If I had it to do all over again...

[Gator05]

Curious to learn:

Now that you're a 4th year/resident, is there anything you would have done differently in preparing for anesthesiology?

Electives you would have taken?
Places you would have applied/interviewed?
Questions you would have asked?
Things you would have taken into consideration when ranking programs?
Advice you wish you had been given?

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[emdoc21]

Internships in some cities such as NYC and Boston can be more competitive than the anesthesia programs. I would have applied to more internships in these cities. Although if anesthesia becomes more competitive, this might not be the case anymore.

I also would have contacted residents at my top programs while making my rank list to help me finalize my decision. The reason for this is that the program I ranked 2nd had a major upheaval early in the year and they waited until after the match list deadline to announce it. Luckily, I got my 1st choice, but if I had known that I would have changed my order. If I had independently contacted some residents, maybe I would have found out about that????

 

[circleK]

interviewed at/applied to less places...and used that extra money on something else. Got paranoid by the "ultra-competitive this year" hype.