I'm an MD/PhD student who was on the cardiology track through the first 2 yrs of med school and 4 yrs of graduate work, until I did my anesthesia rotation a few months ago. Completely loved it and have been spending as much time as I can in the OR on off days (Im on family med now).
My top choice is Stanford for a number of reasons. I am especially interested in their Fellowship in Anesthesia and Research Medicine program, and equally interested in getting the hell out of the norhteast. I'm wondering how much I hurt my chances with a "P" grade in surgery. The grading system at my med school = Fail, Marginal pass, Pass, High Pass, Honors. I had a horrible experience during surgery but thats all I'll say about it.
As it stands now, I'm pretty happy with the other parts of my app. Good board scores, a number of publications (all cardiovascular med related journals though) and hopefully some good rec letters. I only have one other 3rd yr grade so far and it's an HP in medicine. I'm pretty pissed about this surgery grade and its been on my mind for weeks. How bad did I screw myself ?
My top choice is Stanford for a number of reasons. I am especially interested in their Fellowship in Anesthesia and Research Medicine program, and equally interested in getting the hell out of the norhteast. I'm wondering how much I hurt my chances with a "P" grade in surgery. The grading system at my med school = Fail, Marginal pass, Pass, High Pass, Honors. I had a horrible experience during surgery but thats all I'll say about it.
As it stands now, I'm pretty happy with the other parts of my app. Good board scores, a number of publications (all cardiovascular med related journals though) and hopefully some good rec letters. I only have one other 3rd yr grade so far and it's an HP in medicine. I'm pretty pissed about this surgery grade and its been on my mind for weeks. How bad did I screw myself ?