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Siyempre expect niyo na ganyan din bukas, kahit ang forecast ay mas lalakas yan bukas.

Sobrang helpful kasi sakin ng medschool bootcamp nung nagtry ako ng trial. San po malalaman yung exclusive code if meronn?

Hindi nagttranslate sa real pracs yung fnflashcards ko thru Anki (I used the Dope bluelink). Like I was so confident everytime na kabisado ko na lahat ng cards ko tas pagdating ng real pracs nahihirapan ako marecognize yung landmarks kasi ibang iba siya sa pictures lang + nappanic ako dahil moving siya so dagdag pa yung mental block. I need to make bawi on my next pracs in Gross kasi nag single digit score ako last pracs 😭😭😭😭😭

I failed to submit my biochem manuals on time because I overspent my time trying to do a meticulous work. Then, I found out late submissions are subject to -10 points deduction. So parang thrown out of the window lang din yung effort to answer the manuals meticulously? Binabasa ba talaga nila lahat yun? huhu

I only started my manuals after major shifting exams were over. How do I approach this in the future? I know I shouldnt even be considering both pero ang hirap talaga magmanage ng time with the weekly shiftings and pracs and group work activities, etc. I am so bad in time management hELP?? I passed all my exams pero at the cost of my manuals submission 😭

Med seniors how do you all juggle everything po ba? 🥹

I just want to share my thoughts as my first month in medical school ends.

I entered medicine plainly because I really do want to learn how life function up to its molecular level. Not the cliché, "I want to help the sick people". I just genuinely love life science.

I did expect naman kasi ang dami na nagsasabi na super fast paced daw sa medicine. Pero at this point, I'm not even sure if I am actually learning anything. Ang daming need ipasang output, plan graded activities, every week may exam of some sort consisting of topics na isang sem sa undergrad lol (kudos to non-trads for surviving😭). I am passing my exams naman but mainly because I was able to make workarounds on how to pass those exams without studying EVERYTHING. I honestly feel conflicted. It's good na I am passing my exams, but at the same time, disappointed na I lack time to actually learn and absorb the details. Like it really feels like I'm just studying to pass the exams, not to learn. And I do want to learn pero I don't have enough time to try and read the details on the topics. 🥲

I still hope na I become a doctor who actually knows and understands what I'm doing 😭😭.

May dress code po ba? Also, malamig po ba sa orientation venue?

Ever thought of people who somehow cheated death? What if they actually didn't? What if they actually died, and what they are experiencing being alive is a branch of the universe of them getting out of it alive? What if I am the branch experiencing quantum immortality?

Naisip ko lang as I read upon quantum immortality theory. Sobrang daming instances ko na kasi where I cheated death. And thinking about it after learning about quantum immortality, like there's no way I am this *lucky* for me to still be even alive. What if I actually died in those, and what I am currently experiencing is a version of me who lived?

I am currently a first year medical student. I entered medicine with molecular pathology in mind. Before I finally decided, I worked in a tertiary clinical lab of a tertiary hospital to gain insights on the realities of medicine. I was able to work alongside attending pathologists and resident pathologists.

Back in pre-med, I used to dream of becoming a *surgeon*. However, after working in the hospital, I realized that their lifestyle is not for me (especially their residency 😫). And that I may have dreamt in the wrong direction. I have developed an inclination with pathology instead, and at the same time, enjoyed working in a molecular lab (despite the obnoxiously low wage it pays). I was offered a job as a medical VA that pays A WHOLE LOT better, but I find it hard to let go of a career that I am actually passionate about. I am well aware that pathology residents doesnt earn that much din, not sure about the attendings tho. Our attending looks well-off naman and was able to support son's medical school education in US. But this is considering that this attending pathologist is quite famous and works with several famous hospitals here in metro, and also teaches in one of the top medical schools.

Honestly, I just really want to stay working in the lab whilst being financially stable. I'm not seeking to be rich rich, just want enough for me to be able to live comfortably that can support travel overseas atleast 3-5x a year. I don't want to leave my parents either for abroad as of the moment. I don't have plans in building my own family sooner or later, it's not something I see myself having soon.

What I want to pursue is a career where I am able to work both in clincal diagnostics and research. I also have big aspirations in improving laboratory diagnostics in psychiatry. Hence, the dream in molecular pathology.

What I know now (please correct me if I am wrong) is that, there is no molecular pathology fellowship training here in the Philippines. So, one of my question is, do I need to do the residency training abroad in order to qualify for their fellowship training? Or can I do the residency training here in PH and still qualify to apply for a fellowship abroad? I know sobrang farsighted nitong mga tanong ko, but I'm a person who plans far ahead of time so I can get better perspectives on the pathway I am taking.

Please feel free to share your piece of advice, reality checks, and what to expect in this path I am about to take.

If not orientation day, may announcement na po ba kung kailan orientation day? or mga around what time po kaya i-aannounce?

Filipinos are heavily influenced by religion which strictly preach sex as binary. So I want to know the perspectives of Filipino scientists, especially of those with related background (medical, biology, molecular, genetics, etc.) to the topic of human sex being binary vs. bimodal.

My background is medical laboratory science, currently in medical school. I had pondered upon this topic ever since I've read a case discussion about intersex back in undergrad. I havent seen that much public discussions regarding this topic within a filipino community. I always see public debates/arguments/opinions/discussions about "gender variations", but rarely the "sex variations" when they clearly exist based from what we know today.

I tried to search and even asked AI about it pero either it's too bulky or just hidden compartments in wallet/phone size. Yung tipong pag hnoldup sana ako, ang makikita lang is usual low-value student items hahahaha.

I tried searching in this sub pero no results about discussions on this.

I am an incoming YL1. I've heard about AnKing from various subreddits like international medschool subs and PH medschool subs. However, wala pa ko nababasa specifically kung may mga gumagamit nito dito sa NR.

I'm trying to organize my anki na before the school year starts.

Any med seniors here who use AnKing? I just want to ask which tags do you find helpful (esp for YL1)?

Or if not AnKing, perhaps recommend other pre-made decks that you find helpful.