Sydney Vangeli, DO
@SydneyVangeli
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PGY-1 gen surg | @UIWSOM and UT Austin Alumna | Founder and host of @OBH_OkButHow | weight lifting, dogs, and gymnastics | She/Her
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Incredibly proud to share that I matched general surgery at Ascension Genesys in Grand Blanc, MI! I could not have done this without the help of mentors and peers from all levels 🙌🔪
#GenSurgMatch2024
#DOProud
#ScalpelSquad
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I had the opportunity to rank amazing programs that I would be over the moon to match at, so Friday seems like nothing.
Monday tho, she terrifies me.
#Match2024
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She is beauty, she is grace and hopefully she will get me a categorical general surgery position 🙏
#Match2024
#STEP2CK
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Hey
#MedTwitter
My name is Sydney Vangeli and I’m proud to say I’ll be applying to
#gensurg
for
#match2024
!
I’m interested in rural surgery and pediatrics (
#pedsurgbestsurg
)
Excited to connect with mentors and peers during this process!
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It’s VSLO season for
#Match2025
I’m so psyched for y’all!
There’s a million threads about sub-I advice already, but I wanted to give my two cents as someone who completed 6 sub-Is and matched somewhere I rotated at. 🧵
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Done with 5/6 sub Is and let me tell ya, if gen surg is your calling a grueling line up of sub Is is a right of passage. You learn SO MUCH and it tests your commitment to your specialty.
The result: I’m more excited than ever to be a gen surg intern. Bring it on.
#Match2024
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Did I certify my list the first day it opened? Yes I did.
Did I also change my list on the last day? Yes I did.
#Match2024
#GenSurgMatch
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Step 2 is done! But anything worth doing once, is worth doing twice so
#level2
I’m coming for you!
#DOproud
#Match2024
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Just finished my first
#GenSurg
interview for
#Match2024
and I gotta say I am beyond honored and privileged to be in this position. It’s incredible to be on this journey and I feel so lucky to be here. Excited to see how the rest of the season pans out!
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4th year is…
4:30 wake ups (if I’m lucky), 12-14 hour days 6-7 days per week, 20 hour road trips across the country, and tons of OR time.
I love it here (even if I’m a little tired).
#Match2024
#GenSurgMatch
4th year is...
having slow mornings and restful weekdays spent making delicious foods all day long.
I love it here.
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@BrookeBredbeck
100% true! But as a future DO, at a small, new school, without a home program, without connections or strong mentorship in surgery, without LOR from academic surgeons, it is much harder to match if you don’t get yourself out there, and aways are just one way to do it.
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Certified and submitted! Wild to have the privilege to apply for
#GenSurg
for
#Match2024
Thankful for my mentors, my family, and my friends that have supported me through this process. Now on to audition number 3!
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So excited to be presenting at the
@MSOSOrtho
symposium. It’ll be my first time presenting and if it wasn’t for my
@uiwsom
team encouraging me, imposter syndrome would have gotten me down. Shout out to all my people!
#MedTwitter
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One lucky program is going to snap up
@A_Sapp12
and years from now it will just be a reminder that amazing applicants slip through the cracks every year!
#SOAP2024
The SOAP can be a stressful time, especially for couples. Thank you for sharing your journey, Alexandra - we are hopeful for an outcome that works for you! 🙏🏼
#ACEPnation
- Do you have any helpful suggestions for Alexandra and any other students who are going through the SOAP?
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Level 2 is done! Here’s hoping my hard work is reflected in my scores 🤞
Here’s to sub-Is, ERAS, and kicking off fourth year with a conference and confidence!
Step 2 is done! But anything worth doing once, is worth doing twice so
#level2
I’m coming for you!
#DOproud
#Match2024
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I filled my last open spot for aways with pediatric surgery at an awesome program in Texas and I am BEYOND excited for it!
Doesn't guarantee an interview but does guarantee some really cool surgery 🥳
#MedTwitter
#Match2024
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Quick breakdown of some notes I took:
Q: What makes an applicant stand out?
A: Interesting hobbies (ex. mountain climbing, circus training), research, board scores, AUDITION ROTATIONS
1/🧵
#MedTwitter
#Match2024
Join ACOS-MSS on June 28th at 6pm EST for the first part of our "Applying to Residency" Zoom series! This session will feature an engaging panel of surgical residency program directors and specialty specific breakout rooms.
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This is why medical school admissions is so important.
We NEED FM/IM/EM docs committed to rural practice.
We NEED general and surgical sub specialty access in rural areas.
We NEED med students excited and empowered to GO INTO PRIMARY CARE.
Be the change you want to see.
But stop snubbing FM and and those who completed 1 yr of residency because you feel superior.
Patients in some rural areas are seeing volunteer nurse practitioners in a dollar general parking lot. Wake up.
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I'll be attending the
#ACOSMileHighMeeting
hosted by
@ACOS_MSS
and
@rvu_co_acos
this weekend. I'm a little nervous about going alone so if you see a short gal wearing cowboy boots and getting excited about sub 80 degree weather, please come say hey!
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Had the opportunity to present my research as a visual abstract at the
@MSOSOrtho
Symposium this past weekend, and as a poster at
@UIWSOM
Research day today. Proud to be able to spearhead a project and I’m grateful for those who support and push me forward.
#MedTwitter
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Passing level 2 is just the cherry on top 😊
She is beauty, she is grace and hopefully she will get me a categorical general surgery position 🙏
#Match2024
#STEP2CK
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Question for step 2 dedicated (<1 month starting mid June): Uworld second pass OR start amboss Qbank?
More context: truelearn and Uworld qbank 100% completed by dedicated and I plan to do most of the self assessments available as well.
#MedTwitter
#Match2024
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This was one of the highlights of the conference for me. Super thankful to be
@StopTheBleed
certified all thanks to
@ACOS_MSS
and members like
@SamInScrubs
💜
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No one is more deserving of this massive achievement than Dez, always the hardest worker in the room. She’s going to do amazing things in ortho!
So excited & grateful that I get to train at
@Inspira__Health
for Orthopaedic Surgery residency 🦴🛠️. I am incredibly thankful for everyone who has supported and encouraged me along the way. Can’t wait to get to work! 💪🏾🔥
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Raise your hand if you've ever been personally victimized by being called "shy" 🙋♀️
I'm not shy, I'm waiting for an opportunity to speak that doesn't include interrupting. People that know me, know I am not afraid to speak up.
Being "quiet" is not a bad thing.
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This future orthopod is absolutely killing it!
Hard working, dedicated, and takes critiques well (as a coach, I can’t tell you how important this trait is).
He’s a guy you’d love to have in your corner and I am so thankful to call him my colleague.
#orthotwitter
#MedTwitter
Blessed to have two abstract presentations accepted with my colleagues to the 2023 Southern Orthopaedic Association 40th Annual Meeting, July 26-29th in Miramar Beach, FL! Congratulations team!
#orthotwitter
@SydneyVangeli
@VicMartinez_24
@TylerWillOrtho
@BryanUbanwa
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My biggest rec: leave all your cards on the table. Go all in. Stay late because you want to, get there early because you’re just so excited to be there. You don’t want to look back and regret not putting in that lil extra effort.
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Also if you are seeing this as an M3/OMS3 and have questions about where to rotate or concerns about sub Is, DM me! I’m more than happy to answer any questions!
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Representing
@jerod_mccarrell
at
@southernortho1
annual meeting because he’s busy crushing the COMAT.
Another awesome poster presented and he’s got more in the works! It’s too early for match 2025, but watch out, he’s a rock star for sure 😎
#MedTwitter
#orthotwitter
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@ashtonsamos
When I get nervous a resident will judge me for my note I just remember the bar is literally on the floor lol
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So excited to have my writing published on The DO! Couldn't have done it without
@VicMartinez_24
And if you like the article, rumor has it
@TylerWillUIW
might be a guest on
@OBH_OkButHow
🤫
Considering a research year? Check out our interview with former research fellow and incoming PGY1 ortho resident
@TylerWillUIW
@SydneyVangeli
@AOAforDOs
@StudentAOAO
#MedTwitter
#OrthoTwitter
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Talk to the nurses, techs, CNAs, the turnover crew, literally everybody - even if it’s just a “good morning” and always say thank you.
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You can see how committed this org is to providing an amazing opportunity to students, regardless of where they are. Thank you
@MSOSOrtho
! Looking forward to all the panels and the research presentations 🤩
#MSOS2023
#MedTwitter
#orthotwitter
We are about to get started! See you all in a few minutes. Can’t wait to start the symposium day!
#MSOS2023
#orthotwitter
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So sad I missed
@kc140605
opening remarks! But even with flight delays and missed connections, nothings stopping me from getting to
#ACOSMileHighMeeting
We are so lucky to have Dr. Conrad-Schnetz providing the opening remarks this morning. She is the current ACOS President, a dedicated mentor, and a champion for student involvement in ACOS.
#ACOSMileHighMeeting
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My husband had a stroke due to a ruptured AVM, he had no insurance. The debt was unfathomable and was the last the we wanted to worry about during that time. Dr. Chino is doing amazing work.
"To have and to hold..."
On September 2nd, 2006 I married the love of my life. Every anniversary I recommit myself to his memory and to trying to live a life that I hope he would be proud of.
It does not get easier. We move forward but we never move on.🖤
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Research is wild: you start off just excited to be a part of anything, at some point you realize what you like to do, then you start getting projects you are actually passionate about and suddenly you’re excited to analyze the data? Am I a nerd now? Yes, yes I am.
#medtwitter
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Just call him Student Dr. Bokes
Can't forget my favorite dogtor Cori on National Dog Day and my chaotic menace Greg on his 4th birthday ❤️
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You can learn to intubate on a mannequin pretty quickly - doesn’t mean you can intubate a pt.
You can learn how to do stats analysis - doesn’t mean your conclusions are significant or beneficial.
But blaming the trainee doesn’t do anything. Fight the system not the person.
If all the MDs up and decide they want to do research, who is going to practice medicine?
I guess all the PhDs. We can learn to diagnose, intubate, and prescribe in a month, right? Like y’all do a month long research rotation and be ready to publish “groundbreaking” research.
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Shout out to the nurses and techs that insist on calling you doc despite you saying you’re just a student 🥹
#MedTwitter
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Last workout at home base for while, but I’m so excited to jump into general surgery Sub-Is!
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Who scheduled me to work 12 days straight and cap it off with a 24 hour shift?!
I did, and it was an accident 🤦♀️
#Match2024
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Just submitted my first application for a general surgery audition rotation 🤯
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, med school is wild.
#ILookLikeASurgeon
#MedEd
#MedTwitter
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Me: *suturing patient’s face* you ok over there?
Him: *snoring, sudden jolt awake* oh yeah I’m doing fine 😴
Guess the lido worked 😅
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“If you want to be a surgeon, you won’t have time for your kids”
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Most people get their preceptor candy for a thank you, I got my preceptor the
@paquichips
#OneChipChallenge
Let’s just say, I should’ve asked for my eval beforehand 💀
Jk, he loved it took it like a champ. I may not be joining the
#FMRevolution
but y’all are an awesome bunch.
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Another amazing opportunity by
@ACOS_MSS
for DO students interested in all types of surgical specialties! Can’t wait for this event
#Match2024
#GenSurg
Join ACOS-MSS on June 28th at 6pm EST for the first part of our "Applying to Residency" Zoom series! This session will feature an engaging panel of surgical residency program directors and specialty specific breakout rooms.
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Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!
(Throwback to visiting the Hassan II mosque, I promise I fixed the hijab 😅)
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Great time recording with THE
@DesireeOjo
Humbled that I get to work with such amazing people that want to be a part of this project 💜
Spent a couple of hours post-OSCE with my friend, colleague & future general surgeon
@SydneyVangeli
recording for her passion project
@OBH_OkButHow
: a podcast about first gen & non trad medical students !! Be on the look out for episodes coming out Fall 2023 !! 🔥🎙️🩺
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@studentdrdemon
For surgical specialties, use surgical letters. For other specialties a mix will *likely* be ok. LOR from “well known” academic physicians are more helpful if you are shooting for academic institutions. For community based programs it’s not as emphasized.
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Officially Sydney Vangeli, DO
May not have gotten professional grad pics, but definitely got my Polaroids!
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@A_Sapp12
I get waves of anxiety in my chest and Monday feels way more daunting: will I happily celebrate my greatest achievement or will it launch the 2nd worst week in my life?
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The other day, I had I patient who I sat with while she cried. I listened to her fears and validated her emotions.
THAT was the medicine she needed, and it was an honor and a privilege to be able to provide that to her (plus appropriate pharma).
#MedTwitter
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TAKE STEP 1/2, have good LORs (in content and in format) from surgeons
Have a great personal statement, it should explain why surgery and who you are
Every program has a culture to it, find the programs where you fit in (rotating there helps with this one).
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Day 1 of Ob/Gyn and my preceptor introduces me to patients in a way I have never been confident enough to do: as Student Dr. Vangeli.
#MedTwitter
#ILookLikeASurgeon
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@WomenSurgeons
Hey y'all, I'm Sydney (like Australia), I'm an OMS3 from
@UIWSOM
and I will be applying for General Surgery for
#Match2024
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Helped manage a patient today that made me feel like a real life doctor.
Their spouse also corrected the patient when they called me a PA, it was a good day
#MedTwitter
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Sad to be concluding my pediatrics rotation but so thankful for my incredible teachers.
Big take away: Kids are unique and resilient, they’ll hate you one second and high five you the next.
I don’t know if I’ll end up in
#pedsurgbestsurg
but I wouldn’t be upset if I did.
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@ntradsteminist
"Why are you doing so many aways?" BECAUSE I WANT A JOB, but also because I love surgery and want more exposure
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Final thing: Hobbies can be viewed as a method of mitigating burnout by the ACGME - showcase your hobbies, be proud of them, they are interesting and they start conversations
***This is all my just my interpretation of some of the insights provided
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@TylerWillUIW
and
@Margaret_E_G
are the definition of paying it forward. Thankful for their guidance and here’s hoping we all get to follow their footsteps in
#Match2024
Great time celebrating
@Margaret_E_G
&
@TylerWillUIW
match success yesterday! I speak for many
@UIWSOM
when I say we are fortunate to have people like these two who continue to invest in the students to follow🙌🏼
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*Me smashing the like button for those who matched*
*Also me smashing the retweet button for those who didn't*
#Match2023
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Me: This vignette has a physician with PTSD who needs psychiatric support
UWorld: You mean ✨Wellness Meetings✨ ???
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MSK BARBIE 😍
I got some new headshots! I'll save my ERAS one for when
#Match2025
comes around. For now, here's an updated fun headshot!
I was going for MSK
#Barbie
✨
I'm a predoctoral fellow & OMS3 at
@UIWSOM
pursuing
#Physiatry
! My interests are spasticity, gait, OMM, and adaptive sports.
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This is also my opinion but if I have an opportunity to talk to someone who is actively involved in making interview/rank decisions, I’m not wasting a second on “will you take DOs?”
If they never have a DO, you might be the first.
If they have DOs, they might not choose you.
This is just some more n=1 advice, but when applying ortho as a DO, I rarely asked if a program ‘considered DOs’.
Here’s why:
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Finally, nothing is guaranteed. But the experiences you will have are invaluable even if you don’t match into that specialty.
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Surreal to see our work published, couldn't of done it without the dream team!
Check out our newest publication in the Journal of Orthopaedic Business! 🦴
@SydneyVangeli
@VicMartinez_24
@TylerWillOrtho
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It’s a weird feeling seeing a pt whose condition has worsened: as a med student it’s cool to see new things, but it also means a pt’s disease has progressed.
Being in healthcare is a privilege and I’m thankful for the patients that let me learn from them.
#medtwitter
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@MerwinCourtney
This looks like a soft application cap, because if you have 15 signals why would someone interview you if you didn’t signal? However, this past year I felt my signals were largely disregarded (even from “safeties”) despite having a decent # of IVs overall.
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The rural surgery hangout hosted by
@RASACS
just finished and let me tell ya, I am more than convinced I want to do rural surgery.
But let's not put the cart before the horse, I still need to match to a job in a year 😅
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Thursday = didactics = guaranteed time to go to
#gymnastics
Doesn’t feel like much nowadays, but it’s still nice finding time for my first love.
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@MerwinCourtney
This gives programs another reason to disregard the applicant (no signal = no IV), which makes this change program benefitting rather than applicant benefitting. While applicants can still be ignored despite signaling if they don’t meet the other filter criteria used by programs.
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Me: detail oriented
Also me: posts the wrong video to twitter 🫠
I meant to post the good lift, and instead posted the fail.
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Nice grungy gym sesh? Sign me up! Small town gym vibes just hit different.
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@komal_sharma_29
Speaking as a past coach and current med student: if the behavior has the potential for harm -> immediate straight forward call out (ex. Student being insensitive to pt). If behavioral pattern is not helpful, but not harmful, a private conversation without ridicule is best, IMHO
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Sometimes imposter syndrome is worrying that someone will judge me for having scuffed shoes. And sometimes it’s not following a twitter account because I would never have a chance there anyways.
#MedTwitter
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@TheDOctorJP
@stethoscope_lol
I’ve redone some sections of Uworld for COMAT prep and I definitely remember questions and auto select the answer because of that, I’m definitely leaning towards getting Amboss
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When your doc tells you, you can take the day off, you thank them profusely and don’t ask twice.
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Having a ✨medically complicated✨ spouse means that the Vangeli Emergency Medical Service (NREMT certified) is activated at the drop of a hat.
But today, he was fine 🙏
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Mondays are the best days of my week because I know I’ll get to be in surgery all day
#MedTwitter
#MedStudentTwitter
I hope
#ILookLikeASurgeon
someday
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@drharrislakers
And when looking at the most recent match data, DO seniors fill 29.7% of all fam med positions which is higher than MD schools at 29.2%, despite having far more MD schools. Newer schools in general will claim to fill the doctor shortage, DO schools actually do it.
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The biggest takeaway from my IM rotation was that who you are surrounded by can make or break your experience. I was lucky enough to be surrounded by badass residents and OMS4s that cared about my education and interests, they made the rotation 1000% better.
#MedTwitter
#MedEd
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Congrats to
@MarchetaHill
on this huge accomplishment! She constantly impresses me with her networking and commitment to orthopedic research.
#orthotwitter
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We all have a bad experience with XYZ. Don’t let one bad encounter get ya down, keep your head up and keep trying.
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I normally keep the gymnastics content on IG, but this is history in the making, the first HBCU women’s gymnastics team. So excited to see how this team does in the future!
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Pt. 2 You are investing in your future with everything you do. Now’s not the time to skip on that investment. ERAS/sub-Is are expensive, but the return is your dream career, don’t forget that.
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💯 Solid advice! Pick a question bank, stick to it, and be consistent.
@simplyserotonin
Pick a QBank (Amboss, UWorld, Boards & Beyond). Begin practice M1 topic Qs now. Slowly incorporate M2 topic Qs. 6 months before planned STEP1, take NBME to check progress/areas to pull up. Make 6 month plan & stick to it. Consistency helped me be successful on STEP1.
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@hayleyegibson
Worse is when you have to sit on a stool that is too high for you while gowned up in the OR, like it’s ok I’d rather stand 😅
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@UIWSOM
has a great gang of rising women surgeons! Hoping to follow in our graduate’s footsteps and pave the way for our juniors
#ILookLikeASurgeon
#Match2024
Started my surgery rotation this week, and I have truly never been happier to be able to confidently validate that this is what I want to do forever! Absolutely loving it.
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@sassyomsomg
I did a rotation in January, so 1 month before rank lists were due and was advised to also signal the program to emphasize interest. I was interviewed there, did not match there. It might play into how you rank, but probably not how they rank you if they do interview you.
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@Kavya_Davuluri
Same thing with “Rounding”, I had no idea what the term meant until I started rotations. It might have been obvious to other but it sure wasn’t for me.
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@Martinez12Vic
@diegomartinezz_
@UHouston
“Sure you can copy, but change it up a little” - you guys are such twins! Congrats!
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Step 1 and level 1 passed! Now I can sit back and stress out about Internal medicine.
Clinical rotations >>>>>> didactics
#IPassedCOMLEX
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@rodarte_valles
@igotglobal
@HannaSorensen
@amilragarwal
@TylerWillUIW
@MSOSOrtho
@Clyde_Fomunung
@BoerePayton
@GMedinaPerezMD
@TalaijhaHaynes
@malin_lynsey
@nishakalemed
Interested to see how the results turn out!
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