Comments on: Strange #5: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/682 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.politedissent.com/archives/682/comment-page-1#comment-3499 Anonymous Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:39:20 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/682#comment-3499 Nitpick: about "While there are some schools that offer a joint undergraduate degree and an M.D. in one sitting, they're six years in length," doesn't this vary from school to school? When I was a high schooler Rensselaer offered it in 6 years, BU in 7, and Brown in 8... Nitpick: about “While there are some schools that offer a joint undergraduate degree and an M.D. in one sitting, they’re six years in length,” doesn’t this vary from school to school? When I was a high schooler Rensselaer offered it in 6 years, BU in 7, and Brown in 8…

]]> By: Scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/682/comment-page-1#comment-3490 Scott Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:08:01 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/682#comment-3490 Specialties are determined by residency, which takes place after medical school not during it. Strange could be talking about residency I guess, but there are no 4-year surgical residencies. I think it's mostly a bad timeline (which I've been complaining about since the first issue). Specialties are determined by residency, which takes place after medical school not during it. Strange could be talking about residency I guess, but there are no 4-year surgical residencies. I think it’s mostly a bad timeline (which I’ve been complaining about since the first issue).

]]> By: John http://www.politedissent.com/archives/682/comment-page-1#comment-3489 John Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:03:08 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/682#comment-3489 I'd stick with the 'He's an idiot' reason, but, is it possible he went for four years to become a doctor in, say, proctology and then said 'Err, on second thought, OB/GYN is where its at' and went back? Pardon my lack of knowledge on how all them there doctors became such :) I’d stick with the ‘He’s an idiot’ reason, but, is it possible he went for four years to become a doctor in, say, proctology and then said ‘Err, on second thought, OB/GYN is where its at’ and went back?

Pardon my lack of knowledge on how all them there doctors became such :)

]]> By: Shane Bailey http://www.politedissent.com/archives/682/comment-page-1#comment-3488 Shane Bailey Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:27:56 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/682#comment-3488 I'm glad I stopped with the first issue. I’m glad I stopped with the first issue.

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