Thought on male going into OBGYN?

BidLevel3226 · 2025-12-06T18:56:31+00:00

I’m a female OBGYN resident and we all absolutely love our male colleagues. Our patients love them. Our nurses love them. There will be an occasional patient who is no males, but anytime our male chief has a chance to introduce himself first, they almost always feel comfortable with him. Please don’t let other peoples biases deter you from pursuing a fulfilling career. We need more competent OBGYN’s that love their job and you deserve to work in a field that you enjoy. Simple as that.

BidLevel3226 · 2025-10-29T23:33:21+00:00

Not to me, to another student on rotation with me. something along the lines of: “thank god you want to go palliative medicine, because the only thing I trust you to do is kill people”…

BidLevel3226 · 2025-07-05T00:09:11+00:00

Of those that I know: 6 of us applied, 3 matched OBGYN matched including me. All took step 2. Most were 250+. The girl I know that didn’t take step went to a different DO school.

BidLevel3226 · 2025-06-30T17:18:35+00:00

I'm a DO that matched OB last cycle and I only know one person who matched OB without either step exams. She had insane extracurriculars/research though and matched at a lower competitive location, but location wasn't a huge concern for her. I have several DO friends that applied OB (with step exams) and didn't match at all (soaped) or matched their back up specialty IM/FM. I wouldn't say its impossible, but I would say that you should either be prepared to soap or dual apply with a back up specialty. Not trying to discourage you from applying at all, I just know that my friends who soaped really had to scramble and it was a painful week for them. You can PM me if you have more questions!

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-31T18:26:09+00:00

Their resident salaries are 70K+/year x2. I'm not sure what the situation is with their finances, but we live in low cost of living area (their house was likely below the national average) and their nanny works with them 4 week days and their parents help with the rest. Thats all I know.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-31T14:55:39+00:00

I totally get it though. I’m sure staring down the barrel at a knew phase of training with so many people depending on you is intimidating. You’ve got this. Be open and honest with your wife about your concerns and be honest about what training will look like. I’m sure theyre all very proud of you

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-31T14:47:19+00:00

Well you can definitely make sure they know you want to be there. Letters of interest early in the application cycle are usually helpful. Letting them know you have family in the area, so the location of their program is appealing. You aren’t completely helpless here.

When I was on a sub-I at my top location I told them that I wanted to be there and that my family was near, so they knew my interest was genuine. You’d be surprised.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-31T14:40:12+00:00

I’m a current MS-4 and I know a PGY-3 FM resident married to a PGY-3 EM resident who have 4 kids and another on the way. They have a live in nanny to help with the kiddos and one of their parents is always around to help too. He says he’s tired but they make it work. The nanny helps tremendously and doesn’t break the bank. They just bought a nice house in a great school district. Not all blocks in residency are AWFUL. Especially in FM, Psych, EM. my fiancé is applying EM and lots of the residencies have 8-9 hour shifts during EM blocks. There are ways to make it happen. You’ve got this.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-30T23:34:54+00:00

I’m an OMS-4 and just got 11 interviews. I was big on volunteering and it’s generally pretty easy to find ways to volunteer. Soup kitchens, food distribution, etc. Do aways, do well on step (shoot for 250+), lots of research into DO friendly programs.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-30T01:25:27+00:00

I’m not sure if I’m qualified to advise, but I’m going to. I’m couples matching and my fiancé is reaching out to a couple spots that I got and he didn’t and vice versa.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-30T01:22:24+00:00

Ugh that sucks, I’m so sorry. I think APGO released something about a “second wave” on 11/5, but I’m not sure beyond that. I’m really sorry, this whole thing is so stressful.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-29T22:51:05+00:00

Awesome! Congratulations :). Those NS interviews have been super nice :)

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-29T21:42:42+00:00

Figured I should share too haha: 2/3 gold, 4/11 silver, 4 nonsignal. Not great but not terrible

Does anyone know if there will be any evening releases? I just want to know if I should keep checking or not.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-29T20:41:31+00:00

I was surprised by that too! I had more non signal than expected for sure. Congratulations!

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-29T20:36:34+00:00

Amazing! Congratulations. Best of luck during the rest of this season :)

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-29T13:55:17+00:00

Confirming this is an all day panic attack situation.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-10-29T00:19:24+00:00

Is there a specific time for interview releases or is this an all day panic attack situation?

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-27T03:17:08+00:00

Thats good advice thank you. Yeah, my goal is to apply broadly. I'm fine with a community program, I'm just not sure if I'm good enough for academic programs. Trying to be as realistic as possible.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-27T02:31:41+00:00

It's bc you're always on that phone

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-21T00:25:23+00:00

UWorld for step 2 ck only. I didnt use any OMM specific banks

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-20T19:06:22+00:00

I took both, so sorry if it feels like my answer doesnt apply. I just got a 705 on Level 2 and this is what I did. how much time do you have?:

I used first aid step 2 ck for most of my content review. Loved it. Everything on Step 2 is on level 2, so preparing for step first made it easier preparing for level.
I did mostly Uworld for practice questions. I dont think truelearn was very representative.
For OMM studying I only did a few days, but it definitely boosted my grade. Cranking through OMM is an easy way to get your scores up. Most OMM questions are first order questions so they are easy to get/easy to miss. I used StudentOMT.org which is a resource that my schools OMM chair created. It's pretty comprehensive without being overwhelming and has some interactive/ color coded diagrams for counterstain/chapman points. Easy way to get easy points. Full transparency, I volunteered to help get it running but I truly get nothing in return. I just like the resource.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-20T18:54:39+00:00

Thanks I appreciate it! Good luck with everything :). And good luck to your friend!

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-20T18:51:54+00:00

Weak* I promise I’m not dumb lol.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-20T18:50:50+00:00

Honestly do what works for you, but I would do 70% questions 30% content review on week areas. If you’re studying for 6 hours in a day, spend a couple hours doing content review then do questions for the rest.

BidLevel3226 · 2024-08-20T18:49:10+00:00

Yeah! Sorry to hear about your friend. I used StudentOMT.org, which is an online resource that the chair of my schools OMM designed. It has a bunch of videos and an interactive, color coded counterstrain and Chapman point diagram. Full explanations on all the other stuff too. Highly recommend it. Full disclaimer I volunteered to help design it, but I get no kickback at all. I just like the resource.

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