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· November 4, 2016

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Medicine is a team effort – your MCAT prep shoul

Medicine is a team effort – your MCAT prep should be the same. @prep101mcat has your back 📚 #ad #mcat

They don’t ask 🙃 bc they don’t care What t

They don’t ask 🙃 bc they don’t care

What they want is a really great doctor

Your class rank ≠ how good of a doctor you will be
Your MCAT score ≠ how good of a doctor you will be
Your USMLE score ≠ how good of a doctor you will be
Your COMLEX score ≠ how good of a doctor you will be

Don’t get me wrong, you HAVE to study and learn all the things FOR YOUR PATIENTS. You have to pass your classes. You have to pass your boards.

But your 85 on that test compared to your friend’s 95.. your 220 on USMLE compared to that gunner’s 250.. means nothing about your worth and the quality of the physician you will be.

What makes a good physician is their dedication to serving people, respect for evidence-based medicine, desire to continue learning, ability to lead a team, etc

And absolutely, I don’t disagree that higher scores open more doors in terms of med school acceptance and residency match. But the politics that go into that process is a whole different soap box 😆

a day in the life of a PM&R resident on a mix of o

a day in the life of a PM&R resident on a mix of outpatient clinics: morning virtual TBI (traumatic brain injury) evaluation clinic + afternoon MSK (musculoskeletal) clinic

Every day this month is a little different, and most days are all in person! I just so happened to have a virtual morning on the day I decided to film 😆

@barcomade scrubs power me through my day! I’m wearing the Grey’s Anatomy Serena set in wine. I’m 5’8 and wear a medium in all things Barco!

#myscrublife #greysanatomybybarco #dayinthelife

Spent the weekend with family and friends, eating

Spent the weekend with family and friends, eating good food and being a tourist in my own city. Life is so sweet.

For those that are anxiously anticipating the residency match this week, I’m rooting for you! You have worked so hard to get here –you deserve great things. I can’t wait to find out who will be joining my PM&R residency fam here in SA!

How to become a physiatrist (physical medicine and

How to become a physiatrist (physical medicine and rehabilitation physician):

🎓 4 years of undergrad

📝 MCAT

🎓 4 years of medical school

📝📝📝 a series of 3 medical licensing exams (USMLE and/or COMLEX)

🥼 4 years of residency (1 year in general medicine + 3 years in PM&R)

📝🗣️ a series of 2 PM&R specific board exams (written + oral)

If you’re subspecilizing, you can choose to do a fellowship and take subspecialty exams.

And of course, there is always continuing certification throughout your career (it never truly ends).

#physiatry #physicalmedicineandrehabilitation #physiatrist #rehabmedicine #rehabilitationmedicine #rehabdoctor #rehabdoc #womeninmedicine #femalephysician #boardexams #studygram

Two more night float shifts, then on to outpatient

Two more night float shifts, then on to outpatient PM&R clinics at the VA!

What does outpatient PM&R look like?

Outpatient physiatry clinics see patients with diagnoses such as spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, strokes, musculoskeletal injuries, neuromuscular disorders, and SO much more.

Physiatrists specialize in nonsurgical management of pain, spasticity, bowel and bladder dysfunction.

We are skilled in procedures such as electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), spasticity management (e.g. botulinum toxin injections, phenol injections and intrathecal baclofen pump management), peripheral joint injections, trigger point injections and interventional spinal therapeutics.

Additionally, many physiatrists go on to fellowships after residency to further specialize in sports medicine, pain medicine, brain injury medicine, spinal cord injury, pediatric rehab and even cancer rehab.

What questions do you have?

💜 Wearing @barcomade Grey’s Anatomy Capri Tuck-in top + Carly joggers in Brilliance. I’m 5’8 and wear a medium/regular length in all things Barco!

#myscrublife #greysanatomybybarco #ResidentPhysician #rehabdoc #Physiatry #premedmotivation #femalephysician #womeninmedicine #womeninSTEM #nightfloat #physiatry #physicalmedicineandrehabilitation #physiatrist #rehabmedicine #rehabilitationmedicine #rehabdoctor

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