Fellowship Application Selection Process

[DrIM]

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I would like to see people posting minimum (or basic) requirements for fellowship programs at your own hospitals. Programs at your own institution, how do they sort 500 to 800 applications. Do they have any minimum score(USMLE) criteria? I heard there are some programs look minimum 90 on both steps and never fail on step three etc..Also I heard some programs take(prefer) apllications from local geographical area. If you don't, better source would be program coordinators.

This information will help all the applicants

PregramCoordinator your input will help alot here

Program Name:
Score requirement:
Research: Must / optional
any other criteria

 

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I would like to see people posting minimum (or basic) requirements for fellowship programs at your own hospitals. Programs at your own institution, how do they sort 500 to 800 applications. Do they have any minimum score(USMLE) criteria? I heard there are some programs look minimum 90 on both steps and never fail on step three etc..Also I heard some programs take(prefer) apllications from local geographical area. If you don't, better source would be program coordinators.

What I posted in the other thread:

There are no hard and fast rules and every program will be looking for slightly different things. Remember my first date theory? There are so many variables. So, whatever I tell you is really just a very brief and very rough sketch. Not gospel.

USMLE minimum is about 200. Acceptability can dip a point or two below if the submission is remarkably strong in every other way. Any failure is a 99.999% deal breaker. Most of the candidates who we invite to interview are 240+, but that's not the reason they're being called. It's more like a preliminary hurdle that they've cleared.

If you're applying to an academic program, research history is very important. This includes publications to peer reviewed journals, posters, oral presentations. It's not the be all and end all, but it's the biggest factor that sets applicants apart.

Your letters are given special attention. Starting with the one from your PD. It matters what they say and what they don't say.

All the other bells and whistles help to guide us, but aren't necessarily paramount decision makers. I'm talking about the applicant's training program, whether the applicant is Chief Resident, personal statement (poor grammar and spelling errors can take you out of the running!), AOA, other awards/merit-based opportunities.

 

[DrIM]

PC,

Thanks for your input.

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