I'm taking a year off for research. That means 1 letter from my PI during my research year; another from my PI and mentor at my home institution, and a 3rd from my home department chair.
That means I'll only be using 1 letter from my away rotations. I'll be doing two nonetheless. But I'm wondering: will programs on the residency trail see both away sites? Or only the one I use the letter for?
In other words, is there any point in picking two programs with, say, "geographic diversity", if programs on the trail will only see the one I use the letter for?
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they only see the letters and hear about anything else you tell them.
(01-23-2018, 05:27 PM)TopGun Wrote: I'm taking a year off for research. That means 1 letter from my PI during my research year; another from my PI and mentor at my home institution, and a 3rd from my home department chair.
That means I'll only be using 1 letter from my away rotations. I'll be doing two nonetheless. But I'm wondering: will programs on the residency trail see both away sites? Or only the one I use the letter for?
In other words, is there any point in picking two programs with, say, "geographic diversity", if programs on the trail will only see the one I use the letter for?
what s your step score
(01-23-2018, 05:41 PM)Focus Wrote: they only see the letters and hear about anything else you tell them.
Thanks, that helps.
I imagine that I'll want to talk about both programs. In that case, it probably is important to maintain geographic and program focus (academic vs. clinical diversity).
On that note, though, I have a follow-up question. Let's say that I really do have my sights set on academic programs in the northeast. I should still probably rotate at, say, a more clinical program on the west coast, right? Because, even though I have my personal preference, this preference isn't so strong that I'd want to risk projecting the message to all programs that I'm only interested in a certain type of program.
Would you agree with this? Or is the need for geographic/program focus diversity overstated?
(01-23-2018, 05:46 PM)Guest Wrote: (01-23-2018, 05:27 PM)TopGun Wrote: I'm taking a year off for research. That means 1 letter from my PI during my research year; another from my PI and mentor at my home institution, and a 3rd from my home department chair.
That means I'll only be using 1 letter from my away rotations. I'll be doing two nonetheless. But I'm wondering: will programs on the residency trail see both away sites? Or only the one I use the letter for?
In other words, is there any point in picking two programs with, say, "geographic diversity", if programs on the trail will only see the one I use the letter for?
what s your step score
Because it's a small world, etc, I'll just say that step 1 and step 2 are both > 260.
is your home program more on the academic end of the spectrum? if your home program is less academic then i think aways at 2 academic places is good if thats what you think you are interested in. If your home program is pretty academic then I would think about rotating at one place that is more clinically focused though plenty of the programs that get thrown around as 'clinical' put lots of people into academic jobs, just maybe not a place where many residents do full time lab work during their research years. Basically rotate at somewhere like barrow, usc, pittsburgh, NYU. I think it would be good to see both types to help get an idea of what you are interested in
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(01-23-2018, 05:46 PM)TopGun Wrote: (01-23-2018, 05:41 PM)Focus Wrote: they only see the letters and hear about anything else you tell them.
Thanks, that helps.
I imagine that I'll want to talk about both programs. In that case, it probably is important to maintain geographic and program focus (academic vs. clinical diversity).
On that note, though, I have a follow-up question. Let's say that I really do have my sights set on academic programs in the northeast. I should still probably rotate at, say, a more clinical program on the west coast, right? Because, even though I have my personal preference, this preference isn't so strong that I'd want to risk projecting the message to all programs that I'm only interested in a certain type of program.
Would you agree with this? Or is the need for geographic/program focus diversity overstated?
(01-23-2018, 05:46 PM)Guest Wrote: (01-23-2018, 05:27 PM)TopGun Wrote: I'm taking a year off for research. That means 1 letter from my PI during my research year; another from my PI and mentor at my home institution, and a 3rd from my home department chair.
That means I'll only be using 1 letter from my away rotations. I'll be doing two nonetheless. But I'm wondering: will programs on the residency trail see both away sites? Or only the one I use the letter for?
In other words, is there any point in picking two programs with, say, "geographic diversity", if programs on the trail will only see the one I use the letter for?
what s your step score
Because it's a small world, etc, I'll just say that step 1 and step 2 are both > 260.
If you really want to stay in a location then focus your sub-is. If location is just one of many simultaneously competing factor, spread them out. Doesn't have to be west coast, just out of the NE.
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