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I'm looking into family medicine residency programs currently and am considering going out of state. I'm tired of being in the same area in which I was raised and went to both undergrad and med school. However, there's a few factors I'm considering and want people's input. First, if I do in fact go with family medicine (issue for another post), I'd like to learn to perform as many procedures as possible, so I'm looking for programs with that quality. I'd love to move to the west coast or even somewhere like Alaska or Hawaii. However, I have a very serious boyfriend who says he'll move with me. I'm concerned about his ability to find a job (he's in education technology right now but would like a change). Also, we would probably move in together for the first time when moving across the country. This would be a big change. Additionally, neither of us would have friends in the new location, but at least I'd meet people through residency. He would have to both find a new job and new friends. Is moving across the country for residency a potentially good idea or is it a recipe for disaster?! Is not having a large support system in residency a terrible idea? What are other people's experiences with this? Help!