How competitive are the NY/NJ community-based rad programs?

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I know how competitive even the less well known community-based programs can be in California. But it seems that in many community-based programs in NY and NJ depend on international applicants to fill their spots. To the US MD candidates, how competitive can those programs be?

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I know how competitive even the less well known community-based programs can be in California. But it seems that in many community-based programs in NY and NJ depend on international applicants to fill their spots. To the US MD candidates, how competitive can those programs be?

What do you mean by community-based? What specific programs are you referring to (examples)?
 
What do you mean by community-based? What specific programs are you referring to (examples)?

When I was applying, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center was about as competitive as the big three rad residency in NYC (columbia, sinai and cornell) and prob just a bit less competitive than NYU. That's because there are only so many spots available if you want to work in the bay area (UCSF, Stanford and SCVMC)

The community shop in NY and NJ are not competitive at all because there are so many of them.
 
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The quality of training is different between big academic centers and small community programs.
 
The quality of training is different between big academic centers and small community programs.

Quality in this case is assuming just measuring lecture time and attending one-on-one read time?

Community programs probably have good volume if not better but maybe less complicated cases with less focused teaching time I'm guessing.
 
Quality in this case is assuming just measuring lecture time and attending one-on-one read time?

Community programs probably have good volume if not better but maybe less complicated cases with less focused teaching time I'm guessing.

There are some very good community programs and there are some sloppy university programs. But generally speaking you get a more comprehensive training in big and mid size academic centers.

Volume is important but it is usually much easier to pick up the speed than picking up the knowledge and the skill during the first few years of private practice.

Better lectures, more complex pathology, broader pathology and read out with "true sub-specialists" (and not just someone who has a fellowship in his CV) usually provides a (much) better teaching experience and educational environment that is hard to get in other settings.
 
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