- Joined
- Dec 17, 2018
- Messages
- 2,309
- Reaction score
- 4,016
Hey everyone. I have always loved sports medicine and spent the last 2.5 years gunning for ortho. I just finish my m3 ortho elective and realized I enjoyed being more in MSK/sports clinic than the actual surgeries. I don’t want to work every weekend and be on call24/7.
I have always known FM to sports medicine is a great route and I realized I liked outpatient too much.
My questions are :
1) I have many poster presentations and 2 podiums at ortho conferences, I have 4 publications in orthopedic journals. Will this work translate over in an FM application if I make clear why I made the change ? I’m hoping my research and passions count for something still; a lot of it was in sports medicine.
2) I go to a USMD school and have had good grades so far plan on having some strong letters. My fiancé and I just bought a house out in CA. How feasible will it be to apply just to CA residences and match there ? Given I’ve never lived there but have very strong ties( future wife and I bought a house there, her whole family lives there)
I have always known FM to sports medicine is a great route and I realized I liked outpatient too much.
My questions are :
1) I have many poster presentations and 2 podiums at ortho conferences, I have 4 publications in orthopedic journals. Will this work translate over in an FM application if I make clear why I made the change ? I’m hoping my research and passions count for something still; a lot of it was in sports medicine.
2) I go to a USMD school and have had good grades so far plan on having some strong letters. My fiancé and I just bought a house out in CA. How feasible will it be to apply just to CA residences and match there ? Given I’ve never lived there but have very strong ties( future wife and I bought a house there, her whole family lives there)