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For someone who is pretty sure they want to go into surgery, which option is better:
1. choosing a hospital where I can work with all the key people (like the chair of surgery) and get a good letter of rec, yet don't get to do much of anything in the OR because of all the surg residents around
2. choosing a hospital without all the famous surgeons, few residents around, and where I'd get to do a lot of first-assisting
I figure with choice #2 I might be able to make a better decision on whether or not I want to go into surgery, but I realize that who you know and the letters you get are very important too.
Thoughts?
1. choosing a hospital where I can work with all the key people (like the chair of surgery) and get a good letter of rec, yet don't get to do much of anything in the OR because of all the surg residents around
2. choosing a hospital without all the famous surgeons, few residents around, and where I'd get to do a lot of first-assisting
I figure with choice #2 I might be able to make a better decision on whether or not I want to go into surgery, but I realize that who you know and the letters you get are very important too.
Thoughts?