In which area of the country is it more difficult to get a residency?

[dara678]

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I've often heard it said, and it was confirmed by a resident today, that it is more difficult to get a residency in california. Why is that so? Is the weather THAT much of a reason to come out here??

If that's not true, where is it more difficult to get a residency?

 

[KungPOWChicken]

I've been told there's a lot of good pathology out there.

 

[fedor]

In the places where people most want to live. NYC, California, Boston, etc.

Even the lackluster programs in NYC are competitive.

 

[cyanocobalamin]

I've often heard it said, and it was confirmed by a resident today, that it is more difficult to get a residency in california. Why is that so? Is the weather THAT much of a reason to come out here??

If that's not true, where is it more difficult to get a residency?

San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Colorado
Florida

for SF, it's because a lot of people left to go to medical school want to go back, a lot of people stay, and a lot of people want to see what it's all about.

 

[blue2000]

Also, there are relatively fewer positions per square mile in those areas (especially NW). For example, there are only 10 categorical surgical spots at OHSU. So if you want to do general surgery in Oregon, you need one of those. How many spots are there in Chicago, or New York or other metropolitan areas?