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when i applied to prelim years for the 2-3-4 programs, i used the same personal statement and same letters. i used 3 er letters and 0 medicine. one attending told me (he is at a 2-3-4 program), that they (the prelim programs) know that you aren't going into medicine so they don't care if you will make a good medicine resident. they just want to look for people who will work hard, get along with people, not cause problems for the year,etc. if you have good letters, then i would go ahead and use them regardless of who wrote them.
well-known prelim IM programs (e.g. Wash U/BJ) require a letter from the IM chair. low profile community hospitals for the most part do not.
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true, i only applied to low profile or at least "easy" prelim and transitional years.
i suggest going to an easy prelim program b/c your em1/pgy2 year will be tough. do you want two grueling internships?
that said, i am in a 3 year program and so i'm sure the 2-4 program residents may have different ideas. i did notice that at certain 2-4 programs (bu, gw) a lot of the residents did a "real" prelim year.
i suggest going to an easy prelim program b/c your em1/pgy2 year will be tough. do you want two grueling internships?
that said, i am in a 3 year program and so i'm sure the 2-4 program residents may have different ideas. i did notice that at certain 2-4 programs (bu, gw) a lot of the residents did a "real" prelim year.
