throwaway12dk
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Wondering if 4th years on the interview trail or residents can give some input in regards to chances and if I should give a shot at urology. Below are some stats and info:
-3rd year male osteopathic student, Step1 235, COMLEX1 520-530, 3.0 GPA, Step2 and COMLEX2 in May TBD.
-3 Poster presentations, 2 publication first author pending, no major leadership in medical school, no major awards, Non-traditional with lots of work experience, no urology experience, no proximity to urology residency at my clinical core site, decided late I wanted to do something semi-surgical, not worried about application costs and willing to apply to all ob and urology residencies (I know it'll cost me 8k but I don't care).
I know chances are on the lower end for urology, so I'm looking for some advice on how I should approach letters or recs, away rotations and applications (I know the obvious like applying to former AOA, multiple away rotations ect). I don't think I would care where I go for Urology training and matching would be good in and of itself. So here are my questions:
1) Given my stats and info, is it even worth trying to match urology with OBGYN as backup or should I only apply OB?
2) How do people manage gunning for two different specialties that are different in competitiveness? Any advice on how to go about this in regards to getting letters and away rotations if I apply to both?
3) How does applying for urology affect the possibility of matching at a "better" OB/Gyn program?
4)What are the downsides of applying to two different specialties?
-3rd year male osteopathic student, Step1 235, COMLEX1 520-530, 3.0 GPA, Step2 and COMLEX2 in May TBD.
-3 Poster presentations, 2 publication first author pending, no major leadership in medical school, no major awards, Non-traditional with lots of work experience, no urology experience, no proximity to urology residency at my clinical core site, decided late I wanted to do something semi-surgical, not worried about application costs and willing to apply to all ob and urology residencies (I know it'll cost me 8k but I don't care).
I know chances are on the lower end for urology, so I'm looking for some advice on how I should approach letters or recs, away rotations and applications (I know the obvious like applying to former AOA, multiple away rotations ect). I don't think I would care where I go for Urology training and matching would be good in and of itself. So here are my questions:
1) Given my stats and info, is it even worth trying to match urology with OBGYN as backup or should I only apply OB?
2) How do people manage gunning for two different specialties that are different in competitiveness? Any advice on how to go about this in regards to getting letters and away rotations if I apply to both?
3) How does applying for urology affect the possibility of matching at a "better" OB/Gyn program?
4)What are the downsides of applying to two different specialties?