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Chances of getting a fellowship?
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Why worry about it now... just take it day by day you are only M3... it really depends on how you do during your residency, how your faculty thinks of you.. and if they are able to write rec letters for you.
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The problem is that I'm considering EM also. If there's no chance of me specializing in IM, I feel like I may have lost out on the earning potential of EM
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If your only interest in fellowship after IM is to make more $, you should probably go EM instead. It would take a lot of work to crush it as a resident and do tons of research just to make more $ by pursuing fellowship after IM.
Maybe think about how your skills / evals were in IM vs. how you feel like you can perform in the ED to figure out which one might be a better fit.
Maybe think about how your skills / evals were in IM vs. how you feel like you can perform in the ED to figure out which one might be a better fit.
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Pick something you are seriously interested in.
Choosing a specialty for potential income 5+ years from now is a recipe for dissatisfaction.
It looks like you just gathered and listed today's highest paying IM fellowships. They are not really all that similar as professions in terms of bread/butter.
Which are you actually passionate about? If you can't answer that yet, you have more work to do -- choose electives, shadow, etc accordingly.
Since $$$ seems to be a big motivator for you, instead of looking for big annual numbers, keep in mind you will make more overall doing something that pays 250k for 20 years (you enjoy it, therefore not trying to retire ASAP) instead of 300k for only 10 years (you're miserable for a decade and striving to retire ASAP).
A note for reflecting: Keep in mind you could die any day.
Which field would be a more enjoyable way for you to spend your time?
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PS: To answer you initial question, when you apply for fellowship, the committee will be more interested in what you did during residency than a 222 Step 1 and no med school pubs. Do well on the other steps, start doing research in a field you are actually passionate about, go to an academic residency program with home programs in XYZ, be proactive about matching into XYZ -- it will improve your odds.
Choosing a specialty for potential income 5+ years from now is a recipe for dissatisfaction.
It looks like you just gathered and listed today's highest paying IM fellowships. They are not really all that similar as professions in terms of bread/butter.
Which are you actually passionate about? If you can't answer that yet, you have more work to do -- choose electives, shadow, etc accordingly.
Since $$$ seems to be a big motivator for you, instead of looking for big annual numbers, keep in mind you will make more overall doing something that pays 250k for 20 years (you enjoy it, therefore not trying to retire ASAP) instead of 300k for only 10 years (you're miserable for a decade and striving to retire ASAP).
A note for reflecting: Keep in mind you could die any day.
Which field would be a more enjoyable way for you to spend your time?
$0.02
PS: To answer you initial question, when you apply for fellowship, the committee will be more interested in what you did during residency than a 222 Step 1 and no med school pubs. Do well on the other steps, start doing research in a field you are actually passionate about, go to an academic residency program with home programs in XYZ, be proactive about matching into XYZ -- it will improve your odds.
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Have you done rotations in both??? what do you like the most??? I am not talking about what is gonna make you money the most.... if you go to a residency where you will potentially spend 4 years of your life trying to work each day will feel like hell to you, if you dont like what you are doing.
Just because you have the board scores wont make you good fit for a residency, you have to like it too..
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