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Quote: Originally Posted by Noyac Honestly its more like 125K. If you know the numbers b/4 entering the dealership and are willing to walk away you can do pretty well for yourself. If i had paid full sticker price on these it would have been around 150K. But who pays full sticker price? Haha. Cool. At least someone has dropped more than these med students with their beemers and lexuses. My favorite is that old school Land Rover.

Quote: Originally Posted by DreamMachine Niiiiice. Estimated total cost: 190k. Am I close? High roller. Honestly its more like 125K. If you know the numbers b/4 entering the dealership and are willing to walk away you can do pretty well for yourself. If i had paid full sticker price on these it would have been around 150K. But who pays full sticker price?

Quote: Originally Posted by wmc24 just a quick question for anyone who can help in here. i have gotten interview invites, but basically NO rejections. i know some programs flat out wont invite or reject u, but i applied to 52 programs, 10 invites, 1 rejection. does this mean im still in the heap for many programs and may still get invites or more than likely im not gonna be getting anymore? i know no one knows for sure, but maybe if u were in...

Quote: Originally Posted by proman No-fault states work exceptionally well for car insurance. No one disagrees that medical expenses should be awarded. The problem in our system is that a bad outcome does not mean negligent care, and negligent care does not mean lawsuit. We should just get rid of pain and suffering as a punitive option for a jury and adopt a no-fault system. We have the worst possible system because: A) It undermines the...

I don't know how I did it for 5 years....and frequently I did leave the room.

We had a dedicated resident for regional each month, sometimes with an SRNA along too. That resident had priority on ALL blocks and wasn't obligated to share with the regional SRNA, although we usually did because there were plenty to go around, especially 1st case of the day when several people needed blocks done simultaneously. The only exception was if the staff anesthesiologist or CRNA* for the case wanted to do the block personally,...

Quote: Originally Posted by loykastj I was giving some of it out last night at 12:30am Giving a bunch of it out to unwind before Step 2 tomorrow.

Quote: Originally Posted by noyac well i've been holding off from posting my rides here for a few reasons. First reason is b/c i've posted them here b/4 and secondly, i didn't want to give the wrong impression whatever that may be. I don't think my rides are extravagant but they are not terribly subtle either. I don't have many expenses and most importantly to me, i don't have kids to support and educate. So here...

Quote: Originally Posted by drmwvr It's definitely an art. Your presence can change their performance for the worse as easily as for the better. Goes for CRNA's as well. how do you change it for the better?

GypsySongman, DreamMachine & pgg: thanks! SO much guys... much appreciated