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Pretty sure GI still takes the cake for that, followed by cards. Pulm/crit *may* edge out heme/onc, but that all depends on how you define competitive.Yoohoo...anybody home!? It's awfully quiet in here, and here I thought we're about the most competitive IM sub-specialty these days..
I was fishing to see who would bite Sire/Lady, if thee were to lay countenance on yon Fellowship Match Statistics, thee would feel much sorry for mine lot, for as it goes, the statistics were as such:Pretty sure GI still takes the cake for that, followed by cards. Pulm/crit *may* edge out heme/onc, but that all depends on how you define competitive.
I was fishing to see who would bite Sire/Lady, if thee were to lay countenance on yon Fellowship Match Statistics, thee would feel much sorry for mine lot, for as it goes, the statistics were as such:
Specialty, Applicants/Position, % Matched:
Pulm: 1.5, 64.5
GI : 1.5, 64.3
Cards: 1.4, 72
And for those who doubtest: http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uplo...gram-NRMP-Results-and-Data-SMS-2014-Final.pdf
OMG, that's some researchin! Anyweh, 'tis what it is, que sera sera, time will tell, n = 1, yada yada yada... doesn't and shouldn't discourage anyone from applying given applicants/position is mostly similar most for of the subs.Your numbers are a bit off, but it's true, if you look at table 5 that Pulmonary/CC (not pulmonary alone, which is so small and research focused it doesn't matter) had 31.7% unmatched, almost at GI's 34.9% unmatched and higher than cards 27% unmatched. That said, cards is by a significant margin the largest subspecialty, so that 27% unmatched was still 299 people, compared to 239 for p/cc. It all depends on what measurements you use, but if you really wanted I suppose you could try to claim pulm in the #2 spot.
The other measure you use, Applicants/Position, isn't a very good one. It worked out OK in 2014 in that it put gi/cards/pulm-crit/heme-onc/allergy in their rightful spots on top, but if you looked at it two years ago the most competitive specialties would be endocrine and rheum. It's very dependent on applicant preference in whatever year you look at, and applicants are so self-selected that it doesn't mean much.
Hi everyone,
I have a (potentially) silly question for the veterans here: In applying for fellowship, are we required to submit an MSPE? A lot of the programs I looked at do not specifically request it, so I am unsure if I need to have this document forwarded to all programs.
Thanks in advance
Yeah, I noted that programs have very different requirements. I'm not sure if I should make the effort of attaching/not attaching various combinations of paperwork or just send everyone the same stuff.I know at least some of the places I'm looking specifically require the MSPE.
I imagine sending the MSPE to select programs would be the prudent thing to do.Yeah, I noted that programs have very different requirements. I'm not sure if I should make the effort of attaching/not attaching various combinations of paperwork or just send everyone the same stuff.
No. Because every program will weight them differently and they'll have variable weight at different points in the process (Step scores are a good screening tool, LORs are very useful once the whole app is considered, etc). Your list is pretty comprehensive though.I imagine sending the MSPE to select programs would be the prudent thing to do.
Another general question: In the grand scheme of things for ''top programs'', what is the hierarchy of importance of the following factors/traits/characteristics in selecting and later on, ranking candidates.
1. Board Scores
2. Letters of Recommendations
3. Research/Publications
4. Medical School of Graduation
5. Personal statement
6. Performance during interview (if selected)
7. Advanced degree (PhD, MPH, MSc)
Feel free to add other factors I may have missed, could any experienced forum member help in ranking?
You could possibly apply, and then update everyone by e-mail..Greetings
The application for the fellowship will open at july 15 , anyone applies directly or does it matter if we waited till august first ? I am waiting for approval of poisons which I want to mention in my personal statement , since I don't think I can say I am currently waiting for approval to this position …
any ideas ?
Greetings
The application for the fellowship will open at july 15 , anyone applies directly or does it matter if we waited till august first ? I am waiting for approval of poisons which I want to mention in my personal statement , since I don't think I can say I am currently waiting for approval to this position …
any ideas ?
I imagine sending the MSPE to select programs would be the prudent thing to do.
Another general question: In the grand scheme of things for ''top programs'', what is the hierarchy of importance of the following factors/traits/characteristics in selecting and later on, ranking candidates.
1. Board Scores
2. Letters of Recommendations
3. Research/Publications
4. Medical School of Graduation
5. Personal statement
6. Performance during interview (if selected)
7. Advanced degree (PhD, MPH, MSc)
Feel free to add other factors I may have missed, could any experienced forum member help in ranking?
Greetings
The application for the fellowship will open at july 15 , anyone applies directly or does it matter if we waited till august first ? I am waiting for approval of poisons which I want to mention in my personal statement , since I don't think I can say I am currently waiting for approval to this position …
any ideas ?
You should probably submit them all. Not sure what else you were hoping to get out of this.Have only 3 LORs. Any comment
Have only 3 LORs. Any comment
I just got an abstract accepted at the upcoming Chest conference for a research poster presentation. I have not presented my research yet anywhere. Is their anywhere on ERAS to somehow put into my CV like "peer reviewed journal/abstract" ?
I don't think you should mentioned the ones that did not get accepted.Help please
I submitted a lot of abstract to ACP now some got accepted for posters n some didn't
Should I mention about the ones didn't get accepted
If yes where? Which section on application.?
Also what about grand round presentation where should I mention that if I should
Will be every thankful for any inputs
position at chest 2014Approval of what...?
You wrote "poisons" so the confusion is understandable.position at chest 2014
well I am submitting a manuscript which at least by the end of july it should be submitted and I already got posters accepted just my LOR will not be ready before at least 10 days and when i was looking for when application was downloaded I believe that to took them week to be downloaded and some of them took month. It jut depends on the program and if you know anyone in it . resident from the same program will get the initials interviews then comes the one with personal phone call , known LOR, then the others .....You wrote "poisons" so the confusion is understandable.
It's hard to say which will matter less though. Waiting 2 weeks to submit, or getting anything other than a platform presentation accepted at a meeting. Probably the latter. Just submit. If it's a poster, it should already be described in your research section and you can bring it up later.
Nobody ever got or lost an interview offer based on one poster presentation.
I have mine accepted too. I included it as peer reviewed journal articles/abstracts~other than publishedHi, I have 2 questions.
-If the abstracts are accepted to CHEST 2014, should I put in poster section or peer reviewed journal articles/abstracts(Other than published)
-I am still waiting for 2 lors. Should I wait or submit tomorrow ?
Thank you.
Thanks KuhueWhat time do we begin to apply?
So as of now I have most of my documents uploaded from my end (Step scores, Personal Statement, Transcript, Application Filled Out) still waiting on my picture to be on there and my letter writers to upload stuff. A few more questions if you don't mind.
1) I remember for residency there wasn't a bunch of urgency to have everything uploaded on day 1 and I think I still submitted while waiting for letter writers to upload stuff. Is this still the same for fellowship?
2) I'm submitting a paper within the month, should I just e-mail programs if/when its accepted?
3) Getting back to the MSPE question asked earlier lots of fellowship application sites don't really tell you what they want so I'm just gonna submit it unless anyone thinks this is crazy
4) I'm geographically stuck in New England/Mid Atlantic as noted earlier. Anyone have any places that I definitely shouldn't ignore beyond the list I'm already applying to (a lot of which feel like reaches) I would like to be in an academic program and my career goal is an 80:20 clinical to research split doing mostly critical care; specific interests looking at sepsis resuscitation and hypoxia salvage if that helps to recommend a program. (MGH/BI; Brigham; BU; UMass; Lahey; Brown; Tufts; UPMC; UPenn; Columbia; Yale) I know maryland is great but I can't sell the wife on baltimore.
Thanks
Guys!, How many programs will be ideal for an IMG to apply to?
Looks like it's going to be crazy. Almost everyone I know seems to be applying to ALL the places, there's gonna be a looot of cancelled interviewsAs many as you can afford to apply to.
Don't apply to top 10 places.
From fellows from these places..I don't know enough about Umass or Uconn to comment.
Hi, I have 2 questions.
-If the abstracts are accepted to CHEST 2014, should I put in poster section or peer reviewed journal articles/abstracts(Other than published)
-I am still waiting for 2 lors. Should I wait or submit tomorrow ?
Thank you.
Guys!, How many programs will be ideal for an IMG to apply to?
Not many. I just see 5 of mine blued out and I was told they turn blue when programs download.50 applications in. Have programs downloaded yet?