Hi there, I'm an infrequent poster on the website but truly value all the information available. I've posted couple of times before regarding my inability to find a position. I didn't match in 2005 and neither in 2006. But by some miracle, I found a spot in a northeast program (low low tier) designated mostly for foreign grads. So I was able to start on time without taking time off. It's 6 weeks in, and I truly am not happy here. The inefficiency of the hospital is truly amazing. The attendings mostly treat you like bodies to occupy space rather than residents at a teaching hospital. Everyone is overworked and exhausted. It is not conducive to the way I learn. I know that I should consider this opportunity as a blessing, but I want to be somewhere where I am happy and not always looking forward to the end of the day. I want my training to mean something. We lack in a lot of areas including regional, cardiac, peds especially. In order for me to complete anesthesia, I know I have to transfer out for next year. My question to all of you and primarily those that have done so, how did you do it? Where do I begin? What do people look at in terms of the applicant? How feasible is it to find a spot? Given my ordeal in finding a spot, I'm thinking it will work against me and I'm stuck in this ****hole of a place. If any of you know of CA2 spots for next year, please let me know. Any 2 cents will be great, but be gentle and mature. Thanks.