SDN, MilitaryMD, JetPilot: My inaugural post

[Coastie]

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[VentdependenT]

Rock step II, rotate at a couple of good anes departments and land letters from each (the power of these letters cannot be over emphasized), take step II early (august) and kick its a$$, ICU rotation of some sort, some clerkship in medicine or surg for added experience.

Thats my take.

 

[Coastie]

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[Don8455]

sent you a pm

 

[militarymd]

I'm far enough out of GME stuff that I can't make meaningful contributions to this thread.

I know folks at UVa and the Navy, so If I knew you, I could put in a good word, but that is all.

 

[jetproppilot]

I'm far enough out of GME stuff that I can't make meaningful contributions to this thread.

I know folks at UVa and the Navy, so If I knew you, I could put in a good word, but that is all.

Unfortunately I'm with Mil on this one...havent been in the academic environment for quite some time....UT Southwestern is your man for advice on stuff like this. He's fresh outta residency, board certified...etc etc. Good luck.

 

[Coastie]

Thanks guys. Let's hope UT takes a look at this thread.

Go Navy!

 

[UTSouthwestern]

I've got to say that you are in a tenuous situation and you should apply to your home program regardless of its current state. The problem is that unless you blow Step 2 out of the water, your application may not even be reviewed by some programs. This is brutal honesty. You need to apply widely and not eliminate any program that you have a chance to interview at.

Get super strong LOR's, rock Step 2, and interview well, and you have a good chance, but falter in any of those three and you are looking at reapplying next year with scores that aren't going to endear you to the programs again.

I'd like to be more positive, but the reality is that you are going to have to work very hard to get a position this year. Good luck and let us know where you match to.

 

[aredoubleyou]

Just another thought - think about why you care about being at a "good" place - as long as you match into a program that has a good case load and people are passing the boards - its good in my mind. If you have your heart set on an academic career then maybe Duke or Jax is important, but even then I don't think thats even close to a hard fast rule in anesthesiology. In the case you dont kill the boards and the top professor at your school doesnt adopt you and make phone calls for you - I would suggest you do away rotations at places you think you've got a good shot at and later get a job at the same practice that the Duke and UTSW boys are at anyway.

 

[Coastie]

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