NHATAMATACTM - New here and there are many Acronyms that are confusing to me

Could you guys help me out with the acronyms that are used most often on this site? If there's a post already addressing this then maybe you can point me in that direction? I'm still getting used to the setup. Thank you!!

[ladymoreta]

Hehe I think we need to make a sticky... Here are a few.

DH - Dear Husband
DS - Dear Son
DD - Dear Daughter
MS 1-4 - Medical school year 1-4
PGY - Post Graduate Year (followed by a number); this is the number of years the spouse has been in residency

Hmm, what others are there?

[MrsK]

SO - significant other
DD or DS followed by a number - second, third, fourth son/daughter
ILs - in laws, MIL - mother in law, FIL - father in law, BIL - brother in law, SIL - sister in law
Some of us refer to our children by first initials or nick names. Mine are BabyK (16 mos) and K2 (due in June)
FWIW - for what it's worth
IMO - in my opinion, or IMHO - in my humble opinion
WWYD - what would you do?
YMMV - your miliage may vary
Then there are all the med school, training, board, etc. acronyms for which we use the same definitions as our husbands (like USMLE, Step 1, etc.)

[Cinderella]

Medical
IMG - International Medical Graduate
FMG - Foreign Medical Graduate
IMS - International Medical Spouse
FREIDA - Fellowship and Residency Electronic Internet Database Access
AMA - American Medical Association
GME - Graduate Medical Education
ECFMG - Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
NRMP - National Residency Matching Program
USMLE - United States Medical Licensing Examination

Others
DrH - Doctor Husband
ABE - Agent Brown Eyes
KWIM - Know What I Mean
YKWIM - You Know What I Mean

Things to read
Medical Education in the United States
Medical School
Medical Residency

Hope this helps!

[Meenah]

Sven = Our mythical, imaginary Butler / Masseuse /Chef / Spouse Replacement that we refer to in times of stress/need!!!!!!!

The Bus = Our imaginary vehicle belonging to one of our members, used to pick up members and transport them to whoever is in need of member support.


If the situation is really bad, Sven just may be on the bus!!!

Haha! I Know Sven! We went on vacay together last year when my FDH (future dear husband) was preparing for the MCAT. Man is Sven a Gem. Anywho, thank you everyone for your help. I'm sure i'll catch on quickly to the ones that are less familiar to me.

i tried to put a picture of sven on my last post but i don't see it showing up. It can be found at this link though

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...1t:429,r:1,s:0

[BonBon]

Kelly, I'm pretty sure our Sven has better taste in swimsuits. (RIGHT??? Please?) At least I hope he does.

I have to ask...who/what is Agent Brown Eyes??

oh sorry bonbon, that's Sven's "formal wear"

[HouseofWool]

I was thinking of Sven the other night when I saw the new Travelocity commercials with Rodrigo. I'm pretty sure that I have more use for Rodrigo at the moment.

[Vanquisher]

No, no, no...our Sven is HOT! He's 007 meets butler, meets gardner, meets cabana boy, meets Mr. Mom, meets handyman, who always looks hot and replies, "as you wish."

I'll have to find my picture of the iMSN bus. I forget where I last parked it. I'm thinking of adding a few more buses and making it into a fleet. So many smack downs needed, only one bus!

[corn poffi]

Ooooh Sven sounds pretty awesome. I hope he gets along with Carlos, my imaginary pool boy.

[HouseofWool]

Sven is pretty awesome. I would love to borrow him.

[Cinderella]

Kelly, I'm pretty sure our Sven has better taste in swimsuits. (RIGHT??? Please?) At least I hope he does.

I have to ask...who/what is Agent Brown Eyes??

What I lovingly call my inquiring husband sometimes. There are other online meanings for it referencing honest abe, like in the geico commercials, or the color of someones eyes when they're full of "it".

[diggitydot]

Sorry, this will be the only time I EVER use the term "Agent Brown Eye" because it sounds like a creepy name for someone's asshole.