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<p>Post of the day. :)</p>
<p>"I think the issue with IBR is that for many physician positions–even if they work at a public hospital, the doc isn’t an actual, direct employee of the hospital. Usually they work for a physician group who contracts with the hospital to provide medical services. (I know this is the case for most EM docs, anyway.) "</p>
<p>Your D1s story about her ER mentor reinforces the point about IBR and working for nonprofits. Im just saying that parents/students might not realize that as a resident or fellow and in an IBR program, you may be accruing credit towards loan forgiveness. Keep in mind however that employment via some residencies/fellowships programs or, as you indicate, not actually an employee of the nonprofit, may not provide credit towards the 10 year forgiveness period. I could be wrong but Kaiser might be an example</p>
<p>I happen to bump into an article about DS’s school (but it is about the next year class). It is interesting to see that almost 2/3 of the incoming class took one or more glide years. Two colleges alone took a lion share of the incoming class. (I believe DS’s class was not as skewed as this.)</p>
<p>In one of the video associated with this article, several new MS1 students were interviewed. One mentioned that the school seems to be interested in some “interesting” students, whatever it means. He was a humanity major but was likely also good enough in intro science classes. The other interviewed student seems to be more a science nerd and is very much into research. The third student seems to have lots of interesting (and two years after college) volunteering experiences.</p>
<p>"The new class includes 55 men and 45 women who graduated from 53 different colleges. Harvard and Yale provided 31 members of the class and 64 spent time between college and medical school pursuing advanced degrees, medical research, heath care consulting, teaching, or clinical volunteer work. "</p>
<p>Well. I got to spend the evening with about 15 of my D 's classmates tonight. Wedding. A very social class, to be sure. Very impressive, very gregarious, outgoing group. This med school bunch is certainly not the wallflower type. Interesting? I’d say so. ;)</p>
<p>curm, I am not able to tell whose wedding it was by reading your post. If it happens to be your D’s, congratulations to both your D and you!</p>
<p>DS has recently started on this front. texaspg said going to a free movie on campus should not be considered as a date (as no money is involved) but i think it is a step in the right direction. I heard they rented a movie and watched it on their laptop the next evening also (both times during weekends.)</p>
<p>In his current rotation, the doctor allowed him to see several of his patients when he served as a mentor on the side. (Do not know details though.) They also chatted with each other when they have some free time as both of them love to play the similar instrument.</p>
<p>I am sure curm would have invited us. If not, we will shun him! :p</p>
<p>I was also at a wedding reception of a UT Southwestern grad from a few years ago last night. The bride found a non medical person to marry after starting practice.</p>
<p>Is the girl old enough mcat?</p>
<p>Nope. Not her wedding. A fellow Texan classmate. But my kid’s “seemingly non-random boy” flew in, too. I was on my best behavior. Well. I had to be. It was our first face to face and I was under intensive supervision.</p>
<p>You mean you had no drinks? </p>
<p>Undergrad or med school classmate?</p>
<p>texaspg, She is definitely old enough (already graduated from college.) A potential problem is his lack of his dating skill. I forgot to teach him that while he was growing up. He compensated it by his cooking skill which he picked up in his gap year. But I could not imagine an MS3 who is very busy in rotations could allocate much time for cooking. It is suspicious why he all of a sudden was more interested in the topic of cooking in our weekends call recently.</p>
<p>A total surprise to us was that he said that when he consulted the dating stuff with another girl (I think he should have consulted it with his guy friend instead), she told DS that another girl (who DS has known for 2.5 years, but in the context of being classmates and occasionally the church related activities) could be unhappy. DS now thinks he is somehow responsible for and feels sorry about the situation he puts the girl in if this is true. What a drama!</p>
<p>You mean there is a girl who ‘like’ likes him but has not told him for 2.5 years? They do realize they are in mid 20s? :D</p>
<p>texaspg, Yes and yes. And they may have been together in class almost everyday.</p>
<p>If it is true, it is almost unbelievable! I hope it is just someone’s imagination runs wild. (Hopefully it is the girl who told DS that her friend would be unhappy. But I heard she is one of that girl’s closest friends - at least from the same area.) DS now feels he has the obligation of not getting into the new relationship too quickly. Like I said, it is drama.</p>
<p>Maybe you are right: they are not (mentally) old enough! Or, none of them have had enough sleep this year, so they all act in a weird way.</p>
<p>To think she could have asked him out two years ago and the mcat family could have been planning a Dr Dr wedding… :p</p>
<p>Some girls may still keep the good, old tradition of never asking a boy out, and waiting to be asked out.</p>
<p>^Not that I am an expert in this area, but apparently there are “rules” of dating. Girl asking a guy out for a date frst and girl calling the guy first after the first date are not part of the rules, I am told.</p>
<p>You would think some of that falls by wayside when they get to places like top notch med schools? </p>
<p>You gotta get the person you like or someone else does.</p>
<p>You guys are making me wonder what my parents say about me and my boyfriend. I’m sure the kid will figure it out eventually. Sheesh.</p>
<p>Kristin - I guess you did not read the article by Princeton mom advising women their best chance of finding a mate in their IQ range is while they are still at Princeton. Apparently her goal was to ensure her sons found mates. :p</p>
<p>So what do you think your parents are saying?</p>
<p>LOL. They think he’s great and have been considering gently approaching the subject of is this The One. It’s fun!</p>
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All the things parents have to go through … :)</p>
<p>Let us know if he is not! MCAT2’s progeny might be looking. :p</p>