounds like your current partner may not be willing to compromise anyway, whatever your
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Family & Parenting
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My husband felt very good about the 4-night class we took at the local hospital. It had some good, practical info for me too that I actually used during the birth. The booklet we used explaned that the stages/phases weren't totally static, and that t
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Women in Medicine Blogs & Diaries
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Hi Jackie, I am a 33 year old mom with one child and seriously considering going into pre-med then onto med school. I want this as much as you do. For me it is confidence level. I love medical too. I worked for a hospital for 8 years and relate to th
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Debates, Issues & Talk
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Oh, I only cuddled babies when I was on those rotations. Never wandered over from medicine to do it.
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Residents
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I just wanted to start a threat about fellowships. I'm curious about who matched this June, who's applying now, who wants to apply etc. Student doctor has a thread about it but its old and I am partial to this one! I'll start. I'm applying to Endocr
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Residents
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So Update! I took some of your advice during my month of night float (on the River Styx) and honestly I think it worked out really well. I got to know the nurses a bit and learned little bit about each of them to chat with them about it. I know, f
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Women Physicians
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Almost everyone that practices direct patient care has an experience that causes them to doubt their ability in their early training. If this is what you are meant to be then you will get through it. Having a major crisis in confidence is very comm
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Thinking of a Becoming a Doctor
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Hello there, to tell you a little about myself when I was little I never dreamed of becoming a doctor; however when I got into my teens I started to realize how much I wanted to help people. It became even more apparent when my father had a grand mal
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Family & Parenting
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I'm glad things are working out.
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General Discussion
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I agree that I might need to see a counselor. which I can actually do at my school. I am not approaching this in a healthy manner at all. With medicine.. I love the science of it.. love being able to be called doc..and love the idea of having a job I
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