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Kaplan or USMLEWorld's Qbank for Step 1?
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Well, there was no USMLEworld when I did Step I. But for Step II, it was fantastic. Here's what I suggest.
You have plenty of time to do both if you start now. What you should do it start one of them now and finish it off by the time that last month comes around. Save the second set of questions for that marathon month of studying.
You don't want to use them both before that marathon month. Plus, the second set will give you a good indicator on how well you are doing.
Hope that helped!
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I've heard conflicting things about Emergency Medicine, some say its conducive to a healthy family life while others insist that the hours and stress levels ruin life outside of the hospital. Has anyone here tried an EM rotation? If so, how was it? If not, what have you heard about the field (stress levels, competitiveness, hours)?
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Here's what I know: EM is shift work, where you'd work 4 days on of 12 hour shifts, followed by 4 days off. That might be conducive for family life for some, and not for others. Personally, I kinda like that, except the 12 hour shifts could end up being a bit gruelling. EM apparently is slowly becoming more competitive, but it's still middle of pack compared to something like ortho, or the 'ROAD' specialties.
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Here's what I know: EM is shift work, where you'd work 4 days on of 12 hour shifts, followed by 4 days off. That might be conducive for family life for some, and not for others. Personally, I kinda like that, except the 12 hour shifts could end up being a bit gruelling. EM apparently is slowly becoming more competitive, but it's still middle of pack compared to something like ortho, or the 'ROAD' specialties.
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The lifestyle is way better than surgery. 
Except early on, because then you get the sucky shifts that noone else wants.
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The lifestyle is way better than surgery.
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Um, pretty much any lifestyle is better than surgery!
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Hence the ... 
(stop reminding me!  )
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I've heard conflicting things about Emergency Medicine, some say its conducive to a healthy family life while others insist that the hours and stress levels ruin life outside of the hospital. Has anyone here tried an EM rotation? If so, how was it? If not, what have you heard about the field (stress levels, competitiveness, hours)?
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just did the rotation, lifestyle seems pretty good. The hours are definitely good but you work for your entire shift. Even surgeons get time to sit around between cases
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just did the rotation, lifestyle seems pretty good. The hours are definitely good but you work for your entire shift. Even surgeons get time to sit around between cases
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I think that might be unique to your situation. The ERs I've seen have downtime, at least for the attendings.
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I think that might be unique to your situation. The ERs I've seen have downtime, at least for the attendings.
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I suppose that would vary with where you are rotating/working at. If you're at a level I trauma center in a major urban area, say, Beth Israel in NYC, you'll probably be busting your hump the entire shift. But if you were in a suburb/small town area, at a level III trauma center, I don't know if you'd be just as busy. (Though it would probably not be a good idea to complete an EM residency there)
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I suppose that would vary with where you are rotating/working at. If you're at a level I trauma center in a major urban area, say, Beth Israel in NYC, you'll probably be busting your hump the entire shift. But if you were in a suburb/small town area, at a level III trauma center, I don't know if you'd be just as busy. (Though it would probably not be a good idea to complete an EM residency there)
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Well, one was a small town level 2 hospital with no residents. The other is a level 1 just outside NYC. The level 1 is busy, but the attendings still get down time.
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I've heard conflicting things about Emergency Medicine, some say its conducive to a healthy family life while others insist that the hours and stress levels ruin life outside of the hospital. Has anyone here tried an EM rotation? If so, how was it? If not, what have you heard about the field (stress levels, competitiveness, hours)?
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I did my ER rotation at Cook County Hospital. It was an amazing experience. Honestly, you help a lot of people who are uninsured and you're their only line of help.
With that said, the whole shift work thing can work for and against you. In terms of time off, you get a lot of it. But your circadian rhythm can get really messed up. That what happened to me and I would start falling asleep all the time.
Basically, the day I fell asleep while driving and got into an accident was the day I signed off on ER as a career choice. 
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Have any of you guys received feedback/criticism regarding your personal appearence? I understand medicine is a very conservative environment and thus there are certain expectations with regards to dress/grooming, but I've taken a lot of flak for keeping a goatee and long sideburns and I'm not even doing rotations yet! The comments are from a physician mentor that I've been shadowing all year at a clinic...
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Have any of you guys received feedback/criticism regarding your personal appearence? I understand medicine is a very conservative environment and thus there are certain expectations with regards to dress/grooming, but I've taken a lot of flak for keeping a goatee and long sideburns and I'm not even doing rotations yet! The comments are from a physician mentor that I've been shadowing all year at a clinic... |
I think that is his personal preference. I've seen people wearing their beards like that, and residents routinely become quite scruffy-looking (especially post-call ).
I wouldn't sweat it, especially not during your first year.
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Have any of you guys received feedback/criticism regarding your personal appearence? I understand medicine is a very conservative environment and thus there are certain expectations with regards to dress/grooming, but I've taken a lot of flak for keeping a goatee and long sideburns and I'm not even doing rotations yet! The comments are from a physician mentor that I've been shadowing all year at a clinic... |
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