Renal Fellowship Application Thread

[renaldoc2be]

Georgetown for me today (they mailed a letter)...still need to schedule..anyone heard from Duke,Northwestern, Jefferson, Drexel?

Congrats on the interview...Georgetown actually sent you a "snail-mail" letter to invite you to interview? How common is that among programs?

I did get another invitation to interview last week (Wake Forest) by the way.

Good luck to all!

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[Renal2009]

Hi,
Did you get your schedule from OHSU? Which track are you applying to??
Any input from that program???
Thanks for sharing
R2009

 

[renaldoc2be]

Hi,
Did you get your schedule from OHSU? Which track are you applying to??
Any input from that program???
Thanks for sharing
R2009

I have received a bunch of info from Oregon. They sent me an e-mail the other day with about 6 attachments, but not a schedule for the day yet. I am applying to both tracks. They actually called me a week ago to double check since I expressed interest in both. My wife is from the Pacific Northwest so we have a strong tie to the region and would just like to get back there if possible. My first choice is the 3 year program. I would like to have more time for some research and further learning overall with that extra year. This AM is busy, but if you want send me a private message and I'll let you know more regarding what I know.

BTW...offered interview at UT-Southwestern today.

Good luck all!

 

[RenalMD]

Interview invites from Brigham and Women's/Mass General and Vanderbilt today...

 

[Renal2009]

Hi , congrats for the interview
Would you mind share your background and credentials with us?
Thanks
R2009

 

[tekila]

Congratulations to all who got interviews. Good luck.
Any interviews from IL.

 

[beeeso]

I am PGY3 on H1 visa and I got only one interview from St. John in Detroit on the second of December and nothing else,, not even rejections, and I have 2 years of nephrology experience back in my country but no real research or publications, and I was wondering whether there is still a chance to get other interviews and what are the odds?
and is being on H1 and having an interview still a problem even after you get the interview? I mean they would still prefer one who has no visa issures? or we are gonna be thought of equally since they sponsor H1?
I heard about guys making deals with programs like being on half salary or less? is that true or not?

I don't know much about this hospital,,, but I know that it is a community based program like mine now that I am in

is this year really different than others, or still by the end of December consider all the hospitlas rejecting your application?

why do hospitlas have to stick with the new match thing? and does this mean that there are no outta match positions?

by the way is it better for me when it is Match oriented year?

thank you so much
beeeso
congratulations to whoever got interviews, and happy holidays/ merry christams to all of you

by the way any website about how to do the interview?

 

[Renal2009]

Hi.
I asked SJ's PD some time ago if they would take H1s and he answered me that some of their fellows are on H1 visa. I think that if you are to be selected they would take you regardless of the visa you are on.
Finally it is hard to believe a fellowship program would hire you by half of the money because your training salary is not paid by the hospital or the program, as you know residents and fellows' salary are paid by medicare. I do not think a program would risk accreditation and having legal issues for saving $20000 a year.
As many have said I think many programs will start calling IVs after holidays.
Go to your IV and do your best......thats all you can do
GL
R2009

 

[beeeso]

I am thankful for your nice and encouraging message,
Good luck
Happy Holidays
beeeso

 

[Renal2009]

Third one for me, UNMC
GL all.
R2009

 

[Renal2009]

Texas A&M for me today also

 

[Radon]

for those of you who are already fellows, anything in particular that we should look for in programs or anything you wish you had asked of a program before ranking it? i feel like at this pt, im just hoping to match somewhere as i don't feel like im in a position to be choosy...but at the same time, i dont wont be utterly miserable in a program...any thoughts is appreciated.

 

[santa]

Anyone knows how the program at Temple is?
santa

 

[insearchof]

UNMC
UAB
Temple
Texas A&M
UT-Southwestern
Brigham/MGH
BIDMC
UTMB-Galveston
Henry Ford

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

Hi "In search of":
Can you please let us know your credentials?
Thanks

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

Hi "in search of"
When did you get a call from BIDMC?

My Iviews:
BWH/ MGH
Georgetown
Brown Univ
U miami
NYMC

 

[insearchof]

I am currently a hospitalist, out of residency for 3 years, FMG, Univ Based Residency Program,
Got my BIDMC call a week ago

 

[Renal1900]

I am new to the forum although I have been reading it from time to time.
One interview- UAB
all the other downloaded first week of December but no word... is it a bad sign?

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

thanks "insearchof" for sharing your credentials!!
I believe NY, Illinois and Phily programs are really slow this year due to the match.

 

[chaisy]

I haven't heard from anyone in Illinois, Michigan or Philly.
I do have interview from the following though

UAB,
Texas A& M
UT Southwestern
Vanderbilt
Univ of Miami
Georgetown Univ Hospital

Someone has written they got an interview from St. John in Detroit and Henry Ford so may be a few programs there have sent for interview invites.

Goodluck to everyone.

 

[Nephron110]

I am new to this Forum and already got interview from

UPENN
UT-southwestern
UT memphis.

Has anybody heard from California programs yet?

GL and have a wonderful year!

 

[beeeso]

Hi everybody,
After wishing a happy new year for everybody, and congratulations to all those who got interviews and wishing good luck to those who did not get any or who got just one like me

Well here's the scoop I emailed all my hospital that I sent my application to as H1 accepting hospitals,,, asking about whether they are done with sending interviews or still in the process of reviewing applications,
and most of them if not all said that they are still in the process of sending and reviewing applications for interviews, and some insinuated that they will be reviewing applications till mid to late January,,, and one the very Respectable PD" really a nice person" of Mount Saini told me that he is reviewing now and sending one by one to those whom he is sure about,,, but those border line he will be not sending rejections just in case some may not show up for interviews or cancel their interviews,,,

and Henry Ford won't be accepting H1 unless their own residents this year,

and most programs said they are going with all their candidate to the match, but still they retain the right to take whoever they like out of match,,

what else,,, let me think,,
I think this is all for now,,

I wrote all this in a trial to help others around me,,
I am from a community hospital, I don't have much of a research experience but I do have very good experience for years in nephrology and transplantation... and that's it,,, and relatively good score in USMLE average 92% and step 3 more than 80% no failures at all,,, and more than 90% in my InTraining exam,,, but I think that the latter which I did mention in my perosnal statement is not really if at all important,,, and I hope it is not gonna work against me,,, just for mentioning it,,, but I was happy that I did that,,, because last year I had only 85...

Good luck everybody,,,

I have a simple question which is,,,
any body knows whether interviews are really still being sent till this moment or much much slower? because I got my interview on December 2nd... and still waiting for another and I don't know what are the chances? and should I be really waiting? or "forget it?

by the way,,, most programs don't send rejections.. because one program coordinator resented the idea that any of the program does send any rejections,,,, which made things worse,,,, you know what I mean

beeeso

 

[Renal2009]

Hi Beeso,
Thanks for the update.
How many programs did you apply to and where are they located??
R2009

 

[beeeso]

Hi Renal2009
I applied to 54 programs,
and most of them in NY,PA,OH,MI,IL and few in MA,AL,WI,VA,MO,MD,CA

Happy new year,
Good luck with all your interviews and wish me luck and pray for me regarding my only one

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

Im not sure how many programs are going to invite after Jan...almost all the programs that I applied to downloaded the applications in Dec but Ive heard from very few of them...they must have reached some decision by now, but if they could atleast send an email (even if its a rejection)...Dartmouth actually sent an acknowledgement email that they received the application....Im just stunned why Phily and NY programs are taking this long.

 

[hurdle2kross]

2 interview invites so far, hoping to receive more...
BWH/MGH and Baystate

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

If anyone has done any interviews yet, please post a few lines about your experience. Will help all of us! Thanks and goodluck.

 

[renalresearch]

Hi,
I applied for both clinical and research fellowship. My question is: After the completion of the three year research fellowship, can we do clinical private practice? Are we commited only to academic research? Any input appreciated. Thanks!

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

Hi,
I applied for both clinical and research fellowship. My question is: After the completion of the three year research fellowship, can we do clinical private practice? Are we commited only to academic research? Any input appreciated. Thanks!

There is no easy answer but you are definitely not committed only to academic research., alot depends on what kind of research you do--if you do clinical research in your fellowship you can easily move onto private practise. If u choose to do basic or translational research, you will need to write a grant (and hopefully get it) to conduct it--that means atleast 75% of time dedicated to research in each of the 2 yrs (Brighams has 4 year prg)--so when u move on after fellowship, you will need to write new grants to follow this path--- so choose wisely..but in one line, only YOU can decide what you want to do--and this has to be the objective of doing a fellowship!
Hope it helps..GL

 

[renalresearch]

Thanks for your reply.

 

[Renal1900]

Beeso.
your message was so helpful. I applied to 25 programs (now count Henry Ford out coz I am an H1B seeker) I have only 2 interviews so far and it is giving me butterflies !!!.Your massage was a soother although. Thanks.

 

[hurdle2kross]

U Mass today. Total 3 so far.

 

[beeeso]

Beeeso.
your message was so helpful. I applied to 25 programs (now count Henry Ford out coz I am an H1B seeker) I have only 2 interviews so far and it is giving me butterflies !!!.Your massage was a soother although. Thanks.

thank you Renal1900 for your nice message,
well I got more replies from hospitals and almost all of them said that they are still reviewing applications for interviews and some said they had not started yet sending interviews, and those who started are going to be sending interviews till the mid-February,,, so we still have a good chance,

can you please elaborate a little about your credentials,,, to compare with mine,,, thank you

Beeeso
good luck to everybody
please pray for me

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

Any more invites guys?? Anyone heard from NYU, Duke, Northwestern, Tufts or Jefferson? No idea why its keeping them so long...Goodluck and keep posting...

 

[renovasc]

hi
two interviews so far
long island jewish, ny
USC los angeles

 

[Renal2009]

1st rejection from Georgetown today
My IVs so far
Texas A&M
OHSU
UNMC
Henry Ford Detroit
GL all
R2009

 

[Renal2009]

How many IVs you guys think would be OK???
Thanks
R2009

 

[Nephron110]

hi
two interviews so far
long island jewish, ny
USC los angeles

Hello;

Cong for USC interview, did you get it today? Would you mind sharing your credentials with us? I don't know why it's been taken so long to review and choose IVees.

By the way, I got two rejections today, Georgetown and Vanderbilt.

GL everybody.

 

[Renal2009]

another one from Mt Sinai Sch Med in NYC

 

[hurdle2kross]

Mt Sinai and U Penn today, total 5 so far.

 

[RenaldocwithPhD]

Hi Hurdle2kross,
DId u get UPenn as a mass email or individual email? Mount Sinai was a mass email ( I got an interview too ). Im waiting for Penn!!!
Thanks

 

[nayan]

good luck with your interviews. do you mind telling us about your research?
are you also working as a hospitalist.

thanks,nayan

 

[upgrad]

Good day everyone! I am an incoming intern at one of the JH university affiliated programs in baltimore. I am interested in applying for a renal fellowship later on of course in a major university hospital. problem is i am getting an H1B visa. any tips for applying? is there a major list of H1B renal programs particulalrly in the east coast? and what should i realistically do to get a spot. thanks so much everyone! GL with the match

 

[RenalMD]

Invites so far:

Brigham and Women's/MGH
Johns Hopkins
Wash U
Duke
Vanderbilt
Penn
Mt. Sinai

Anyone heard from Columbia, Cornell, or any of the California programs?

 

[hurdle2kross]

Hi Hurdle2kross,
DId u get UPenn as a mass email or individual email? Mount Sinai was a mass email ( I got an interview too ). Im waiting for Penn!!!
Thanks

U Penn was an individual email. I am doing basic science research and also working as a part time hospitalist.

 

[santa]

Good day everyone! I am an incoming intern at one of the JH university affiliated programs in baltimore. I am interested in applying for a renal fellowship later on of course in a major university hospital. problem is i am getting an H1B visa. any tips for applying? is there a major list of H1B renal programs particulalrly in the east coast? and what should i realistically do to get a spot. thanks so much everyone! GL with the match

Realistically, start some research in nephro TODAY. Are you from India? If you are, with the H1 and GC situation as grim as it is today, I think it is not advisable to even do a residency on H1 anymore. While applying for a fellowship, go for a J1. Most all programs will open up for you then, you will have great choice, esp. if you have great credentials, and the waiver is no big deal from what I know from my colleagues.

with a H1, you are looking at only 2 years of H1 time left after you graduate, you will have to accept some crappy job which will do your GC, and most likely if you run into cap issues for EB2 category GC (only if you are from India), you will run into serious problems of your H1 time expiring.

I do not know much about J1 but do know that people who went on it involuntarily for residency are now the happiest people in the world.
Talk to your lawyer TODAY about your J1 options and conversion to a GC after the waiver.
santa

 

[Renal2009]

Absolutely agree.
I came as a J1 and I am doing my waiver in IM now (8 months left) my GC has been approved already ( I am not from India) and I am applying as a GC holder as by 2009 I should not need any visa.
R2009

 

[MPinda]

While J1 might give one a better chance, if you are from India, going on J1 is only postponement of GC misery if one is going to apply in the EB2 category! (Remember, as of now in the absence of any GC reform, EB2 India might get a GC only in 4-5 years)

If one has a graduate degree (MPH, MS etc.), with a few publications, people vouching for your "extraordinary ability", then the lawyer might be able to get you into the EB1. Only then is a J1 most suitable. So consult a good immigration attorney specialized in physician GC's

 

[upgrad]

Thank you for the fine comments. I am not from India. Ive thought about the J1 thing. About it easier on fellowships but from the people Ive talked to, usually a waiver is easier when you are on primary care. Very few specialists waivers are available. So even after I finish renal fellowship on a J1 visa i still cant practice it since basically the waiver needs a general internist.

Another option I can see is become a hospitalist before then get the GC then apply for fellowship after.

 

[Renal2009]

Mayo Clinic
Just 4 IVs, hopefully it will be enough.
R2009