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Source: The Student Room - February 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Manahil Ibrahim Tags: Medicine Source Type: forums

Gap year suggestions, research or clinical experience?
Need to decide what to do after my MCAT in January. Applying in 2024. My current research and clinical experiences are listed below: Research: 1000 hours in cancer drug development 500 hours in autoimmune disease drug development (Both are organic synthesis and no pub) Clinical: 1300 hours as a scribe 1000 hours in health coordination in ICU 600 hours in Crisis Text line I really want to get into microbiome research, but with no biological research background, it’s been difficult to... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 30, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lachea7223 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums

Rheumatology and long term steroids
I did a month of rheumatology in residency and I don’t remember this being a thing. I have noticed that two local rheumatologists in different cities near me that right after they diagnose someone with autoimmune disease, even things without a firm diagnosis (like undifferentiated connective tissue issues) They will start plaquenil or methotrexate, which is fine, but they also put patients on oral steroids for 6-8 weeks!! At 10-20mg of prednisone per day. Is that now the standard of... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: bedrock Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums

Terrible 1st year due to personal/family issues- no chance at competitive specialties?
Hi all, Was hoping I could get some advice here. I'm a really good student actually at med school on a scholarship and had the worst first year. Had a lot of health problems in my fam including autoimmune diseases, stroke, yada yada Actually just had my first exam of second year and failed it which I've never done in my life. So far almost all my grades are B's so I'm sitting at an abysmal 3.3 GPA or something thereabouts I'm wondering if I've basically destroyed any chance to get into a... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CupcakeCarabiner Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums

Could COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause autoimmune diseases?
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

AA male, 3.2c 3.1s 500 mcat
Title, African American male. Strong EQ’s(200+ shadowing hours, 100+ volunteering hours at a low SES treatment facility for teens struggling with drug abuse, research(30 page analysis), strong personal statement(diagnosed with a severe autoimmune disease during semester and Reccomended to withdraw from classes but overcame challenges). What are my chances? I’ve heard my numbers aren’t bad for DO (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 13, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: AmirTheDoc Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums

Relationship between microbiota and multiple sclerosis as an autoimmune inflammatory disease
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Source: BMJ Comments - August 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Pre-med considering psychiatry
I realize that I am putting the cart before the horse here, but I don't have anybody in real life with whom I can reasonably discuss the following... I was premed in undergrad and graduated with a 3.6 with B.S Biochemistry/B.A in chemistry in 2010. I had a really bad time my senior year with a huge flare of an (undiagnosed) autoimmune disease, so I didn't even have a chance to think about applying to medical school. I still don't know how I managed to graduate on time given my health... Pre-med considering psychiatry (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Suprachiasmatik Source Type: forums

Rheum and pain
MS3 here interested in interventional pain management, but I love autoimmune disease. I'm thinking about doing medicine -> rheum -> pain. Plausible? In doing so I would obviously need to train through internal medicine. What are the pros/cons of training through medicine, neurology, anesthesia? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 28, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Spodermin Source Type: forums

Aqua therapy: Clinical or non-clincal?
Hi! I work with patients that have autoimmune diseases through aqua therapy. Though the program calls them patients, there are no doctors, just retired nurses as the heads of the program. Would this then be non-clinical volunteering? Thanks (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: kitkat13 Source Type: forums

Chronic autoimmune illnesses- will I be able to make it through medical school?
Hello everyone, I've read through all of the "chronic illness" posts and I was hoping that by starting a new one I could meet med students, residents and doctors who may be living with conditions similar to my own and who can give me inside advice on if this will be doable for me. I am premed at one of the top 5 universities in the world. I was also diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases (Hashimoto's thyroiditis, gastritis and pernicious anemia as well as some other issues that I'm... Chronic autoimmune illnesses- will I be able to make it through medical school? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: idkwhattocallmyself Source Type: forums

Personal statement
I wasn't really thinking about this at firs, but I'm wondering if this is going to be a problem now. I was planning on using the same PS as my MD apps, but just deleting some of it to match the character count. Is this ok?? I am interested in going for an MD residency even if I go to DO school. My PS talks about a family member having an autoimmune disease. Should have somehting specific about DO physicians in there? Right now I just use the word physician. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 11, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: premedprincess26 Source Type: forums

Bullous Pemphigus rationale for treatment ?
MTB 3 states that BP is treated with tetracycline and erythromycin + nicotinamide as alternatives to steroids . I dont understand the rationale behind this treatment .There is no bacterial cause behind this autoimmune disease to begin with . Can anyone share their views please ? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 18, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: zeevee Source Type: forums

Re: Hydrolysed formula and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 9, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums

Failed classes due to illness. Will ADEA AADSAS understand?
Okay so during freshman year I got struck with an autoimmune disease and was hospitalized the week of finals for about a month and a half. I ended up failing all 3 classes I took that quarter (well, because I didn't take the final), but I returned a year later after I had fully recovered from my illness and killed it in those classes; however, by the time I returned, my school told me that it was too late to file for an "Incomplete" in those classes. I know I should have filed for an... Failed classes due to illness. Will ADEA AADSAS understand? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dentmancan Source Type: forums