What do fellowships (GI/Card) look for?

[anbuitachi]

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NBME releases passing rate for each IM program. does a low passing rate ie 60-70s suggest its a poor program? I've been hearing people say that academic programs associated with a medical school is usually seem to be better than a community program, but many community programs have better passing rates...?
Do fellowship care about these numbers or do they care more about something else?

 

[anbuitachi]

residencies look at step scores grades and everything. But in residency, there aren't really grades.... I understnad fellowships want Research, and good recs. Of course interview is super important. But other than that... is there anything else??? Do they like experience as an internist before applying? Do they care about step scores?

 

[disorder]

how much you can bench...

 

[NeedToStudy]

how much you can bench...

 

[keindo]

The fellowships definitely do not look at your program's average ABIM pass rate.

 

[amine2086]

NBME releases passing rate for each IM program. does a low passing rate ie 60-70s suggest its a poor program? I've been hearing people say that academic programs associated with a medical school is usually seem to be better than a community program, but many community programs have better passing rates...?
Do fellowship care about these numbers or do they care more about something else?

Fellowship programs look for:
- Quality of SDN username
- Number of post on SDN
- Length of each post
- Content of the posts
- Number of likes
- etc

This is why gutonc and jdh had such a good fellowship match.

 

[Instatewaiter]

NBME releases passing rate for each IM program. does a low passing rate ie 60-70s suggest its a poor program? I've been hearing people say that academic programs associated with a medical school is usually seem to be better than a community program, but many community programs have better passing rates...?
Do fellowship care about these numbers or do they care more about something else?

What?

They care about:
How much you sexually harass the secretaries during your interview (more than 15 minutes makes you competitive for cards)
Number of dong pushups you can do in 30 seconds
Number of times you can bench 225lbs (less than 12 reps means you are only competitive for endocrine and geriatrics)
Other less important metrics*


*include
residency program reputation
LORs
Research
Residency ranking (ie where you rate within your residency compared to your co-residents)
Overall goals (ie are you looking to do no research and it is a research based fellowship)

 

[anbuitachi]

what only 12 reps of 225 lbs?

 

[ChrisGriffen]

Ability to use the search function trumps all else in what they look for

 

[NeedToStudy]

Man I don't see the need for so much sarcasm. I mean once was fine but I think you guys killed it. Just answer the guys question.

 

[disorder]

Man I don't see the need for so much sarcasm. I mean once was fine but I think you guys killed it. Just answer the guys question.

It was answered by Instatewaiter.

 

[Instatewaiter]

Man I don't see the need for so much sarcasm. I mean once was fine but I think you guys killed it. Just answer the guys question.

I answered it. You're welcome