Decline KCUMB interview??????

[ScootDoc]

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Hey yall, What would you do?

I have been accepted to Western U (COMP), and have various intterviews within the next month w/ AZCOM, DMUCOM, KCUMB, etc. I was thinking about dropping my KCUMB interview, but I understand that they have one of the highest % of students who secure residencies in subspecialties. I want to specialize. Would it be dumb to decline my interview with them. Help me out!

 

[CCEMTP2DOC]

I think you should go. You have the sense of security of knowing you have an acceptance. KCUMB is a good school. DMU is the best of the lot of where you have interviews. (IMHO) You must do what you feel is best for you. Congrats on your acceptance!!!


Rob

 

[Orthodoc40]

Hey yall, What would you do?

I have been accepted to Western U (COMP), and have various intterviews within the next month w/ AZCOM, DMUCOM, KCUMB, etc. I was thinking about dropping my KCUMB interview, but I understand that they have one of the highest % of students who secure residencies in subspecialties. I want to specialize. Would it be dumb to decline my interview with them. Help me out!

Don't go if you know you'd rather be at Western over KCUMB.
It isn't like you can't get a residency you're after by going to Western, and after 4 years you may be interested in something else entirely ANYway.

At this point, decide which of these schools you have interviews at you actually would rather go to over the one school you're accepted at, and just go to those interviews. By the way, congratulations! At least you're going somewhere! 👍

 

[med-i-cal]

Hey yall, What would you do?

I have been accepted to Western U (COMP), and have various intterviews within the next month w/ AZCOM, DMUCOM, KCUMB, etc. I was thinking about dropping my KCUMB interview, but I understand that they have one of the highest % of students who secure residencies in subspecialties. I want to specialize. Would it be dumb to decline my interview with them. Help me out!

I say go to the KCUMB interview. There is a reason we have a very high % of people going into subspecialities, we have one of the best physio teachers (always invited to annual teaching conferences at Harvard) and one of the best path teachers (see www.pathguy.com) around for either DO or MD schools. IMO these are the two most important subjects for us students to know boards-wise. We also have a very intense neuro section during MSII.

In the end, you'll probably learn the most where you are the most comfortable. Go to all the interviews you receive and just relax and enjoy them.

By the way, which subspeciality are you looking at?

 

[BradenDO]

Hey yall, What would you do?

I have been accepted to Western U (COMP), and have various intterviews within the next month w/ AZCOM, DMUCOM, KCUMB, etc. I was thinking about dropping my KCUMB interview, but I understand that they have one of the highest % of students who secure residencies in subspecialties. I want to specialize. Would it be dumb to decline my interview with them. Help me out!

Hmmm...are you male/single/good looking? If you are then you should come to KCUMB for my benefit alone. j/k! 🙂

I was told at my interview that over 60% of the students specialize, which is a great number.

 

[med-i-cal]

Hmmm...are you male/single/good looking? If you are then you should come to KCUMB for my benefit alone. j/k! 🙂

I was told at my interview that over 60% of the students specialize, which is a great number.

Where did you get that number? It seems a bit high to me. If I remember correctly the 2 main areas we supply docs for are FP and OB, both of which are considered to be primary care.

 

[BradenDO]

Where did you get that number? It seems a bit high to me. If I remember correctly the 2 main areas we supply docs for are FP and OB, both of which are considered to be primary care.

That's what one of the admissions guys said during our interview day. Maybe he meant 40% do FP and 60% have other practices--like OB, Internal med...etc. ??

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

Hey yall, What would you do?

I have been accepted to Western U (COMP), and have various intterviews within the next month w/ AZCOM, DMUCOM, KCUMB, etc. I was thinking about dropping my KCUMB interview, but I understand that they have one of the highest % of students who secure residencies in subspecialties. I want to specialize. Would it be dumb to decline my interview with them. Help me out!

Its always dumb to pass up interviews on anything.

Why? Because interviewing is one of those things that gets better with practice.......don't forget you will be interviewing for residencies....

 

[med-i-cal]

That's what one of the admissions guys said during our interview day. Maybe he meant 40% do FP and 60% have other practices--like OB, Internal med...etc. ??

Still not quite understanding those numbers. Here's my subjective breakdown (for our MSI class):

~60% Primary Care (all FP's, OB's, IM's, EM's, Peds, etc)(these are residencies, not including any fellowships to follow)
~15% Ortho (many of our MSI's seem to want ortho)
~10% Gen Surg
~10% semi-specialities (anest, derm, neuro, etc)
~5% surgical subspecialities (neurosurg <me>, uro, etc)

This is just what I get from talking to others, seeing club numbers, etc. Very subjective, but I think the PC numbers are pretty close, the others are a toss-up.

 

[BradenDO]

Still not quite understanding those numbers. Here's my subjective breakdown (for our MSI class):

~60% Primary Care (all FP's, OB's, IM's, EM's, Peds, etc)(these are residencies, not including any fellowships to follow)
~15% Ortho (many of our MSI's seem to want ortho)
~10% Gen Surg
~10% semi-specialities (anest, derm, neuro, etc)
~5% surgical subspecialities (neurosurg <me>, uro, etc)

This is just what I get from talking to others, seeing club numbers, etc. Very subjective, but I think the PC numbers are pretty close, the others are a toss-up.

That makes sense to me! lol Maybe I just misunderstood what he said. So, primary care residencies are easier to obtain? I thought that OB/GYN was more of a specialty so I thought it would be harder to get into. I'm glad it's considered PC!

 

[med-i-cal]

That makes sense to me! lol Maybe I just misunderstood what he said. So, primary care residencies are easier to obtain? I thought that OB/GYN was more of a specialty so I thought it would be harder to get into. I'm glad it's considered PC!

Some PC's are easier to get than others. FP spots are extremely common, as are peds. EM is probably the hardest to get, it's pretty competative. OB is semi-hard depending on geographic location, it also considered to be a surgical position, but it falls under PC.

Another distinction is for PC-scholarships. These don't just apply to FP as most people usually think, but any of the PC's.

 

[OnMyWayThere]

The question is would you go to KCUMB over COMP? If so, then don't cancel. If not, then cancel. COMP has a pretty good match list in subspecialties.

 

[med-i-cal]

The question is would you go to KCUMB over COMP? If so, then don't cancel. If not, then cancel. COMP has a pretty good match list in subspecialties.

I'd have to disagree here and, funds permitting, take Buckeye's advice. You also can't necessarily say that you wouldn't like KCUMB more. There is the chance that you'll tour/interview and absolutely love the place. The only time I'd say to pass on an interview is because of monetary/time constraints, or if you are so dedicated to one school that you'd never attend another. If there is even a little bit of doubt, go there and resolve it one way or the other...

 

[ScootDoc]

I say go to the KCUMB interview. There is a reason we have a very high % of people going into subspecialities, we have one of the best physio teachers (always invited to annual teaching conferences at Harvard) and one of the best path teachers (see www.pathguy.com) around for either DO or MD schools. IMO these are the two most important subjects for us students to know boards-wise. We also have a very intense neuro section during MSII.

In the end, you'll probably learn the most where you are the most comfortable. Go to all the interviews you receive and just relax and enjoy them.

By the way, which subspeciality are you looking at?

If I go DO (i'm also applying MD) then I would definetely go ORTHO, GAS, or possibly RADS, and maybe even Interventional Cardiology.

 

[med-i-cal]

If I go DO (i'm also applying MD) then I would definetely go ORTHO, GAS, or possibly RADS, and maybe even Interventional Cardiology.

Well, Ortho and Rads are the only two that apply in that list as they are actual residencies.

Gastro and Interv. Cardio are both fellowships AFTER residency (IM and Rads). This means that your performance during residency is much more important than your med school.

The most important things to securing a competative residency are great board scores and great letters from preceptors. So in the end it's your performance that matters most and not necessarily the school you attend (although a good school does help).