Can away rotations limit you?

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Hi guys,

I am a late-comer to FM but I'm pretty sure this is my path in medicine now. I am at the end of my 3rd year and am faced with making next year's schedule. My question is, if I do an away rotation at a place I wouldn't necessarily want to do residency (because of geographical location), but because I have ties there professionally and personally, will this limit me at all when I'm applying? More specifically, I am thinking of doing an away rotation in my state but would like to do residency outside of my state just to live in a different part of the country for the 1st time in my life. Will residencies outside of my state see that I did an away within my state, and think that I don't want to leave my state and therefore not grant me an interview? Did I say "state" enough times?

This is a known problem for another specialty I was considering (EM), so I am wondering if it applies here as well.

FWIW, I think I am a decent applicant with HP/HO preclinical grades, Step 1 240, all HO so far in clinicals, and interesting/unique tidbits in my CV with one possible red flag of taking a year off for research/travel/volunteer work (hence interesting tidbits, maybe).

Thanks

 

[teacherman84]

Im going to say no. I did only military auditions (geographically nowhere near anywhere I applied) and one in my state (GA) and I had interviews pretty much wherever I applied regardless of geography here in the southeast, the northeast, northwest, Midwest, CO...and I had no ties to any regions away from the east coast...except AK.
Just be honest about your reasons for wanting to relocate/interest in their location when you interview and you'll be alright.

 

[Sophocles]

Hi guys,

I am a late-comer to FM but I'm pretty sure this is my path in medicine now. I am at the end of my 3rd year and am faced with making next year's schedule. My question is, if I do an away rotation at a place I wouldn't necessarily want to do residency (because of geographical location), but because I have ties there professionally and personally, will this limit me at all when I'm applying? More specifically, I am thinking of doing an away rotation in my state but would like to do residency outside of my state just to live in a different part of the country for the 1st time in my life. Will residencies outside of my state see that I did an away within my state, and think that I don't want to leave my state and therefore not grant me an interview? Did I say "state" enough times?

This is a known problem for another specialty I was considering (EM), so I am wondering if it applies here as well.

FWIW, I think I am a decent applicant with HP/HO preclinical grades, Step 1 240, all HO so far in clinicals, and interesting/unique tidbits in my CV with one possible red flag of taking a year off for research/travel/volunteer work (hence interesting tidbits, maybe).

Thanks

Wow... 240, HO in clinical rotations and a year off for research? I didn't realize how competitive FM was. I hope that you're the exception.