Total Gunner Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Any idea on this combo? Too ambitious/ risky? Not compatible? Doable? Any potential pitfalls? Not interested in FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroD Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Very different. It be easier if you truly accepted the day to day differences between AN and GS and focus on one. It's not an uncommon for people to think about AN and GS, but eventually they realize they really only want one and really don't want the other. The earlier you decide the easier your life will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hero147 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, PhD2MD said: Very different. It be easier if you truly accepted the day to day differences between AN and GS and focus on one. It's not an uncommon for people to think about AN and GS, but eventually they realize they really only want one and really don't want the other. The earlier you decide the easier your life will be. To be fair a lot of people switch into anesthesia from surgery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Gunner Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Is it actually not possible ro be competitive for all three of these? I do have a high work load tolerance, just don't know if itnis worth it. What else could I replace one of them with besides fam medicine. Not too sure about competitiveness of others. I would be cool with emerg med. But that is also very comp i gather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBL Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, Total Gunner said: Is it actually not possible ro be competitive for all three of these? I do have a high work load tolerance, just don't know if itnis worth it. What else could I replace one of them with besides fam medicine. Not too sure about competitiveness of others. I would be cool with emerg med. But that is also very comp i gather? I would recommend you start med school before making all these decisions. clever_smart_boy_like_me, Mel96b, brattatat and 16 others 12 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Gunner Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, ZBL said: I would recommend you start med school before making all these decisions. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synth1 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Not sure if you are trolling us with that name and this post, lol. In all seriousness though, take a minute. Get acclimated to your program. Figure out what you like. While people will tell you it is helpful to decide early (and it is) this is not a decision you have to make before you have even started med school. If you sort it out in your first year, or even two, you are doing great. Lots of people don't discover what they really enjoy most until clerkship, and it still works out fine (unless you want to do ophtho, haha). Also, you don't need to be competitive for three programs. Most people have one thing they are really going for and back up with something else they think they would be happy with as an alternate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Gunner Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Synth1 said: Not sure if you are trolling us with that name and this post, lol. In all seriousness though, take a minute. Get acclimated to your program. Figure out what you like. While people will tell you it is helpful to decide early (and it is) this is not a decision you have to make before you have even started med school. If you sort it out in your first year, or even two, you are doing great. Lots of people don't discover what they really enjoy most until clerkship, and it still works out fine (unless you want to do ophtho, haha). Also, you don't need to be competitive for three programs. Most people have one thing they are really going for and back up with something else they think they would be happy with as an alternate. LMFAAAOOOO, NAH MA GUY definitely not trolling <3 JUST SOOOO FRKIN EAGER TO GET STARTEDDDDDDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDinCanada Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 what the fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcccxz Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Total Gunner said: ANESTHESIOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE Username checks out Total Gunner, Docmcstuffins__, CARsandCoffee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlitocean Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 You sound like the type that will wear a whitecoat and stethoscope to Starbucks. robclem21, clever_smart_boy_like_me, Mel96b and 4 others 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robclem21 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 You need to chill. This is how you get people in medical school (including other students and residents/staff) to not like you. It is important to have some sense of direction, but trying to plan 1 specialty, let alone 3 before even starting medical school is futile. Most students who enter med school thinking they know what they want to do end up switching (myself included). Based on the 3 (4) specialties you have listed, I gather you have absolutely no experience or idea what they actually involve on a day-to-day basis. To answer your original question, it is possible to "gun" for those 3 specialities, but your likelihood of success and happiness in each will not be high. As others have suggested, take the first year or 2 to get acclimated and explore ALL specialties. You never know what you will like until you get experience doing the bread and butter (read: clerkship) for weeks at a time. The fact you haven't even entered medical school yet makes me wonder why I'm even spending my time answering this post... Breathe or its gonna be a shitty 4 years for you.. oneday1, frenchpress, IMislove and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Gunner Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Thx guys appreciate the input i wasn't trying to set anything in stone or anything. Just wanted your feedback on the matter.. I"m still open to anything and will definitely wait to experience more before Making any final decisions. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NeuroD Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/18/2020 at 9:44 PM, hero147 said: To be fair a lot of people switch into anesthesia from surgery Precisely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamscientist Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/18/2020 at 10:11 PM, ZBL said: I would recommend you start med school before making all these decisions. https://media.giphy.com/media/80TEu4wOBdPLG/giphy.gif I've never seen this level of gunner before, it's over 9000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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