hi necker - abc_1

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I really value your opinion and need your advice for an issue which is quite important to me. I would appreciate if you could give me your email or write to me at aquamarinedoc.
Thanks a ton

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hey necker...

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hey abc...maybe he's inserting a chest tube or getting a renal Bx...I'm sure he'll be around...

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thanks vit!

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if for some reason you want to drop out f your present residency and want to join another program, what all will go against you?

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hmmm....
1. Getting the program you're dropping out of to support you.
2. Getting LoR's
3. Time

But you're right, Necker's probablay more apt to answer this question

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trying to get his attention but failing miserably

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The problem on switching programs is that your potential new program will require a strong LOR from the PD of your current program. And unless you have a very, very strong reason to leave the program, he/she won't be too happy to do it.

Vitriol: residency is not that exciting! Chest tubes are placed by surgery and renal bx are done either by a renal fellow or interventional radiology. I do a lot of progress notes =)

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Thanks necker!
Is this the only problem? What if the reason you don't wanna be there is that you just don't like the program much?
Besides, is there any sort of sponsorship issue also. b/c your residency would then be increased by an additional year.

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That is the worst reason you can give them. They won't give you a whole lot of support. You need to understand that the programs receive funding for medicare (or something like that) for each resident, and when someone drops, then it is hard for them to get the funding the next year, they need to find someone to cover for your position, etc. There's a lot of issues and problems for them. Good reasons: your spouse got a first year position at another city which has an open position for you. Your current program cannot accomodate your spouse, therefore you are the one who needs to move. Something like that. Just saying that you don't like the program won't make the trick.