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I want to reapply for ob/gyn. Does anyone know if its considered improper to cold call programs to see if they have vacancies or any suspected vacancies? I know that since the match rate was so high last march that a lot of people are probably going to start switching out of ob. I really dread having to go throught the match again and am hoping to find a program that will be willing to let me replace someone thats leaving and finish out the year for them. I know that intens who matched are obligated to one year but i was hoping to find a program that might have vacanies secondary to someone leaving for maybe personal reasons. Most people who want to switch programs say from peds to int med at the same program never have to go through the match because these programs can usually create spots or have several vacancies throughout the year. However most ob/gyn residencies only have a small limited number of spots (excluding ut southwestern) meaning that if you want to get in you have to rematch. Why would a program accept someone in the match that would have funding issues when there are so many other candidates to look at. Is this a lost cause? My boards were ok 210 and 238 before applying. I had to apply to a limited number of cities. Any hope?
