United States Medical Licencing: Round 1

[Peregrine]

Just got my medical board scores back!
For anyone looking to go into medicine or psychiarty, this is your first *serious* examination towards your MD after the MCAT you take at the end of your undergrad career. It tests basic science knowledge blended with entry-level clinical skills.

They don't like to do percentiles any more like you get on your SAT's since they don't want people to get caught up in competing and comparing, but judging by the mean and standard deviation I scored better than around 82% of all medical students.

Pics!

I don't know what the sam hill I did on the cardio. I guess I must have brushed it off thinking I knew it. Score would have been pretty ridiculous if I had studied that one freaking topic more >.<

Oh well. For a 24 year-old former athlete competing against former nurses, ER techs, Physician's assistants, pharmacists, graduate researchers, and just plain next-level geniuses, that'll do for me! 239 should keep my competitive options open while putting me in good position in the less competitive field I want to go into-- Internal Medicine/Pediatrics.

I hit the hospital floor at the end of July. Can't wait, finally out of the freaking classroom for good.

 

[Myrrh]

Grats Man. Glad to see your so happy about this.

Don't let the kids/adults give you shit. If they do the stuff i did when i had new nurses smack them. it's only funny till they rip out the I.V....

 

[Zylia]

Lol the amount you crammed (^_~) for that theres no reason that you shouldn't have scored that well.

Congratz you!

 

[Peregrine]

Studied from May 8 to June 4, for 7 hours a day >.<
Test cost FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS just to sit for. I spent 240 on study materials too. And that's skimping on average. Some folks pay 2000 dollars to attend classes for this stupid thing

The test is 7 hour-long blocks of 50 clinically-oriented multiple choice questions each. By far the most intense standardized test I've ever taken.

I'ma get my pager at the end of July, a PDA with medcenter programs packed in it, and I'ma have to get my roomate to take me shopping for shirts ties and pants and shoes. Right now my wardrobe consists of athletic attire and ghetto AM class gear.

Big transition >.<

 

[TLOC]

Congratulations. I remember when my wife was studying for that test... talk about a pain lol. Good luck on Step 2 and the rest of your med school career..

 

[mysticalone]

nice scores but i find it wierd you scored lowest on cardiac and respiratory which are the two most common and most important chief complaints any patient can present with.

 

[alanon]

congradulations

 

[Taravel]

Congratulations!!!!

Those long (7+ hour) standardized tests suck ass. It's a great feeling getting the notification that you kicked that test's ass on your first try. (I took the FE/EIT, not any medical stuff.)

 

[Direwolf]

Congrats dude! Damn fine job. From your score it looks like if I get the shits or something you are the man to speak to. :biggrin:

 

[Taravel]

Congrats dude! Damn fine job. From your score it looks like if I get the shits or something you are the man to speak to. :biggrin:

Speaking of the shits.....Is there any way I can avoid the "ring of fire" after eating really spicy food?
:crazy:

 

[Fellina]

Congrats on getting past your first board exam. Residency will blow anything you did in school right out of the water, lol. I know you'll get through it fine if you got this far already, just don't let it crush your spirit.

 

[Tymon]

Holy shit dude brb THF AF2 hands just dropped, I'll leave your heart right here and be back in 30 sec np.

Grats though, one of the finer post-collegiate achievements.

 

[Neche]

Surgery with One hand, Dynamis Lord with the other?

Grats Pere!

 

[Kotsu]

Congrats man. Glad to see you succeed. That PDA-medical program is awesome. My mom has it and let me use it when I was working on premedical before my money ran up (It's nice when parents use your college fund to sue eachother for child custody, isn't it?). I know the cardiovascular system pretty damn well, so if you need a refresher or something let me know. Mom and two aunts are doctors. Definately, huge congratulations. Be prepared to have the shittiest hours and highest insurance payments out of everyone you know.

 

[Daveman]

Lol the amount you crammed (^_~) for that theres no reason that you shouldn't have scored that well.

Congratz you!

XD yay for inside jokes!

Grats pere on test scores =O