Looking to go back west...

[ortholegoo]

New to this thread. Ended up not matching this cycle but was fortunate enough to SOAP into an IM program. I am excited about the idea of Internal Medicine, but the problem is I matched on the opposite side of the country from my family and we recently had our first child. It would be a dream come true for me to find a way to switch/swap into one of the IM programs in Idaho. Think there is any possibility of this?

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[gutonc]

No. Finish your 3 years where you are then move to ID if that's where you ultimately want to be.

 

[HoldTheCoffee]

As much as it sucks, you should at least complete intern year before gently testing the waters to see if the program that you matched at will be supportive of you leaving. Unfortunately, since you already SOAP matched into this program, I think trying to swap immediately would be like trying to kick a gift horse in the mouth and unlikely to end well. The best best would be to stick it out til the end, do well on rotations, and then go back home for fellowship or to start you career

 

[rokshana]

New to this thread. Ended up not matching this cycle but was fortunate enough to SOAP into an IM program. I am excited about the idea of Internal Medicine, but the problem is I matched on the opposite side of the country from my family and we recently had our first child. It would be a dream come true for me to find a way to switch/swap into one of the IM programs in Idaho. Think there is any possibility of this?

why did you accept this SOAP position if you this was an issue?

 

[jdh71]

New to this thread. Ended up not matching this cycle but was fortunate enough to SOAP into an IM program. I am excited about the idea of Internal Medicine, but the problem is I matched on the opposite side of the country from my family and we recently had our first child. It would be a dream come true for me to find a way to switch/swap into one of the IM programs in Idaho. Think there is any possibility of this?

That's like only one program. But the only way to know for sure is to ask.

 

[gutonc]

That's like only one program. But the only way to know for sure is to ask.

There are 4...I looked. But still.