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What are some programs that are rather forgiving of low step 1 scores? Particularly close to Southern California if possible
Places to apply if board scores are low?
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Dude, Southern California? Not many places in SoCal aren't extremely competitive. Drew/King is historically less competitive due to it's location and the dysfunctionality of the hospital. Plus, the hospital is in such poor financial shape that they are making noise about closure or partial closure. IMHO, they're not going to close the place, because then all the indigent patients that they see there go to other nearby hospitals who are already financially dodgy. Closing MLK would start the domino effect, by my way of seeing it.
Fresno/Kern is somewhat less competitive since it's out in the middle of nowhere. The program seems fine to me from what little I know of it, but it's not even truly SoCal. More like central valley/desert. The vast majority of the patient base represents the population, which is mostly agriculture-based. I hear they get some gnarly farm/industrial trauma though. Maricopa is the next nearest program to SoCal that I can think of, and it's pretty competitive. The NorCal programs, and Pac NW programs are all pretty darned competitive due to location as well.
edit: spelling. "Fresco". Geez.
Fresno/Kern is somewhat less competitive since it's out in the middle of nowhere. The program seems fine to me from what little I know of it, but it's not even truly SoCal. More like central valley/desert. The vast majority of the patient base represents the population, which is mostly agriculture-based. I hear they get some gnarly farm/industrial trauma though. Maricopa is the next nearest program to SoCal that I can think of, and it's pretty competitive. The NorCal programs, and Pac NW programs are all pretty darned competitive due to location as well.
edit: spelling. "Fresco". Geez.
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Sessamoid said:
Agree. If you really want to get into one of these (drew, fresno, and bakersfield's program as well), you should definetly rotate there and make yourself shine. I rotated at drew as a student and it was actually a great roation for a student in that you are pretty much functioning as house staff, putting in lines, managing the patients (sometimes for days). Good luck...
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Fresno is, from what I understand, quite the up and coming program, and getting harder to get into to match it. I think it was the former PD at Fresno that moved some time ago to Regions Hospital in the Twin Cities to start that program. From what I've heard he did an outstanding job helping build the Fresno program up.
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Does anyone have an idea how good your chances are of matching at one of the above-named places (King, Kern, etc) if you rotate there?
I personally am curious about MLK because it seems to treat a lot of "real" emergencies and not just fast-track kinda stuff (or am I wrong?).
I personally am curious about MLK because it seems to treat a lot of "real" emergencies and not just fast-track kinda stuff (or am I wrong?).
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Beats me. I think anywhere you rotate where you are liked and generally respected, it will improve your chances there. If you're a nervous freak that make other people uncomfortable just by your proximity, I'd advise rotating somewhere other than where you want to go. 🙂castaway said:
I don't think we have any current or former MLK or Kern residents here that I know of. Anybody want to come out of lurking?
