Monthly Archives: March 2017

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So it’s the end of Match week, and today all the 4th year medical students who matched will find out where they matched. As such, it’s time to go over The Post Match Checklist. I hope you guys have taken my advice in my prior posts Congratulations, you have matched! and Waiting for Friday. Stock Photo from: Pexels So, after receiving your Match results today, you will feel a whirlwind of emotions: Excitement, exhilaration, relief, […]

The Post Match Checklist #Match2017 #MatchDay #illumedati

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It’s Whatever Wednesdays… but all the 4th year med students are just Waiting for Friday. This should be a short post, published early, on purpose. Life is on pause because you’ve matched but you don’t know where yet. Stock Photo From: Pexels So in my prior post from Monday – Congratulations, you have matched!, we talked about being limbo as you wait for Friday. Waiting for Friday I advised all you 4th year med students […]

Waiting for Friday… #MatchDay #Match2017 #illumedati

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I hope you received this email today: Congratulations, you have matched! Hi guys, it’s Medicine Mondays again… but it’s not just any Monday… it’s Match Day! Stock Photo from: Pixabay If you’d like a throwback to last year’s post… here it is: Match Day 2016 So for those who don’t know, today is the day all the medical students participating in the NRMP match find out if they matched or not. All the possible email […]

Congratulations, you have matched! #Match2017 #TheMatch #NRMP #ERAS #illumedati

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Hey guys, it’s Finance Fridays and I’m going to talk to you about the Value Cost Ratio (VCR). I alluded to this concept a little bit in my prior post Trimming the Fat. Stock Photo from: Pexels What is a Value Cost Ratio (VCR)? Well.. it’s not this: Stock Photo from: Pixabay For those who don’t know, that’s a Videocassette recorder (VCR). I’m showing my age here because for some of you, VCRs were before […]

Value Cost Ratio #illumedati

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Hi guys, this post is kind of late, but here it is for Whatever Wednesdays… my Solar Panel Update. Stock Photo from: Pexels So I originally talked about solar power in my prior post Solar Power and Tesla. My original plan was to have the roof and panels both in and functioning by the end of 2016. This would have allowed me to claim the tax credits on my 2016 Taxes. Well, it’s already 2017… […]

Solar Panel Update #illumedati

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Hi everyone, it’s Medicine Mondays and I’m here to ponder “I wouldn’t choose medicine again”. Not me…. but for those who wouldn’t. Stock Photo from: Pexels So @KeeblerOrganElf posted this on Twitter on Sunday: J's sister in law (3rd yr fam med res DO) said given a do-over she'd never pick the med track again Thoughts?#medtwitter #girlmedtwitter — Choptart ? (@KeeblerOrganElf) March 5, 2017 My response was: @KeeblerOrganElf It's tough to recommend overall, but just […]

I Wouldn’t Choose Medicine Again #illumedati

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