Internal Medicine Match List

[scorpion01]

Hey guys,
I am an IMG who went to school on the Islands. Going for Internal Med.. I am having a hard time with my match list. I am ranking 6 programs. Four are university and two are University Aff. Can you rank them for me. Here they are:

West Virginia University School of Medicine (Univ)
UMDNJ-New Jersey Med-Newark (Univ)
St Louis Univ SOM-MO (Univ)
Albany Med Ctr Hosp-NY (Univ)
Northwestern McGaw/ENH-IL (Uni-Aff)
Exempla St Joseph Hosp-CO (Uni-Aff)

I am looking for a solid program which is strong, friendly and good chance in getting fellowships. I would like to match for GI or Cardio fellowship in the future. Which place do you think would be best for me.

Alex

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[yomanjr]

Good luck with the match. UMDNJ is the clear cut stronger program. Well respected. Don't know fellowship placement or other specifics but it should be your #1.

 

[Jamezuva]

Over Northwestern????

 

[yomanjr]

Over Northwestern????

I interpreted that as being an affiliate and not the main NW program. If that is the main program then my bad... definitely NW!

 

[yahooo]

that is the affiliate at evanston. not the main one.

 

[Jamezuva]

that is the affiliate at evanston. not the main one.

oops

 

[irlandesa]

I would say SLU is the best regarded, as it is nationally ranked in a # of Internal Medicine subspecialities. I interviewed at their med school back in 2001 and really liked it; sometimes wish I'd gone there instead of my current school. Plus, Newark is a hellhole, and some of the students I've met from NJMS are not particularly compassionate or patient-centered people to say the least..