Rearview mirror Match 2010 Special Edition

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I matched- let senioritis commence (er, continue)!
 
I am going to be no good for the rest of this week... Yippee!!!!!!!!!! It's so nice knowing for sure that you have a job.
 
Matched, baby. According to the regional stats by specialty, 16 spots unfilled or about 1%.
 
Congrats to all of you!

My SO is scrambling again 🙁
 
Couples Matched! Hopefully we are in the same place come Thursday.
 
Matched! So stoked. Cant wait to find out where. Congrats to all who matched and to those who didn't best of luck tomorrow
 
Congrats everybody! Good luck tomorrow for those of you who need it. Keep your head up...
 
Congrats to all who matched and good luck to those going through the scramble.
 
Yay! Matched and praying it's 1 of my top 2. Then we don't have to move. 🙂
 
Congratulations, you have matched! 👍😀😎👍
 
Seville said:
I was surprised to see there are 2 spots out west this year.
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My bet would be that they're at the new U of AZ (UPHK or something like that). Not a bad place to scramble in my opinion...
 
good luck to everyone today! may all your matches truly be good matches for you! :-D

I cannot wait to see who my new interns are!!!
 
Life is supposed to be good right now. And for most it is. But what to do when you match and the SO still doesn't have a spot? Do I try to help? Do I avoid the subject? Do I only talk about it when he brings it up? What can I do to help if I try? It seems to be a constant issue. Wish it could just magically resolve and he got the residency of choice.
 
EM2BE said:
Life is supposed to be good right now. And for most it is. But what to do when you match and the SO still doesn't have a spot? Do I try to help? Do I avoid the subject? Do I only talk about it when he brings it up? What can I do to help if I try? It seems to be a constant issue. Wish it could just magically resolve and he got the residency of choice.
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You're in a tough situation and it sucks as you did nothing to deserve this. Still, it's like the 800 lb gorilla in the room that no one talks about. From a person who desperately wants an EM spot more than anything and have tried 3 times without success, I know what your SO feels like. Currently I feel like crap, down on myself, on my current situation and thinking about my future in medicine. I don't really want to talk about it, especially with my family who don't really understand the process but are still worried about me and my future. Still, it helps to talk to people (especially ones that understand what you're going through). I suggest to you to talk to your SO. Support him as you would with any other crisis. Most important is that you're there for him and will be there with him as he figures out his next move (i.e. continue to pursue EM and reapply, therefore now trying to find another job for the next year or research, etc.) This whole process is such a crapshoot and in the end most people get what they want but some don't. Your SO probably feels like crap and maybe even seeing that you've succeeded doesn't make it any better. Still, if he cares for you (as I'm assuming he does), he should be proud for you and happy for you.

The most important thing to do right now for him (if he doesn't have a spot for july) is to come up with a plan of action and activate "plan B". Talking over things is great but can be done once a job is found. If your SO chooses to reapply, then try to see what he can do better and what might give him a better chance at matching next year. Maybe apply to more programs, maybe get better letters, maybe interview better. Still, sometimes (as in my case) you can do everything you can and improve things, but still never attain what you strive to get. This is also a possibility that you and your SO must consider and think about seriously. Still, hope is important and if there is still hope in him to reach his dreams, then support him and help him make that hope a reality. I wish you luck.
 
dmitrinyr said:
You're in a tough situation and it sucks as you did nothing to deserve this. Still, it's like the 800 lb gorilla in the room that no one talks about. From a person who desperately wants an EM spot more than anything and have tried 3 times without success, I know what your SO feels like. Currently I feel like crap, down on myself, on my current situation and thinking about my future in medicine. I don't really want to talk about it, especially with my family who don't really understand the process but are still worried about me and my future. Still, it helps to talk to people (especially ones that understand what you're going through). I suggest to you to talk to your SO. Support him as you would with any other crisis. Most important is that you're there for him and will be there with him as he figures out his next move (i.e. continue to pursue EM and reapply, therefore now trying to find another job for the next year or research, etc.) This whole process is such a crapshoot and in the end most people get what they want but some don't. Your SO probably feels like crap and maybe even seeing that you've succeeded doesn't make it any better. Still, if he cares for you (as I'm assuming he does), he should be proud for you and happy for you.

The most important thing to do right now for him (if he doesn't have a spot for july) is to come up with a plan of action and activate "plan B". Talking over things is great but can be done once a job is found. If your SO chooses to reapply, then try to see what he can do better and what might give him a better chance at matching next year. Maybe apply to more programs, maybe get better letters, maybe interview better. Still, sometimes (as in my case) you can do everything you can and improve things, but still never attain what you strive to get. This is also a possibility that you and your SO must consider and think about seriously. Still, hope is important and if there is still hope in him to reach his dreams, then support him and help him make that hope a reality. I wish you luck.
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Thanks for the reply. This is his 2nd time through the match, so we are definitely considering other options. Unfortunately, the 1st and 2nd choices for careers have apparently fallen through. I then tried to help him and came up with a 3rd option, and he was told the one spot that was open they are likely to take one of 2 other candidates. Therefore, occupation #3 is out the window. We're hoping an attending can help him by calling places for him, but at this point, even a call from them may not be helpful since most spots are filled.
 
EM2BE said:
Thanks for the reply. This is his 2nd time through the match, so we are definitely considering other options. Unfortunately, the 1st and 2nd choices for careers have apparently fallen through. I then tried to help him and came up with a 3rd option, and he was told the one spot that was open they are likely to take one of 2 other candidates. Therefore, occupation #3 is out the window. We're hoping an attending can help him by calling places for him, but at this point, even a call from them may not be helpful since most spots are filled.
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Definitely have somebody call you his behalf. It can't hurt and often can help. Getting a residency spot often has a lot to do with who you know in the specialty and who they know. Unfortunately this is bad for most of us who don't know anyone important. It doesn't have to be anyone special, you would be suprised who attendings know. Another fact is that, other people applying for the same spot your SO is applying for, know people as well and have those people call on their behalf as we speak to get them that spot. When I was scrambling, I had an EM attending call the PD before the scramble and tell him about me, vouching that I would be a very good fit for their program in case they do not fill. PD said that he'd look at my application if his program had spots. Luckily, this program had open spots and but still I didn't get the open spot. Most likely, other applicants had people call on their behalf, maybe people more known in the field, who knows. The first year I applied for EM as a 4th year, I scrambled into an IM prelim spot out of 500 applicants for that position. Thinking back on it, I was lucky as hell to even get that spot. There's lots of luck involved in this as I've mentioned before, but you should work to increase your chances by having other people help. I wish him luck and hope he continues to reach for his dreams. :luck:
 
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