Still a little confused

[Bridaddy]

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In another thread the:
"does prestiege of med school matter? "

a topic got brought up, and several people responded, but I'm still a little confused, maybe you guys can help out.


Right now I'm interested in a couple of different fields, Anesthesiology or Endocrinology specifically. Both I've been told are not particularly competitive.

Its been discussed that its more helpful to come from a higher tier med school than not, to get the residency match-up you want.

My question is, for fields that aren't highly competitive, can you just go to a mid-level state school and still match-up in a relatively uncompetitive residency?

Not looking to go into academic medicine, just be a doctor who treats patients.

If you guys can elaborate on this topic, specifically on mid-range competitive residencies, I'd really appreciate it!

 

[Brickhouse]

Yeah, I'm just applying to medical school right now so I have no clue how to get a favorable residency match. I think that's why there are crickets in the background behind your post. Why don't you go on the med student site and ask people who probably have more first hand knowledge about that? Good luck though, I totally want to be a clinician and not an academic as well. you rock.

 

[Bridaddy]

Funny thing is, whenever I ask this type of question, they always say to go the pre-allo forum.

I'm hoping that people are just asleep, thanks for the support none the less.

Good luck with the applications, and congrats on the future acceptance!