Please interpret my program director's "SILENCE" :(

[tony montana]

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So check this out right? Shady as H#@@!


There's this new family medicine (henceforth FP) program I posted about and that I'm interested in, here's the previous post about it:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=9068455#post9068455


But here's the new twist in this soap opera brought to you by TELEMUNDO yes sir indeed...


There's another program, family medicine, where I did an audition rotation at, and I also liked the program very much. The program director (henceforth PD) there gave me good feedback and vowed to help me get in there. This program has been in existence over twenty years, etc, etc etc

BUT, I find out through the gravevine, that this PD, has actually quit the older FP program and now joined the NEW FP program!!!

So I contact her to confirm she's truly with the newer program. And she replies affirmatively. To which I further asked, "Could you give me some advice to help me choose between the old and the new program"?

And enough time went by w/o an answer...

I started to have a feeling she may be dodging the question, so I sent another message, asking if she's actually received the previous message...and again, as silent as a grave, mute, nada!

Now, that has to mean something!

The question is WHAT?? And thus the poll


Thanks peeps!

 

[CaMD]

There's also another possibility, which is that it's the season for interviewing/ranking applicants and the PD is busy and forgot to/didn't have time to respond.

 

[J-Rad]

Or you've asked her an incredibly awkward question while she is in an awkward period (of transition). One that while probably perfectly legal to answer may also have some ethical and professional considerations in her answering one way or the other. She could easily burn professional bridges in steering you toward either program and you don't know under what circumstances she left the previous program (maybe she hurt some feelings or stepped on toes when she decided to leave, or maybe she was nudged out). I think the most PC response from her would be (to actually give a response first of all and then say): "I can't really tell you which program is going to be better for you, but I'd be happy to get you back in touch with people in (the old) program to let you get second looks and get peoples' take on a PD change and I'll get you in touch with people here (at the new program) so you have the opportunity to ask questions."
Since you haven't heard, my gut instinct would be that if you choose to try to re-engage (a third time) starting with a sort of apology along the lines of "sorry, I realize I may have asked an awkward question in your transition period. Let me rephrase: could you guide me in talking to people from both programs so I can make the most informed decision for myself" might be helpful. You might just find out that it was just really that she was busy, but giving some wiggle room to answer may be appreciated.
But, for curiosity's sake: why do you think the new, untested program is possibly better for you than the old, established residency that you "really liked"?