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I had someone who used to bully me in elementary school and they were in my med school class...it sounds like you hadn't met Josh for several years - perhaps they have changed? I used to feel dread about facing this bully and having to interact with them in my class but people mature. They might be a douchebag before but maybe developed better social skills after, or maybe had some tough things going on that made them act that way back then. I wouldn't be too worried about his grades or him getting in before you, there will always be someone who does better than him and once in med, marks don't matter but personality / reputation does.

I used it - it was more focused on the medical knowledge side of things whereas the exam seemed to be less focused on knowledge but rather counseling...I felt like I probably didnt need to use it for this exam.

Most people at my school used Toronto Notes and UWorld. The sample exams that you purchase for $500 on the MCC website probably mirror the exam format the best and if you're a Canadian med student, you will often have a mock MCC exam that is organized by your school for MCC to test future questions. The one difference between the MCC and UWorld is that UWorld tends to give you more info in the question stem than you need to know including red herrings and irrelevant info for you to filter out to pick the answer. However the MCC tends to give you less info as lots of the questions are just 1-2 sentences each. Uworld is good for learning due to the level of detail in the answer choice explanation and mirrors realistic clinical practice (when patients give you a lot of info) but may not reflect the actual format of the exam, which is why I also recommend the MCC sample tests.

I really like Paul Bolin's videos on youtube. It's a bit more detailed than Online Meded in terms of management and pathophysiology.

What does it mean to "audit" an undergrad course? Is that like taking a continuing education course?

It's not as bad in Emerg because right now the demand is still there, I know of several CCFP+1 ER who are working in GTA and academic centres downtown as staff. In surgery the job market is tighter hence why some are doing CAs

I am currently a UofT resident and previous UofT medical school graduate. This year, I also got the opportunity to tutor some colleagues who were second-attempt takers for the MCCQE 1, and I was able to help them study for common types of questions that tend to repeat with each exam, confusing PHELO scenarios, and questions that might seem 'random' (but are not so random if you have clinical experience). I am familiar with the new format of the exam and will share all my study materials free of charge if I tutor you (these materials alone probably costs hundreds of dollars). My score was 293 (pass score 226). I have scored above average in all categories with highest performance in Psychosocial & Professional Behaviours sections. I find people tend to think the Professional behaviours questions are the most 'random' but I have a lot of clinical experience in public health/ethics so this was my strongest section. Rates: $80/hour ($50/hr per person if group tutoring 2+ students in 1 class) Available through Google Hangouts, Zoom, Phone call. Send me a DM if you're interested and we can chat about how I can best help you!

I didn't have that many friends in medicine either as I'm introverted, but I made friends outside of medicine in the above fields as well as in teaching and arts. I do agree a lot of med school conversations can be narrow in scope due to how much doctors work. Don't worry too much about not making a lot of friends in med school, there's a benefit to not being in the 'med school bubble'...in a way you'd be less likely to turn into the case described above

Wow I can't believe the others laughed - really makes me wonder how that person's going to treat the majority of patients - many of whom are low SES

There would need to be more context given - if you have such a huge patient roster, this must be a fam doc who's working surgeon hours

I've never seen that before - is this rurally?

I was speaking to a graduated family resident who regrets going into medicine and was saying "I don't know why anyone would go into medicine, my dad was right- I should've gone into engineering". I didn't know how to respond so I just said "but there are so many people who would want to be in your position right now, I had a friend try several times to get into med school and still hasn't gotten in so now they're doing something else" He replied "just you wait, when you're a resident you'll wish you hadn't gone into medicine too" I don't know if my response was correct...but I was just wondering how other people would approach this situation if it happened to them

I would suggest you participate in the Psyc Summer Institute, if you're a UofT student you will get an email about it. It's only for 1 week in the summer and you get to see various types of psyc practices and the lectures are quite interesting!

If everything is half day, how does it work when it comes to transportation between sites? Some of the hospitals are quite far apart in calgary

Not sure if this is the right thread to post this, but what specialty programs is UofC well known for? I heard that psych here is really good, any other ones?