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Hi all,
I am a medical student planning on applying to ophthalmology in August 2023. The thing is, I realized I was interested in it late and am in all likelihood going to be applying with a low tier application (unimpressive clinical grades, low amount of research). The only saving grace I have is that I attend a top 10 medical school who says they haven't failed to match anyone into ophtho in the last 10 years. I'm going to try and get as much research as I can, but given the time it takes for irb approvals and revisions etc I don't know how many actual publications I'll have by the time I apply. The point is I don't think I have a chance at matching at a "prestigious" residency since there are many applicants who started research year 1 and received far more honors than me clinical year. Would attending a middle or low tier residency program limit me from matching into a competitive fellowship like retina or plastics?
I am a medical student planning on applying to ophthalmology in August 2023. The thing is, I realized I was interested in it late and am in all likelihood going to be applying with a low tier application (unimpressive clinical grades, low amount of research). The only saving grace I have is that I attend a top 10 medical school who says they haven't failed to match anyone into ophtho in the last 10 years. I'm going to try and get as much research as I can, but given the time it takes for irb approvals and revisions etc I don't know how many actual publications I'll have by the time I apply. The point is I don't think I have a chance at matching at a "prestigious" residency since there are many applicants who started research year 1 and received far more honors than me clinical year. Would attending a middle or low tier residency program limit me from matching into a competitive fellowship like retina or plastics?