peds residency chances after 4-5 years out?

[nonny2]

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Hello, I am wondering if anyone has heard of an applicant getting into a peds (or a similarly competitive) residency after spending a significant number of years out of medicine? I am trying to coordinate army, family, and medical life! Thanks for the input.

 

[dragonfly99]

Would think it would be hard. However, if you are 4-5 years out of Yale or Harvard med school and with high USMLE scores, I would say you'd have a decent shot. 4 years out of a Caribbean school or less well known US school, and it would be a lot harder. Also, what have you been doing in the interim?

 

[Winged Scapula]

Please do not post multiple similar threads in different forums. Since you have gotten multiple responses to your post in the Allopathic forum, including many from residents and attending physicians, it is not necessary to post here. This thread will be closed.