Guidelines

Just a couple pieces of advice which should make things a little smoother.

1) Please don't burn out!

The internet is an incredibly addictive place, and it can extremely tempting to try and answer all incoming questions directed your way. However, the majority of you will be entering medical school in first year, and while UBC left us with a large amount of free time for "independant studying", I would feel extremely guilty if this web-forum detracted in any way from your studies.

As a result, please don't feel obligated to answer every post, or to answer promptly. In the past year and a half, I've received approximately 270 emailed questions. Many of those got answered by me when I felt I had the time to spare, and not before. Sometimes, this meant not answering a question for 2-3 months.

2) Please have fun!

I've discovered that I truly enjoy trying to help other people out. Just like the actual practice of medicine, I've enjoyed giving people advice in their goal towards becoming a doctor. I think it's a lot of fun to be able to talk to people, and hopefully help them out simultaneously.

3) Preserve your confidentiality to your comfort level.

There's a lot of information that I haven't shared out with the internet crowd, including personal contact information, GPA and MCAT scores, and so on. However, I do sign in using my real name.

Please don't feel obligated to post any of your personal information, even if requested by a curious poster. Also, feel free to post using a nickname. Being a moderator doesn't mean you have to disclose anything you don't want to disclose.

Ian
UBC, Med 3