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I would appreciate if people here in the know or have been through similar situation can provide some insight
Background story in short. I always wanted to go into a surgical subspecialty and did a SubI out of state at a really awesome place, the training is great and has a real family feel to it and the PD likely me a lot, who also has the majority say (likely 90%) in hiring residents. However, during the interview season, both my old mentor and my dad passed away, and I slipped into a deep depression. Also, I felt I couldn’t leave my mom alone by herself since I’m the only child and she doesn’t have any family in the country. So I decided to apply for an internal medicine residency in the city where my mom lives, where I thought I wouldn’t have the energy to endure the rigorous training surgery entails while still taking care of my mom and battling my depression. Now that I’m starting my internship in IM, I miss surgery and the old crew where I did my SubI at more than ever. I talked to the surgery PD, and he is very positive in taking me back and welcome me to apply again, although I did not ask for a written confirmation and he didn’t offer, understandably so.
I am still in the process of figuring it out and I’m willing to give IM a shot for 1 or 2 months but I’d like to know my options.
The IM program I’m at is competitive and I’m sure they wouldn’t have a problem finding replacement. I am thinking about staying in IM for 1 or 2 months, if I still don’t like it, give my resignation and apply for the match again.
My questions are, I haven’t told the surgery PD that I’m currently doing IM, and in the surgical specialty I’m applying for, doing an IM internship is very much looked down upon. If I quit, and reapply, would other PDs find out where and which specialty I worked at? Does my current IM PD have to write a statement in order for me to reapply and switch program?
Thanks.
Background story in short. I always wanted to go into a surgical subspecialty and did a SubI out of state at a really awesome place, the training is great and has a real family feel to it and the PD likely me a lot, who also has the majority say (likely 90%) in hiring residents. However, during the interview season, both my old mentor and my dad passed away, and I slipped into a deep depression. Also, I felt I couldn’t leave my mom alone by herself since I’m the only child and she doesn’t have any family in the country. So I decided to apply for an internal medicine residency in the city where my mom lives, where I thought I wouldn’t have the energy to endure the rigorous training surgery entails while still taking care of my mom and battling my depression. Now that I’m starting my internship in IM, I miss surgery and the old crew where I did my SubI at more than ever. I talked to the surgery PD, and he is very positive in taking me back and welcome me to apply again, although I did not ask for a written confirmation and he didn’t offer, understandably so.
I am still in the process of figuring it out and I’m willing to give IM a shot for 1 or 2 months but I’d like to know my options.
The IM program I’m at is competitive and I’m sure they wouldn’t have a problem finding replacement. I am thinking about staying in IM for 1 or 2 months, if I still don’t like it, give my resignation and apply for the match again.
My questions are, I haven’t told the surgery PD that I’m currently doing IM, and in the surgical specialty I’m applying for, doing an IM internship is very much looked down upon. If I quit, and reapply, would other PDs find out where and which specialty I worked at? Does my current IM PD have to write a statement in order for me to reapply and switch program?
Thanks.
