Away rotations all in the same state a reason to be filtered out?

[Engineerist]

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This is more of a question for a PD, but lets all weigh in. I did all my away rotations in California and I study in the Midwest. I don't particularly want to go to California for training, it just ended up that way. I got 3 awesome LORs from top tier Cali hospitals and I want to use them in ERAS, but I am afraid that PDs will filter me out because they will see my aways and my LORs and just think I am only interested in California.

Thoughts?

 

[gutonc]

This is more of a question for a PD, but lets all weigh in. I did all my away rotations in California and I study in the Midwest. I don't particularly want to go to California for training, it just ended up that way. I got 3 awesome LORs from top tier Cali hospitals and I want to use them in ERAS, but I am afraid that PDs will filter me out because they will see my aways and my LORs and just think I am only interested in California.

Thoughts?

I don't think anybody will care, but you need to have at least one core LOR (for the specialty you're applying to) from your home program. If you don't, PDs will wonder what you're trying to hide. I personally would suggest half of your LORs from home and half from aways.

 

[Engineerist]

I don't think anybody will care, but you need to have at least one core LOR (for the specialty you're applying to) from your home program. If you don't, PDs will wonder what you're trying to hide. I personally would suggest half of your LORs from home and half from aways.

Thanks for the reply. That makes me feel better.

I do have a letter from my core medicine rotation that I am using, plus of course the good ol' dean's letter so hopefully I am not suspect.