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Any MDs or Medical Student Anandtechers???

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Gog

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Just curious as to whether there are any Medical Doctors or Medical Students present at Anandtech forums.
 
hey Glen, where are u interviewing at?

I'm applying also, but havn't gotten any interviews. I may get one at UCLA, but it may be to late already. I probably need to re-apply.
 
I'm starting at UW next year and am thinking of doing pre-med...My dad is a doctor, so he should be able to help quite a bit if I make it in to med school =)
 
Well, I am finishing up my pre-med stint and next year I will be starting med-school. Haven't gotten back all of my responces, as of now will most likely be attending SUNY Downstate. I had a bunch of friends that started out as pre-meds with me, and lo and behold, after 3 or so years, not too many remain.

I heard that getting into a Canadian med school is a real pain, actually many Canadian students apply to schools in the US, so best of luck Atlantean.

What school are u interviewing at Glen? good luck on friday.

So heartsurgeon, mind if I ask what school did u attend and do you actually have that much time to tinker with the good ol' computer? I am afraid that once I start attending med school that I will have no time for this stuff, which would be a shame.
 
Done with a PhD...am thinking about Med School...for translational research...who knows...maybe

azim
 


<< like the name says, i'm a heart surgeon (M.D.) >>



Where at, if I can ask?

Do you do open heart or just cath. If open heart, what cardioplegia do you prefer?
 
It's highly variable, Gog. There will be times during your training where the only thing you care about is sleeping (internship) and other times where you actually have plenty of free time (4th year Med school).

Except for during your heavy clinical training times you should be able to make some time for computer fiddling. But it will require a fair amount of diligence and discipline ....can't let the computer turn into a time sink! 😉

Good luck at Downstate, you'll get some excellent hands-on training there during your last 2 years. One of the best residents in my group was a Downstate graduate.

fraz
 
What are my chances of getting accepted to medical school at a 3.4GPA with a Biomedical Engineering major (specializing in electrical engineering)? I'm really worried my gpa is too low.
 
3.4 in EE isn't too bad. just get good MCATs. There are many people with worse GPAs.

med forums

I'll be applying this year... I have a lot of time for my computer addiction... oops "hobby" but then again I have a problem with prioritizing.
 
My GPA was a 2.3 Double Major Finance and Philosophy
I took my science classes 10 years later GPA 3.7
I will find out this week if I get in.
 
My wife calls me the DR. of LOVE, does that count?














j/k, not an MD here but my father-in-law is a pathologist, my sister-in-law is a pediatrician and my brother-in-law is currently in Med. School. I'm the blacksheep of the family.
 
I have a huge question.

I graduated with a 3.01 GPA with a degree in Management Information Systems (feel free to flame me engineers ;-) )

I am SERIOUSLY thinking about a career in the medical field.

What is the best way to research this or to go about it? PM if you have any ideas...I don't know where to start.
 
I read a "Barron's Guide To Medical & Dental Schools" book (huge 😛) that said med schools will usually accept you up to the age of about 35. When I read this book about 2 years ago, it showed that if 75,000 people apply to medical school, only about 10,000 get accepted. So, apply to as many medical schools as you can. I knew a girl that applied to about 73 medical schools & she only got accepted to 1 school, so "the more the better." If I were you, I'd first set out a plan on how to achieve high mcat scores and also get involved with a reputable community service group (give food to poor, etc). This will show that your serious about going to medical school. hope this helps. 🙂

-dejacky
 


<< Do you do open heart or just cath. If open heart, what cardioplegia do you prefer? >>



visit my site Evansville Heart Center for details - i highly recommend the image gallery

i am a heart surgeon. cardiologists (they do heart caths) are absolutely NOT heart surgeons, even though they like people to think they are.

i use cold blood cardio, antegrade, unless a valve case, redo, or very high risk, then use retrograde (20 - min intervals, high volumes 750-1000 ml)

rmblam - what's your line of work?
 
Nice job Heartsurgeon.
It is very important for Doctors to publish their results and for patients to research these rusults.
Everyone should be doing this.
 
Yeah, I'm a fourth year resident in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Sixteen months until I'm DONE. I'm sure you guys here who are finished can certainly relate....
Any job openings for an ENT near you?
😉

Gog, it all depends on where you are. I'm went to medical school in Canada and I'm doing my residency in Canada. It wasn't really that tough getting in, it was just a lot of hard work. After you finish a residency, you have the option of continuing some training in a fellowship, i.e. a subspecialization. It is becoming more difficult to get fellowships in the USA as the American Boards are really closing off access to training programs. The people two years behind me in my program are no longer board-eligible.

As for free time, it depends on what you are doing for a residency! Mine is not so bad, but I'm the Chief Resident in a month, and I foresee a huge downturn in my computer usage.
 
I am currently at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Most of you will probably know this province by knowing that Calgary is in this province too...
One of the nice things about being in a Canadian medical program is that the hands-on experience is better by far than the American programs. The number of cases that I've done so far would be met with skepticism by US programs.
 
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