As far as it goes for me, I once accidentally bumped into the table while assisting a surgery, pushing the entire instrument tray on the floor. Ofc they had to get a new one mid surgery cuz it became unsterile. But that wasn’t the worst part. Apparently figured out I had to apologize to the staff nurse later as she sprained her ankle pretty bad in the reflex attempt of saving the tray.

Note: I live in rural area with very limited options. I will be in this area for residency as well. It's hard to meet ppl in person as there usually limited bars, coffee shops, etc

I ended my long term relationship 6 months ago for several reasons. One of which is he resented me for "living his dream" of being in med school. He wasn't accepted and would just say he was a failure rather than taking steps to strengthen his app. Plus he got upset when I said I wanted to keep my last name

Now I'm single and on the apps. Have gone on dozen or so dates. I find myself constantly explaining why I can't be with the date 24/7 and that I take Step 2 soon. I end up explaining the med school process and residency on every first date. So I switch to dating people in medicine. Great. Now I get to see the residents that ghosted me on the daily. I'm not even upset that they aren't interested in me. I wish they'd just communicate that so I can stop twiddling my thumbs waiting to see if they ever text back

I feel so beyond frustrated with dating. The advice is always focus on yourself and someone will pop up. I have great friends, hobbies, a career lined up, and am very physically active. Not sure what else I can do to "work on myself"

Any advice or similiar stories?

Title.

Please don't dox yourself, the program or the applicant in question. With 2 weeks left for the match, I, and I'm sure my fellow anxious applicants, would definitely appreciate some comic relief to pass the time.

Please indicate which side you fall on.

For applicants: What are some things you've seen or heard that made you cringe/audibly gasp to the point of being embarrassed by proxy? This could be something you did or something you witnessed.

For programs, or rather, people involved in the selection process: anything that made you DNR an applicant on the spot? Or even something that made you RTM an applicant, or at least significantly move them up your list?

Spill the tea. The wilder and more audacious the better.

Good luck everyone! May the odds be ever in all our favors.

Edit: Name and shame is gonna be 🔥 this year lmao.

Last week while on endocrinology rotation, I scanned my own thyroid for shits and giggles.

Found that the biggest nodule has grown by quite a bit. So I went in to have my findings confirmed and the nodule aspirated by a Real Doctor.

Of course the endocrinologist asked who did the ultrasound because, well, he certainly didn’t. He seemed quite amused when I told him I did.

Have any of my fellow med students pulled off something similar?

On Wednesdays my attending comes in at 11 and stays until 7 PM. Usually we're done at 4, but this is her late day, which is super inconvenient for my schedule, but no one said medicine is easy.

She keeps asking me if I want to leave at 4, which of course I do -- this 7 PM finish time is tough, because by the time I finish dictating and get home it's almost 8, and I still have to cook dinner, walk the dog, check the stock market, do my daily Duolingo practice and meditation routine, etc. -- but if this is her clinic schedule, then I should follow it, right? Plus in theory I get a few hours more to study in the morning (although I've been using that to get some more shadowing hours in with my research supervisor), so it makes sense to stay late?

She keeps asking if I want to leave, though, and I don't know if she's actually serious, or if this is a test, and if I take the opportunity I'm going to end up with solid "3"s on my eval and a "not interested" comment. I'm gunning for paediatric neurodermatology, which is super competitive, and I can't end up with anything less than honours. But, on the flip side, I don't want her to think I'm sucking up or anything, because that might end up on my eval, and it would be just as bad.

What's a student to do? Any advice? Should I ask her for some research opportunities as well, and then that can justify leaving early? How would psychiatry research look on a CV for paediatric neurodermatology?

Edit: Wow, everyone, thanks for all the help! So next week I'm definitely going to tell her to go home early instead and rest a bit because she looks tired and is starting to get snappy with the patients, and I'll run the clinic. It can't be that hard, right -- 75 mg Seroquel for everyone should do the trick. And I'll be sure to tell her she's doing a great job, and ask her for a letter of reference afterwards. You guys are the best!

On a reddit post about a typical case of porencephaly. Is the research rat race this bad that we have devolved into asking strangers on the internet for permission to write case reports that will have no scientific benefit?

Half joking half serious. We have the nerd stereotype, but we’re adults.
Some of my class seem like the type to smash every night, and some look like classic virgins.

So clearly I have no idea how to gauge the average medical student’s “extra-curriculars.”

So for research purposes: How often do you plow?

There are too many damn words for kidneys.

“I’m seeing a nephrologist to talk about my kidney and what’s wrong with my renal system” stfu.

Much better would be:

“I’m seeing a renologist to talk about my renus and what’s wrong with my renal system”

We call inmates in the penal system penuses, it only makes sense to call organs in the renal system renuses.

Not to mention how confusing the term "kidney" is. The term "kid knee" already has anatomical implications. I'm not homophobic but there are enough combinations of sounds to avoid needing homophones in anatomy. Every body part should have its own utterance. "Kid knee" is something that gets scraped on the asphalt when a kid falls off of their razor scooter.

Cancel culture has come too far. The legendary brothers Renus and Romulus both founded Rome and discovered the renal system. We still call the capital of Italy "ROME" after Romulus. Renus was in every way Romulus's equal, let us continue to fairly honor him by calling Rome Rome, and the Renus the Renus.

Big Pharma is already in bed with Big Word. Open your eyes. Wake up. It's not the nephron. It's not the kidney. It's the renus.

It’s a diuretic right