My first month of residency

[@jenniebusch3310]

So glad to see you making videos! Got a great step 2 score following your advice, now about to submit ERAS apps. Thank you for taking the time to make videos!!

[@iCanonKiD]

Wow! I'm shook. I knew it was gonna be hard but your experience really puts it in perspective how challenging intern year is. Thank you so much for sharing your journey!

[@alyssa-do]

Thanks for watching! I wonder if it may have been disproportionately difficult since I started in the ICU rather than on a different service. I wonder how the rest of the year will compare. Only time will tell haha

[@yougle101]

best of luck ! the studying never ends

[@thefenerbahcesk4156]

Did you study for step 3 during medical school? I took step 2 a few days ago. Wondering if I should keep doing my anki cards.

[@alyssa-do]

Congrats on finishing Step 2!! I started studying in Feb/March of MS4. Ideally I wanted to keep up with studying immediately after Step 2, but it fell through the cracks between sub-I's, ERAS and interviews

[@Bubbadubba95]

Wow, sounds intense! Hope your exams go well!

[@personalacc03]

Missed your videos!!

[@saiprabhakar1974]

Hi Alyssa I’m also hoping to apply anesthesia would it be ok to reach out to you to go over best practices for the application?

[@ThEBaTMD]

Just make sure you won't need STEP-3 for your State Licensure. Also, the AAMC has proposed for STEP-3 to be switched into P/F and 1 day exam. So, I'd recommend to maybe wait for a bit and see how things go with STEP-3

[@alyssa-do]

That's super interesting to hear there are discussions about Step 3 going P/F! I really hope it does! You bring up a great point about licensing. It's super weird with licensing for DO's. Most states allow DOs to take either Step 3 or Level 3, but a handful of states require DOs to take the entire NBOME series (Comlex Levels 1, 2 and 3). So basically, if I only took USMLE Step 3 at this point (not Level 3), there would be some states where I couldn't practice. Oddly enough, taking Level 3 broadens my options. Of course, taking both would probably be better (and some people do it), but I'm too tired to take an extra two day exam when I hear it doesn't matter for anesthesia. 😅