I have said this before. Residency interview spots should NOT be like buying a ticket on Ticketmaster where you have 10 minutes to claim your seat or someone else gets it. You should not lose your interview spot like that. This has been going on for a while and MUST STOP NOW!
Hey PMR residents,
It is totally OK to NOT do a fellowship and practice general PMR. I promise you will be highly satisfied and successful. I have talked to many who feel as though they must do fellowships. General PMR still exists. Follow your gut. Know your end game. Trust me!
The cost to apply for residency is ridiculous. You grind hard in Med School and pay a fortune. Then you have to pay to get a job? To work for a system that can profit off of you? These systems cannot foot the bill? Stop the insanity! Make applying free! Students have enough debt!
Really hope med students get to do more than 1 audition rotation. They’re vaccinated. Programs need to look at them but students also need to see programs. Programs get to see multiple candidates. Students shouldn’t be limited. Not fair to them.
#MedTwitter
As the years go by more and more DESERVING medical students go
#UNMATCHED
. I see it firsthand as do many of you. For no fault of their own other than being in a bad system. Too many students, too few residency spots. Stop the Residency Squid Game! Who oversees this mismatch?
The amount of people wanting to rotate with me is mind boggling at times. Today Deana organized all requests. I could not do it without her. My only office manager for the past 20 years! She’s the best ever and I’ll be forever grateful to her for all she has done for my career!
Today we had our first meeting with my Class of 2024 students wanting to do PMR. This is the biggest class EVER! We talked about the legends in the past that have rotated with us to use as inspiration and discussed our journey ahead. Let’s do this!
@TCOM_UNTHSC
@TCUBurnettMed
The system is broken! And physicians are constantly being asked to do more just to survive. Have you gone to any store where the prices have dropped by 26%? Would that store be open today if it did with rent prices, supply prices, employee salaries all rising? Full article below.
The tradition continues! 22 of my former medical students came on Zoom today to mentor 22 of my current 4th year medical students seeking advice about the path to PMR residency. I am blessed to know this crew. Words cannot express my gratitude.
#foo
#IYKYK
#pmr
Words cannot express how proud I am of these people! The past 14 months has been so much fun! It’s a grinding process for these students. Students today, colleagues tomorrow. Welcome to the family! Congrats to all those who matched!
Well here we go again. And so the journey into PMR starts. Just met with some incredible 3rd year medical students. I kept telling them they won’t forget this day. The first meeting is like buckling yourself up on a roller coaster. Get ready for the ride! Let’s gooooooo!
For all Med Students applying to residency
-too much advice can literally be TOO MUCH
-find a few mentors
-use their guidance as needed
-and just BE YOU
-don’t have FOMO with regards to advice
-I see almost daily advice panels/opportunities
-you don’t need it all
-YOU’LL BE FINE!
Around 40 of my former students(now interns,residents,fellows,attendings) hopped on Zoom tonight to mentor my current students applying to PM&R. Words can’t express my gratitude&the pride I take in their selflessness with helping the next generation. I’m blessed to know them all.
What an honor to have the star of our field aka Dr
@MVGutierrezMD
stop by our office today at
@PMRFortWorth
for a visit. She is an inspiration to all! Our specialty is lucky to have her.
I cannot thank these people enough! Surrounded by amazing students, interns, and residents who are like family. They gave back to mentor a ton of rising med students today. Love these people. The tree keeps growing!
Attendings are starting to vacation. They’re vaccinated. Attendings go round at different hospitals. They’re vaccinated. Med students are vaccinated. Are we still going to limit what states they can do an audition rotation in and how many auditions they can do? Set them free!
Imagine you work hard for 4 years to save up for a car. You get to test drive 1 car. If you don’t like it you can buy another car but can only look at it online. You can’t test drive it. Seems unfair. They’re vaccinated. Let these Med students do more than 1 audition.
#MedTwitter
Thank you
@evakoster_
for updating the “FOO” map which was started by students years ago. I think I counted 110 of my medical students that have matched into PMR programs over the years! 110 physiatrists!!!! Most from
@TCOM_UNTHSC
but not all. Pretty cool!
@AAPMR
Covid surging again. Interns and residents courageously on the front line. And getting paid peanuts for the amount of hours they spend at work in a dangerous setting. We don’t say this enough. But all of us would like to say THANK YOU!
#Covid
So someone explain to me why med schools still require D.O.s to take the COMLEX? Everyone should take one test- USMLE Step. It makes no sense in today’s world other than to put osteopathic students under unnecessary $tre$$!!!! Needs to stop! Where’s the money trail for this?!
And here we go! My Class of 2025 interested in PMR! Another year. Another journey. Each will write their own story. Welcome to the best field of medicine! Buckle up! The next year is gonna be stressful and FUN! Let’s goooooooooooooo!
@TCOM_UNTHSC
@AAPMR
@aocpmr
Met tonight with my MS3s about to be MS4 students to talk about the next few months ahead. They are gonna CRUSH IT if given the opportunity. Audition ready!!!! Trust me! I think my suggestions have worked out to date. 😜
Let’s goooooo!
#pmr
@AAPhysiatrists
@AAPMR
Nothing is better than when your former students stop by to say hello. Great time today with Vanderbilt PMR Chief Resident
@samirkhanDO
! Great to see him doing so well in his training! And thank you for the gift!
Today I gave a lecture at
@TCOM_UNTHSC
to primarily the 1st and 2nd year med students about what PMR is about and how one day their journey may lead them to a pin on this map. It was one of the biggest crowd yet that I have spoken to. Our field is growing! Get ready!
@AAPMR
Residencies and medical schools have GOT to do a better job of teaching our young docs the business side of medicine. DOCS should lead the way in fixing this broken system. Docs need to control their destiny, not politicians and suits&ties. We can't fix what we don't understand.
Rant: 1/6
As I get geared up yet again to write a ton of rec letters for some incredible students I remain baffled how a few (not many) seem to be critical of my letters. I write 13-20 Rec letters a year for students interested in PMR.
I literally don’t know what I am gonna do without
@DiannaHNguyen1
! One of a kind! Just too good to be true! It’s been a gr8 8 years! You will be dearly missed! Congrats Dianna! H-Town bound! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you,
@dromarselod
! Thank you for your guidance and mentorship the past 8 years! CONGRATS to the
@TCOM
PM&R family and the 2024 FOO squad!!! ❤️🙏🥳
The business side of medicine is not taught properly if at all to our medical students and residents. Year after year I hear them wanting more and frustrated with the lack of education on this front. It’s a shame. Needs to be better. MUCH BETTER!
While I am on this tangent Medical Students did a great job in helping vaccinate their respective communities. Schools had no issue putting them out there. Now they themselves are vaccinated. Residencies need to open up and allow them to do more than 1 audition rotation.
Fantastic month with
@WillWhitmire1
and
@JimmyVo97
! These guys were a blast to work with! Not only do they love PMR but they also are fans of Mavs and cowboys! What more could you ask for?!!!!
Find me a better group of medical students…you won’t! They are the best! Thank you to those students from
@TCOM_UNTHSC
&
@TCUMedSchool
for coming out today and supporting
@PMRCHARITY
as we raise funds for those in need here in N. Texas! Means a lot to me! 🙏🏽
It is always humbling when students drive halfway across the country to rotate with us here in Fort Worth.
@Meghanmed1
&
@Ammar_Shah1
did just that. They will be in this upcoming application cycle for PMR. They’re worthy candidates. It was a fun month. Please give them a follow.
Finally got to meet this PMR LEGEND
@EricWisotzkyMD
in person! Great guy! Found out he is a Buffalo Bills fan. My Cowboys will play his Bills in the Super Bowl this year!
#AAPMR2022
I have a dream that one day all PMR student audition rotations throughout the country will all be released at the same time so there is less chaos for these students. Imagine. 🙏🏽😂
My former students/interns/residents came up BIG tonight as they mentored my current students interested in PMR. Nothing makes me happier or prouder than watching our new docs in training lead the way. And this Class of 2022 coming out of Fort Worth is 🔥. Let’s gooooooo! 💙
Humbled to receive this award tonight. Thank you to the residents for this award. The thing I love most about it is that this award is named after my mentor. Dr Smith grilled me in front of patients only to make me better. But he cared that I learn. Never settle. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Another fabulous day. My former student and current
@MayoPMRRes
Resident
@ChrisHaDO
stopped by clinic today. Love this guy! So proud of his accomplishments! One of the best to ever come through our clinic!
Nothing makes me happier than getting pics of my former students now residents mentoring my current students on their PMR auditions.
@JorgeBilbao15
is paying it forward. Love to see it.
@leahgoehring1
.
Pumped that
@fwmdschool
has added PM&R and
@PMRFortWorth
in particular as part of the neurorehabilitation rotation! You mean to tell me that I get even more students to show this great field to? Let’s gooooooo!
Thankful, honored, and absolutely elated to have matched
#Physiatry
at
@WCMRehabMed
@Columbia_Rehab
!
Excited to connect with my new
@nyphospital
family and work hard to serve patients well. MASSIVE thanks to my mentors, sponsors, preceptors, friends, and family. We did it. 🙏🏼♥️
$7400 in one night for
@PMRCHARITY
with a great crowd on hand to watch tonight! These young PMR docs can hoop and got the win but in the end everybody won!
My 4th year med students that are applying to PMR residencies this year and are on or about to be on auditions are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! So so so so good! Can’t wait to see how this unfolds! Let’s goooooooo!
Big thanks to
@_CeeDeeThree
for taking time out to raise money for
@PMRCHARITY
to help patients in North Texas dealing with financial difficulties while battling medical illness. He is special both on and off the field. Also big shout out to
@Dreambuilders_1
!
#DallasCowboys
6/6:
So as I gear up for my next round of letters please know I don’t get paid $1 to do this. I am not paid faculty for any med school. I am just trying to grow the field of PMR. I have zero incentive other than to help students out.
Rant over. Let’s goooo Class of 2023!!!!!!
This map was a gift from my students back in the day. Tradition has the graduating class pin where they are going to do their PM&R residency. The map was updated today thanks to
@jpham_100
who will be heading to New Mexico! This map makes me smile every time I look at it.
The insurance peer to peer process is RIDICULOUS! Why do I have to argue to get a patient a prosthesis when they have been using a prosthesis for years? And then you have to try to find a time around THEIR schedule as though you aren’t busy enough caring for patients! INSANE!
I often get stopped at the AAPMR conferences by people I don’t know who want to talk about mentorship. This year that happened again HOWEVER it wasn’t only thing people asked me. Many questions were “HEY, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BOUNCY LIGHT UP BLUE BALL?”
#AAPMR23
😂😂😂😂
Fun time talking today to the PMR Club as well as other 1st and 2nd year Med students at
@TCOM_UNTHSC
who are interested in the great field of PMR. The tradition here in Fort Worth, Texas continues! Let’s gooooooo!
Great month with
@StudentDoctorLi
and
@SKichena
! 3 case studies submitted. Tons of msk in his month. Veggie food talk. Golf talk. Cowboys talk. Mavs talk. It doesn’t get much better. Well done fellas!
To all you brand new medical students on rotations, interns, and residents.
Follow the advice of the 🐐 of college football
@FBCoachP
!
If you are early….you are on time.
If you are on time…..you are late.
If you are late….you are forgotten!
#🐐talk!
#MedTwitter
Couldn’t be prouder of my guy
@JorgeBilbao15
! What a great story for Hispanic Heritage Month . He is a beast on the ⚽️ field (trust me I’ve seen it) and in PMR clinic (trust me I’ve seen it).
Please take time to read this:
Had such a great time attending the
@aocpmr
mid-year meeting! It was an honor to be able to present and meet all the wonderful people involved in Pm&R!
#aocpmr
#Physiatry
When your former student (Chris Burton DO) is now an attending and he is training your former student (now resident
@jpham_100
) all while your current student (
@MikeBejaranoMed
)is now on working with both of them…….
I love seeing the FOOmily care for each other!
Another rotation for these young aspiring physiatrists in the books. MS3s Leah and Bisola had us for their first ever rotation! PGY1
@Amaan_Sheikh96
is prepping for
@Hopkins_PMR
next year. Good times talking rehab, emgs, sports, yoga, and
@F45Training
!
I don't agree with this practice. An MD is charged $150 for an away rotation while a DO / IMG is charged $4150.
*4K more*
Suspect lots of schools do this but are not as transparent like Anschutz. I've sent emails to other schools asking cost for DO/USI/NUSI.
#ReformMedEdNow
Medical students, interns, and my 2 daughters helping at
@PMRCHARITY
Casino Night as we raised tons of money for patients in North Texas. My students and interns are the BEST! Absolutely clutch every time they are called upon. 🙏🏽
#charity
Congrats to my students who graduated today and became physicians! They know how much they mean to me and how proud I am of them. Our bond is truly unique. This group was special. So many conversations in the office, on zoom, on the phone, etc.. Gonna miss them! Go get it!
And these 2 stars are ready for their upcoming PMR auditions and application cycle.
@DzuyDavid
and
@Sana78503857
were so much fun to work with. Keep an eye out for them on the PMR trail!