UA vs rotation

[sys71082]

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What would be preferred/more beneficial for a FM residency.....a University affiliated community hospital program or a regular community hospital program that has excellent rotations?

 

[sys71082]

this is keeping in mind I will not specialize after completing the FM residency. Just going to apply to jobs so will either hold more weight in a resume when applying for a job after residency?

 

[cabinbuilder]

this is keeping in mind I will not specialize after completing the FM residency. Just going to apply to jobs so will either hold more weight in a resume when applying for a job after residency?

Not really, what matters is that you are board certified and you don't have any marks on your record or malpractice issues. You need to go to the residency that teaches YOU want you want out of a residency program, where you will be HAPPY, and where your family will be HAPPY. You want something that makes you well rounded so you have the flexibility to work where ever you want in the country and mold your practice how you want, or be versatile and work rural full scope w/OB or not, urgent care, ER, hospital/inpatient, ICU, procedures, get enough surgery to know what can wait and what is an emergent consult, geriatrics, general ortho procedures (splints, injections, and casts) Etc.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

Not really, what matter is that you are board certified and you don't have any marks on your record or malpractice issues. You need to go to the residency that teaches YOU want you want out of a residency program, where you will be HAPPY, and where your family will be HAPPY. You want something that makes you well rounded so you have the flexibility to work where ever you want in the country and mold your practice how you want, or be versatile and work rural full scope w/OB or not, urgent care, ER, hospital/inpatient, ICU, procedures, get enough surgery to know what can wait and what is an emergent consult, geriatrics, general ortho procedures (splints, injections, and casts) Etc.

The one thing I would add to this, which you did touch on, is make sure the places you rank have good first-time board pass rates. If a program only has a 70% first time pass rate, that would make me very nervous.

 

[Dharma]

The one thing I would add to this, which you did touch on, is make sure the places you rank have good first-time board pass rates. If a program only has a 70% first time pass rate, that would make me very nervous.

is this for FM boards? where can you find this kind of information?

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

is this for FM boards? where can you find this kind of information?

Ask. Any PD worth anything is going to know their numbers off the top of their head. Plus they can usually tell you specifics for the last several classes. At my old program, the rate was around 95% which worked out to about 1 person not passing every 3-4 years.

 

[DrMidlife]

is this for FM boards? where can you find this kind of information?

You can get per-school pass rates from www.theabfm.org. Search for "pass rate". Last year's: https://www.theabfm.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=25769804232

 

[cabinbuilder]

The one thing I would add to this, which you did touch on, is make sure the places you rank have good first-time board pass rates. If a program only has a 70% first time pass rate, that would make me very nervous.

Yes, just call the residency office and they should tell you. For example, my residency has 100% first time pass rate every year since 1925. How about that?? The residency co-ordinator secretary would know.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

Yes, just call the residency office and they should tell you. For example, my residency has 100% first time pass rate every year since 1925. How about that?? The residency co-ordinator secretary would know.

Umm... FM hasn't existed for that long. Was that a typo?

 

[cabinbuilder]

Umm... FM hasn't existed for that long. Was that a typo?

I am getting that clarified. I know the residency program has been in existence for a long time but it may not always been FP. Will get back. Just going by memory.