Can you apply to more than one residency program? Currently, I have narrowed it down to ER, or Optha? But Optha is arly match so how would that work?
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Pril said:
The answer is yes. There are other recent threads in this forum discussing it. Try searching.
If by "optha" you mean "ophthalmology," you are talking about a completely different application procedure. You can read up about the ophtho matching process at http://www.sfmatch.org. You also have to use ERAS to apply for a PGY-1 year which must precede ophtho residency.
As far as EM goes, I only know they go through ERAS. You can read about ERAS at http://www.aamc.org/students/eras/start.htm.
I'm assuming you're not a fourth year, otherwise you're way behind the ball right now. If you're a third year or earlier, you've got plenty of time to read up on how residency applications work.
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Pretty much what Jaded Soul said...but also, in general, if you're thinking of applying to one of the "early match" residencies (ophtho, ENT, neuro, etc.), you'd most likely be applying to 2 different matches. There's the early SF Match, then ERAS as back-up.
I just started third year thats why I was confused about opthalmology being in early match and EM being part of the normal match. So for example lets say I apply to Optha and get in does that cancel my other applications lets say to EM?
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FYI, I think most call it "optho" if abbreviating. Don't mean to nag. Just trying to help out.
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Pril said:
It's best for you right now to concentrate on figuring out if it's going to be ophthalmology or EM and save yourself the hassle of dual-applying. If you absolutely can't figure it out in the upcoming 8-10 months, then you should worry about the details of how to apply to both.
For right now, just realize that what happens in the SF Match has no effect on what happens in ERAS and nothing automatically happens to one application because of the other. However, if you match ophthalmology in the SF Match, you are contractually obligated to take that spot, so you must withdraw your EM application from ERAS.
Also, it's ophthalmology. If you're serious about considering it, at least get the spelling right. I've seen enough of your posts to know it isn't a typo.
Jaded Soul said:
I agree, dual-applying can be a hassle down the road. Remember, you're going to have to schedule interviews for ophtho, prelim/transitional, plus EM programs. To be on the safe side you'd probably wanna interview at 10 or more programs in each, so that can add up to 30+ interviews. Besides cost, there are logistical considerations as well, such as scheduling conflicts. Oh and don't forget interview burnout.
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That's a good point. I can't even imagine trying to schedule plane tickets, hotels, rental cars, etc. for 30 INTERVIEWS. Yikes.
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Blade28 said:
what about applying to two ERAS spots, IM and ortho, per say--IM being backup? Can they find out, can it hurt your app?
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