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[surgeon2b forev]

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How many people here matched to a place, but never received a phone call from that program?

How many people here matched to a place, but never received ANY form of contact from that program (email, letter, etc?)

curious.

I know there is another thread talking about this, but this is a separate question pertaining to residents whom have matched, and not to applicants who are hoping to match.

good luck everyone!

 

[Castro Viejo]

How many people here matched to a place, but never received a phone call from that program?

How many people here matched to a place, but never received ANY form of contact from that program (email, letter, etc?)

curious.

I know there is another thread talking about this, but this is a separate question pertaining to residents whom have matched, and not to applicants who are hoping to match.

good luck everyone!

Where I've matched I received some kind of post-interview contact, whether by phone or by email, but also with the places where I didn't match (and ranked higher) I received some form of contact as well.

I don't think it really matters all that much. It's all a stupid game.

 

[europeman]

wow castro! That's interesting. While it's obviously just a big game, it still sucks if you're like me and haven't gotten *ANY* phone calls.

I have received generic letters though. Not personalized though.

 

[Celiac Plexus]

I received a few e-mails from the chairman of the program where I matched to.

I got a hand written letter from a chairman at a program that I ranked lower than where I matched.

I got a few phone calls from residents from one program about a week before rank lists were due.

These were the only three programs that contacted me out of about a dozen programs that I checked out.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I got a phone call and letter from my residency program and a letter from my fellowship.

Like the others, I also got letters and phone calls from places I didn't match (but might have had I ranked them higher, or they me).

 

[Sweet Tea]

It wasn't surgery, but I got letters last year (handwritten even), and I scrambled. So don't put a lot of value in the letters. Do you really need something else to stress about?

 

[Castro Viejo]

wow castro! That's interesting. While it's obviously just a big game, it still sucks if you're like me and haven't gotten *ANY* phone calls.

I have received generic letters though. Not personalized though.

It really isn't a big deal. As others have noted, you usually get some form of correspondance, most popularly by post or email. Phone calls aren't all that common, from what I understand.

 

[Smurfette]

When I matched, it took about a week before I heard from my program in the form of a generic letter by email, which said something to the effect of they will be giving us further correspondance in a few weeks. Everyone else I knew got info/forms to fill out/etc. long before I ever did. Never got a phone call.

In the long run, it doesn't matter...you matched and have a spot.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I think the OP is asking about, for those of us who matched in previous years, how many heard from the program - either via email, letter or phone call, BEFORE we matched since it appears he has not heard and is getting worried that this means he won't match.

 

[surgeon2b forev]

Hi everyone

thanks winged scapula. that's correct, did any of you MATCH to the program you are currently at but *NOT* receive a phone call or personalized letter from them?

 

[DrDawg]

Never recieved a phone call, until after match.

 

[butterfly0660]

I matched at my #1 choice and never got a single phone call or letter or email.

 

[Smurfette]

I never received anything (phone call, email, snail mail) from my program before the match.

I only got emails from like 2 or 3 programs I interviewed at in the weeks leading up to the match....and ironically all were programs low on my rank list (and yes, I matched at a place higher on my rank list than all of these programs.)

 

[europeman]

boo still no phone calls

 

[Hamilton Bailey]

boo still no phone calls

good for u!!
if u look at the last 3 posts!!

 

[europeman]

haha, another question. it's obviously moot now because the match list is already in - but i just realized i never sent a thank you card/email to my third ranked program! haha, not smart. i know. whoops. it was an oversight. anyway, my question is:

did anyone end up matching somewhere where they DID NOT send a thank you letter?

 

[skiz knot]

haha, another question. it's obviously moot now because the match list is already in - but i just realized i never sent a thank you card/email to my third ranked program! haha, not smart. i know. whoops. it was an oversight. anyway, my question is:

did anyone end up matching somewhere where they DID NOT send a thank you letter?

YES! Many people match where they did not send a thank you letter. Many programs I interviewed with requested we save our time by NOT writing TYLs. For the most part they will not have any bearing on your rank at most programs.

 

[THP]

haha, another question. it's obviously moot now because the match list is already in - but i just realized i never sent a thank you card/email to my third ranked program! haha, not smart. i know. whoops. it was an oversight. anyway, my question is:

did anyone end up matching somewhere where they DID NOT send a thank you letter?

I personally know surgery residents who matched without sending a single thank you card to anyone.