Curious about residencies in New England

[Just Joshin]

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[ShyRem]

I just did a search for ME, MA, RI, NY, NJ, PA, VT, CT for all residencies on the AOA residency site (that's here). I got 214 programs, including the following specialties:
urological surgery
general surgery
sports med
sleep med
reproductive endocrinology
pulmonary-critical care
psychiatry
Plastic & Reconstructive Surg
Physical Medicine & Rehab
Pediatrics
Palliative Medicine
Otolaryn & Facial Plastic Surg
Orthopedic Surgery
Ophthalmology
Oncology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Neuromusculoskeletal Med/OMT
Neuromusculoskeletal Med + 1
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Nephrology
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Internal Med-Pediatrics
Internal Med-Emergency Med
Integrated FP/NMM
Infectious Diseases
Gynecological Oncology
Geriatrics-Internal Medicine
Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Medicine-FP
General Vascular Surgery
Gastroenterology
Family Practice/Emergency Med
Family Practice and OMT
Endocrinology
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medical Services
Diagnostic Radiology
Dermatology
Critical Care-Surgery
Child Psychiatry
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Anesthesiology

Huh. I got a whole lot more than "FM and that's about it". And I forgot to include NH.

But to answer your question, a quick search of the forums will reveal many many many threads on this topic (I admit after the last search I'm too lazy to do another for you), all of which boils down to: You can get into any residency you want. It's all how hard you're willing to work. Want a derm residency? Kill your boards. Honor every rotation. Be in the top 5% of your class. Always. (this also goes for allo students wanting a derm residency, BTW). Want an allo rads residency? Same advice. EM allo residency? Not quite so hard, but you still have to be good.

Basically, if you want the residency of your dreams, you need to be the student of their dreams. No matter what residency you want.

 

[MossPoh]

p0wnd, of course. I never knew that PA, NJ and NY were really considered "New England". I'm guessing that is where the bulk of those residencies are located with LECOM, PCOM, NYCOM, and UMNDJ located in that area.

 

[Just Joshin]

Asked and answered.

 

[ShyRem]

Depends where you're from. Lots of non-new england folks consider NE PA "new england". I agree, I would not consider NYC "new england" but ask them if the fingerlakes region is new england and they'll say yes. I wouldn't think NJ was new england, but lots of folks in the western states think it is. The viewpoint is different depending on where you're from - just like most non-Colorado folks think it snows all the time in Colorado. I lived there for 20 years and never owned a snow shovel (no kidding) - and yes, I had a driveway and needed to drive, and no, I don't have a four wheel drive vehicle.

I was trying to give you the best options that were anywhere close to your specifications. For residency as with getting into medical school, the narrower your criteria may mean you sometimes have to settle for "close, but not quite".

The problem with your limited criteria is there is only one osteopathic medical school in the traditional definition of new england (that would be UNE). And they're the newest medical school up here - which means many hospitals have exclusive affiliations with allo schools. When it comes time for residency, most students are worrying about getting into the best program they can with their scores no matter where in the country it is (yes, even those with children and spouses). There are a few students that will take any one of a couple specialties (often IM or FM) as long as they don't have to move.

Sorry if I sound grumpy... I'm a bit tired this weekend. 🙁 Rotations have me a bit worn down for some reason.

 

[MossPoh]

Heh. I agree with you and don't think you're grumpy. 😉 I mean, geography and the american people don't really get along well anyway. I don't think a few hours drive creates a magical line between the two. Evidently we do create these magical lines for regions. I grew up in the midwest, but my town was more southern than a lot of places.

 

[Just Joshin]

Thanks for your help ShyRem. Sorry rotations have you worn out.