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It's just poison. No bid deal...On today's show we breakdown:Tucker and Brand on climateAspartame and cancer3M settlement on PFAS in drinking waterZDogg MD on RFKOn Something To Think About I discuss cleaning up your life. Support the show on Patreon > https://www.patreon.com/connerwandersTry LMNT Here > drinklmnt.com/WANDERSCheck Out Cured Here > curednutrition.comFor more righteous content, find me on;Instagram - @connerwanders

ZDogg and VP talk about the NYTimes' advice for kids during Thanksgiving, whether Fauci should step down, the evidence for a 22 year old healthy man who already got 2 doses of Moderna to get a 3rd dose, and more. Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast: vinayakkprasad.com/plenarysession Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast: zdoggmd.com/z-blogg More info for Vinay and Zubin at https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd and vinayakkprasad.com/bio

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Alan welcomes Jeff Gladnick from Great Dental Websites to the Very Dental Podcast! Jeff last joined the show in 2016 and it turns out that websites, SEO and practice marketing have changed quite a bit! Who knew? Some topics they discussed: The recent AADOM meeting and what it was like to get back to a dental meeting after COVID Jeff's harrowing COVID experiences and what our friends down under are experiencing now Thoughts on the virus, vaccines and mandates What is “Great Dental Websites” and why are they different? Content Management software and why it matters  What's wrong with WordPress? Webflow? Design and why dentists shouldn't DIY What's new/different/important in SEO? Reviews are important, they're part of “local” strategies...not organic Jeff doesn't recommend blogging! How do you know what you need for dental marketing? How do you know what to spend? Talk with referrals! Don't let your people do black hat! Are you goodwithteeth.com? Why can't you just use the Google landing page? Are reviews REALLY bringing the people in? You need to ask! Why do patients like you? It's probably not what you think! Some links from the show: The Very Dental Facebook group Voices of Dentistry 2022 (January 21-22, 2022 in Scottsdale!) The Fifth Column podcast (featuring Josh Szeps) Useful Idiots podcast ZDogg, the most reasonable voice on COVID out there If you would you like support the Very Dental Podcast Network you should support our sponsors! They help us create content that is, for lack of a better word...Very Dental! The Very Dental Podcast Network is brought to you by our friends at Microcopy Dental. Here are 3 reasons that you should check out Microcopy Dental: Their Instagram posts are hysterical. Dental marketing is usually cheesy and appeals to the lowest common denominator. Microcopy Dental posts legitimately funny stuff on their Instagram account! Microcopy makes a wide variety of single use carbides, diamonds and polishers. Such a wide variety that their catalog reminds me of an encyclopedia. But with better pictures. Microcopy dental makes it so you'll never have to experience that “dull bur” feeling ever again. A new bur. Every. Single. Time. Go check out all Microcopy Dental has to offer at verydentalpodcast.com/microcopy The Very Dental Podcast Network is also brought to you by the fine folks at Zirc. The first time I knew anything about Zirc was a LONG time ago. I tried the Zirc Crystal HD mirror and it's wrecked me on any other mirror ever since. If you want a dental mirror that reminds you of using an HD TV, you should check out Zirc's Crystal HD mirror. It comes as a replacement head for any mirror handle you already use or as a single piece. Either way, it will change the way you see everything for the better. Go check out the Crystal HD mirror from Zirc at verydentalpodcast.com/mirrors The Very Dental Podcast network thanks our friends at Cosmedent for all of their support! Have you ever wished that one simple and painless change could make your dentistry better? Cosmedent is here for you! If you aren't using a microfilled composite (and let's be honest, you probably aren't), I can guarantee that it makes anterior composite dentistry easier, better and more fun. The handling and polishability of Cosmedent's Renamel Microfill must be experienced to understand the major difference it makes! Go check out Renamel Microfill at verydentalpodcast.com/microfill If you'd like to support the Very Dental Podcast, go check out the monthly deals from our friends at Crazy Dental! Each month Crazy Dental will be offering all kinds of different coupons on the product you're using most! Head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy to see the monthly deals they have in store for you! Our friends at Enova Illumination have your magnification and lighting needs all figured out. Whether you're looking at new loupes, a surgical headlight like no other or the amazing line of Zumax microscopes, Enova Illumination has you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/Enova and take advantage of the discounts they have for Very Dental Podcast Network listeners! The Very Dental podcast is brought to you by the Wonderist agency. The best marketing agency to build your website, logo, SEO, design, Google Ads, social media and on. And on. Marketing your dental office...the Wonderist Agency can help! Find out more at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist!

Choose Your Own Risk. Decide for Yourself and Others.  Some experts believe that we are having a tough time understanding our Covid risk, mainly because we are not closely tracking  the data, which gives us a "false sense of security."  In this video, I featured ZDogg, MD, to help us understand risk. Thanks for listening!If you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, register here.YouTube Video for Choose Your Own Risk:  https://youtu.be/n9Cp_6kz_XU FLCCC protocol to manage COVID-19*Traveling? Consider a PCR test 3 days prior and rapid testing at arrival and 5 days later for early detection and treatment.**Get these 3M N95 masks to better protect against the Delta variant or any other highly transmissible variant at my affiliated link: small or regular sizesClick here if you need a telehealth appointment with a certified medical doctor.******Vitamin D HOME TESTING KIT here (levels here) ******COVID-19 HOME TESTING KIT here ****Ask your doctor about any of the following vitamins or supplements that could potentially reduce severe COVID symptoms:Vitamin C with rose hips, Zinc, D3 & K2, Magnesium or this one, B complex, Elderberry, Probiotic or this one, Melatonin, Braggs Nutritional Yeast, Apple Cider Vinegar, and NAC.****Best thermometerAn accurate Pulse oximeter (If you have COVID-19, seek medical help if less than 95% at rest after 1 minute).****Hi, I'm Dr. Tonya Breaux-Shropshire, a clinical research scientist who shares everything about hypertension and trending health topics so you can get good blood pressure control.  You can read my work HERE.****Would love to hear from you! Send me a comment or question at this link (click here).****Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.****Royalty-free music: Turn on My Swag 2 Intro by Mr. Willie Breaux****Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Affiliate links.

Our guest today is Dr. Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD), an internist, hospitalist, and healthcare evangelist. ZDogg is dedicated to turning the practice of medicine into the healing art that it should be, rather than the leviathan of bureaucracy, roadblocks, and nonsense that it sometimes seems to be. In this episode we cover:  the morality of masks and not wearing them in public, racism, suspension of the scientific method in the early phases of the pandemic, Star Wars, and much more. We discuss: The RECOVERY Trial which found that steroids reduced mortality in certain COVID patients [02:10]; The optimal way to introduce Star Wars to someone who has never seen an episode [07:50]; How ZDogg prepares for the flow state of an unscripted live show or polemic [12:30]; Why wearing a mask in public during the COVID pandemic is like paying taxes [17:50]; Virtue signalling [23:00]; The time when Rob was most proud to be ZDogg’s friend [23:55]; Pandemic & Protest: Racism As A Social Determinant Of Health [23:55]; The fundamental unfairness when judged on something that you cannot control [28:30]; The challenge of being both authentic to yourself but also using your large social media platform to spread important messages [34:40]; Things that surprised ZDogg about COVID-19 [37:25]; The danger (and benefits) of dissemination of anecdotes [40:15]; How distancing has disrupted the fabric of society [41:35]; The importance of recognizing your emotional response and biases [44:25]; Victims of misinformation and how they’re influenced by FLICC [46:20]; How infrequent hand-washing demonstrates that quality in healthcare is equated with what’s financially incentivized rather than what really makes a difference [51:20]; and Much more. To Learn More about Stimulus: https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/ For Complete Shownotes: Click here    

Our guest today is Dr. Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD), an internist, hospitalist, and healthcare evangelist. ZDogg is dedicated to turning the practice of medicine into the healing art that it should be, rather than the leviathan of bureaucracy, roadblocks, and nonsense that it sometimes seems to be. In this episode we cover:  the morality of masks and not wearing them in public, racism, suspension of the scientific method in the early phases of the pandemic, Star Wars, and much more. We discuss: The RECOVERY Trial which found that steroids reduced mortality in certain COVID patients [02:10]; The optimal way to introduce Star Wars to someone who has never seen an episode [07:50]; How ZDogg prepares for the flow state of an unscripted live show or polemic [12:30]; Why wearing a mask in public during the COVID pandemic is like paying taxes [17:50]; Virtue signalling [23:00]; The time when Rob was most proud to be ZDogg’s friend [23:55]; Pandemic & Protest: Racism As A Social Determinant Of Health [23:55]; The fundamental unfairness when judged on something that you cannot control [28:30]; The challenge of being both authentic to yourself but also using your large social media platform to spread important messages [34:40]; Things that surprised ZDogg about COVID-19 [37:25]; The danger (and benefits) of dissemination of anecdotes [40:15]; How distancing has disrupted the fabric of society [41:35]; The importance of recognizing your emotional response and biases [44:25]; Victims of misinformation and how they’re influenced by FLICC [46:20]; How infrequent hand-washing demonstrates that quality in healthcare is equated with what’s financially incentivized rather than what really makes a difference [51:20]; and Much more. To Learn More about Stimulus: https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/ For Complete Shownotes: Click here    

Excuse the quality of the podcast. We're still experience some technical difficulties. Please be patient with us. Zdogg.MD tells us that the healthcare system is collapsing. Trump is playing politics in the distribution and purchasing of medical equipment and safety items. Look what Massachusetts has done. Got Good News and Bad. Does Finland have the right attitude and what formed it? Will the South be the next flareup for the coronavirus? Chances are pretty good. Good News: What cable channel has quit covering the presidential daily briefings? Did the feds stop funding for testing of the COVID-19? Really? Congresswoman Katie Porter for vice-president? Couldn't do worse.  Thomas Friedman's editorial about cabinet picks is interesting. Some we agreed with and other were WTF?

Episode 41 is here! Zach and LJ get together to talk about another ZDoggMD rant, this time regarding the Epic EHR system, then they cover an article from US News and World Report about the increasing prevalence of liver disease in young people, and finally they talk about SVT in children. Chief Complaint will be off next week for spring break, we'll see you in two weeks time! If you've got a question or comment for us, send us an email at chiefcomplaintpod@gmail.com, tweet us @ChiefPod, or find us on Instagram @ChiefComplaintPodcast. See you next week for a brand new episode!Links:ZDoggMD on Epic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoQs162YwWYUSNews on alcohol related disease: https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-02-25/alcohol-is-killing-younger-adults-at-an-increasing-rateMusic:You're There by The Mini VandalsAll Night by IksonNews Sting by Kevin McCleod (incompetech.com)

Are we calling burnout by the right name? Some would say no, we should call it 'moral injury' because what we see happening in modern medical practice can be antithetical to our core values. In this episode, ZDoggMD is our guest as we examine moral injury, as well as dealing with the EHR, stress, universal health care, meditation, and  much more. 

In today's episode, the main feature is a detailed breakdown of how to "think like a question writer" based on Patrick's blog post for Student Doctor Network, Board Preparation: Training for a Marathon, not a Sprint. In addition, we excerpt a section from ZDoggMD's Incident Report, "How to Suck Less as a Medical Student" and Patrick presents a section from Dr. Edmund Pellegrino's article "Med Schools as Moral Agents".  01:50 - ZDoggMD's "How to Suck Less as a Medical Student"  05:55 - "Med Schools as Moral Agents" observations on the state of medical education and obligations of schools to their students. For an introduction to Dr. Pellegrino and his thought, see Patrick's review of "The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn" 16:20 - Answer 'Em like You Wrote 'EM: Approaching board questions from the perspective of a question writer. Detailed commentary based on Patrick's aforementioned SDN article.  InsideTheBoards Study Smarter Podcast  Check out the ITB Study Smarter Series Podcast channel. Go to bit.ly/ITBpodcasts or just click here to check it out on iTunes. We're planning a USMLE Step 2 Study Smarter Series in the coming months, covering each of the required clerkships and how to study for the shelf exam and the USMLE Step 2 and COMLEX Level 2.  ITB Audio Qbank and iOS Beta App The Audio Qbank by InsideTheBoards mobile app has both free and premium features and is available on both Android and iOS.  To get started, first, create a Boardsinsider Account on our website insidetheboards.com Free Features  All of our podcasts in one place organized into playlists for easy studying (also with less ads and exclusive content)  Mindfulness meditations designed specifically for medical students  A monthly offering of high yield content (questions dissections, audio qbank samples) available only on our mobile app.  Premium Features Subscribe to an ITB premium account and get additional features  Access to 500+ audio optimized board style practice questions in our Audio Qbank. The Step 1 version is powered by Exam Circle and the Step 2 Version is powered by OnlineMedEd. New questions added each month.  High Yield Pharmacology (powered by Lecturio) with 100 of the top pharm questions you need to know for both Step 1 and Step 2  Audio Flashcards (coming soon)  Our audio qbank is THE PERFECT companion for studying for the boards on the go. And we're adding content and improving it all the time.   Learn more about the Audio Qbank by InsideTheBoards mobile app here Legal Stuff and Credits InsideTheBoards is not affiliated with the NBME, USMLE, COMLEX, NBOME or any professional licensing body. InsideTheBoards and its guests fully adhere to the policies on irregular conduct outlined by the aforementioned credentialing bodies. Thanks to ZDogg MD and Doc Vader for their kind permission to use this excerpt. To learn more about Health 3.0, listen to the Incident Report podcast anywhere you find podcasts, and go to ZDogg's website to watch the short video "What's Health 3.0" "Med Schools as Moral Agents" (Pellegrino ED. Medical Schools as moral agents. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 1977;88:54–67.).  Board Preparation: Training for a Marathon, Not a Sprint. Student Doctor Network, Jan 10, 2017 available at this link.  Music: Better Days, "Tired Bones, Weak Minds" from the album What You Did to Me. Listen to Better Days on Spotify.

Tom and Logan join ZDogg up in the Bay Area of California for Morning Roundz. I completely forgot what we talked about, so just listen and enjoy ;-) zdoggmd.com/podcasting/coming-out-antivax

In this live episode we talk about how the human mind works and how we might be better at managing our "subminds" and their anger; ZDogg talks about taking a mental health day. http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-231 for links, video, and ways to support the show. Please leave a review and subscribe, it helps us A LOT!

In this episode, Zubin Damania, a.k.a. Zdogg MD, a Stanford trained physician and founder of Turntable Health, discusses his evolution from disillusioned doctor suffering burnout to leading the charge for a radical shift in how we practice medicine. We also go down the rabbit hole on all sorts of juicy topics from meditation to nutrition to the nature of consciousness itself. We discuss: Med school antics [7:00]; Hierarchies in healthcare, physician burnout, and a broken system [20:15]; Why Zubin left medicine, and what lead to the ZdoggMD persona [31:30]; Peter’s tough decision to leave medicine [44:00]; Benefits and challenges of meditation [54:15]; Zdogg’s theory of consciousness [1:11:30]; Nutrition: Peter’s current strategy with patients [1:31:00]; The anti-vaccine dispute [1:38:15] The common thread of all “diets”, the obesity epidemic, and Peter’s dream experiment [1:44:30]; Do we have free will? And how do we make better decisions and learn from our mistakes? [1:55:15]; Peter’s current obsessions: fasting and rapamycin, measuring autophagy, and becoming a kickass 100-year-old [2:03:15]; Reforming the healthcare payment model [2:14:45]; How to find doctors like Peter and Zubin in your area [2:28:15]; Zdogg’s amazing videos [2:31:15]; and More. Learn more at www.PeterAttiaMD.com Connect with Peter on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.  

InsideTheBoards Audio Blog (powered by MedSchoolTutors)  Another feature in our Audio Blog series where we take posts from The MedSchoolTutors Blog (the very best blog for medical school) and record them for on-the-go learning. We're focusing on articles that cover question breakdowns, examination and study advice, and those related to mental wellbeing and wellness during medical school.  Today's episode features the article:  USMLE Step 1 & Step 2 CK Question Breakdown: 2-in-1 Edition by Dr. Brian Radavansky   Excerpt:   An 83-year old woman presents to the ED with very acute abdominal pain for 1 hour.  ...  What test would be most likely to establish her diagnosis? Chest X-Ray Abdominal CT Angiography RUQ US Amylase, Lipase, and LFTs MRCP Abdominal X-Ray Read the full vignette and post here.  ITB Audio Qbank and iOS Beta App The Audio Qbank by InsideTheBoards mobile app has both free and premium features and is available on both Android and iOS.  To get started, first, create a Boardsinsider Account on our website insidetheboards.com Free Features  All of our podcasts in one place organized into playlists for easy studying (also with less ads and exclusive content)  Mindfulness meditations designed specifically for medical students  A monthly offering of high yield content (questions dissections, audio qbank samples) available only on our mobile app.  Premium Features Subscribe to an ITB premium account and get additional features  Access to 500+ audio optimized board style practice questions in our Audio Qbank. The Step 1 version is powered by Exam Circle and the Step 2 Version is powered by OnlineMedEd. New questions added each month.  High Yield Pharmacology (powered by Lecturio) with 100 of the top pharm questions you need to know for both Step 1 and Step 2  Audio Flashcards (coming soon)  Our audio qbank is THE PERFECT companion for studying for the boards on the go. And we're adding content and improving it all the time.   Learn more about the Audio Qbank by InsideTheBoards mobile app here Legal Stuff InsideTheBoards is not affiliated with the NBME, USMLE, COMLEX, NBOME or any professional licensing body. InsideTheBoards fully adheres to the policies on irregular conduct outlined by the aforementioned credentialing bodies.  Music: Anaesthetist from The Mindsweep by Enter Shikari. Used with permission.  Thanks to MedSchoolTutors for providing the content for this show. And thanks to ZDoggMD and Doc Vader for the lighthearted intro. Check out ZDogg's podcast, the Incident Report, on Apple Podcasts.    

ZDogg MD, freestyles on how to fix the “moral injury" inflicted by modern healthcare

I interrupt your regularly scheduled boring ZDogg claptrap with a SPECIAL DARKSIDE TRANSMISSION. -Love, Doc Vader https://www.facebook.com/docvadermd/videos/1025731934255764/

Zubin Damania (ZDoggMD) is an internist and founder of Turntable Health, an innovative healthcare startup that was part of an urban revitalization movement in Las Vegas. During a decade-long hospitalist career at Stanford, he experienced our dysfunctional health care system firsthand leading to burnout and depression. He created videos under the pseudonym ZDoggMD as an outlet to find his voice. This launched a grassroots movement — half a billion youtube views and a passionate tribe dedicated to improving health care for everyone.   ERcast 2.0 Launches May 1 Click hereto learn more Or hereto sign up and skip the details   In this interview we cover a wide range of topics including Underwear How ZDogg went from hospitalist to rapper to Medicine 3.0evanaglist Meditation The Mind Illuminated The roots of anxiety Mental preparation before giving a talk ZDogg's response to criticism, antipathy, and negative feedback from the anti-vaccine movement Nurse practitioners   A Smattering of Performance Improvement, Stress Management, and Wellness Episodes Finding the Joyin Your Job Performance Coach Jason Brooks Making Order Out of Chaos How to Not Freak Out When Consultants Give Bad Advice Beating Stress and the Hot Offload Mastering the Storm   Full Video Interview Below   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bujZmXEtuHA   My Favorite Zdogg Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAlnRHicgWs  

Please support ZDogg's mission to make healthcare better FOR ALL and check him out at http://zdoggmd.com.I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast and ZDogg even flipped the script on me and did a little "interview the chiro", for the skeptics out there.

On this episode of the NP Dude podcast I provide some guidance about what you should be doing to prepare to terminate an employee and some pitfalls to avoid.  I also explain why I think ZDogg’s bashing the VA is misplaced and the arguments he makes, although possibly valid, we’re incomplete.  Give a listen and […] The post Episode 119 – Terminating Employees and Was ZDogg Hating on the VA Warranted? first appeared on The NP Dude.

University of Michigan infectious disease doc (and ZDogg's brother-in-law) Dr. James Riddell joins us to talk flu shots, personal liberty versus the good of the herd, HPV vaccine, HIV prophylaxis, and more! http://incidentreport.live

On this episode of the NP Dude podcast I provide some basic information about what an Indemnification clause means, how it applies to NPs, and whether it is that big of a deal.  I also reply to ZDogg’s video that was intended to unite healthcare providers and why I think we can promote our profession […] The post Episode 103 – Indemnification, What Your License Means, and are NPs “Supervised”? first appeared on The NP Dude.

Is sharing our videos dangerous for your job security? Also, since getting his coronary calcium score ZDogg may have taken certain...liberties...with his diet.

Host Dr. Ryan Stanton talks to Dr. Zubin Damania, aka "ZDogg," about his path to becoming an internet celebrity and his creative methods for educating his audience on contemporary medical issues.

On this episode of the NP Dude podcast, I give my two cents on whether a predominantly Medicaid/Medicare funded practice is viable in an underserved community.  I also give my take on ZDogg’s reaction to a comment on his FB page about comparing NPs to new residents. I really like ZDogg, but I think his […] The post Episode 076 – Building a Practice in Underserved Community and My Take on ZDogg's Response to NPs! first appeared on The NP Dude.

I want to break format today and talk exclusively about the personal statement this episode. I know a lot of you already have one, or have at least a draft of one, but with enough time between now and September 15th (and even after that) I will help you make it better.   I think there is a sort of comfort level and confidence that med students approach the PS with and that is fair - because all of your previous personal statements up until now worked. Lots of positive reinforcement - positive thing - however those were personal statements for you to convince people you are good at reading, studying, and taking tests. Residency is a job. Literally the first “real” job you will have as a physician. This is a personal statement to convince programs you deserve a job.  Lean away from telling them you have objective skills, and towards subjective skills. Demonstrate professionalism, communication skills, teamwork, goal setting, and understand the challenges and demands of the road ahead, and still want to make a living at it. Almost breeds an inherent difficulty as the typical med student had curriculum focused on math and science, or at least prioritize them over language and arts, now asked to produce a written piece that we are not necessarily that comfortable with. To add to the discomfort this a rare moment that you are both the salesperson and the product. NRMP data from the 2014 program director’s survey ranks it as the fifth factor used when deciding who to extend interview invitations to (Step 1, LORs in the speciality, MSE (Deans letter), step 2 CK, then personal statement) and about halfway down when deciding who to rank - so it is up there to get your foot in the door. I would consider it one of the only subjective methods to tell your story before the interview - CVs and transcripts, USMLE scores all fit into boxes well, LORs and dean’s letter are what others say about you - PS is the only chance you have to tell you story - talk about yourself.   More important to a program that does not know you - no rotations, no sub-Is, no away rotations - how are they going to get to know you and your work ethic?   Opportunity to briefly explain any gaps in your record - if done carefully and cast in a positive light   Proficiency in english language - for IMGs from unknown schools   Behavior patterns: Writing styles that can identify positive or negative behavior traits - I,I,I,I - narcissism, whereas too much self-depreciation or responsibility sloughing may shine through   If you haven’t looked at MyERAS yet - there is no specific prompt - extremely open ended - what should you write about?   Personal statements need to be:   Written by you   A study performed by the Brigham and Women's Hospital In Boston, Massachusetts published in MedScape article ''Level of Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Worrisome'' revealed that 13.7% of Personal Statements submitted by IMGs to IM, Anesthesiology, and Surgery programs at the hospital were plagiarized.   Plagerism http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462161 - plagerism scanning software in anesthesiology applications 4% of US grads, 13% of IMGS 8 words or more of unoriginal content - as much as 58% percent of the statemetn unoriginal.   Polished of all spelling errors - spell check, multiple edits, multiple proofreaders.   Friends and family are ok, but they already like you - i recommend involving a third party for an unbiased approach   Reddit / SDN “PS swaps” are a decent choice - although the opinion of other 4th years is not necessarily the best   Does benefit you to get it read by someone who has done it before - even last year’s MS4s / current interns.   Read it out loud - clear / concise wording   Polished of all grammatical errors   I love Grammarly /   Consider using a professional service / scribindi / fivver / odesk / Match Gurus   Formatted appropriately for MyERAS - one page, 600-700 words - ASCI formatting - so no bolds, italics, or underlining shows up - no emojis - you need to make your points pop with actual english words.   The MyERAS application can be viewed as a PDF version of the information entered in MyERAS by selecting View/Print MyERAS Application located on the Application section on the Dashboard and top-right area of every page under the Application section. This allows you to see how the contents of the MyERAS application will be displayed to programs. Steps to take: Start now - sometimes attendings ask for PS and CV for writing your LORs   Brainstorm - entertaining stories, even and maybe especially even inappropriate ones - what elements of your personality can you draw out of those moments?   Structure - opening, closing, know what you want to say and how you want to say it   Aim for a balance of past, present, and future in the speciality   Familiarize yourself with the ERAS requirements - length and formatting   Don’t be afraid to start over - if you hit on something that really resonates with you - start again   Answer the obvious questions - why this speciality, why do you think you will excel? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25342950 - 2012 resident class of UC Davis Derm residents matched vs unmatched - surprisingly those that specifically why they liked derm were higher in the matched, much higher trait were those who mentioned their desire to contribute to the medical literature.   Know your audience - all interviewers, not just PD, will look at to ask questions.   Know that if you are applying to different specialties, can use different statements, you can upload specific versions to specific programs if they have specifics in geography and school name - just make sure to send the correct one.   Things to avoid: Lies / exaggeration   Plagiarism   Dashes / slashes, short abbreviations   “I knew i wanted to be a doctor when”   The opening impact statement / the opening quote “webster's defines” - overdone, may come back like fashion waves. I am personally guilty of this in a previous personal statement   Anything too outrageous - no ZDogg raps here - works well for him now, but don’t forget that he is still an internist from Stanford. I would actually love to have him on the show and find out his advice - I’ll reach out to him.   Too long = too boring   Don't talk shop - avoid medical jargon - these people already know more than you   Do not restate your CV in narrative or prose form   Don't rehash your medical school PS - you are already “in medicine” this is a statement of why this specialty - why specifically pathology or why specifically dermatology   Dont talk about personal illness - boring and an illegal question if they ask it another way - may even add some unconscious bias - just avoid it   No mention of religion, politics, or any other controversial issue. NOt a soapbox   Pearls and resources: Knowing what I know now, if i were reapplying to family medicine, I would talk about my newfound passion for growing food, how I arrived at that passion through personal weight loss journey, then see health benefits in individual patients in published medical literature in Mediterranean diet, anti-inflammatory diet on cardiovascular risk, community health as far as community gardens, how these real live social networks help educate and promote health, simple upstream interventions that benefit pubic health. That can demonstrate an understanding of preventative health, community outreach, knowledge of health literature, goal setting and achievement, it is relevant to the specialty, personal reflection, long term involvement.   Medfools   AMA has good resources   UNC   ECFMG   MCW sample personal statements   Really knock it out of the park, talks about various sentence structure, diction and word choice, crisp and elegant writing, “The Elements of Style” by Strunk

In today’s episode, Ryan and Allison review the 2014 Physician Compensation Report from Medscape. Every year, Medscape.com puts out a survey laying out various information including compensation based on different specialties, physician satisfaction, etc. with 24,000 physicians in 25 different specialties as respondents. Links and Other Resources: Full Episode Blog Post 2014 Medscape Physician Compensation Report Check out ZDogg’s Turntable Health Are you a nontraditional student? Go check out oldpremeds.org. For more great content, check out www.mededmedia.com for more of the shows produced by the Medical School Headquarters including the OldPremeds Podcast and watch out for more shows in the future! Free MCAT Gift: Free 30+ page guide with tips to help you maximize your MCAT score and which includes discount codes for MCAT prep as well. Hang out with us over at medicalschoolhq.net/group. Click join and we’ll add you up to our private Facebook group. Share your successes and miseries with the rest of us. Check out our partner magazine, www.premedlife.com to learn more about awesome premed information. Next Step Test Prep: Get one-on-one tutoring for the MCAT and maximize your score. Get $50 off their tutoring program when you mention that you heard about this on the podcast or through the MSHQ website. Listen to our podcast for free at iTunes: medicalschoolhq.net/itunes and leave us a review there! Email Ryan at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net or connect with him on Twitter @medicalschoolhq