Good OB/GYN Aways?

[mferronibc]

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Hi Everyone,

I am currently an MS3 interested in ob/gyn and am in the process of planing out my 4th year schedule. In addition to doing a rotation at my home institution, I am looking to plan an away for Sept. I am mainly interested in either staying on the east coat or the midwest. Can anyone recommend a hospital you are at now or rotated through during med school that you think would be a good place for a 4th year to rotate through (i.e. great teaching, positive attitudes, strong name of institution/attendings/chair, etc) Any input is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Matt

 

[lulubean]

depends on what you are looking for. you looking for academic center? any subspecialties you are interested in in particular?

how are you as an applicant? that may help in figuring out which sub-i would be most high yield for you.

did you have any programs already in mind?

 

[mferronibc]

Thanks for the reply. I'd say at this point I would definitely be interested in a fellowship after residency in either gyn onc or repro/endo but still open to the idea of general ob/gyn. I think an ideal fit would be a place with a community hospital feel in an urban setting (i.e. Pennsylvania Hospital) but I imagine in order to keep my options open for fellowship would be best off at a larger university hospital.

So my stats - I did pretty well on step 1 (237), honored 3/4 clinical rotations so far (including surgery) and was just invited into AOA. I've done research in tissue engineering (actually wanted to due vascular surgery for a long time) and will be 2nd author on a paper in a pretty good journal at the end of the year -- doubt that's very applicable for obgyn -- and I have strong extracurriculars. I'm not entirely sure where I fall - I'd like to think I'm a pretty competitive applicant but not sure exactly what it takes to be considered for the top tier programs.

In terms of specific places -- I would love to do an away at either Hopkins or Northwestern but obviously don't want to waste my time if they're out of my reach. Looking for as strong a program as is realistic with good teaching and as close to non-malignant attitude as possible.

Any additional help is greatly appreciated!

 

[lulubean]

you sound like a strong candidate. in terms of programs that have a reputation for happy residents AND strong training, good fellowship opportunities, the places that i hear about most often are: northwestern, beth israel, upitt, upenn and of course i am biased, but LOVE my program at brown. i have a friend at duke who is very happy there as well.

i wouldnt be afraid to apply to top programs cuz from here on out, it'll be your personality and ability to be a team player that you'll be judged on. it sounds like you have the basics to get in the door.

 

[OB2BE]

I have a similar question about away rotations. I want to go to hopefully to either Wake Forest, Duke or UNC. Though I'm not sure what makes a student competitive in OB/GYN. I got a 236 on Step 1 and have done a ton of research in IUGR. But, I got B's in my basic medical sciences and high pass or honors in rotations. Should I even consider doing an away rotation at Duke? Or should I shoot for something more realistic? Would Wake Forest be more realistic? Sorry, I'm really nervous about the whole thing.

 

[tk2med]

Do an away to where you really want to go. If Duke is it, request a rotation there. Then go, get a letter of recommendation, and the other programs will still surely interview you and you will not have done anything to your chances but improve them.

As for matching everyone really just needs to research the charting outcomes of the match, a 236 or 237 and great research and good grades make for an outstanding applicant, please stop stressing 🙂

 

[residencycoord]

If you are AOA, then you do not have to worry about getting interviews. You should take an elective anywhere you have an interest, no matter what your grades are. If you are not AOA and take an elective at one of the more competitive programs, you have a better chance of getting an interview. You also need to work hard and prove that you have what it takes to get into that program. Just being there and having a good academic record doesn't mean a thing. We had a student quite a few years ago who did an elective with us. She had an amazing academic record, 99 USMLE, all honors, research, but we didn't rank her because she was inappropriate and did not work hard while she was here. Never take anything for granted.