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Hey guys,
I am an incoming MS1 at LECOM and I am curious how hard it will be and what goes into getting an IM residency in Florida being from a school in PA. My family is moving to FL and I would eventually like to join them there or move to New Orleans. I want to go into cardiology (I did LECOM's post bacc program and fell in love with Cardiology), but I know nothing about how competitive it is or how to best tackle getting there. I know USMLE/COMLEX scores are important, but how important is research, extra-curriculars, LORs and med school GPA? If I can gain a competitive IM residency, does that line me up for a good cardio fellowship and if not how does matching for a fellowship usually work? Is it hard to land a residency outside of the region where you attend medical school? If so, what is the best way to overcome this? I can't bear the thought of having to live in the north any longer than necessary (I'm from Georgia and can't take the weather and need sunlight in my life, haha). Is there any benefit to doing your 3rd and 4th year rotations in the region that you would like to residency match with?
If there are any female IM residents going into cardiology, I'd love to hear your experiences since I know it is still a very male dominant field and women only make up around 12% of all cardiologists. I know a recently retired female DO cardiologist who faced a lot of discrimination in the 80s, but I'm not sure how things have changed. It won't change my mind and I will fight for the title, but I'd like to know what I'm up against. Also, is becoming a DO instead of an MD going to hurt my chances of becoming a cardiologist? Sorry for the plethora of questions, but I want to start my med school career off right and give myself every advantage I can now. Thank you so much for your replies!
I am an incoming MS1 at LECOM and I am curious how hard it will be and what goes into getting an IM residency in Florida being from a school in PA. My family is moving to FL and I would eventually like to join them there or move to New Orleans. I want to go into cardiology (I did LECOM's post bacc program and fell in love with Cardiology), but I know nothing about how competitive it is or how to best tackle getting there. I know USMLE/COMLEX scores are important, but how important is research, extra-curriculars, LORs and med school GPA? If I can gain a competitive IM residency, does that line me up for a good cardio fellowship and if not how does matching for a fellowship usually work? Is it hard to land a residency outside of the region where you attend medical school? If so, what is the best way to overcome this? I can't bear the thought of having to live in the north any longer than necessary (I'm from Georgia and can't take the weather and need sunlight in my life, haha). Is there any benefit to doing your 3rd and 4th year rotations in the region that you would like to residency match with?
If there are any female IM residents going into cardiology, I'd love to hear your experiences since I know it is still a very male dominant field and women only make up around 12% of all cardiologists. I know a recently retired female DO cardiologist who faced a lot of discrimination in the 80s, but I'm not sure how things have changed. It won't change my mind and I will fight for the title, but I'd like to know what I'm up against. Also, is becoming a DO instead of an MD going to hurt my chances of becoming a cardiologist? Sorry for the plethora of questions, but I want to start my med school career off right and give myself every advantage I can now. Thank you so much for your replies!