Is wanting to go to a specific state for residency difficult?

[JustintheDoctor]

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Hi, I'm just a pre-med but I have to attend my residency in NY when the time comes.
(I will be receiving the excelsior scholarship, which means I have to work/live in NY for the amount of years I get it after medical school or it turns into a loan) So is only applying to NY for said residency going to be hard, or will it be fine assuming that hypothetically i'm interested in multiple specialties?

 

[bashwell]

Hi, I'm just a pre-med but I have to attend my residency in NY when the time comes.
(I will be receiving the excelsior scholarship, which means I have to work/live in NY for the amount of years I get it after medical school or it turns into a loan) So is only applying to NY for said residency going to be hard, or will it be fine assuming that hypothetically i'm interested in multiple specialties?

If you're graduating from a US allopathic med school, have decent scores, and applying to a non-competitive specialty, then you shouldn't have a problem staying somewhere in NY. See NRMP for more info.

 

[MrChance2]

You'll most likely be ok. Depends how you do in medical school and on boards. At worst primary care specialties will be available to you. Most likely significantly more than that. It would help to know what specialty or specialties you want to do.

 

[JustintheDoctor]

You'll most likely be ok. Depends how you do in medical school and on boards. At worst primary care specialties will be available to you. Most likely significantly more than that. It would help to know what specialty or specialties you want to do.

Well I'm just a premed once again so take what I'm interested in with a grain of salt. I'm interested in Radiology(IR/DR), Vascular surgery, and emergency medicine.

also thanks for the answers everyone.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Depends on the specialty you want, and your application.

 

[MSTP18]

You could easily be shut out of NYC but I can't imagine there is a lot of competition for community hospitals in rural, upstate NY.

 

[JustintheDoctor]

Residency is still considered training and likely does not violate the excelsior regulations concerning employment post graduation.

Sadly it does. I was talking with HESC today over the phone. They said med school is like a deferment, but since I'll be working and having a salary during residency it has to be in NY