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[DrAwsome]

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Is it too late to apply for anesthesia?

 

[kazuma]

Is it too late to apply for anesthesia?

Probably too late for this season. Any reason as to why you didn't apply to anesthesia from the beginning? Were you applying to a different specialty or are you a current resident looking switch specialties? I suppose if you have good letters/scores etc you could always apply to some programs and see what happens. What do you have to lose besides ERAS fees? Programs will continue to offer interviews as people cancel and slots open up. And some programs have a position or two set aside for pre-matching individuals that are switching from other specialties.

 

[DrAwsome]

Probably too late for this season. Any reason as to why you didn't apply to anesthesia from the beginning? Were you applying to a different specialty or are you a current resident looking switch specialties? I suppose if you have good letters/scores etc you could always apply to some programs and see what happens. What do you have to lose besides ERAS fees? Programs will continue to offer interviews as people cancel and slots open up. And some programs have a position or two set aside for pre-matching individuals that are switching from other specialties.

I am applying to a different specialty yes, and it's not looking good. I was not initially thinking of applying to anesthesia, but wanted to be safe and apply. I'm not sure whether programs are still giving out IVs though. Yes, I was thinking of applying to ERAS, I have looked into some programs that are giving PGY-2 spots also. What is a good# of IVs to have in anesthesia if no prematching occurs? also i've noticed that there were a large # of anesthesia openings post match last year and that there are a large # of openings throuhgout the year-do you think it's likely/unlikely that any of those spots would be obtainable?

 

[kazuma]

I am applying to a different specialty yes, and it's not looking good. I was not initially thinking of applying to anesthesia, but wanted to be safe and apply. I'm not sure whether programs are still giving out IVs though. Yes, I was thinking of applying to ERAS, I have looked into some programs that are giving PGY-2 spots also. What is a good# of IVs to have in anesthesia if no prematching occurs? also i've noticed that there were a large # of anesthesia openings post match last year and that there are a large # of openings throuhgout the year-do you think it's likely/unlikely that any of those spots would be obtainable?

IIRC, ranking 10 programs gives you a ~95% chance of matching, but having less than 10 interviews obviously doesn't exclude you from matching. Are you a US grad? Decent scores? Good Anesthesiology letter? What attracts you to anesthesiology? I'd be careful about openly discussing the fact that you were applying to a different field if you do receive IV's. Many PD's don't look highly upon that as it can be interpreted as a sign that you aren't 100% dedicated to the field.

You might as well give it a shot and apply to some programs you are interested in. If it works out for you then you just saved yourself another year of ERAS hell. Your best chance of matching is this year since you might only be eligible for advanced programs next year (if you scrambled into an intern year this spring).

IIRC there were ~40-50 unfilled positions out of ~1100?? total spots. From what I have heard, the unfilled positions are historically pretty difficult to obtain through the scramble. However, I don't personally know of anyone who had to scramble in anesthesiology so perhaps someone more familiar with the scramble could chime in.

 

[DrAwsome]

IIRC, ranking 10 programs gives you a ~95% chance of matching, but having less than 10 interviews obviously doesn't exclude you from matching. Are you a US grad? Decent scores? Good Anesthesiology letter? What attracts you to anesthesiology? I'd be careful about openly discussing the fact that you were applying to a different field if you do receive IV's. Many PD's don't look highly upon that as it can be interpreted as a sign that you aren't 100% dedicated to the field.

You might as well give it a shot and apply to some programs you are interested in. If it works out for you then you just saved yourself another year of ERAS hell. Your best chance of matching is this year since you might only be eligible for advanced programs next year (if you scrambled into an intern year this spring).

IIRC there were ~40-50 unfilled positions out of ~1100?? total spots. From what I have heard, the unfilled positions are historically pretty difficult to obtain through the scramble. However, I don't personally know of anyone who had to scramble in anesthesiology so perhaps someone more familiar with the scramble could chime in.

I already completed an internship year, so I am applying for an advanced position. Are those harder or easier to obtain?I would assume it's easier to obtain one of those, but not sure.

I would not be saying that I am applying to another field of course. 🙂

 

[El Dooderino]

The spots you're looking for are not through eras or the match. You'd need to go outside the match. The advanced positions in the match start in 2013, you need one for 2012. You won't get many interviews, if any, applying now though, it's too late

 

[IDBasco]

I already completed an internship year, so I am applying for an advanced position. Are those harder or easier to obtain?I would assume it's easier to obtain one of those, but not sure.

I would not be saying that I am applying to another field of course. 🙂

It probably won't be hard to tell. You aren't a 4th year student, so chances are you tried for something else. The programs will know that.

So first derm didn't work out and then rad onc was a bust, so now anesthesia? Wow.

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

It probably won't be hard to tell. You aren't a 4th year student, so chances are you tried for something else. The programs will know that.

So first derm didn't work out and then rad onc was a bust, so now anesthesia? Wow.

Ohsnap.

 

[DrAwsome]

It probably won't be hard to tell. You aren't a 4th year student, so chances are you tried for something else. The programs will know that.

So first derm didn't work out and then rad onc was a bust, so now anesthesia? Wow.

Before you choose to be unprofessional and rude, how about you read a little more carefully? Derm absolutely DID work out, but if you had read as to why I opted to apply for rad-onc, maybe things would make more sense. So I opted out of derm and decided that I wanted to go into rad-onc, which if you look in the forum, you'll certainly find out why. Clearly because I initially did not intend on doing rad-onc, I don't have an extensive background in it. Is it wrong for me to apply to a back-up specialty? I don't think so.

So what is your point? Was it unclear to you during my thread here that I did not initially intend on doing anesthesia and that it is a back-up specialty?

 

[kazuma]

That makes more sense now, and ElDooderino is correct. Your best bet is contacting programs and landing a job outside the match which would begin in July 2012. Don't worry about changing your mind about specialties, programs understand that people change their mind and like I mentioned earlier some programs even have a position reserved for people like you. In addition, some people that match into advanced gas drop out or move on to other specialties leaving an open spot that programs are eager to fill outside the match. The comment I made about not telling the PD about your other choice of specialty was more in the context of a 4th year student applying to multiple specialties. 👍 Best of luck. You might want to start by looking into the unfilled programs from the 2011 match to see if they have filled their advanced positions.

 

[IDBasco]

Before you choose to be unprofessional and rude, how about you read a little more carefully? Derm absolutely DID work out, but if you had read as to why I opted to apply for rad-onc, maybe things would make more sense. So I opted out of derm and decided that I wanted to go into rad-onc, which if you look in the forum, you'll certainly find out why. Clearly because I initially did not intend on doing rad-onc, I don't have an extensive background in it. Is it wrong for me to apply to a back-up specialty? I don't think so.

So what is your point? Was it unclear to you during my thread here that I did not initially intend on doing anesthesia and that it is a back-up specialty?

Wow again.

Maybe think about how you approached this and what you have basically implied with your initial post. You might realize why some of us don't trip over ourselves to welcome you with open arms. So what is it about anesthesiology you like so much? So much that its apparently your third (or less) choice? Programs will want to know too...