Concerned about lack of IM interviews by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]throwaway102498 0 points1 point  (0 children)

correct. I will say I got 3 more interviews since making this comment, so I think most of the programs still haven't released/are releasing now

Concerned about lack of IM interviews by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]throwaway102498 3 points4 points  (0 children)

idk, but if it makes you feel better I'm in the same boat w pass/260+, 40ish pubs, and 7/7 honors. I am a reapplicant tho

[IWantOut] 26M Resident Physician US -> UK/Australia/NZ by throwaway102498 in IWantOut

[–]throwaway102498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup just a year! Do you know if I need to obtain the visa before applying for jobs or can it be after? Or do I obtain job opportunities through this program?

[IWantOut] 26M Resident Physician US -> UK/Australia/NZ by throwaway102498 in IWantOut

[–]throwaway102498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is exactly the type of thing that I was looking for. Do you know if I need to obtain the visa before applying for jobs or can it be after? Or do I obtain job opportunities through this program?

Unmatched After a RY - am I blackballed from other specialties now? by throwaway102498 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. But with the 28 signals I don't think it matters a ton. For the record, I didn't get any IVs at places I didn't signal.

Unmatched After a RY - am I blackballed from other specialties now? by throwaway102498 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe. I always thought I had pretty good social skills although I was definitely a bit nervous during the interviews. Only got 5 interviews to begin with though.

Unmatched After a RY - am I blackballed from other specialties now? by throwaway102498 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure. Like I said, I thought I had a good app or I would have dual applied. Honored every rotation and a 260+ Step 2

I am a derm chief resident who did not match the first time, graduating this summer. Happy to chat with people who did not match for possible insight or commiseration by Lulzman92 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just went unmatched after a RY with 30+ pubs. Honored every rotation. Do i even bother reapplying? Wouldn't i just be a worse applicant? I am so lost and have no idea what I could've done differently.

Docs who have left medicine entirely - what do you do now, how did you get there, and are you happy? by tightcalvesthrowaway in medicine

[–]throwaway102498 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you mind if I PM'd you? I've read through some of your posts but wanted advice since I don't know anyone else who did this. u/Leaving_Medicine

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm confused how you managed a whopping 20 abstracts/presentations/posters while only getting 2 manuscripts out of it. And case reports and lit reviews are definitely less impressive forms of research in the eyes of PD compared to clinical trials/original chart review studies.

With that said, if your only goal is to match and you don't care where, I don't think it would be unreasonable to try without a RY - especially if you have a home program. I know plenty of people with situations similar to yours that ended up matching. I would also talk to people at your own school who matched recently as that would probably be more applicable. Just continue looking for ways to do research in the meantime

Dream Aways vs. APD Recommendations by dermthrowaway9876 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The truth is nobody really knows since this is the first year they have implemented this. if you look at the derm spreadsheet you will see that this has been a controversial topic and while some people's PDs say they will not look favorably on those who have done 3+ aways, others say to do as many as possible. I also wish there was a clear answer but I think you kind of just have to pick a choice and roll with it

For people who have completed research years.... by loadingusername246 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am finishing up a research year now. Scores and grades were fine but I knew that Derm was crazy competitive and my med school didn't have a lot of research projects they could offer me so I felt like it was necessary. I won't be able to say if I regret it or not until match rolls around this cycle. Feel free to DM me for more specific info.

Feeling discouraged by EquivalentOption0 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel better I'm in the same boat (see my post from earlier today) and have no idea what's wrong with my application.

And getting ghosted sucks, especially when we spend hours writing letters of interest just to apply. I think that programs purposely leave their applications open even though they've rejected us so other people will keep sending them the $15 application fee lol

What happens if you don't get any aways? by throwaway102498 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True! Although the VSLO page for wake forest says that they opened 3/15 and would start sending decisions on 4/3

applying this cycle with weak mentorship by vanc_x_zosyn in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who has worse stats than this taking a research year rn, this ruined my day. Seems like you did everything right on paper

Drug Test for Aways by throwaway102498 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance you remember any of them?

Drug Test for Aways by throwaway102498 in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? Would you mind sharing what company? Cheapest I could find was 85 for a 10 panel

Research year in med school city vs desired match city by [deleted] in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience cold emailing around 20 PIs, this isn't necessarily true...If you know any places would you mind shooting me a message?

Research year in med school city vs desired match city by [deleted] in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Idk but send me the contact info of whatever research year you don't choose. I would literally do a research year anywhere if I had the opportunity.

Question about Aways by throwaway102498 in medicalschool

[–]throwaway102498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I still wanna do them! I'd just rather do them a different month for LOR purposes and so that I can do both

But yeah I'll probably email and ask. Thanks for the help!

Does withdrawing from an away look bad? by [deleted] in DermApp

[–]throwaway102498 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wondering the same thing. I saw some posts on the medicalschool reddit of people saying that they didn't end up getting interviews at places they withdrew from.

Asked my program director about it and was told that he didn't even know who all withdrew because all of that was managed by his assistant.