Mistake!!!

[PAN627]

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I applied to two different specialties at a particular hospital system that says we are only allowed to apply to one specialty. I did not know this because when I applied to neurology at this place they did not have an ERAS link. I am equally interested in both fields, more so neurology, and I rather match at neurology in FL then radiology anywhere else. After I read this on a website, after googling the name of the program, I withdrew myself from radiology, but now I'm freaked out that I won't be considered for the neurology program because of my mistake. Should I contact anyone other then just withdrawing my application from one field? I'm pretty upset because I want to be in FL and hope I didn't ruin my chances by haphazardly applying to another field in the same hospital!

 

[peppy]

I think you did all you could by withdrawing. If I were you, I would not contact anyone about it because that would just draw attention to it and raise the risk of it causing problems. There is a chance that nobody will notice that you applied to both programs since you withdrew so quickly.
I hope that everything works out for you and you get the program you want. 🙂

 

[afoofa]

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[PAN627]

mayo clinic specifically states you can apply to only 1 specialty, doesn't matter if all locations, but only one field!

 

[afoofa]

So will they know if you applied to more than one?
I thought that if you get invited for interview for both specialties then you can cancel your interview with one specialty and keep the other one. However, from your post it seems like that they have some kind of processing system by which they can figure out i you applied to more than one specialty. Wierd.

 

[medsRus]

We must remember to read all the rules/regs for each program before applying. We should not just rush in to be the first in the door. This certainly won't reflect so high on you especially in the field of neurology. Sorry... but good luck.