Is is true?

[DrAwsome]

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I'm not interested in radiology, but I've had this conversation with a friend applying to radiology and wanted to get some feedback from those of you who are actually going into radiology. She believes she has a higher chance of matching into radiology because she is a woman, and there are such few women in radiology. I have mentioned that I don't think being a woman is really going to help her with her credentials. Is she right though? I have never heard of being more competitive because of being a woman in a field like this. Thoughts?

 

[PistolPete]

Yes, the general consensus is that "your friend" has a better chance of getting into radiology because she's a woman.

 

[DrAwsome]

Yes, the general consensus is that "your friend" has a better chance of getting into radiology because she's a woman.

No need for quotations 🙂. I am applying to a completely different field.

 

[jahbrony]

Your friend is right. Being female will help net interviews. What it won't do, however, is make-up for an otherwise abysmal application.

 

[DrAwsome]

Your friend is right. Being female will help net interviews. What it won't do, however, is make-up for an otherwise abysmal application.

That I can't comment on, since I don't know specifics on the credentials. I'm not sure why there would be a question of an "abysmal application" though, just because she's female? There are a lot of well qualified women in med school.

 

[jahbrony]

That I can't comment on, since I don't know specifics on the credentials. I'm not sure why there would be a question of an "abysmal application" though, just because she's female? There are a lot of well qualified women in med school.

You read too much into my post. Yes, there are people who apply to fields with less than stellar applications. My comment was meant as "sure it'll help, but it cannot overcome other shortcomings of an application, if present." In no way was I trying to imply that an entire gender fits this category. In fact, I have a few female friends in several of so-called top rads programs, and they were all stellar applicants at the time.

 

[fun8stuff]

I'm not interested in radiology, but I've had this conversation with a friend applying to radiology and wanted to get some feedback from those of you who are actually going into radiology. She believes she has a higher chance of matching into radiology because she is a woman, and there are such few women in radiology. I have mentioned that I don't think being a woman is really going to help her with her credentials. Is she right though? I have never heard of being more competitive because of being a woman in a field like this. Thoughts?

yes. especially if attractive. same for derm.

 

[officedepot]

yes. especially if attractive. same for derm.

same for all fields if attractive

 

[drizzt3117]

yes. especially if attractive. same for derm.

Aren't derm residents like 60+% women now? I'm not sure being a girl helps in derm, ob, or peds where females are the majority.

 

[Radiculous]

Derm: probably helps to be anything other than a white girl or asian guy, which seems to be the Derm modus operandi
Ortho: probably helps to be a guy because of unspoken "boy's club" bias but certain programs actively recruit women to combat said bias. This is true, to a lesser extent, in Neurosurgery
Rads: definitely helps to be a girl

 

[drizzt3117]

Derm: probably helps to be anything other than a white girl or asian guy, which seems to be the Derm modus operandi
Ortho: probably helps to be a guy because of unspoken "boy's club" bias but certain programs actively recruit women to combat said bias. This is true, to a lesser extent, in Neurosurgery
Rads: definitely helps to be a girl

I think in urology/ortho it really helps to be a girl. Last year two girls from our program who didn't have AOA and had good but not amazing step 1 and casual research (~230-240) matched at UCSF urology and HSS ortho...

 

[fun8stuff]

Aren't derm residents like 60+% women now? I'm not sure being a girl helps in derm, ob, or peds where females are the majority.

derm chicks are all hot... most of the ones i have met are pretty smart too. all chosen by the old men, right?

 

[PokerDoc]

I hope my choice picks me and 5 single hot girls with nice racks.

 

[jazzman84]

I hope my choice picks me and 5 single hot girls with nice racks.

A perfect closing line for a personal statement.

 

[2012mdc]

I hope my choice picks me and 5 single hot girls with nice racks.

I'm a little more realistic, I'll taking matching at a rads program where the corresponding derm residents are 100% hot girls

 

[drizzt3117]

I'm a little more realistic, I'll taking matching at a rads program where the corresponding derm residents are 100% hot girls

isn't that every program?

 

[2012mdc]

isn't that every program?

In theory it should be.

But some dudes have the audacity to match in derm thus taking a potentially hot girl's spot

 

[officedepot]

lol you guys are hilarious!

 

[MossPoh]

isn't that every program?

Naw, there is the occasional gunner dude. Although many of them may take a liking to you too. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[SGuttenberg]

Interesting. Say I get my penis removed... What is the best way to let programs know I am now a female? Email? Phone call (with my new high pitched voice)?

 

[fun8stuff]

Interesting. Say I get my penis removed... What is the best way to let programs know I am now a female? Email? Phone call (with my new high pitched voice)?

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