Don't you guys just rank candidates in the order of your preference, kind of like how we rank programs? Regardless of where they are on other PD's lists?
From experience applying a while back in different field:
This is somewhat of a concern, particularly when interviewing at
many programs. There are bound to be 1 or 2 interviews where there was some misunderstanding, and 1-2 mistakes can be ones entire mistake.
-ex, applicant doing string of interviews at a time with minimal sleep and looks tired at interview- Interviewer may think he's not motivated
-or opposite: applicant is excited to interview at their ideal program and looks too enthusiastic, and Interviewer thinks they're not in touch with reality.
Then the comparison call comes in:
A: "Who is on the top/bottom of your list?"
B: "X is high up, what great letters he has"
A: "Oh, but X had 3 drinks of alcohol in our social gathering according to the chief resident"
B: "Oh really, I don't want an alcoholic in my program, I'm taking him off the list"
A: "yeah, spread the word... this guy is a bad apple"
B: "I wonder if he'll match"
A: "Who Cares?"
B: "I'll tell every one except the PD at Hospital Z who I no longer speak with. Although he may have his sources."
Also, occasionally PD's shuffle or switch one person for another.
I'm not sure how much of this goes on in EM, but there might be some of this to some degree.
Hopefully in the end we'll all match, and it will be somewhere where we fit in well.
😳
OR, I can just take my private jet for shifts at whereever I need to be for the next day!
