Community based IM program to fellowship???

[NRAI2001]

If one does an IM program at a community program, how difficult would it be for them to get a fellowship? Cards, GI, pulm, oncology, neph?

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[NRAI2001]

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[neutropenic]

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Very possible, here's one community program's list of fellowships over the years on page 3.

http://www.greenhosp.org/residency_2007.pdf

 

[Renovar]

If one does an IM program at a community program, how difficult would it be for them to get a fellowship? Cards, GI, pulm, oncology, neph?

Not impossible, especially if the community program have their own fellowship program in the specialty you want. I have seen many many people who have gone to community programs for one reason or another get plugged right into their own fellowship program.

It's a whole other discussion if you are talking about going to community residency then getting into an academic fellowship programs, however. It's not impossible but it will be a lot harder because the faculty who will be writing letters for you or otherwise plugging for you are just not as well known in the academic circle. Personal experience: at one of my nephrology fellowship interviews last year, all 8 of my interviewers at that particular program knew my letter-writers in person and many asked me how Dr. so-and-so is doing during the interview... Just imagine what an advantage that is.

I would also boldy say that unless you are truly uniquely qualified (such as MD/PHD who did research and published with the like of Dr. Topol or Libby etc...) you probably need to go to an academic program if you want a real chance at a top-flight research fellowship program (such as the Brigham or Cleveland Clinic cardiology fellowship, etc).

 

[NRAI2001]

Not impossible, especially if the community program have their own fellowship program in the specialty you want. I have seen many many people who have gone to community programs for one reason or another get plugged right into their own fellowship program.

It's a whole other discussion if you are talking about going to community residency then getting into an academic fellowship programs, however. It's not impossible but it will be a lot harder because the faculty who will be writing letters for you or otherwise plugging for you are just not as well known in the academic circle. Personal experience: at one of my nephrology fellowship interviews last year, all 8 of my interviewers at that particular program knew my letter-writers in person and many asked me how Dr. so-and-so is doing during the interview... Just imagine what an advantage that is.

I would also boldy say that unless you are truly uniquely qualified (such as MD/PHD who did research and published with the like of Dr. Topol or Libby etc...) you probably need to go to an academic program if you want a real chance at a top-flight research fellowship program (such as the Brigham or Cleveland Clinic cardiology fellowship, etc).

What if your aim is not to get a research based fellowship or into a top program, but just an average or lower ranking program that will give you good clinical training?