Owner: Medical School: A Non-Traditional Approach URL:http://4medschool.blogspot.com Join Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:06:19 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: On November 20, 2008 I received word that I was granted acceptance into Ross University School of Medicine. As I write this, I'm 26 years old and it's been a long time coming. I'm so appreciative and proud of what I've accomplished these past 6 years to g Site statistics:Click here
"Bookwork means nothing when you cant comprehend the significance of what you are learning." 2008-11-21 22:02:00 J, M.D. writes: "I remember when I applied a while ago. My stats were 33Q, 3.8 GPA, noncategorical surgery internship, a publication in cardiac failure and I barely got in the US Schools. 2007 was just the ridiculously competitive year. However I was glad I took off a year and did a entire year of plastics and reconstructive surgery with one of the docs I had my surgery internships with. The year
GPA & MCAT Scores Aren't Everything 2008-11-21 19:42:00 army_wifey writes:"hi, i was looking for some info and came across ur blog, i was wondering what ur scores were?..on the mcat and ur gpa."My stats were actually really low. At the time I sent my applications, my stats looked something like this:cGPA 3.0Pre-req GPA 3.2MCAT 22P2 Years Acute Patient Care Clinical Work ExperienceEmergency Room Shadowing ExperienceEMT LicenseAmbulance Ride-along Exper Read more:Everything
May 2009 seems so far away... 2008-11-21 00:39:00 ...and yet I have all the time in the world.I applied for Ross University School of Medicine's January 2009 class and got bumped to the May class because January was already full. It feels like it's been so long to get me where I am today--what's a few more months?The truth is, I can probably use the time off away from school. I could probably use the extra time before medical school starts to s
ACCEPTED! 2008-11-20 16:23:00 Today is the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next. I won't bore you all with my story just yet, but it's been a long time coming.I'm 26 years old and I don't recommend the path I took to anyone.After high school I went to college intending to major in Computer Programming. I flunked out in a year. After that I began working full-time as a cashier (having dropped out of school comple
"Intern" 2008-12-13 12:03:00 Enough of the "How To" books. My brain needed a break from that stuff and this is the book my brain chose to read:An excellent book.In 300 pages, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar retells his experiences leading up to, and through, 3 years of internship and residency. It's here that he completes an Internal Medicine residency at New York Hospital. The setting is interesting by itself as he points out that New
"You know, you're never going to make it." 2008-12-11 13:51:00 Everyone has their horror stories.There are times when you're not at your best and things really aren't looking good. Times when things are already going towards the pooper and one person sums it all up in a singular moment of clarity.I shouldn't be in the position I find myself in today.Eight years ago I was a student at DeVry Institute of Technology in Fremont, California. I was on my way towa
The State of Emergency Medicine 2009 2008-12-11 01:34:00 From what I've read, historically EmergencyMedicine
is supposed to be a middle difficulty residency to land. Internal Medicine and Family Practice being the easiest. Neurology, Pathology, and Surgery being some of the most difficult (especially some of the Surgery sub-specialties). This was the information I went into my interview with.The subject of medical specialty came up and the interview Read more:State
Familiar Faces 2008-12-10 17:28:00 It's funny.I did my undergrad at a small private school in northern California. And between all the applicants of all the schools, I already know someone who's currently attending Ross University.I emailed her a few days back with a bunch of questions. (What can I say? I always have a bunch of questions.) She finally got back to me.She graduated from my college last Spring, began her first sem
I'm going to write a book. 2008-12-09 15:16:00 It's Tuesday afternoon, half of my finals are over, and May is 5 1/2 months away. I have time to kill, I have a couple plans, and one of those plans is to write a book. I've always wanted to, so I'm doing it.I have the time to do it, so I'm doing it.I've done a little snooping around when it comes to self-publishing books in the past. I'll have to do a little more. I just never thought it was
"Anyone who finds a career they enjoy, that pays a lot of money, is truly blessed." 2008-12-07 18:53:00 Something to think about.This was said by a 35 year old classmate of mine in one of the research labs at my university. There were only 4 of us in the room (including one professor) and the conversation began steering in this direction:"Anyone
who finds a career they enjoy
, that pays a lot of money, is truly
blessed."This was coming from a man who's been in and out of the real world (a.k.a. in an
12 Medical Specialty Stereotypes 2008-12-05 15:55:00 "TOURNIQUET AND AMPUTATE!"=D(Someone else posted these on a forum. I'd cite the original source, but they didn't either.) Read more:Specialty
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"The Student Doctor Network Caribbean Medical School Primer: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" 2008-12-02 21:54:00 The first thing you'll think about when you first rip open that Amazon.com package is how small the book actually is. It's a very thin book and is less than 100 pages in length. This is going to be a short review for a short book.There are only a few types of people I can recommend this book for:Student
s who are seriously considering Ross University for their medical education.Students who have Read more:Caribbean
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Elective Rotations in California? 2008-12-02 16:17:00 I just got off the phone with Dr. Anwar. He is currently in the middle of a ER residency and is a newly graduated Ross University alumnus working out of Metropolitan Hospital in New York City.One thing that's great about talking to the alumni is that you get to cut through the B.S. and get information straight from the source. I got in contact with Dr. Anwar by requesting contact info from the A Read more:California
Why Emergency Medicine? 2008-12-01 20:35:00 In the past, the two biggest questions I had to ask myself (questions I had to answer for others, including interviewers) were:Why medicine?Why do you want to be a doctor?Things have changed since then. At this point I can see myself doing nothing but medicine. In fact, I'll even go as so far to say that I've never been more sure about anything else in my life. So now that we're past the point Read more:Emergency
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5 books and only 5 books. 2008-11-30 02:46:00 Speaking of recommended reading, there was something on my premed blog that I promised but never delivered......Out of all the books I've read on the subject, I always said I'd eventually put together a list of "5 books and only 5 books." Knowing what I know now, as a premed student, if I had to choose only 5 books to purchase, read, and read again, which books would they be?Here is that list:Med
"Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students" 2008-11-29 20:29:00 I've recommended this book in the past on my premed blog, but I have to mention it again.Over the Thanksgiving break, I made the road trip down to Los Angeles (from San Francisco) with my family. I purchased and had planned on reading a new book which I ordered, but unfortunately it didn't get to my house on time.Instead, I took with me one of my older books. Like I said, I recommended this book Read more:Complete Guide
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A Misconception About Caribbean Medical Schools 2008-11-29 04:21:00 There is a little confusion when it comes to "Caribbean
Medical Schools
" and I'd like to clear that up now. Caribbean schools are unique among international medical schools and are often referred to as "Off-Shore Medical Schools." They are very unlike European, Israeli, and Australian schools (all of which I've heard also have good schools). Other international schools--let's say in Australia--
Keeping Touch: "Is there anything you didn't know, that you wish you knew, that you know now?" 2008-11-25 17:17:00 It's funny how things turn out sometimes.I just got off the phone with Dr. Kelly. This is the doctor I mention here every so often. The same doctor I worked with for 2 years and later shadowed for a semester. He's the doctor that just so happens to be a Ross alumnus. (And to me, he's living, breathing proof that Ross is a good school.)The last time I spoke to him was 7 months ago in the ER of Read more:anything
2017 and 35 years old. 2008-11-25 13:24:00 Just a thought.With 4 years to graduate from medical school and 3-4 years to complete an EM residency, I'm looking at the year 2017 and 35 years old when I'm finally finished with school and finally finished with training.2017 and 35 years old when I'm finally completely autonomous, when there is no longer someone holding my hand, no one looking over my shoulder, and no one reviewing my notes.It's
"My husband and I are both applying to medical school this year." 2008-11-24 14:01:00 From time to time people often ask me for advice here on my blog. And every time they do, I feel obligated to preface it with a disclaimer. I'm not an expert. I never have been. I may be one day, but I'm not now. I'm not saying you should disregard every word that comes out of my mouth. I'm just asking that you weigh my advice accordingly (if you know what I'm saying)."Me" writes:"hi! I came Read more:medical
It's amazing how many books I have that are now worthless. 2008-11-22 22:19:00 "Getting into medical school" has been such a burden and weight on my shoulders for so long that now that it's gone, a lot of the information I've been surrounding myself with for the last 6 years has now become obsolete.I have books for personal statements, interviews, general tips, and dozens of more books specifically for MCAT prep. All of that information has now become outdated and I find my
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