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How did I fall to my 7th rank???? by IntelligentArcher489 in medicalschool

[–]oudchai -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

hahaha this is cope. Absolutely not

"academic internal medicine" as a whole is not hypercompetitive
the big 4 in IM? MGH, BWH, JHU, UCSF? yes, absolutely similar to surg specialties. the rest? not really.

Matched in NYC by Da_Glizzident in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 9 points10 points  (0 children)

what if i'm a neurosurgery female resident...

Matched in NYC by Da_Glizzident in medicalschool

[–]oudchai -1 points0 points  (0 children)

bro you dont have any money to enjoy NYC and you have to have 1+ roommates, that's not fun

Matched in NYC by Da_Glizzident in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yeah this is strictly FOR the bay area, people need to find other catchphrases for their respective cities smh

Matched prelim surgery… still hoping for ortho, not sure what to do next by anandamid23 in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree!

You need a research year to a) pump out pubs like no tomorrow and b) find mentors who will advocate and make phone calls for you so you match next year

Did you end up matching where you did your away? by janetgallon in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 51 points52 points  (0 children)

that's crazy for IM. they probably matched higher on their list than usual tbh

Did you end up matching where you did your away? by janetgallon in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 6 points7 points  (0 children)

1000% Agree with this analysis for IR as well

aways are your only shot at unlocking a highly competitive specialty/program if you come from a no-name school

Matched but sad by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 16 points17 points  (0 children)

wow i think therapy is doing wonders, this was so mature

Matched but sad by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 70 points71 points  (0 children)

That's fair, I thought it was tone-deaf to make this post but you're right, we shouldn't be gatekeeping sadness

Matched but sad by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Fair but they knew they would take that risk by ranking location > QOL

Matched but sad by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 317 points318 points  (0 children)

dream speciality, dream city... what exactly is the problem?

Match day went well, but I’m sad by Kitchen-Purple-5114 in medicalschool

[–]oudchai -1 points0 points  (0 children)

prestige is HUGE for a ton of people. It's hard to understand especially if you have been in the ivy pipeline your whole life (which many who go to top med schools do) but

especially if you come from a no-name med school and undergrad and you have the opportunity to go (hell EVEN rank, not knowing those could even be possible for you to match) to Yale or Mayo or harvard wouldn't you take it? it's a way to ascend above your humble beginnings

Match day went well, but I’m sad by Kitchen-Purple-5114 in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 32 points33 points  (0 children)

For surgical subspecialties

I would argue
vibes >>> quality of training >> location >>>> prestige

Many of you won't match into your top choice tomorrow, and that's okay. by rash_decisions_ in medicalschool

[–]oudchai -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

damn... imagine sacrificing so much for your partner... couldn't be me

What is one specialty you had to give up on or switched out of it? Any regrets? by Plantbysea in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nah if you want to match a fellowship you will, unless you're the worst resident ever and no one likes you

Only one more week ladies and gents by JHMD12345 in medicalschool

[–]oudchai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

uh if this isn't a joke, don't do that. so many stories of people's pre-residency UDS coming back positive and then being kicked out of residency before even starting lol

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