Given you've had experience at Hopkins, JLC could you inform us of your experience there?
...I don't want to get into a huge discussion about this but have to make sure ur not fooling everyone else out there but CC, Mayo are not top 5, they are great programs with lots of clinical exposure. Hopkins is a top program but after being there for 4 years I know of many reasons why there are other programs that have a stronger clinical and research component. Also you see more international fellows at CC, Mayo, and even Hopkins due to their location in comparison to other top programs in better locations.
ANother thing to remember, its still early in the process, many of the posters should of learned from residency application about patience
I thought you require visa , you don't qualify for nih track something is fishy with youUniversity of maryland nih track
Yeah.. step1 265, step 276..i am at one of the best university programs..no phd or post doc..26 papers more than half first author..my letters shud be strong (or so i hope)...
using the usnews hospital ranking is the worst say to evaluate res/fellowship programs...Mayo Phx and Cedar sinai better than Upenn or Brigham or Mt Sinai (these three are easily among the top 5 programs) . Those rankings put colorectal surg within GI which will confound perception of GI. Ie Cleveland and Upitt are huge colorectal surg centers and are likely ranked so high due to that regard, not because of their strength in GI.Top 5 based on "US News GI/GI Surgery" only which I will admit I don't really know what value this is. I really have no idea how to know level/tier of just GI program besides generally based on the reputation of the entire University. Any thoughts or advice?
A silent day just today ?? Its been like that since past 10 days..I don't know its middle of august and a month past applications. Is it even okay to wait anymore ?a silent day today
rejection from Emory today
Rejection from Methodist Dallas yesterday
very slow start. Any suggestions? BTW, i'm IMG
withdraw from the match