Serious Question - Emily/Morris/Swami & others.... - madhubikni

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Say you have many interviews. Say you have decent credentials as well. Now, if a small community programs offers you a prematch - what must you do?

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i will go for a decent program only ,no matters it is a uni or community prog,thaugh i have no uni prog for iv
coz u want a good prog and if u want to go for a fellowship then also if u have done residency frm good commu prog then u ll get it.
congo once again for prematch

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Accept the prematch unless it is at a place where none of the residents go for fellowships.

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@neh

50% go for fellowships..50% take jobs....Is waiting for match very dicey? any inputs on this one are highly appreciated!

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madhuBK, you don't have visa issues and you have many IVs so if you don't consider the prematch program very highly i think you can be brave and go for the match.

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I feel a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush, unless the bird contains poison and you will die after consuming it. But given other advantages like visa staus and a lot many IVS..you can look for a good match instead of a not so good prematch.

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@morris

1: define poison...how bad is "bad"?

2: while i have many ivs and i dont need visa, i feel the pool of people this year is highly competitive...i regularly bump into people with externships, research, previous residencies, or some combination. now, i do feel lucky and feel my ivs have gone well so far - but is it really wise to take a chance?

3: my prematch is in a prgram where 50% residents end up doing a fellowship...it isnt bad..it isnt good either

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Things to really look out for...
1) Has anyone been thrown out of the program in recent years?
2) 50% people end up doing fellowships, but how many at the place and in subspeciality they wanted?
3) It also means 50% do not do fellowships, does it mean they dont want to or they dont get to?
3) Quality of didactics/ exposure/ locality/benefits and chance of doing what you really want to do (like go for a particular subspecislity/ learn particlar skills in residency) and other personal factors; their permutation combinations
4) Quality of the staff. I have an IV from a program where they forget to let selected candidate know that they are selected.... I am sure they will forget to tell me if i need to take a prite too..LOL. Malignancy of the program primararily arises from interpersonal issues, so the faculty/ staff quality and dynamics, their involvement play a great role.

I hope my response relevant to your questions.

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@morris81

hey which is that malignant program...dont have to name it just location wud be enuf...

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if you don't feel great about other IVs then take the prematch, you can try for a better place in pgy2 if u don't feel the prematch program is good enough.