MD & DO Co’22 ERAS Panic Thread

[Cath Up]

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5 interviews for psych as a DO applicant rn. Nervous about not having enough. >240 step 1 not really paying off.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Got a 10:20 pm interview invite last night from a top program . Woke up to waitlist. Why does this keeps happening??

Someone needs to get this into the nyt or something to shed some light on this. Maybe it’ll pressure programs to stop being so disrespectful, but probably not.

 

[Lawpy]

Someone needs to get this into the nyt or something to shed some light on this. Maybe it’ll pressure programs to stop being so disrespectful, but probably not.

Idk if nyt or any other media outlets would care

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Idk if nyt or any other media outlets would care

They love **** that makes American healthcare look bad.

 

[Lawpy]

What we need even more urgently is #AppCaps

in before i get hit by a flood of okays and tomato reacts

 

[fldoctorgirl]

I just cancelled my first interview - incredibly grateful to be in a position to do so, but can't help but feel like i've somehow made a terrible mistake

also struggling a lot with prestige vs. location/proximity to home. rank list making is gonna be fuunnnnn

I'm struggling with the idea of dropping interviews too.

 

[Lawpy]

They love **** that makes American healthcare look bad.

But do they care enough to report on programs giving more interviews than slots and on awkward times? Media tailor to the readers and i don't think nyt readers care about this stuff especially given that most US grads match

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

But do they care enough to report on programs giving more interviews than slots and on awkward times? Media tailor to the readers and i don't think nyt readers care about this stuff especially given that most US grads match

Actually I think John Oliver would do a great piece on it.

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

But do they care enough to report on programs giving more interviews than slots and on awkward times? Media tailor to the readers and i don't think nyt readers care about this stuff especially given that most US grads match

The public ALREADY knows about the opportunity cost, the debt, the 80hr work weeks, the lack of autonomy & private practice, the various and sundry abuse, the suicides, etc.

They wont care.

They’ll think: oh so you got your n-th choice training program for your $200K+/year job. Boo hoo.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

The public ALREADY knows about the opportunity cost, the debt, the 80hr work weeks, the lack of autonomy & private practice, the various and sundry abuse, the suicides, etc.

They wont care.

They’ll think: oh so you got your n-th choice training program for your $200K+/year job. Boo hoo.

I don’t think most people know that applicants are risking death and injury to themselves by swerving across 4 lanes of traffic to get an interview before they’re all gone and they end up scrambling and have no job with $300k in debt.

 

[ohmanwaddup]

I'm struggling with the idea of dropping interviews too.

Same. I accepted one today that I should probably decline, but all I can think of is "what if you fall x spots on your rank list"

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

I don’t think most people know that applicants are risking death and injury to themselves by swerving across 4 lanes of traffic to get an interview before they’re all gone and they end up scrambling and have no job with $300k in debt.

Touché.

 

[fldoctorgirl]

Same. I accepted one today that I should probably decline, but all I can think of is "what if you fall x spots on your rank list"

Same. Especially since location is so important to me, I'm paranoid about dropping any in my desired state even though I'm getting some that are lower on my list now.

 

[Lawpy]

I don’t think most people know that applicants are risking death and injury to themselves by swerving across 4 lanes of traffic to get an interview before they’re all gone and they end up scrambling and have no job with $300k in debt.

Well when you put it that way, i can see an expose written up

 

[Ganon]

I wanna’ know why these things are coming in the middle of the night for some people

 

[Chelsea FC]

Someone needs to get this into the nyt or something to shed some light on this. Maybe it’ll pressure programs to stop being so disrespectful, but probably not.

Yeah this was John Hopkins which you would expect better from!

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Yeah this was John Hopkins which you would expect better from!

Maybe we can send something to like John Oliver for his last week tonight show. He does a great job really diving into **** like this. Cause this is really inhumane relatively speaking

 

[Thesimplelifeofamyloid]

Maybe we can send something to like John Oliver for his last week tonight show. He does a great job really diving into **** like this. Cause this is really inhumane relatively speaking

This literally effects like .00001 percent of the population. There's no way anyone would pick up on this

 

[Chelsea FC]

This literally effects like .00001 percent of the population. There's no way anyone would pick up on this

We can dream!

 

[Chelsea FC]

I don’t want to sound like I’m composing because I’m great full for interviews but we have early starts in medicine which means we normally have to go to bed early if we care at all about our health. Then why on Earth would you be sending out interviews this late in the day?

 

[fldoctorgirl]

So, thank you emails. Yay or nay? And if yay, to every person who interviewed you?

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

This literally effects like .00001 percent of the population. There's no way anyone would pick up on this

Have you seen some of the stuff he’s talked about? Lol

 

[MedScat]

Same. Especially since location is so important to me, I'm paranoid about dropping any in my desired state even though I'm getting some that are lower on my list now.

Just dropped my first and declined my first and now my stomach is doing twists and turns UGH - TG for the panic thread

 

[Deecee2DO]

Yeah this was John Hopkins which you would expect better from!

Hopkins! get itttt kid!!! impressive

 

[Chelsea FC]

Hopkins! get itttt kid!!! impressive

Thanks! Bagged Harvard and Mayo as well. Think this is a weird joke.

 

[Deecee2DO]

Thanks! Bagged Harvard and Mayo as well. Think this is a weird joke.

DUDE are u freaking serious? ur an animal. what specialty again

 

[Chelsea FC]

DUDE are u freaking serious? ur an animal. what specialty again

Rehab so little less impressive compared to my homies in the trenches of harder specialties

 

[Deecee2DO]

Rehab so little less impressive compared to my homies in the trenches of harder specialties

I mean still dude those are some of the best PMR residencies in the country. Congrats!

 

[Chelsea FC]

I mean still dude those are some of the best PMR residencies in the country. Congrats!

Thanks!! I hustled and networked to make up for low step paired with a unique non cookie cutter personal statement seems to be working out! Rooting for you as well man!

 

[ohmanwaddup]

wow, my LOI worked. got an invite yesterday morning only a few hours after sending it

 

[EMDoc22]

wow, my LOI worked. got an invite yesterday morning only a few hours after sending it

Sent one today and hoping for the best. Today was the big unified release date for EM so I'm hoping there are some drops over the next week or so.

 

[Deecee2DO]

The traffic on the reddit spreadsheet for IM is insane. I haven't been able to type anything on there all day-the people on there need to get off if they aren't using it so annoying lmao

 

[Ganon]

The traffic on the reddit spreadsheet for IM is insane. I haven't been able to type anything on there all day-the people on there need to get off if they aren't using it so annoying lmao

I’ll probably just peek at it in February at this point.

Not really much strategizing to be done other than attend the interviews I’m offered!

 

[ohmanwaddup]

anyone have a link to that document that gives the data for where people tend to end up on their rank list? I'm ready to neurotically read it over and over

 

[Deecee2DO]

anyone have a link to that document that gives the data for where people tend to end up on their rank list? I'm ready to neurotically read it over and over

Im just neurotic as you. And I def want that link lol

 

[kazill]

anyone have a link to that document that gives the data for where people tend to end up on their rank list? I'm ready to neurotically read it over and over

https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MRM-Results_and-Data_2021.pdf

Table 15 on page 39 I think is what you're looking for

 

[Deecee2DO]

Sorry were out here talking about ranking rn and its only october but curious-How many programs can you rank per spot? Like can I rank 2 programs as #1 and 2 programs as #2 and so on

 

[justcuriouser]

Is general surgery going slowly for anyone?

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

Is general surgery going slowly for anyone?

Yea. Was told I had a strong app.

I’m 8/71 so far with 1 WL.

 

[ohmanwaddup]

Really having a hard time turning down interviews. Even in my back up specialty. Just don't have a mindset that I should turn anything down ever

 

[DaenerysTargaryen]

Is general surgery going slowly for anyone?

I think Gen Surg programs suggested to send most interview invitations starting on or after 10/27. See here

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Sorry were out here talking about ranking rn and its only october but curious-How many programs can you rank per spot? Like can I rank 2 programs as #1 and 2 programs as #2 and so on

How would you be able to rank more than one program per spot? The algorithm would still have to prioritize one of them when it goes through.

 

[Deecee2DO]

How would you be able to rank more than one program per spot? The algorithm would still have to prioritize one of them when it goes through.

I heard several fourth years told me they did that last year

 

[kazill]

Sorry were out here talking about ranking rn and its only october but curious-How many programs can you rank per spot? Like can I rank 2 programs as #1 and 2 programs as #2 and so on

Here's the NRMP's guide on how the ranking software works and stuff; you can't rank more than one program per spot in your main list, maybe they were talking about supplemental lists for those applying to advanced programs?

https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Enter_Certify_ROL_MRM-App.pdf

 

[Deecee2DO]

Here's the NRMP's guide on how the ranking software works and stuff; you can't rank more than one program per spot in your main list, maybe they were talking about supplemental lists for those applying to advanced programs?

https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Enter_Certify_ROL_MRM-App.pdf

**** really?? That sucks lol thanks for the info!

 

[ciestar]

Sorry were out here talking about ranking rn and its only october but curious-How many programs can you rank per spot? Like can I rank 2 programs as #1 and 2 programs as #2 and so on

No, it’s all put in as numerical list. Algorithm works off of your numbers.

Obviously i did not explain this well lol

 

[ohmanwaddup]

it costs money to rank more than 20 programs? Jesus christ they really will just grift us for cash every step of the way

 

[fldoctorgirl]

it costs money to rank more than 20 programs? Jesus christ they really will just grift us for cash every step of the way

Wait what

 

[fldoctorgirl]

Declined my first interview today. Feels weird.

 

[ohmanwaddup]

Declined my first interview today. Feels weird.

havent been able to do this. got a FM today. there no reason for me to schedule it. and yet, I cant help but feel like I have too. ugh