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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
My hospital has free & accessible parking and provides medical students with 3 free meals a day… The bar is HIGH! 🙋🏼‍♂️
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5 months
Officially Dr. Lester!
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3 years
20 years from now they’ll ask me what medical school was like and I’ll say, “oh you know, we had a global pandemic, WWIII, and lots of online stuff.”
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3 years
Doctors: “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras!” UWorld: 🦓🦓🦓
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2 years
Rejecting a student while they are actively auditioning at your program is poor form.
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4 years
My wife tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. I’m getting tested this next week. She is very symptomatic right now but our 5 y/o son and I have had zero symptoms. Thoughts and prayers are welcomed! 🙏🏻
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3 years
Today a 13 y/o told me that an inconvenience is actually an adventure interpreted in the wrong way and I kinda like that a lot
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
I need your help settling an argument! Should a girlfriend/boyfriend be upset if they aren’t invited on their S/O’s expensive family trip? Like if they should NOT be upset 😊Comment if they SHOULD be 😠
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3 years
Should med students be required to do overnight shifts? I’m torn, part of me is like heck no, and the other part of me is like well it’s good to experience it before residency.
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5 years
I missed the deadline to purchase an embroidered Patagonia from my school! And by “missed the deadline” I really mean that I didn’t have $120 to spend on a sweater.
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4 years
PRO TIP: don’t tell the spouse of a medical student that they will be divorced in 10 years because they are married to a doctor. It’s rude and their relationship is none of your business! 😊 #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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20 years from now they’ll ask me what medical school was like and I’ll say, “oh you know, we had a global pandemic an attempted coup, and lots of online stuff.”
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3 years
Just a reminder that medical students really should receive free and comprehensive health insurance through their universities. #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
Got multiple UWorld questions correct today because I did a BLS and ACLS course yesterday. Is this how 3rd year works? You get questions correct because you have hands-on experience?
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7 months
Feeling grateful! #Match2024
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Kirk 🖖🏻
3 years
Do you think you can tell early on what kind of attending physician someone will be by how they treat their colleagues while in medical school? 🤔 💭
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1 year
Thinking about my personal statement
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4 years
Tell me about your medical specialty without telling me about your medical specialty.
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Kirk 🖖🏻
1 year
The pharmacist at Sam’s Club asked me if I had any big plans this weekend. I told him unfortunately no, and that I was studying for my board exams. He genuinely offered his condolences and gave me his business card. He told me to call him if I need any pharmacology help. 😭
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7 months
I’m going to be a Neurologist! I couldn’t be happier! 🧠 @mcw_adult_neuro
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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
The fact that DO schools are discussing the Level 2 PE again is frankly embarrassing.
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Kirk 🖖🏻
1 year
When they never offered you a secondary application for medical school but they offered you an interview for residency. 😚
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
Are there any other jobs out there that require applicants to pay money just to apply or is it only Residency?
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4 years
Online medical school is getting super old. I’m just tired y’all
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4 years
My wife, son, and I have now all tested positive for COVID-19. Today I am grateful for mild cases, supportive friends & family, dedicated public health officials, and frontline healthcare workers putting their lives on the line. #givethanks
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1 year
M4s looking at M3s
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4 months
Can’t fake it till I make it anymore!
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2 years
I’m considering dual applying because I love two fields of medicine equally and could see myself happy and fulfilled in both. The problem is that either one will always be viewed as a “backup” choice by others. Normalize loving more than one specialty without ulterior motives.
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4 years
Why in the world did Hermione settle for Ron?
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Kirk 🖖🏻
3 years
UWorld: “teenage girl is brought to the physician” Me: 🤷🏼‍♂️ UWorld: Turner syndrome you idiot! @joshmcgoo
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
If Twitter is around in 30 years when I’m finally making money as a doctor, I’m going to randomly Venmo pre-meds and med students money. I’ve decided.
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4 years
So it’s official, the 45th and 46th Presidents of the United States have/has/had a DO as their personal physician. #AoAforDOs 🎉
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2 years
It’s in these unique times that I’m grateful for a mother who had me and my siblings vaccinated against smallpox and polio 💉 #GetVaccinated
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5 years
Hey Twitter! This is Andi. Medical school is very challenging, that’s to be expected, but this little man is bringing a lot of happiness to our home right now.
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3 years
Uworld: Patient presents with a malar rash… Me: Lupus BOOM 💥 Uworld: Wrong. Uworld: Dermatomyositis @joshmcgoo
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3 years
STEP 1 ✅
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4 years
Them: WE HAVE A PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE! Us: What if we expanded the number of residency positions available in every specialty? Then we could have more physicians enter the workforce every year! Would that fix the shortage of doctors? Them: That would never work! 😤 #MedTwitter
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2 years
What’s it called when you get every pimp question wrong? 🧐
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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
Not sure if this is considered old fashioned or progressive, but medical board exams shouldn’t cause panic attacks in their test-takers. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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2 years
Preceptor: what’s your top differential for pancreatitis? Me: scorpion sting 🦂 Preceptor: um… 🤦🏼‍♂️ Me: 🤠
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Kirk 🖖🏻
3 years
Hey y’all, be on the lookout for those interview invites this next week! I’ve been praying for ya and it takes a few business days for the prayers to kick in. #match2022 🙏🏻
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2 years
The preceptors, chief residents, and attending physicians that break the cycle of abuse that they went through during their medical training are the real MVPs. We see y’all and we love you! 🤍 🐐
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3 years
So here’s the thing, I’m really loving neurology & could 100% see myself thriving in it, but EVERY👏🏻 SINGLE👏🏻PHYSICIAN👏🏻 I speak to says I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn’t do Family Medicine. I’m completely open to doing FM, just not where my heart is at right now.
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2 years
My preceptor gave me the option to take the week off and do some reading assignments while they were on vacation OR I could come help out with Walk-in Clinic. Y’all, it was a test! They were testing me! And you know what? I passed, so I’ve been here at Walk-in Clinic all week 😂
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3 years
Medicine-related book recommendations? 📚
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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
I went my whole pediatric rotation without getting sick, please clap 👏🏻
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Kirk 🖖🏻
5 years
Here’s a daily reminder that you’re more than your grades, GPA, and class rank. Spending quality time with your people is a great reminder of that.
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
Are you supposed to get most of your UWorld questions wrong? ...Asking for a friend 😬
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Kirk 🖖🏻
8 months
Waiting for March 15th…
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
The amount of education med students receive on nutrition is minimal. Part of me thinks we need a complete overhaul and another part thinks we should just partner better with registered dietitians. What do you guys think? #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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Kirk 🖖🏻
1 year
Now that ERAS is submitted and I’m finished with med school exams, what do I do with my spare time??? Cultivate hobbies??
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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
Starting off my IM rotation tomorrow by following around the ICU nurses. I’m low-key very excited! I’ll also get a day with respiratory therapy, social work, and care management. I’m stoked to get a more wholistic view of Internal Medicine. 🤘🏻
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
I’ve been nominated by my peers for Student Doctor of the Year, and I’m incredibly grateful that people would even nominate me or feel that my efforts merit a nomination. I feel honored regardless of the outcome. 🖖🏻
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1 year
Update: First central line P L A C E D! ✅
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1 year
Got to watch my first central line, I get to do the next one! See one, do one, teach one baby 🤘🏻
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2 years
Do you think anyone ever got so fed up with the cost of applying to residency programs that they only applied to one program, knowing that if they went unmatched they could use 40 tokens to apply to 40 open programs for free during the SOAP? #Match2023 #eras
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3 years
Pre-clinical coursework done ✅ 🎉🕺🏼I survived my first two years of medical school!🎉🕺🏼 #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter
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Kirk 🖖🏻
6 months
LAST DAY OF MEDICAL SCHOOL!!! 🏫
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7 months
Those that dual applied, like myself, have certain feelings this week leading up to Friday! #Match2024
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8 months
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)
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2 years
Well, my poor Andy has bladder cancer, transitional cell carcinoma. The vet said he has anywhere from a few weeks to 3 months to live. He’s only 3 and my family is devastated. Cherishing every moment we have with our good boy 🤍😔
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
I was told that I need to save an extra $10,000 to put towards applying to residency in 3rd and 4th year. Is this true?????? Please tell me no! Where do people get this kind of extra money? #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter
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4 years
I’m proud to announce that I have not studied ONE SINGLE SOLITARY TIME this summer! I did read 4 books though and they brought some new and interesting perspectives to the forefront of my mind. 😊 #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
Let’s normalize @Grubhub or @DoorDash vouchers for zoom meetings over the lunch/dinner hour, OK?
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4 years
You know what shouldn’t be hard? Being nice to nurses! 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Kirk 🖖🏻
3 years
I’m starting an OMM Fellowship this July! I will be teaching OMS I & II’s the principles of Osteopathic Medicine over this next year. I’ll assist in explaining, demonstrating, practicing, and evaluating clinical skills while integrating OMM along the way. 😀 #MedTwitter #chooseDO
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9 months
Finished my last residency interview of the season! Feeling super lucky and grateful 🥹 Forming my rank list is not going to be easy 😬
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2 years
5 UWorld🌎 questions 5 minutes of liking #Match2023 tweets 5 UWorld🌎 questions 5 minutes of liking #Match2023 tweets Repeat 🔁
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
Medical School is 𝒫𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝒮𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓃𝒹𝒾𝒹!
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4 years
You know what’s a cool feeling? Being genuinely happy for someone else’s achievements. Let’s be happy for other people. Ok? #MedStudentTwitter #MedTwitter
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10 months
Finished my last sub-I of interview season! I’ve felt so supported and encouraged by the residents and attendings I’ve met these past few months. The growth has felt exponential ↗️
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2 years
There also needs to be a plan. Can the student end the audition early without negative consequences? If the student chooses to stay can there be meaningful goal-setting and periodic feedback so that the student can perform at a higher level in a subsequent audition?
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1 year
Upon request, my last preceptor treated our rotation as an audition-season boot camp, and I cannot express how grateful I am for the level of rigor and excellence he demanded from me! I fell short often, but he gave amazing feedback and his encouragement/praise always felt real.
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4 years
After the pandemic is over & COVID-19 becomes a seasonal cold let’s normalize not asking people why they are wearing a mask, Ok?
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
The USMLE CS and COMLEX PE are great indicators of your competence and ability as a future physician. They are inexpensive, very convenient, and should be administered at all cost. ⓘ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱
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Hi #MedTwitter it’s time to reintroduce myself! My name is Kirk🖖🏻 and I’m a DO/MA student @KansasCityU applying Internal Medicine this #Match2024 ! I’m passionate about medical education, health literacy, LEGO’s🧱, and my family 👩🏼‍🦱👦🏼🐶. Let’s connect! #ERAS
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4 years
COVID-19 is projected to be the 3rd leading cause of death in America in 2020. Think about that. #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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2 years
Do you think closed toed Birkenstocks are hospital appropriate? #MedTwitter
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Kirk 🖖🏻
4 years
A HISTORIC DAY FOR WOMEN, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN OF COLOR! 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
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1 year
🤞🏻 You’re going to get that interview invite today! 🤞🏻
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3 years
COMLEX LEVEL 1 ✅
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4 years
Me and my buddy! #dogsoftwitter
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My son will be an 8 y/o when I graduate medical school and that is NOT OK! 😤
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4 years
Students at my school will have the opportunity to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in their local communities! As a plus, students get to be vaccinated before becoming vaccinators. I’m so excited to become part of the solution! #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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4 years
LAST SYSTEMS BLOCK EXAM OF MEDICAL SCHOOL!
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Passed boards ✅
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4 years
Anyone else have vaccine FOMO?
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Kirk 🖖🏻
2 years
Especially through email communication. If you have to break the bad news at a required time you need an in-person meeting with that individual IMO.
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3 years
I moved my Step 1 exam back 2 weeks, and I feel like a new man! My schedule isn’t overwhelming and I feel like I have enough time to pull everything together. If it’s not already normal, let’s normalize moving your testing dates. 😊 #MedTwitter
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4 years
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ ERAS photo
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1 year
It’s a great day to get an interview invite! ✅
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4 years
My wife is indoctrinating our son and.. I AM 100% OK WITH IT! #HarryPotter
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Yes Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce, but have you seen my dog Andy?
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4 years
O M S II
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6 years
@RosemaryCard “One of your greatest protections against making bad choices is to not put on any mask of anonymity. If you ever find yourself wanting to do so, please know it is a serious sign of danger and one of the adversary’s tools to get you to do something you should not do.” -E. Cook
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If any residency program decides to give me the time of day, l will promise to treat their MSK pain with OMM! I didn’t do an OMM fellowship for nothing! 😉
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2 years
Hey senior residents! The starting salary for primary care in my region is 300K. My hospital even offers a 50K signing bonus and a 10K moving allotment on top of that. There are hospital systems out there that will pay you what you’re worth and treat you with respect.
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5 years
Little man’s first bath in the sink! He shrunk down 5 soEs with his hair wet. I think he loves his mohawk too 🐶 🛁 🧼
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3 years
Like I can already tell that some peers are going to be exceptional leaders and mentors and I pray they don’t ever change and others I try to give grace to, hoping that they learn to treat people with a little more kindness. I know I would want grace extended on my rougher days.
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