Does being denied an away rotation harm your chances of matching?

[andydoc]

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I applied to do aways at a relatively well respected residency program in the midwest in a number of fields relating to IM (pulm, hem-onc, general, cardio). I was denied entry into any of the dates I selected, even though I applied very quickly after the VSAS opened. I was pretty surprised because I thought I was a very competitive applicant, especially for IM, I had a step score well above average for IM, H/HP all away rotations, research, volunteering, etc. I was wondering if this bodes poorly for my chances at matching at this program for residency, and if there are any common mistakes I could have made on my VSAS that would have hurt my chances.

 

[DocWinter]

It's still worth an ERAS app.

 

[radkat101]

The VSAS process is so shady, I wouldn't read into it too much. A lot of places take your money even though all of their spots are mostly/completely filled by other means. If I could do VSAS over again I would e-mail all the program coordinators directly expressing my interest. FWIW I got several interview invites from places that rejected my VSAS app.

 

[evilbooyaa]

No. 99% of the time the med student department and the residency department have zero regular interaction.

 

[Baxter56]

This is an oldish post, but I was rejected through VSAS and then invited to a residency interview with a program.