How many? Please help!!

[lanc0034]

---

Members don't see this ad.

Hi all:
I'm a 4th year med student who is new here with a big question:
How many Family Medicine programs do I need to interview at? I had originally set up 15 interviews.

Thus far I've interviewed at 7--
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
MSU/Sparrow (East Lansing, MI)
Columbia-St. Mary's (MIlwaukee, WI)
St. Luke's (Milwaukee, WI)
St. Michael's (Milwaukee, WI)
Waukesha (Waukesha, WI)
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)
My top choices are the three in Milwaukee. I have a few coming up in Chicago, but I am wondering if they are necessary.

Can anyone help me? Any advice out there?
THANKS!!

 

[Amy]

The best person to answer this question is someone in the FM department at your school.

The answer to this depends a lot on how strong of an applicant you are. FP is probably the least competitive specialty to get into, so you shouldn't need a long ROL. 15 sounds like too many to me.

 

[famdocin'04]

Last year, I interviewed at 5 programs, ranked 4, and got my first choice in the match. My advice would be to interview at those programs that you would really like to be a resident (probably not all 15), and then after that, see how you feel. It's probably really hard to be at the top of your game after several interviews in a row, especially if you are not really excited about them. If you are a good candidate, I don't think you would have much difficulty getting one of your top choices. Good luck!!!

 

[doc05]

15 sounds like way too many interviews for any specialty except maybe orthopedics or radiology.