Comments on: Hello, My Name Is Steve http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve Tue, 15 May 2012 22:58:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tiffanie http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-36524 Tiffanie Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:44:22 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-36524 This blog is a great find! My son is about to be a junior in high school and wants very much to practice medicine. He goes to Catlin Gable in Portland where he is class president, works for a pediatrician, participates in all the OHSU/NEOAHEC Medstars and Medquest programs every summer, coaches special olympics soccer and bball every summer, and the list goes on. He is very afraid of the tuition prices he is seeing. We cannot afford to flip the bill for college and he works very hard hoping to get into a good school and receiving financial aid/scholarship. We keep hearing that the competition is tremendous now. Any advice? Thanks!!! This blog is a great find! My son is about to be a junior in high school and wants very much to practice medicine. He goes to Catlin Gable in Portland where he is class president, works for a pediatrician, participates in all the OHSU/NEOAHEC Medstars and Medquest programs every summer, coaches special olympics soccer and bball every summer, and the list goes on. He is very afraid of the tuition prices he is seeing. We cannot afford to flip the bill for college and he works very hard hoping to get into a good school and receiving financial aid/scholarship. We keep hearing that the competition is tremendous now. Any advice? Thanks!!!

]]> By: Yvan http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-28143 Yvan Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:08:27 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-28143 Hey Steve! funny thing. I'm also from Portland. I'm about to graduate from Whitman College as a premed/Psychology major. I'm planning on taking a year off to partake in some clinical experience before I start my medical school application process. I'm really interested in the scribe position and was wondering how difficult it is to get hired. Also, I haven't taken the mcats yet, but I have a similar GPA (combined 3.65 and science 3.4). I know its not an incredibly high GPA comparatively, and I was wondering if this created any problems for you during the medical school selection process. Did you strictly apply to schools that accepted GPAs around 3.6? Were the medical schools more interested in your post-grad experience than your scores? Thanks so much for all of your help in advance! Yvan Hey Steve!
funny thing. I’m also from Portland. I’m about to graduate from Whitman College as a premed/Psychology major. I’m planning on taking a year off to partake in some clinical experience before I start my medical school application process. I’m really interested in the scribe position and was wondering how difficult it is to get hired.

Also, I haven’t taken the mcats yet, but I have a similar GPA (combined 3.65 and science 3.4). I know its not an incredibly high GPA comparatively, and I was wondering if this created any problems for you during the medical school selection process. Did you strictly apply to schools that accepted GPAs around 3.6? Were the medical schools more interested in your post-grad experience than your scores?

Thanks so much for all of your help in advance!
Yvan

]]> By: Steve http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-14461 Steve Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:34:00 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-14461 Oh and Peru! I went through a program called AIDE. http://www.aideabroad.org/ While they were great, I would recommend going directly through programs in Cusco such as Centro Tinku or Maximo Nivel. You´ll save some money and get the same experience. Oh and Peru! I went through a program called AIDE.

http://www.aideabroad.org/

While they were great, I would recommend going directly through programs in Cusco such as Centro Tinku or Maximo Nivel. You´ll save some money and get the same experience.

]]> By: Steve http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-14460 Steve Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:32:35 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-14460 Karielle, Congrats on graduating! That´s a big deal. I know a lot of people from University of Portland who worked in the scribe program with me. If you want a great part time job when you´re there you should check it out. http://emnacs.com/jobs/scribe_program/?PHPSESSID=99e0d8a1ced19e7d42b90e4002959933 As far as Chemistry goes... well I´m actually going to write a guide for Gen Chem very soon where I explore what worked for me and what I see working for others. One tip: Identify weak areas (types of problems you don´t understand) and take them to a tutor. I only had two sessions with a tutor but it helped immensely. Karielle,
Congrats on graduating! That´s a big deal.
I know a lot of people from University of Portland who worked in the scribe program with me. If you want a great part time job when you´re there you should check it out.

http://emnacs.com/jobs/scribe_program/?PHPSESSID=99e0d8a1ced19e7d42b90e4002959933

As far as Chemistry goes… well I´m actually going to write a guide for Gen Chem very soon where I explore what worked for me and what I see working for others. One tip: Identify weak areas (types of problems you don´t understand) and take them to a tutor. I only had two sessions with a tutor but it helped immensely.

]]> By: Karielle Brugman http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-14334 Karielle Brugman Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:21:20 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-14334 Hey Steve, just stumbled upon your blog- really helpful! I too am a NW person. Moved to Portland, OR in 06 from Hawaii and just recently graduated Lewis & Clark College with a BA in psychology. I've always been interested in medicine but decided in college it would be best to explore my many interests and options. I am now set on pre-med and hope to take post-baccalaureate classes at University of Portland in the fall. Currently I am in San Francisco doing a cardiology research internship for the summer. I have taken general chemistry but am planning on retaking it as i didn't do too well my freshman year of college (gen chem I C+, gen chem II B) which I feel has effected my confidence. I was wondering what worked for you study wise through your chemistry classes. Also I was wondering how you got that amazing opportunity in Peru! Thanks, Karielle Brugman Hey Steve, just stumbled upon your blog- really helpful! I too am a NW person. Moved to Portland, OR in 06 from Hawaii and just recently graduated Lewis & Clark College with a BA in psychology. I’ve always been interested in medicine but decided in college it would be best to explore my many interests and options. I am now set on pre-med and hope to take post-baccalaureate classes at University of Portland in the fall. Currently I am in San Francisco doing a cardiology research internship for the summer.

I have taken general chemistry but am planning on retaking it as i didn’t do too well my freshman year of college (gen chem I C+, gen chem II B) which I feel has effected my confidence. I was wondering what worked for you study wise through your chemistry classes.

Also I was wondering how you got that amazing opportunity in Peru!

Thanks,
Karielle Brugman

]]> By: Steve http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-14275 Steve Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:34:06 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-14275 Thanks for the comment! Small world indeed. I worked at the Legacy Hospitals, mostly Mt Hood and Emmanuel. I may work a few shifts when I get back to the states in July, perhaps we´ll run into each other. Good luck at UO! Thanks for the comment! Small world indeed. I worked at the Legacy Hospitals, mostly Mt Hood and Emmanuel. I may work a few shifts when I get back to the states in July, perhaps we´ll run into each other.

Good luck at UO!

]]> By: Matt http://mdjourney.com/hello-my-name-is-steve/comment-page-1#comment-14273 Matt Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:59:02 +0000 http://premedjourney.com/?p=305#comment-14273 Small world. I graduated from a high school only about 30 minutes from Portland. I too was my high school class 09 valedictorian. However I choose to head to Clackamas Community College for my first year of college so that I could get a EMT cert. Right now I'm with an ambulance service and have probably ran into you at some point if you did the ER Scribe position locally. (Legacy System? OHSU?) I will most likely be transferring to UO this coming winter term to major in molecular biology I really dig your blog, keep it up! Small world.

I graduated from a high school only about 30 minutes from Portland.

I too was my high school class 09 valedictorian. However I choose to head to Clackamas Community College for my first year of college so that I could get a EMT cert.

Right now I’m with an ambulance service and have probably ran into you at some point if you did the ER Scribe position locally. (Legacy System? OHSU?)

I will most likely be transferring to UO this coming winter term to major in molecular biology

I really dig your blog, keep it up!

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