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Cremaster reflex

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Hi all,

I decided on rads very late and may not have a LOR from a radiologist but I am in need of help deciding how many radiology programs and which ones to apply to.

Stats: Step 1 >260, almost all honors, AOA, top 25 med school, 5-10 non-radiology publications. I know my stats are competitive for rads but without a radiology letter of recommendation I am not sure how this affects my competitiveness and how many/what types of programs I should be applying to.

So far I was thinking:

Michigan
Duke
UNC
Penn
UPMC
Vanderbilt
MGH
Brigham
Beth Israel
Hopkins
Northwestern
Iowa
Uchicago
UCSF
UCSD

Any insight into how many transitions/preliminary years would also be helpful. Thanks in advance.