Chances of matching if you are Chief Resident

[inty]

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I was wondering whether being a chief resident of the program boosts your CV for matching into cardiology 😕


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[Ottlite]

I don't think being chief is necessary, but at the same time it couldn't hurt. I do remember a lot of applicants were chiefs of their various programs when I was on interviews.

Probably your best bet with being a chief will be at your home program. If they like you enough to make you chief and your medicine department has a good relationship with your cardiology department, then you probably have a higher chance of getting in there.

I know some medicine programs require an extra year as a "chief year" while others don't. I guess you have to ask yourself if it's worth delaying an extra year to "boost your resume." Your other options would be doing extra research or working (ie hospitalist). Bottom line is: I've seen residents get in in a variety of ways... I don't think there's a magical secret formula.

 

[inty]

Thank you ottolite for your input

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[Shah_Patel_PT]

I don't think being chief is necessary, but at the same time it couldn't hurt. I do remember a lot of applicants were chiefs of their various programs when I was on interviews.

Probably your best bet with being a chief will be at your home program. If they like you enough to make you chief and your medicine department has a good relationship with your cardiology department, then you probably have a higher chance of getting in there.

I know some medicine programs require an extra year as a "chief year" while others don't. I guess you have to ask yourself if it's worth delaying an extra year to "boost your resume." Your other options would be doing extra research or working (ie hospitalist). Bottom line is: I've seen residents get in in a variety of ways... I don't think there's a magical secret formula.

If you are shooting for cards at another program (not your home prog.)...is it better to devote the extra year doing some sort of research? NIH? or is it better just to work as a hospitalist?

 

[Ottlite]

I kinda answered this in another post, but basically if you can get lots out of your research year, then it's probably a better way to go than to work as a hospitalist.

Both options have pros/cons, but if you think you can get a lot of publications out in your research year it may help you out more than just working for a year (especially at academic programs... maybe not so much at community programs). On the other hand, if you're financially strapped, working as a hospitalist would be more helpful from a pocketbook perspective.

 

[dadr]

Both options have pros/cons, but if you think you can get a lot of publications out in your research year it may help you out more than just working for a year (especially at academic programs... maybe not so much at community programs).

What I don't understand is that you'll have to be matched by the time you start your research year to secure a spot for the following year. You'd have to delay by two years, at least, if you want actual published manuscripts to strengthen your CV.

 

[cardsfellow2007]

I was wondering whether being a chief resident of the program boosts your CV for matching into cardiology 😕


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Of course it does! The question is do you need the boost to get a spot and do you want to do the extra year. For some it can be the difference between matching and not matching while for others ,who have good CVs, it could help them get a slightly better spot.

 

[black sea]

FMG, Good scores, R2 in university program, 2 case report pubs in progress , 2 presentations, 2 ongoing cardiac reseach project ( one is multi center), US citizen, appling to 30 programs. I like to hear your input.

 

[DrWBD]

At the hospital where I'm currently training, if you're a DO or FMG and want a shot at a GI or Cards fellowship, being a Chief Resident is the unwritten mandatory requirement. Other places may be different, though.

 

[parastoosh]

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