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What does prep4USMLE forum have that The Student Doctor Network forum doesn't?
Please don't shoot me, its just a question.
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| new_n_lost
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Someone once told me that SDN is too wide and P4U compact. At SDN the chances of your thread been answered in under a day is less than at P4U.
Other than that i have no comparison to make cos i havent visted SDN that much.
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| arlete
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Never heard of it. I like it here, though. 
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| motorola
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P4U is simple.
It is Exclusively a Forum and nothing else.
Most importantly it has dedicated people hence help is often available quickly. People stick to P4U because they feel indebted. They feel like helping others because P4U helped them when they were newbies!
And also moderators do a gr8 job. I can challenge a spammer that his spam wont last more than a few hours (often just minutes) in P4U forums.
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| praying4a99
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arlete wrote:Never heard of it. I like it here, though.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/
Give it a try. Its HUGE.
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| new_n_lost
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And there lies its flaw 
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| praying4a99
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motorola wrote:
P4U is simple.
It is Exclusively a Forum and nothing else.
Most importantly it has dedicated people hence help is often available quickly. People stick to P4U because they feel indebted. They feel like helping others because P4U helped them when they were newbies!
And also moderators do a gr8 job. I can challenge a spammer that his spam wont last more than a few hours (often just minutes) in P4U forums.
I know that moderators over here do a good job. But over there, there are 10 times as many moderators, 10 times as many good contributing members, 10 times as many regular members. They have a lot of residents, fellows, mentors, writers, practitioners, etc. ... which we do not have
When we have 100 members on line they have 500. When they have 1700 guests on line we have 170.
Nice helpful kind members, there are many over here but other forums have their's too.
Edited by praying4a99 on 04/10/08 - 08:18 AM
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| praying4a99
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new_n_lost wrote:
Someone once told me that SDN is too wide and P4U compact. At SDN the chances of your thread been answered in under a day is less than at P4U.
Other than that i have no comparison to make cos i havent visted SDN that much.
I know, that is true. But at least you have everything in one place. You go through all the phases and get help with all the stages in one place. Instead of changing forums and relationships everytime.
Residents for example, why would they ever hang out here? many have asked why they dont (remember GOGETA) ... but really, why should they? Simply, they shouldn't ... cuz there is nothing for them to do over here!
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| silver
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there are a couple of good things about SDN. they have doctors, residents, and other medical professionals who contribute to the forum about pertinent issues regarding the profession which gives you a great insight. when the match was going on this resident wrote an article on what he felt is important in the interview process which was extremely informative. another doctor who is on the panel of his hospital for residency interviews also shared what he thought candidates should be doing and it was interesting to get that edge and insight.
and probably the best thing about their forum is that you can say whatever you want without anyone taking it personally. members have heated discussions but in the end everyone walks away amicably, no one gets offended as compared to the members on P4U. P4U used to be like that when i first joined a year ago, lately it's changed a lot. i remember somewhere here someone even posted that members on this forum are taking things too personally which leaves a good discussion in stale mate.
we should ask what does SDN have that P4U doesn't.
it's a site worth visiting.
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| paheli
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Wow, this is a thread where I certainly have a lot to say.
The differences are many, and they are significant. First, take the age of SDN. They've been around for ages. Since 1999, to be precise. That's nearly a decade! Obviously they seem to have a headstart on p4u. We're a fledgling.
Secondly, SDN is run by a full-fledged organization. I have no idea how big that organization is, nor what other organizationss/institutes they have in their folder, but they sound big. In contrast, correct me if I'm wrong, p4u is owned by an individual. Considering that, I think we're actually doing pretty good.
Thirdly, this forum is dedicated to a narrow member-base. Mostly IMGs. Hence, though it looks small in size, it is surprizingly efficient. Do I need to convince you of this?
This has been mentioned in one of the earlier posts on this thread, regarding the speed with which posts get answered here. I agree with that, and I'll say that it's nothing compared to the amount of help being offered backstage i.e. via PM, exchange of email IDs etc. You can't begin to imagine, coz it's not even the tip of the iceberg. I can personally vouch for this, not that I think it's required.
While I appreciate SDN, and I do read posts there, mainly for info, I realize that it's mainly geared toward AMGs, even discussions of MCATs, and high school seniors who are contemplating med school! It would make no sense having such a sub-forum here, since we study under a different system. The good thing is that, of late, many med sch students who will finish in a year or two are joining us, and this adds more diversity.
Yeah, I totally agree that we need to have a Residents Section, so those who want to contribute can continue to do so, rather than stop due to lack of facility. We do have one or two residents around, which is really nice.
Another big plus point we could cultivate is if we could have some faculty connections. They are what add more weight to SDN, and we hence look rather amateur in comparison. [What happened to Dr Fischer, btw? Match is done with, right?]
All said and done, p4u is more friendly and personal, and that's what keeps me coming back. People may feel folks here take things too personally, but it happens everywhere. You just haven't come across those threads yet. And, the mods do an amazing job here, keeping things clean.
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| bioguy
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you too, BRUTUS !!!!!!
i too. just registered in that forum.  stuppid anti-spam thing asked me if 'hydrogen is a metal' and it took me a while to figure out whats going on 
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| praying4a99
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Just say yes and go on 
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| silver
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p4u seriously needs more feedback from members who have matched and gone on to their residencies. we have only a few who come back and tell us what the match was like, and what they're going through in their residencies--we need more people to share that information and doing it not just once but consistently. right now the majority of p4u is basically people in the studying phase--once these same ppl go on to their residencies we never hear from them again, and we need that. while the match is going on then the forum becomes rife with info., but once the match ends, that's all we ever hear from them again. no one comes back to tell us what they had to go through or any advice they feel is important for us to know that they didn't know at the time but faced while going through it. and i don't know of any resident posting his/her experience about the residency (at least i haven't come across anything) which is useful info. we had a couple threads about discrimination and whatnot and that too in the end seemed skeptical to all of us. no one comes back with positive feedback.
i agree with paheli, and as i also said in my other post we need faculty or senior medical professionals contributing to this site. SDN does a great job of authenticating their info. by putting up their pictures......so that's something p4u should look into.
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| praying4a99
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Over here everyone likes, admires, respects, bbb for her unconditioned work and help over the years. We highly appreciate that.
But over at SDN, there are many mentors and advisors in all medical fields. Not only in match and residency issues. We really need those too.
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| paheli
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Imagine the buzz on this forum if we had a 100 bbb's! Some of the matched residents can fill the gap by hanging around.
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| praying4a99
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Their General residency issues forum: (they have other forums for every single specialty)
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?...
Their ERAS and match forum:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?...
Mentor forum:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?...
Confidential Consult:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?...
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paheli wrote:
Imagine the buzz on this forum if we had a 100 bbb's! Some of the matched residents can fill the gap by hanging around.
Divergence and multiple opinions is always good.
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| arlete
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If you think there are inflamed discussions here, don't go to usmleforum! I've read some serious racist insults there I wish hadn't ever even existed!!!
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no doubt passing discriminating remarks and hurtful comments is totally uncalled for and extremely ill-mannered.
but sometimes it seems people misinterpret what's being written and i guess that's the price you pay for this form of communication--words don't convey the emotions. i could be sarcastic or joking or just asking a question and someone out there takes it in a totally different perspective and then the entire thing gets shifted to another track.
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paheli wrote:
Imagine the buzz on this forum if we had a 100 bbb's! Some of the matched residents can fill the gap by hanging around.
exactly!
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silver wrote:
but sometimes it seems people misinterpret what's being written and i guess that's the price you pay for this form of communication--words don't convey the emotions. i could be sarcastic or joking or just asking a question and someone out there takes it in a totally different perspective and then the entire thing gets shifted to another track.
So True
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Well every year i hope the seniors will come back and answer a lot of queries. So lets hope the batch of this will return and keep the residency forum alive.
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