residency match: Regional Advantage?

[boogerpuff]

hi all,

I'm technically a pre-med, starting medical school in Aug 2010, just got 3 acceptances, but wanted to post this in the Residency section since you should know more about this (Sorry for anyone re-reading this.. I also posted on Medical Students before I saw this thread):

Does anyone know if residency selection committees give preference to students graduating from medical schools in their region? ie. if I know for sure I only want to do my residency in nyc (and I am a lifelong new yorker), will it hurt my chances placing in nyc if I go to a TX medical school instead of a nyc med school?

I have heard that beyond board scores, residency selection committees look at your regional preference/commitment (what part of the US you went for med school) and importantly, who wrote your rec. Someone told me also that going to a medical school in the same city that you want to do your residency has the advantage of getting a recommender who may know the doctor on the residency selection committee.

Any thoughts? true or false on regional commitment, the regional networking btwn hospitals and med schools in same city?

Thanks all! Residency locale is definitely one of the most important factors in deciding which medical school offer to accept.

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[smq123]

This is more of a pre-allo/allopathic topic, since you're trying to figure out which med school to attend. Residents and MS4s can and do post in the pre-allo forums, so I'm going to close this thread.

Anyone with any thoughts on this topic can post in the other thread that the OP started.