What are the most proven ways that can help one land fellowship in IM subspecialties besides USMLE scores and In-service exams. I am working on a case report and intend to publish a couple during residency. I have not particpiated in actual research yet and I am PGY-2 wondering what other ways to enhance my application to fellowships interested in Heme/Onc and Pulm/Critical care.
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those are probably the two lowest yield ways to land a fellowship
#1) where do you go (residency)
#2) who do you know (depends on #1)
#3) who is writing your letters (depends on #1-2)
#4) how good a resident are you and can that be vouched by someone fellowship directors know (again see 1-3)
#5) research experience in the field
#6) USMLE transcripts
-----if you want to go to a research heavy place, it would behoove you to do more research
-----in service exam have 0% effect on this process as those score are not allowed to be released to programs.
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away with you letters of recommendation, your clinical accumen and the research you have done
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My PD is female. I won't even go into details what I had to do . . .
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Though it seems to me that residency national reputation and length of CV seems to be the two big factors at my shop. Followed next by people with ties to the area.
That's what nets the interview.
What gets people ranked. Heh. That's interesting and I'll just say a few certain types of folks get stuck at the top of the list every single year by the division chief and then the rest of the list is filled in by the "committee". I've never been invited to sit in on this committee, but I am told that how you interviewed followed by your letters (and who knows who that wrote your letters, and/or who know who at your program that said you were good) that will make the difference.
That's what nets the interview.
What gets people ranked. Heh. That's interesting and I'll just say a few certain types of folks get stuck at the top of the list every single year by the division chief and then the rest of the list is filled in by the "committee". I've never been invited to sit in on this committee, but I am told that how you interviewed followed by your letters (and who knows who that wrote your letters, and/or who know who at your program that said you were good) that will make the difference.
