Should I contact PD??

[P Thouars]

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Quick question:

Couple's matching this year into Med/Peds. My partner received a "ranked to match" email from our first choice. I have not heard anything from Med/Peds.

We have already emailed our respective programs telling them they are #1. Is there anything else I should do? Should I contact my program and let them know about this communication? Should I assume the two programs are talking to each other? Should I just relax and let it be?

Thanks!

PT

 

[metallo]

Quick question:

Couple's matching this year into Med/Peds. My partner received a "ranked to match" email from our first choice. I have not heard anything from Med/Peds.

We have already emailed our respective programs telling them they are #1. Is there anything else I should do? Should I contact my program and let them know about this communication? Should I assume the two programs are talking to each other? Should I just relax and let it be?

Thanks!

PT

Unfortunately that will be a tough call, but just remember that it is a match violation to ask a program whether you are ranked to match (or just where you are ranked), so I'm not sure how you would go about doing what you're suggesting. If it were me, I wouldn't want to come across as doing anything potentially unethical, so I think I would just hope for the best -- you probably wouldn't be able to get any honest, meaningful information out of them anyway.

 

[LindaLuv]

breathe. 😀

 

[indiamacbean]

while my general advice is always to ignore these communications I think in your case it might be a bit different. I also did the couples match a couple of years ago. At one point we were in a similar situation. What I might recommend is emailing the program director at the program you want to match at and say something along the lines of " I am writing to reiterate my interest in your program and how excited I would be to train at __U. As you may remember I am couples matching and my partner was just informed he/she will be ranked to match at ---. This is great news as we really hope to move together to somewhereville and train at __U. You remain my first choice and I hope to see you again soon."

In our case, the program that told me I was ranked to match called three EM PDs in the area where my partner had applied and basically told me that my partner would be ranked to match. We also communicated with the EM PDs regarding my ranked to match status so the call wasn't out of the blue. couples matching can be tricky but it works out. don't worry, it will be fine.

 

[gutonc]

Agree with india's post (which is rare but that's neither here nor there).

The biggest issue is that this is a question you should have been asking 2 or 3 weeks (months?) ago. Your (and your spouse/partner's) programs have probably already submitted their final ROLs.

You have nothing to lose by sending such emails now but likely very little to gain. A phone call to the PC, with a request to talk to the PD at his/her convenience prior to LOR deadline isn't a bad idea.

 

[atsai3]

Double post, so I'll just cut and paste my response from your other thread.

No, No, and No.
Just chill out.

-AT.