OP, I'm applying to med school this summer. The path there is fucking hard. I'm one of those people who felt smart and more capable than everyone else my entire life and the process of preparing to apply to med school has still knocked me on my ass.

That said, if you're truly interested /r/premed is a good resource. Student Doctor Network forums are also okay, but they tend to fuel a lot of neuroticism.

>>55256
hate to break it to you but as cynical as his post is, it's pretty spot-on. you think it's a coincidence 40~60% of physicians report burnout? doctors having the highest suicide/depression/stress rates out of any profession?

don't let that shit discourage you - if you want to be a doctor, do it. but do your research and get a realistic view of what your specialty is going to be like. practicing medicine is nothing like what the general public thinks it is.

>>55256
Are you speaking from experience? Physicians are overworked and you have a low chance of reaping the hollywood lifestyle of doctors of past generations unless you move to the middle of nowhere and open up a practice. The current cost of undergrad + medical school alongside the transition to standardized healthcare will move the physician role to just another job. Currently people place physicians on a pedestal and look at them like a spectacle, but most of them live far outside their means and are grossly overworked for little benefit until old age. Look at China: doctors are nothing special and make average salaries. The stigma of medical school in america is so baffling to me, and I think in about 20 years it will be evident that is NOT a "golden path to success" as it may be gloriously made out to be on TV.

There are a LOT of ways to work in healthcare without being a physician and have a drastically more enjoyable and profitable career. It's important to remember, too, that big $$$ up front does not mean doctors take home as much as their paycheck may seem with extensive insurance costs alongside taxes and education debt.

Protip: graduate school is free and they'll even pay you 30k/year to get a biomedical PhD in a cozy lab/office

>>55220
If you want to help people and actually spend your time with patients (not sitting in lectures and pouring over material and paperwork) don't become a doctor. The better route is a becoming an APRN or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
Best course is to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (You can also get an Associate's), then take the NCLEX or National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
Best route is to then get experience in your field. You mentioned Anesthesiology. That will probably qualify you to apply for a Master's to become a CRNA or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Going further for a DNP or Doctor of Nurse Practice or Ph.D, a very in demand degree but not a necessary step.
Annual median salary for all nurse practitioners was $104,740 in 2015. Probably much higher for DNP's and Ph.D's especially Anesthetists.

>>55266

>the vast majority of health care professions have much more leeway in their problem solving and decision making than doctors.

You have no idea what you're talking about. Do you work in healthcare?

>>55344

>https://boards.420chan.org/pss/

I believe in a lot of different things. My most major religious belief is in Krishna, who I also call God, Universe, Creator, Om, etc. I have a very eclectic knowledge on this sort of subject, and find hinduism to be the most advanced though I get truth from all religions.
Sorry for the tangent, but what I'm trying to say is you're right. There is literally no point to this existence, not just our existence but the existence of the whole of material energy.
We exist as souls, and have been living lives since time immemorial. Changing bodies as we change clothes. The souls is timeless, and God for example, lives outside of the material. We however, are under illusion. You know how an ant only lives like 3 weeks? Well it feels like a lifetime to it. Same with dogs, their lives length feels no different than ours because it's all perspective (youth, manhood, old age, death). Well the life of the universe is trillions of years according to the Vedas. They say when Krishna breath's outward, infinite universes are created, of which we are one. When he inhales they cease to exist forever. The entire existence of our universe is in one breath of God. We are trapped in the material illusion and cannot conceive what the spiritual world is like.

>>55387
Looks like a wart to me but I can't even tell what part of the body that is.
If that's a hand it looks like she could wrap up a basketball like a toddler could hold on to a M&M in their fist

>>55387
Get some salicylic acid wart remover and use that. Cut it out with a clean razor blade fairly deeply then cauterize it with a hot nail if that doesn’t work.

stop drinking soda faggot

>>55385
Start flossing my man, or better yet dish out $40 for a Waterpik and use it once every few days for perfect gum health.

>>55405
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>I haven't changed anything about my injection method from how I've been doing these injections for a couple of years now.

But you have been rotating injection sites.... right?

If not, you should - particularly if you've noticed any firmness or tenderness forming. 2 deltoids, 2 thighs, 2 buttocks on a weekly basis means less than once a month per site, giving each area more time to heal. If you've gained weight by any chance, it could also be that you're no longer reaching deeply enough in to the muscle.

Don't do the tape thing, it will increase the likelihood of infection. If anything, apply pressure to the area with a sterile gauze - you can use surgical tape to help hold it in place, but the adhesive should not be in direct contact with nor too close to the puncture wound.

I'd say consider an alternative route of administration on a temporary basis if you can, but I understand this is not always possible with all medications.

Also forgot to mention that the glue on scotch tape gets melted by water, rendering it doubly ineffective. nb for double post.

>>55402

I have been rotating injection sites, lol. The injection is just 1ml, I was taught to only do it in the thigh area but rotate legs weekly and choose new sites along the thigh each time.

I did gain a bit of weight lately (gained ~15-25% of my old bodyweight, thanks unemployment), figured that could have been the root cause but my doctor said it wasn't likely. I think they underestimated how much weight I gained, haha. I'm 100% willing to believe you, may have to look into getting some longer needles to drill through this blubber and/or try to figure out an injection method which gets through it better.

I'll give the gauze massage a try, thanks!


<3 u Internet Doctor

>dorama
>loose your mind

Someone's a bit loose, I'll tell you that.

Anime has the all shit, incest, anti and pro sjw, lgbt and etc.
So no wonder why people loosing their minds after watching that shit

>>55326

>be weeb
>be straight

sorry mate, your theory has been debunked. if it's any consolation, i exclusively date asian girls tho

Ok, so shitposting is allowed on this board, good to know.

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