want to do urology in ny, cali or chicago

[lakersbaby]

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i know just getting a residency is a blessing in itself but i really want to be near family for my residency, and i have family mainly in california but ny and chicago as well. i dont attend a top 40 nih school but my step 1: 249/99
and i honored most classes in the first 2 years. what can i do to make myself a stronger candidate and do i have a shot in those cities? thanks guys

 

[sponch]

write some papers. get in good with your chair and pd. do away rotations in your target regions. get to the know the chairs and program directors at those programs. be nice to the residents there. all those common sense things. don't be annoying.

 

[Proverbs31]

write some papers. get in good with your chair and pd. do away rotations in your target regions. get to the know the chairs and program directors at those programs. be nice to the residents there. all those common sense things. don't be annoying.

Just curious bc Ive heard different opinions....how much does the residents' views of you really matter? I heard that honestly, it's a lot more important to have the PD or attendings like you than to worry about trying to please all the residents or have them like you and want you there bc some times you just don't click with certain people and then Ive heard the complete opposite almost from other folks, stating that if one resident doesnt like you , then forget about that program and matching ...?
Which is it honestly?

 

[former military]

programs do things differently...
some places the chairman takes who he wants and doesn't care who else
thinks what
some places the staff have a meeting and their input is weighed...
this is how it worked where I trained....

our chairman thought it was important that the residents had input since they would be working with them and teaching them hands on the most...

he put all the candidates up on a chalk board with their strenghts and weakness: aoa-grades, research, recommendations and asked for our input on the guys we had met...
did we want or dread eating lunch with them?
where they a holes, teachable, honest, seemed hardworking?
there were candidates that didn't get ranked well because we hated them and candidates that got spots because we loved them...

so my advice would be to act and interview with everyone in such a way that they could tolerate hanging out with you...

 

[Proverbs31]

programs do things differently...
some places the chairman takes who he wants and doesn't care who else
thinks what
some places the staff have a meeting and their input is weighed...
this is how it worked where I trained....

our chairman thought it was important that the residents had input since they would be working with them and teaching them hands on the most...

he put all the candidates up on a chalk board with their strenghts and weakness: aoa-grades, research, recommendations and asked for our input on the guys we had met...
did we want or dread eating lunch with them?
where they a holes, teachable, honest, seemed hardworking?
there were candidates that didn't get ranked well because we hated them and candidates that got spots because we loved them...

so my advice would be to act and interview with everyone in such a way that they could tolerate hanging out with you...

Great advice! Thanks for your input!