How to Match into Child Psych?

[PassionForever]

I just started my adult residency, and I'm really interested in going into child psych. I'm not sure, though, what it takes to match into child psych. Is it board scores (step 3?)? Connections? Interest? Is Child Psych a competitive specialty? I'm in a major city, but I don't really want to stay at my home adult program (they have a child psych fellowship). There are a few other programs in the city. How can I position myself well to match there? Is it beneficial to fast track, or do programs not care?

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[hamstergang]

Apply.

 

[hamstergang]

Double posted, so may as well edit and explain instead. It's very easy to match somewhere though not necessarily at the place you want if you end up too picky. Fast tracking is beneficial for you, not the program.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Psych fellowships as a whole are not competitive outside of sleep and pain. There are more spots than child applicants.


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[Shikima]

Psych fellowships as a whole are not competitive outside of sleep and pain. There are more spots than child applicants.


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Pain only.

 

[masterofmonkeys]

270ish applicants for 300ish spots...do the math..

 

[ksharp33]

Child is not competitive.


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[PassionForever]

Are there specific markets that are more competitive? My issue is that I'm geographically limited. My city has a few programs, and they have a few spots each, but I'm worried that they'll just be taken by their own grads (looking at their current classes, that doesn't seem to be totally true). Guess I'm asking whether or not people try to contact those program heads or something. Like I said, my current adult program has a child program, but I don't really want to stay there.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Are there specific markets that are more competitive? My issue is that I'm geographically limited. My city has a few programs, and they have a few spots each, but I'm worried that they'll just be taken by their own grads (looking at their current classes, that doesn't seem to be totally true). Guess I'm asking whether or not people try to contact those program heads or something. Like I said, my current adult program has a child program, but I don't really want to stay there.

There is no way to measure yearly variation of competition in advance. Most psych fellowships prefer to keep their own residents as they are a known quality that fits the program (mostly).

In some years, my child program has 3-4 applicants willing to fill the 4 child spots. Those years make the program very competitive to outsiders. Other years have seen only 1 interested applicant. Those years they struggle to fill with anyone.

You won't know your odds until application time.


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[Blitz2006]

http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Results-and-Data-SMS-2017.pdf

Well last year 323 people applied for 352 spots (Table 1, page 6).

So you'll match easily.....but I'm sure the top programs are "competitive" relatively.

 

[Blitz2006]

Pain only.

Yeah, 143 applied for 162 spots in Sleep. 401 people applied for 315 spots in Pain.

 

[PassionForever]

There is no way to measure yearly variation of competition in advance. Most psych fellowships prefer to keep their own residents as they are a known quality that fits the program (mostly).

In some years, my child program has 3-4 applicants willing to fill the 4 child spots. Those years make the program very competitive to outsiders. Other years have seen only 1 interested applicant. Those years they struggle to fill with anyone.

You won't know your odds until application time.


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4 applicants? You mean, 4 applicants from your home program for those 4 spots?

 

[TexasPhysician]

4 applicants? You mean, 4 applicants from your home program for those 4 spots?

Yes, sorry. Sometimes child psych has 4 applicants from the general program. When it does, it is basically game-over for outsiders regardless of resume.


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