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Hmmm...just thought this was interesting.
NRMP says there are currently 5 spots...several weeks ago there were 8.
NRMP says there are currently 5 spots...several weeks ago there were 8.
Non match fills?
not sure what you mean by this...5 spots for the regular NRMP match. (outside the match=non match?) i guess this would be possible but i thought that wasn't allowed.
It's possible if those "outside the match" people are not graduating US 4th year med students.
a program that explicitly states (at the interview) there are 8 positions for AP/AP+CP but then changes to 5 a week or two before
That's because everyone is secretly hoping that the evil fellowship tactics will somehow fall in their favor.
yeah, that's probably true. I just think it's false advertising when you go to a program that explicitly states (at the interview) there are 8 positions for AP/AP+CP but then changes to 5 a week or two before ROLs are due...that's all. maybe i'm the only one who feels this way...oh well. (it's just a matter of principle for me.)
I inquired specifically re: the number of spots offered in the match (after seeing 5 on the NRMP site) about 3 weeks ago and I never got an answer back.
shady nonresponse...
True, but what can you do at this point? Certainly, they got a few people outside the match after the first of the year and reduced the # of spots. I do think that they should have at least updated applicants with the new # they are taking in the match though, not that it would necessarily change my (or anyway else's) ROL.
after all, their mascot is a dancing tree....
go GOLDEN BEARS!
you're right...water under the bridge.
Darkside,
I hope on behalf of your special lady friend et al. that you don't have to move to the shallow alto...i've never actually been that far south in the bay, but i bet the burritos are far inferior....(not counting san jose of course!)
(just trying to see if i can start a burrito war from my snow cave in laverne and shirley-land....can cun forever!!!)
after all, their mascot is a dancing tree....
go GOLDEN BEARS!
As AP chief resident here, after reading the posts on here i'm obliged
to address these issues after chatting with some of our directors.
First, I'm not sure where (or why) the # 8 was posted. We have been
accredited for 8, but don't have the funding for that many. And I'm
pretty sure that includes all candidates, including AP/CP and AP & CP onlys.
Candidates have always been told during the interview process that
we've taken 6-7ish in the past, but we don't have any sorta QUOTA. We take the best candidates, simple as that.
Second, 5 is indeed correct as to the # of slots, and may have been
reduced because of selections outside the match. Historically, Stanford has
RARELY taken people outside the match and strongly desires candidates within the regular match process. But this year we had extremely unusual
circumstances surrounding 2 candidates, both with previous training,
that explains the non-match selections.
Trust me, I wouldn't have come to a place that's shady whatSOever, and
defintely would not want to represent such a place as a chief. PM or
post with any other questions. Later dudes.
As AP chief resident here, after reading the posts on here i'm obliged
to address these issues after chatting with some of our directors.
First, I'm not sure where (or why) the # 8 was posted. We have been
accredited for 8, but don't have the funding for that many. And I'm
pretty sure that includes all candidates, including AP/CP and AP & CP onlys.
Candidates have always been told during the interview process that
we've taken 6-7ish in the past, but we don't have any sorta QUOTA. We take the best candidates, simple as that.
Second, 5 is indeed correct as to the # of slots, and may have been
reduced because of selections outside the match. Historically, Stanford has
RARELY taken people outside the match and strongly desires candidates within the regular match process. But this year we had extremely unusual
circumstances surrounding 2 candidates, both with previous training,
that explains the non-match selections.
Trust me, I wouldn't have come to a place that's shady whatSOever, and
defintely would not want to represent such a place as a chief. PM or
post with any other questions. Later dudes.
Makes a lot of sense. At least in academic medicine, programs will from time to time prematch IMG's, sometimes even individuals who barely passed USMLE. However, these almost invariably have A LOT of previous experience, often being fully boarded/attendings in their home country (which explains their USMLE score, as they're several years past all the stuff they learned in med school).
However, compared to the total # of residency spots, we're talking about a very small minority, as far as I'm aware.
US grads can prematch if they've been out of school and doing something else for a while. For instance, let's say an MD/PhD person graduates in 2000 and goes off to do something else and then applies years later. That person apparently can sign outside of the match. I haven't read the rules closely but this must be some loophole.How can US grads prematch????
US grads can prematch if they've been out of school and doing something else for a while. For instance, let's say an MD/PhD person graduates in 2000 and goes off to do something else and then applies years later. That person apparently can sign outside of the match. I haven't read the rules closely but this must be some loophole.
US grads can prematch if they've been out of school and doing something else for a while. For instance, let's say an MD/PhD person graduates in 2000 and goes off to do something else and then applies years later. That person apparently can sign outside of the match. I haven't read the rules closely but this must be some loophole.
Stanford was definitely one of the best places I visited. With that said, the bolded statement, which was also said many times at the interview, just irritated the crap out of me...sounds elitist to me. No other program even mentioned that they chose the best candidates for their program. I just assumed that was what all programs desired...didn't realize it needed to be vocalized.
tangent i know...but who cares.
There are so many apsects of pre-med/med school/residency apps that I just want to call SHENANIGANS on, I'm not even sure where to begin. Instead, I'll just have me another one of these:
I love guiness and ireland. Boy, do i love to drink those.
Don't get irritated man be cause "the best candidates for their program" may not be the best candidate for another program. You have to go with the best fit for you just as a program will go for the best fit for them. And hey Stanford may think that you are the best candidates for their program. I hope my first choice shows me some love match day. . . . Good luck everyone and may the force be with you and throw back some karma this way tooo. . . .
thanks for addressing that. didn't mean any eliticism (word?) by my earlier comment 'taking the best candidate.' As stated above, Stanford just takes who's best for THEM; these people often aren't the smartest, brighest candidates out there nec....(no knock on my fellow residents!), they just fit in here, which is something important b/c everyone, and i mean everyone, gets along here. Call it selection bias, but hey, everyone from the attendings on down makes this place a happy, easy-going, yet stimulating environment.
There are also people who graduate early from med school - like in january or february of 4th year instead of june. I know of some people who did this, not sure if many schools even allow this. Maybe they had done 5 years instead of 4, I dunno. But they were allowed to prematch.
I love guiness and ireland. Boy, do i love to drink those.
They say that guinness tastes differently in Ireland than in Britain and everywhere else in the world. I couldnt tell any difference other than that the Irish really dont **** around with pouring . They make pouring a craft.