I emailed UCSF about their specialization rates (trying to decide between here and U of Mich) and I wanted to get a statistical idea of how successful the students are in getting into the residency of their choice. Here is the response I got from admissions:
My Question: I was wondering if there are any statistics available concerning the post-graduate plans of the students for the past number of years (how many applied, how many got in, and to which specialty areas)?
Answer: Unfortunately, our office does not keep specific records of which post-grad specailty programs our students go into. The reason for this is that not all go into a post-graduate program right away. Many go into private practice and return to post-grad work at a later time. Others do go in directly after receiving their DDS. What we are able to boast is that (as far as we know) all students who apply to post-grad programs (either at UCSF or at another school) gain acceptance to the program of their choice- and are consistently well prepared.
My questions (esp to UCSF students) is--is this what you've found? It seems that they are saying is that everyone who applies to residency gets in (whether right after grad or a bit after). That sounds great, but almost too good to be true??
My Question: I was wondering if there are any statistics available concerning the post-graduate plans of the students for the past number of years (how many applied, how many got in, and to which specialty areas)?
Answer: Unfortunately, our office does not keep specific records of which post-grad specailty programs our students go into. The reason for this is that not all go into a post-graduate program right away. Many go into private practice and return to post-grad work at a later time. Others do go in directly after receiving their DDS. What we are able to boast is that (as far as we know) all students who apply to post-grad programs (either at UCSF or at another school) gain acceptance to the program of their choice- and are consistently well prepared.
My questions (esp to UCSF students) is--is this what you've found? It seems that they are saying is that everyone who applies to residency gets in (whether right after grad or a bit after). That sounds great, but almost too good to be true??
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