don't feel like i'm good enough

[grayscaleart]

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definitely had this feeling in med school, which i sort of got over with. well now it's back. some of the programs i interviewed in brag about how strong all their residents have been which intimidates me A LOT. not only is this making me feel bad but it's also influencing my ROL quite a bit, favoring less ideal programs than the stronger ones. anyone else feel like this?

 

[shark2000]

If you feel that you are not good enough, then even if you are very good, you will be perceived as a not good enough candidate. Being confident is very important, either as a residency candidate or as a doctor doing consults.

 

[PokerDoc]

If you feel that you are not good enough, then even if you are very good, you will be perceived as a not good enough candidate. Being confident is very important, either as a residency candidate or as a doctor doing consults.

Is that why your forum name is Shark?

 

[CWUDoc]

Sounds like your suffering from big time self esteem issues. You seriously need to look yourself in the mirror before every interview and repeat after me: "I will be the greatest radiology resident to ever live. I will never miss an important finding and will never add requires clinical correlation in my final report. I'M....THE....BEST..... RADIOLOGIST......EVER!"

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...hYj2Aw&usg=AFQjCNEWG-xWRCN1bEIiZXsjuqkeymPBcQ

Seriously though, you need to truly believe you are the best candidate in the room without coming off as cocky. This is an important trait for all physicians.

 

[whatabro]

Ranking less desirable programs higher than better programs you'd want to go to is ******ed. That's not how the match works. You create the list of programs in the order that you would want to go to them, not in your perceived likelihood of getting in.

 

[billclinton]

definitely had this feeling in med school, which i sort of got over with. well now it's back. some of the programs i interviewed in brag about how strong all their residents have been which intimidates me A LOT. not only is this making me feel bad but it's also influencing my ROL quite a bit, favoring less ideal programs than the stronger ones. anyone else feel like this?

Part of me and another friend had wished we had ranked a less-ideal (community program), just because at the program we went to everyone were gunners... working on research projects... with the med-student mentality that they need to do as much work as possible and be best the best resident. What do you expect though? You go to a good rads program- you're going to be surrounded by gunners. That feeling does get old. Luckily, I had people outside of medicine/outside the hospital to hangout with....

So, I understand the feelings you are having. If I had to go back and do it again, I would probably still rank them the same way though. Going to a "better" program, does have its perks. I believe the training we received and opportunities were substantially better (Teaching spoon-fed to us) than if we had gone to one of those other programs.

 

[2012mdc]

Haha...I definitely identify with this if that's what the OP meant. But then it's less of a confidence issue and more of a personality issue. Some of the ubercompetitive programs definitely had a few overly intense ubergunners who I would rather not spend 4 years with.

I haven't really noticed that on the trail. At the top programs I've been to all of the applicants have been cool and the residents as well. Maybe the ubergunners were unseen because they were busy uber gunning? But seriously I haven't noticed that even at some top northeast programs that have that malignant rep. Rads doesn't seem like a field that really attracts gunners but I obviously haven't met most of the applicants or residents.

 

[shark2000]

Radiology is full of NERDS. There are tons of posts out there about what to read during internship. How to get prepared, ..... You do not see the same questions on other boards.
When I started my residency I was shocked. Many of my class had started reading Brant and Helms. Felson was considered a must during internship. (Although whatever they'd read, last for 1-2 months at best).
I agree that you will face these kind of characters more than once during your residency. But it should not be a factor choosing a residency. If I wanted to do it again, I would definitely rank the same. Comparing myself to some friends in other programs, my program is providing me with a lot more learning opportunities.
Do not consider these factors. The two major factors should be the place that you want to live and the quality of the program. Both are very important. You may not end up with the best classmates in many programs, but having a network of family and friends in the area can easily compensate for it.