Medical school: low to med tier MD school in the southeast
Step 1: 250
Step 2: 259
Clinical grades: honors in all required rotations (internal, surgery, peds, psych, obgyn, family)
AOA
Research: 1 first author on case report (rads related), 2 first author poster presentations, 1 first author on small web-based publication, 1 second author on case report (rads related), 1 second author on abstract, 1 fourth author on abstract. Currently involved with a prospective research project in radiology.
Extracurriculars: I was initially interested in EM, so most of my extracurriculars are in EM, like involvement with national organizations. I did a global health trip, served as a mentor for undergraduate students, and I have a few single day health fair-type events that I volunteered for.
I am interested in IR, but I think I will just apply to DR because I think I will have a better shot at locations that I am interested in. I honestly have no idea how competitive I am at the big programs, though. I am interested in programs out west, particularly UCSD, Stanford, University of Colorado, University of Washington, and Oregon Health. I'm also interested in the big Boston and Texas programs, Vanderbilt, and Northwestern. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no ties to any of those areas, aside from Vanderbilt. I'm worried that regional bias will hold me back from most of these places.
If anyone familiar with these programs or familiar with matching in programs where you have no ties could give me some piece of mind, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!