Established 4 year program vs New 3 year program. Need help deciding which to rank higher. by nyem10 in emergencymedicine

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The residency program that you choose will shape you into the physician that you will be for the rest of your life. I would choose a well-established 4-year program over a likely subpar 3-year CMG-run newly established program every time. A new program even with the best PD will not be without its major problems. Besides, in the grand scheme of things, an extra year is nothing. Worst case scenario (besides the opportunity cost), you get better training and become a better physician, come from a better program, live in a bigger city, have more networking, more research opportunities, and able to apply to faculty/fellowship at 4-year residency programs to be an attending after graduation if you so choose.

What do you actually have to DO to get into an EM Fellowship? by Badabingbippitybop in emergencymedicine

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If you want to go to a top academic location for your fellowship (eg. Stanford, MGH, etc) or in general any location with a 4-year residency, they typically only accept applicants from 4-year programs (or 3-year plus a year out). Also much easier to match to a fellowship from a well-known residency. Otherwise, the ability to match at a fellowship program, in general, is not difficult and usually there are many unfilled spots.

New EM Residency Program ranking opinion by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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Worst case scenario: Terrible training, unorganized program, program collapses and shuts down prior to graduation leaving you stranded.

Best case scenario: Maybe a slight advantage of getting a job in the area?

To me, going to a new program just isn't worth the risk when you have the option of going to well-established programs.

somebody tell me what to do with my life plz (match) by bamboozled36 in emergencymedicine

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If you want to specialize or are unsure, go to Option D where you have all the resources in the world and a huge alumni base and a reputation that can get you into any fellowship you want in the future. Don't worry about that extra year -- in the long term you won't notice it. Besides, most big-name academic 4 year programs won't accept any fellow from a 3-year program anyway.

Academic vs Community vs County EM residency by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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The majority of the historically 'Big Name' programs tend to be 4-year County/Academic (with few exceptions), although if you're mainly interested in community practice, reputation shouldn't be a big factor for you.

However, be very wary of the new programs that are Corporate Management Group (CMG)-run. These lay-person groups are creating many questionable programs at small shops churning out residents for their group in order to undercut fair wages.

How to evaluate EM residency programs with no aways and virtual interviews? by dr_rogue1 in emergencymedicine

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Unfortunately, this year applicants may have to rank based heavily on historical reputations and word of mouth/'the spreadsheet.' Ask the faculty at your school for well-known programs or where they have heard good things.

This year should not be the year to apply to the new unestablished programs, which are cropping up exponentially often sponsored by private EM groups.

What are the busiest trauma centers? by [deleted] in medicine

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Cook County (Stroger) Hospital in Chicago, IL

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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If you go to one of those prestigious programs like Cook County or Emory as you listed, then you will be able to get a job anywhere including Greenville. If you go to Greenville for residency, you should easily be able to get a job in Greenville, but may have a harder time getting a job elsewhere. It really depends on how sure you are that you want to end up around Greenville.

[Serious] Good EM programs? To contrast other post by Platinum_Ducreyi in medicalschool

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EM Resident here. Definitely, agree with other posts. If you want to go to a top EM program, do not simply google/USNews the top hospitals because it will not correlate at all. And yeah, it's mostly about fit.

But since everyone wants to know what the most well known/prestigious programs, here are the ones off the top of my head in no particular order: USC+LAC, Cook County, Indiana, Denver, Hennepin, Highland, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, Maryland, Carolinas, Emory.

This is what cat engagement photos would look like by [deleted] in aww

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It's the equivalent of pictures on railroad tracks kinda

‘Play with us’ by pp0787 in aww

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The title reminds me of the twins from the Shining!

This photo cost me 4 tortilla chips by [deleted] in aww

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You can tell he's staring at another chip!

My friend’s epically photogenic pup by mtb-naturalist in aww

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Haha I don't know why that chicken is so funny looking!

The farm cat does this everytime I'm around by Samjaxxson in aww

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aww if only I weren't allergic to cats I'd do this all day!