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Not sure how many others out there like me...
I attend a Medschool w/o an EM residency program. I've spent tons of time my 3rd year in the ER (while on call in ob/med/peds etc.) and developed a good relationship with almost all of the docs in the ER. I was talking to one of them today and he suggested that I should do a month at home and learn the ropes of an ER... and then do no more than 2 aways. I'm considering this heavily because I believe that I can get an AMAZING LOR if I do a month at my home ED.
on the other hand, I've seen multiple opinions on this board and even from some of the senior students at my school that I would be much better off doing 3 aways at programs WITH an EM residency...mostly because letters from a residency program hold more weight and that faculty at my home program are probably "unknown" to many PDs.
I'm stumped and at the same time worried. It's crunch time and I have to make my 4th year schedule and this decision is really bothering me. What route should I take? (if it means anything, I'm hoping to go to one of the chicago programs or stay in the midwest)
ayuda me porfavor!
thanks all 🙂
I attend a Medschool w/o an EM residency program. I've spent tons of time my 3rd year in the ER (while on call in ob/med/peds etc.) and developed a good relationship with almost all of the docs in the ER. I was talking to one of them today and he suggested that I should do a month at home and learn the ropes of an ER... and then do no more than 2 aways. I'm considering this heavily because I believe that I can get an AMAZING LOR if I do a month at my home ED.
on the other hand, I've seen multiple opinions on this board and even from some of the senior students at my school that I would be much better off doing 3 aways at programs WITH an EM residency...mostly because letters from a residency program hold more weight and that faculty at my home program are probably "unknown" to many PDs.
I'm stumped and at the same time worried. It's crunch time and I have to make my 4th year schedule and this decision is really bothering me. What route should I take? (if it means anything, I'm hoping to go to one of the chicago programs or stay in the midwest)
ayuda me porfavor!
thanks all 🙂