Hey, first time poster here. Had a question about Temple that hopefully current or former students might be able to help with.
Can any current or former students comment on Temple's match list. I know that looking without any background information can be difficult because the student's interests can vary greatly from year to year. So, I wanted to know how current students felt about Temple placing student's into competitive residencies.
For example, by glossing over the match list from 2009-2012 I see that there is a huge section of the class going to primary care (IM/Peds/FM) and rest going to others. For some more competitive residencies, such as neuro-surgery (something I am interested at the moment, but obviously might change with school), I see there are a few years with no matches in this specialty. Is this based on student interest or does the school push towards primary care (I know some schools emphasis producing primary care physicians)? Also, does your clinical years campus placement influence the training you get. Do the clerkships at say crozer-chester differ from Temple Hospital vs. West-Penn vs. St. Lukes etc..and how hard is it to switch between clinical affiliates if you want something different?
I love Temple's program and their mission and vision so would love to hear any input current students have. Thanks.
