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[CS_22]

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Hey all! I have a question for everyone, and would appreciate if anyone could help me out. Let me explain my situation...

I'm a third year medical student who never really gave a thought to EM. But recently I spent some time in the ER and loved it. I was always dead set (or so I thought!) on surgery, but I'm 90% sure I changed my mind with this experience. It was great to do procedures, and also have more patient interaction. I can go on and on as to why I changed my mind, but I have a concern -- I feel like I'm starting WAY late on this. I've spent time the last year looking up surgery residencies, looking at the lifestyle, seeing how competitive of an applicant I am, what I can do to be more competitive, etc.

Now, with the thought that I'm switching, I feel like I'm starting over. I'm lost as to what PD's look for. So if you don't mind, I'm gonna ask some general questions see if anyone can answer any/all--

1. What are some of the more competitive EM residencies?

2. What kind of places are known as great places to train, especially ones that are known to be procedures based?

3. What are the hidden gems of EM residencies?

4. I'm a middle of the road class rank student, and scored a 222 on Step I. I've gotten all High Satisfactory/Honor's in my rotations so far, and have pretty good extracurriculars (I've personally helped start and direct two student run clinics). Where do I sit as far as being competitive? (ie, should I look for a middle of the road program, a lower end program, or could I apply to some higher ranked places)

5. Being as I'm WAY late in the game, what kind of things should I start to do to better my application?


Anyway, anyone who could help me out, I appreciate it. I feel like I'm so far behind in the game.

CS

 

[Eme-RG-ency]

Hey all! I have a question for everyone, and would appreciate if anyone could help me out. Let me explain my situation...

Now, with the thought that I'm switching, I feel like I'm starting over. I'm lost as to what PD's look for. So if you don't mind, I'm gonna ask some general questions see if anyone can answer any/all--

1. What are some of the more competitive EM residencies?

2. What kind of places are known as great places to train, especially ones that are known to be procedures based?

3. What are the hidden gems of EM residencies?

4. I'm a middle of the road class rank student, and scored a 222 on Step I. I've gotten all High Satisfactory/Honor's in my rotations so far, and have pretty good extracurriculars (I've personally helped start and direct two student run clinics). Where do I sit as far as being competitive? (ie, should I look for a middle of the road program, a lower end program, or could I apply to some higher ranked places)

5. Being as I'm WAY late in the game, what kind of things should I start to do to better my application?


Anyway, anyone who could help me out, I appreciate it. I feel like I'm so far behind in the game.

CS

Questions 1 through 4) Read the EM FAQ thread to get more info. If you need to, do a search top right hand corner of the general EM forum page. There is a wealth of information to all your questions on previous threads. Do a search before asking a question or you will get burned by the veterans on this forum. People ask the same questions over and over on here and they seem to get tired of answering. I guess I can understand why.

Question 5) Good News!!! You are not late at all! You sound like a very good applicant and you are right on time. Only thing to do now is start making connections and learn as much as you can about the field of EM. I would start with the FAQ thread here.

 

[jonwilli]

Ditto above....You will find great info on this site--just do a simple search. as far as the more competitive programs, it has been discussed at great length, but the important thing is to be happy with where you want to spend the next 3-4 years. So a search on the EMRA website as well and think about location in your search as it may be more important than you think. Once you decide on a top 3 choice, rotate at one or two in time to get a great letter. don't worry, you are not late at all. most places do not take apps for 4th year rotations until may 1st, but call early as they fill up quick!

 

[deleted52758]

5. Being as I'm WAY late in the game, what kind of things should I start to do to better my application?


Anyway, anyone who could help me out, I appreciate it. I feel like I'm so far behind in the game.

CS

relax. you're nowhere near being late in the game... in fact, you're probably ahead of 80% of your colleagues that are thinking about EM in your year.

key word: relax.