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  1. bad news

    The good news is that YOU WILL PASS! My advice is this: Go Thru each section in the sweat book one-at-a-time, not only to memorize, but be sure to understand the concepts inside AND out, up AND down,...
  2. They are different, but maybe not "obviously" to a junior student. not trying to start a pissing match, just letting the OP know that it's still important to know your weight-based
  3. We actually used the weight based dosages in my peds rotation where precision is more
  4. BIS Monitor

    fyi... american society of anesthesiologists adopts practice advisory on intraoperative awareness and brain function monitoring tuesday october 25, 12:56 pm et newton, mass.--(business wire)--oct....
  5. It is absolutely the same 2-volume book... You will be given instructions during orientation on how to get it...you must have a "blazer id" which you will create once you are enrolled...
  6. "Clinical Anesthesiology" = Morgan, Mikhail, Murray - this is (in my opinion) a must have for supplemental readings.... "Miller's Anesthesia" = you will be able to get for free online (very good...
  7. Roland, This has all been touched on before in one form or another, but I like the way you have asked these questions and I will answer it now... Mainly to show other "borderline" applicants that it...
  8. I'm a UAB student and would say that you would see/experience almost the whole gamut at either of the two schools. UAB students get pediatric experience from Children's Hospital in Birmingham or from...
  9. I'm a current UAB student and am in the third week of clinicals... Don't fret too much about starting classes, yea it's pretty nerve wrecking, but after the first couple of classes, you will find your...
  10. Thanks guys. I did purchase this book and it does look like it will be a very useful reference.
  11. I've heard that "Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures" by Jaffe and Samuels was a good reference to use for anesthesia management plans. Can you guys (that use/own it) tell me what you...
  12. Now that is an awkward and stressful situation... It's cool that you are handling it well... Don't worry too much about how you think your classmates view this. Just continue to be nice, sociable,...
  13. Very well said
  14. Oh, that's hilarious now... I chased a lot of things in under-grad myself... and grades were never a problem, until it came time to apply to graduate school... You know, the funny thing is, now that...
  15. Yes, I was the first alternate for the T-town component. I received a call about 1 week before classes started and was offered a slot. The reason that it was offered to me was because one of my...
  16. I'm not sure/familiar about B'ham; Just be sure to get experience with vasoactive gtts, vents, invasive monitoring, etc. Units such as CVICU, NICU, Trauma ICU, MICU would suffice... Several of my...
  17. Six were accepted from the Tuscaloosa component this year.
  18. He just recently earned it... And your right, that had no influence on my decision
  19. I feel that the program and faculty are great! Dr. Williams has been the director there for a long time and he has put together a great bunch of instructors. Most, if not all of the program's...
  20. Dr. Williams IS a very laid back guy. He teaches several sections in our pharmacology class, and he does the professional aspects portion. He is a good guy with a lot of experience and he enjoys what...
  21. I'm having trouble with this in my mind... I understand that if a drug with a pKa of say 7.4 were put into plasma with a pKa of 7.4, then 50% of the drug will be unionized and 50% will be ionized; the...
  22. pKa

    Thanks guys, these explanations have been a big help! I'm going to insert some of both of these into my notes and beat it into my brain before next Thursday's test...
  23. What gross anatomy website(s) can anyone recommend? I've got Netter's Atlas; and the drawings are very nice, but I would like to be able to see actual photographs for home study.
  24. Thanks Guys.
  25. Not accepted, yet...... Last week, I was told that I was the first alternate for my first choice school. Today, I got a certified letter, telling me that I was accepted. Of course, my whole family was...