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I think a lot of med students (myself included) don't quite understand how important is place you trained at when getting your first job and thereafter. To make this post applicable to most, lets assume that most people want want to work in community in a moderately a competitive job market.
I feel like most post my peers (again myself included) continuously flip rank list #s based on fit and reputation and length without actually knowing how much any of that matters. Does going to Denver and working to death for four years really open that many doors for you as compared to any other mid tier program?
Being from Chicago, does going into a 4 year well known program like Cook or Northwestern yield you better job opportunities than going to UIC or Christ (both of which are solid and well known programs) since 90% of all of us will end up working at community shops anyways. Does a "prestigious" residency let you land a job inside the city and a mid-tier one a job that you have to drive 45 min to get to in the burbs? 10 years into practice, does anyone even care where you went to residency?
Again, before I get attacked I'm making this as general as possible. I do get that academic and 4 residencies will make it easier to break into academia (if that's your thing) or fellowships. I'm speaking based purely on getting a job after graduating as well as thereafter.
I feel like most post my peers (again myself included) continuously flip rank list #s based on fit and reputation and length without actually knowing how much any of that matters. Does going to Denver and working to death for four years really open that many doors for you as compared to any other mid tier program?
Being from Chicago, does going into a 4 year well known program like Cook or Northwestern yield you better job opportunities than going to UIC or Christ (both of which are solid and well known programs) since 90% of all of us will end up working at community shops anyways. Does a "prestigious" residency let you land a job inside the city and a mid-tier one a job that you have to drive 45 min to get to in the burbs? 10 years into practice, does anyone even care where you went to residency?
Again, before I get attacked I'm making this as general as possible. I do get that academic and 4 residencies will make it easier to break into academia (if that's your thing) or fellowships. I'm speaking based purely on getting a job after graduating as well as thereafter.