Just for uro. They run their own match and do it early. Optho does the same thing. Everybody else is still in March
Wife is halfway through intern year, she’s only expressed wanting to quit or die a handful of times so I think it’s going well.
Job hunting, woo Trying to hospitalist. Maybe nocturnist. I may go clinic bc I like sports and don’t wanna miss football games anymore. And real money. Finally.
become a pain management doctor and then work 20 hours a week while making $5MM a year as an expert witness in car crash cases.
Applying for residency this year is going to suck. Most likely no away rotations and interviews are likely via zoom. Fuck me.
Ortho. Getting really nervous to be honest. I have the step score and publications to be competitive, but I haven't been as proactive as I should have about building relationships with the faculty at my school. So I was relying on SubI/aways to get some good letters and now that's not happening. Just have to wait and see what happens. Not having in person interviews especially sucks because there's no way to get a good read on a program/the people at it via zoom/skype/whatever.
Stats are the most important thing to get your foot in the door. Interviews seal the position. Just have to remember that everybody is in the same boat. might be worthwhile to reach out to your programs PD or another faculty member you trust and let them know the position you’re in to see if they can offer advice/help you out.
I'm going to do that this week. Worst part is it was going to be difficult to begin with couples matching with my girlfriend doing OBGYN. This whole situation made it 100x worse.
Was actually talking to one of our staff about this the other day. They’re really just going to be able to rely on scores this year. Sucks, but everyone is in the same boat. Not a bad idea to reach out to people you know at different programs and email coordinators at places you’re applying.
Feel bad for the people finishing residencies/fellowships this year and next. Job market for several specialties has went to shit. Finding good radiology jobs went from take your pick to tough shit basically overnight. Our recruiting guy is salivating at the thought of having his pick of the litter and being able to dictate terms for the first time in about 5 years
Finally back on rotations June 1st. Also, Step 2CS suspended for the next 12 months. $1300 back in my pocket. Fuck yes.
That’s awesome. CS is such a waste of time and money. Fourth years still getting a little bit of a raw deal not being able to do aways or in person interviews but at least you’ll save a lot of money.
Depends on the circumstances. Most places are only letting people rotate if they don't have a home program in the field they want to rotate in. Also, a lot of institutions aren't letting their students do away rotations. MCG won't let us get credit towards graduation for any we do, unclear if we can do them and not get credit.
Sorry man. I was in that same spot about 10 years ago. Shit sucks but it will work out, I thought the sky was falling and ended up getting into a program better than anywhere I rotated as a med student. Learned a ton of shit my prelim year and never even missed a beat. Happy to talk in PMs if you want.
i didnt match either. still ended up doing surgery. you'll end up where youre supposed to be. it sucks but keep your head up
Im taking a shotgun approach applying to a few open ortho programs, gen surg prelim, ortho research, radiology, anesthesia, and even a few internal med with the hope of doing cards fellowship. Will see what opportunities arise. Shit blows hard.
What ortho programs and gensurg? Also I'm not going to lie there are a lot of days when I wish I had done anesthesia or rads instead of ortho. Internal medicine however hell no.
My ex who was AOA didn’t match... was a turrible week. But it worked out for her. Attending life ain’t bad though
Good friend of mine didn’t match Ortho, then scrambled into a surg prelim, but ended up switching out of it and into anesthesia. He now runs a pain clinic and plays a lot of golf. Basically, what I’m saying is that this isn’t the end of the world, although it feels like it. There will still be many opportunities placed in front of you. If you work hard and keep a good attitude, you’re going to be much happier than most in our profession.
I love my job, and happy I ended up where I am. It’ll work out. You’ll find something that makes you happy eventually, even if it isn’t in medicine.
As an IR, I doubt you really wish that haha. I’m sure you’re making bank and have your own nurse, etc
Ended up taking a TY spot in the SOAP. Pickings were slim in the SOAP this year. I think I am giving up on Ortho and will just apply radiology or anesthesia this fall.
I didnt match ENT, did a research year, and ended up matching a top 10 ENT program. I know youre sick of people telling you it all works out the way its supposed to but it does. My biggest piece of advice is to not let this ruin the last few months you have with your classmates. Some of the best friends of my life were the guys i went to MCG with. I almost bailed on our Asia trip to figure shit out but so glad I made myself brush it off and not let it effect that few months. You worked your ass off for 3.5 years and about to work it off again for a few more so enjoy these next couple months.
I think I might have eliminated this as a possibility by taking a TY spot in the SOAP. I've heard of people matching ortho second time around from surgical prelims or research, but not from a TY.
Well goddammit. Just learned that a med school classmate of mine committed suicide, the second to do so now from a class of about 160 or so. She wasn't a super close friend of mine or anything, but got to know her on a couple rotations, really kind person. Hard for me to say what sort of warning signs may have been there, but I gotta say I was pretty surprised to hear it was her. So I know this is a message board predominantly about college football and tasteful misogyny and office pant-shitting, but sometimes it feels bizarrely safe to broadcast one's most painful thoughts/feelings to someone you don't know intimately. Especially a peer who knows a bit about what this life is like. Physicians suiciding at record numbers, 6-10x the general population. Drop a line ITT or a PM to someone in here, myself included, if you're feeling backed into a corner at any point and just need to unload and have someone listen.
A resident from my class at Mayo hanged herself a year or so removed from residency. Really hit hard, still think about her. Her husband was the one to find her, and it obviously wrecked him. He ended up moving to Mexico City but seems to be doing well, all things considered. Suicide is awful and leaves such wreckage.
Yeah I've definitely had my ups and downs through residency and my early career. I'm burnt the fuck out and actually put in my notice for my job and am going to do locums and work on work/life balance for 6 months to a year. Sucks because I am in a great practice and take care of all these great patients/pro athletes/VIPs but like I just can't sustain the pace/lifestyle I am doing right now or I feel like I might end up hanging in a closet.
Glad youve recognized it and are being proactive. I bet most of us in here knows someone who has battled with depression, especially after this past year. My co chief is doing locums and while he doesn't have the stability of a "regular job" he does get to spend 2 weeks at a time uninterrupted with his son which is a big plus. Anyone doing surgery fellowship (besides plastic and CT) good luck with your first day tomorrow.