Jason Ryan
@jasonryanmd
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Creator of Boards and Beyond. Cardiologist and teacher of medical students around the world.
Joined September 2008
When Boards and Beyond was new and relatively unknown, someone posted online that the videos were trash. This was back when the library was small, and I was still adding to it. I was spending a lot of my own money to run the site, and I didn’t know if it would ever be profitable.
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Shout out to all the TSA agents and air traffic controllers who show up to work each day during this government shutdown. Flew to Texas and back with zero delays or hold up. These guys are awesome.
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Had a great time meeting so many medical students at the AAMC meeting in San Antonio! I loved hearing your stories. Embrace your journey and enjoy the ride.
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@jasonryanmd Thank you for all you do for students and #MedEd! Grateful for our conversation — you reminded me that impact starts local and grows global. Hope to follow in your footsteps! Did you know my COMAT/Shelf guides are helping students succeed? https://t.co/UWY1TIMpD5
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American politics: person you can’t stand gets elected, then two years later person you can’t stand gets rejected. Repeat forever.
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The actor Ken Jeong graduated from medical school at UNC before leaving medicine for acting. So if you fail Step 1, don’t lose hope — life moves in strange and interesting ways. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll be in The Hangover 4 with Bradley Cooper!
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The band Sha Na Na had a hit TV show when I was a kid where they played 1950s doo-wop songs. The keyboard player, Joe Witkin, left the band to go to medical school and became an ER doctor. Now that’s the ultimate nontraditional applicant! But how did he get enough shadowing and
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I’ll be at the AAMC meeting in San Antonio, Texas next week on Monday and Tuesday at the McGraw Hill booth. Please stop by to say hello. And join me Monday at 1:30 PM for my talk: How to Pass Step 1. Register here:
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Epic thread. In my area (Connecticut) it’s six weeks to see a cardiologist and that’s for those with insurance. It’s much worse for other specialities like primary care. This level of unmet demand seems ripe for AI bots and their financial backers to exploit.
OpenEvidence has revenue of $50 million - but a valuation of $6.1 BILLION. Question for all the “AI can’t replace doctors!” naysayers: What do *you* think OE’s long-term monetization pathway looks like? What are investors expecting will happen to justify this valuation? 🧵
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It’s interview season! Here’s an article I wrote with advice for applicants, based on 15+ years of doing interviews at every level from med school to residency to fellowship. Give it a read and let me know what you think.
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Weapons on HBO Max is one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in a long time.
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New USMLE Free 120 Video Review: An easy question about a rotator cuff injury where the question writer hopes you'll overthink it. Don't be fooled!
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New USMLE Free 120 video of a poorly-worded behavioral science question. In these types of USMLE questions, the correct answers is usually the one that either ACKNOWLEDGES the patient ("I'm sorry you've had to wait so long") or EXPLORES their issues in more depth ("Tell me more
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USMLE Renal Tip: Decreased kidney perfusion (from volume depletion or heart failure) can cause either pre-renal or intrinsic renal injury. Mild under-perfusion leads to pre-renal injury, while more severe ischemia causes tubular necrosis and intrinsic damage. You can’t
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I gave up on the movie A House of Dynamite on Neflix halfway through. Too cliche. If you want to know what will happen when a nuclear missle is launched at the US, go watch Dr. Strangelove, a Stanley Kubrick classic and one of the best films of all time.
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A lot of people have commented that the attending could have been nicer and that’s true. But I learned a lot from this. About dialysis, of course, but also how to shake off harsh treatment. Thick skin in medicine (and life) goes a long way. Find a way to keep grinding no matter
On one of my first rotations as a med student, I presented a patient who was “on dialysis.” The attending asked, “What kind of dialysis?” I didn’t know because I had no idea there was more than one type. She looked down, shook her head, and told me to go read about dialysis and
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On one of my first rotations as a med student, I presented a patient who was “on dialysis.” The attending asked, “What kind of dialysis?” I didn’t know because I had no idea there was more than one type. She looked down, shook her head, and told me to go read about dialysis and
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A lot of people are calling for catastrophic health insurance plans that only cover major expenses like hospitalizations, etc. This makes sense in theory, but how would it work in practice? What’s a catastrophic expense? If my shoulder is sore and there might be a pathological
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Phenacetin is a pain reliever that was banned by the FDA in the 1980s after being linked to renal diseases like papillary necrosis, chronic interstitial nephritis, and urothelial carcinoma. It’s metabolized in the liver to acetaminophen, so its effects were similar to Tylenol.
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USMLE Tip: An easy way to boost your score is to choose the right music to play the morning of your test. Crank the volume. Jump around your living room. Get fired up. Here's the playlist that has worked for me for exams since college: 1. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n Roses 2.
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USMLE Renal Tip: No med student is expected to identify effacement of podocyte foot processes on an electron micrograph in minimal change disease. Recognizing this requires training far beyond the M1/M2 level. Know the term and its meaning but don’t stress if you can’t spot it in
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