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I’ll try to keep this brief and somewhat vague -
Current second year at one of the original 5 schools in the midwest. We recently received our 3rd year rotation site assignments, and I ended up matching at a site way, way out west. This site is community/preceptor based and I’ll be doing a number of my rotations all over the greater metro area of the city I will be in.
I am aware some DO schools have some less-than-ideal sites. Given my schools ”OG 5” status, and the fact this is one of our “established“ sites, I am not really worried about this. Additionally, I understand a large component of my clinical education will be a result of how much effort I put in.
What I AM worried about, however, is matching back in my home state (WI) for residency. Currently, my top interest (by far) is psychiatry. IM and PMR are probably tied for second.
I am worried that I have placed myself in a MORE disadvantaged position by doing my rotations so far away from home. Obviously it isn’t ideal, but just how negatively can I expect this to affect my chances at interviewing with programs in (or close to??) Wisconsin? Have I completely messed up? Or am I overthinking this?
I guess this is the bottom line:
1. What must I do to maximize the chances of matching in my home state?
2. How can I overcome the fact that I am doing my clinical rotations 20+hrs away?
Current second year at one of the original 5 schools in the midwest. We recently received our 3rd year rotation site assignments, and I ended up matching at a site way, way out west. This site is community/preceptor based and I’ll be doing a number of my rotations all over the greater metro area of the city I will be in.
I am aware some DO schools have some less-than-ideal sites. Given my schools ”OG 5” status, and the fact this is one of our “established“ sites, I am not really worried about this. Additionally, I understand a large component of my clinical education will be a result of how much effort I put in.
What I AM worried about, however, is matching back in my home state (WI) for residency. Currently, my top interest (by far) is psychiatry. IM and PMR are probably tied for second.
I am worried that I have placed myself in a MORE disadvantaged position by doing my rotations so far away from home. Obviously it isn’t ideal, but just how negatively can I expect this to affect my chances at interviewing with programs in (or close to??) Wisconsin? Have I completely messed up? Or am I overthinking this?
I guess this is the bottom line:
1. What must I do to maximize the chances of matching in my home state?
2. How can I overcome the fact that I am doing my clinical rotations 20+hrs away?