MD & DO Co’22 ERAS Panic Thread

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Matched my number 9, Slightly disappointed, but grateful. I kept telling myself I would be Ok as long I don't get number 12 or 13, but then when I saw the location all that came to my mind was dang 8 programs really didn't want anything to do with me. I even got a personalized email from my number 2 saying how they were impressed by my app and interview. It hurts, but I think I'll be Ok.
 
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Ranked at my #2, where I'd gotten a RTM email so today wasn't a very surprising day :bored:... Until I found out who my co-interns will be, and I'm really excited to spend the next 4 years with some of the smartest people I know in a fantastic institution :banana: Congrats everyone, and see you all again on the ERAS fellowship hysteria thread (if there is such a thing)!
 
Osteosaur said:
Yeah no I get that. I am very grateful for my spot! And its nothing compared to people who had to SOAP or scramble.

I suppose it feels a bit like being blindsided by a place where I did a sub-i, thought I had a good relationship with and all. Those feelings will pass.
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I’m joining the #3 gang, in psychiatry!

Exact same thing happened to me. DO student. Competitive applicant but no step 2. Sub-I at my #1 went really well it seemed, great feedback only, and they suggested I start research with them, so I did, close to match day (😉😉). They matched all MDs this year and I was a bit disappointed. But #3 is great and I’m excited! I think part of any disappointment is it’s nearby in a familiar place and I had mentally developed expectations of a big exciting move to a sunnier place.

The advice above about depersonalizing getting shafted by programs that liked us is helpful, thank you.
 
Have you guys secured housing or apartment yet? I've noticed nice/desirable places were going super fast where I'm heading. So I'm worried because I still don't know what the ideal location to live in would be. I plan to talk to some residents later today, so hopefully I'll get something by the end of the week.
 
DrStephenStrange said:
Have you guys secured housing or apartment yet? I've noticed nice/desirable places were going super fast where I'm heading. So I'm worried because I still don't know what the ideal location to live in would be. I plan to talk to some residents later today, so hopefully I'll get something by the end of the week.
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No. Started the process of getting a physician mortgage.
 
DrStephenStrange said:
Have you guys secured housing or apartment yet? I've noticed nice/desirable places were going super fast where I'm heading. So I'm worried because I still don't know what the ideal location to live in would be. I plan to talk to some residents later today, so hopefully I'll get something by the end of the week.
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One of the perks of where I'm headed is that it seems to have a great rental market - looks like there's tons of really nice options within my price range. Planning to contact a realtor/apartment hunter soon to help me put together a list and then fly out in a couple weeks to do in person showings/pick something. I'm not sure what the turnover is like for making offers, but it seems like much of the rental market is huge buildings that always have at least one or two vacancies.
 
Shameless plug since we're talking of real estate and doctor mortgages: If anyone needs a real estate agent in the NYC/Westchester area, i got you! Got my real estate license in my spare time lol
 
Anyone knows the health/dental benefits covered thru residency program are zero cost or we have to pay or it is different for every state. Where I'm heading the rent is reasonable but still trying to figure it out how to manage everything, rent, food etc?
 
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dial1010usa said:
Anyone knows the health/dental benefits covered thru residency program are zero cost or we have to pay or it is different for every state. Where I'm heading the rent is reasonable but still trying to figure it out how to manage everything, rent, food etc?
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At some places it's covered by the Hospital, and at others you pay a discounted price. It depends on the program. You can always call your program coordinator and ask. Either way, it's not supposed to break your paycheck lol.
 
DrStephenStrange said:
At some places it's covered by the Hospital, and at others you pay a discounted price. It depends on the program. You can always call your program coordinator and ask. Either way, it's not supposed to break your paycheck lol.
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The program coordinator is on vacation so I will wait. Every penny counts....lol
 
dial1010usa said:
Anyone knows the health/dental benefits covered thru residency program are zero cost or we have to pay or it is different for every state. Where I'm heading the rent is reasonable but still trying to figure it out how to manage everything, rent, food etc?
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I pay for mine and my husband’s. It’s through the hospital but it definitely isn’t zero cost unfortunately.
 
What’s the longest commute you guys are willing to do? I lived 10 min away from my school and major hospitals during rotations and loved it, now looking at some places 20 min away and not sure if that will be too long during intern year?
 
iforget2 said:
What’s the longest commute you guys are willing to do? I lived 10 min away from my school and major hospitals during rotations and loved it, now looking at some places 20 min away and not sure if that will be too long during intern year?
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Surely, you're joking......20 Minutes
 
My dad is in real estate business and he helped residence buying their homes here in Northern CA. He was saying that it's better to go thru mortgage broker and they do have special programs for residents. It all depends on how much you make and your credit score and also depends where are you buying. In CA the prices of the homes are skyrocketing and I can't buy during residence. He works with lot of mortgage brokers if someone needs help, just send me a pvt message.
 
Browns99 said:
Surely, you're joking......20 Minutes
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20 min without traffic but probably would be the longest regular commute I’ve had, honestly. Keep reading about people having 5 min walks to their hospitals and how nice that is but would be too far of a drive for my wife to continue her job. Just not sure how it works with 80 hour work weeks.
 
iforget2 said:
What’s the longest commute you guys are willing to do? I lived 10 min away from my school and major hospitals during rotations and loved it, now looking at some places 20 min away and not sure if that will be too long during intern year?
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My place is 20 minutes away from the main hospital, and less than 10 minutes away from the main office where we have didactics and clinics. I used to comute more than 20 minutes to work before med school, so I think it's doable.
 
iforget2 said:
What’s the longest commute you guys are willing to do? I lived 10 min away from my school and major hospitals during rotations and loved it, now looking at some places 20 min away and not sure if that will be too long during intern year?
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Mine is 20 and it’s no biggie. I just blast music and unwind lol
 
I've been commuting at least 30 minutes pretty much all 3 years minus the initial covid year. Rotation commute has been 45 minutes on average with >1 hour during afternoons most of the time due to rush hour


I really look forward to a 10min commute in the future (during residency hopefully)
 
I commuted 30 min for my job prior to med school, and it was terrible.
 
iforget2 said:
20 min without traffic but probably would be the longest regular commute I’ve had, honestly. Keep reading about people having 5 min walks to their hospitals and how nice that is but would be too far of a drive for my wife to continue her job. Just not sure how it works with 80 hour work weeks.
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My point is try not to get crazy with commute time unless it is something like an hour. 20 Minutes is not bad.

Best of luck.
 
iforget2 said:
What’s the longest commute you guys are willing to do? I lived 10 min away from my school and major hospitals during rotations and loved it, now looking at some places 20 min away and not sure if that will be too long during intern year?
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not all commutes are created equal. 20 minutes on public transit is very different from 20 minutes stuck in bumper to bumper traffic which is very different from 20 minutes on wide open highways. then there's also "20 minute" commutes in places like LA that can easily become an hour

imo 15-20 minutes is totally fine though. I had several 40 min commutes for clinical sites 3rd year which I would absolutely avoid for residency, and definitely would not do anything above that unless there's like one really far out clinical site and everything else is nearby
 
lol one of the programs I dropped past on my list sent a post-recruitment survey saying "since you didn't match with us, your input is even more valuable!"

idk what to tell you man you're the ones who didn't like me lol
 
hebrewBAMmer said:
Man how quickly I've gone from worrying about matching to worrying about affording rent lol
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Even in the South, looking at nearly 40% of our combined income just on rent for a decent 2 bedroom apt. Don't know how people with higher COL are able to manage.
 
iforget2 said:
Even in the South, looking at nearly 40% of our combined income just on rent for a decent 2 bedroom apt. Don't know how people with higher COL are able to manage.
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I'm going to an area that's in the top 10 for average 1BR costs (pretty much all the places around the medical center are around $2600-2800 for a 1br 1ba) so that's going to be really fun lol
 
I match a program in Florida. Need advise for moving to Florida from California.
 
JW4Gdud said:
I match a program in Florida. Need advise for moving to Florida from California.
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Pods are worth looking into. Google-able.
Some people pay a service to move their car across the country if they don’t want to make the incredible, scenic, worth-while drive of seeing the country.
 
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