Hey everyone,
So I grew up in TX and attend a mid tier program in the south. Really interested in cardiology and hope to match to NY to be with significant other and family. Location is a huge factor for me. I was planning on only applying to programs near NYC/Long Island and would go to any of the programs below regardless of prestige.
Definitely concerned with not matching due to geography limitations and low board scores. However, just wanted to gauge how competitive the programs list is below. I tried to select more community and lower tier programs.
My background
USMD
STEP I: 220s
STEP II: 240
Research: 2 peer reviewed basic science papers from med school (not cardio related), 1 cardio pub in residency
Good LORs
List of programs:
New York-Presbyterian/Queens Program
Winthrop
Mount Sinai/St Luke’s-Roosevelt
Rutgers RWJ
Rutgers New Jersey
Stony Brook
SUNY Downstate
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Program
Montefiore
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program
NYU
1) What are my chances of matching if I only apply to the programs above?
2) How competitive are the programs listed (esp the community ones like Winthrop, NYP Queens, St Luke)
3) Is there strong regional bias against applicants from the South?
4) How can I can start to network with the programs above?
So I grew up in TX and attend a mid tier program in the south. Really interested in cardiology and hope to match to NY to be with significant other and family. Location is a huge factor for me. I was planning on only applying to programs near NYC/Long Island and would go to any of the programs below regardless of prestige.
Definitely concerned with not matching due to geography limitations and low board scores. However, just wanted to gauge how competitive the programs list is below. I tried to select more community and lower tier programs.
My background
USMD
STEP I: 220s
STEP II: 240
Research: 2 peer reviewed basic science papers from med school (not cardio related), 1 cardio pub in residency
Good LORs
List of programs:
New York-Presbyterian/Queens Program
Winthrop
Mount Sinai/St Luke’s-Roosevelt
Rutgers RWJ
Rutgers New Jersey
Stony Brook
SUNY Downstate
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Program
Montefiore
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program
NYU
1) What are my chances of matching if I only apply to the programs above?
2) How competitive are the programs listed (esp the community ones like Winthrop, NYP Queens, St Luke)
3) Is there strong regional bias against applicants from the South?
4) How can I can start to network with the programs above?