How to a make the best out of bad situation

[Futurelifesaver]

So the dust has settled and I am grateful that I matched. However, I regret where I matched and regret ranking that program highly. Being a *******, I ranked it highly because of my girlfriend. However, she broke up with me to go back to her ex the day before the match. I am a DO and matched into a DO residency program,. My worry is did my fellowship opportunities go away and did I sacrifice my training because it is a DO residency? Help me find some peace with this please.

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[Raryn]

So the dust has settled and I am grateful that I matched. However, I regret where I matched and regret ranking that program highly. Being a *******, I ranked it highly because of my girlfriend. However, she broke up with me to go back to her ex the day before the match. I am a DO and matched into a DO residency program,. My worry is did my fellowship opportunities go away and did I sacrifice my training because it is a DO residency? Help me find some peace with this please.

With the AOA/ACGME merger, there is no functional difference for fellowships - it's all one accreditation system.

Now, the former AOA programs are probably less well known - and may be less regarded for a while - which means you may have a lower chance of matching relative to some other programs. But you can make up for that with hard work, maybe a research project, etc. You'll be OK.

 

[DarkHorizon]

So the dust has settled and I am grateful that I matched. However, I regret where I matched and regret ranking that program highly. Being a *******, I ranked it highly because of my girlfriend. However, she broke up with me to go back to her ex the day before the match. I am a DO and matched into a DO residency program,. My worry is did my fellowship opportunities go away and did I sacrifice my training because it is a DO residency? Help me find some peace with this please.

holy ****, how long were you dating this woman? I hope at least for years before you made this decision?

what’s done is done. What fellowships are you interested in?

 

[calvinhobbes]

You matched... please be happy.

 

[Futurelifesaver]

holy ****, how long were you dating this woman? I hope at least for years before you made this decision?

what’s done is done. What fellowships are you interested in?

Ah, nope.. months. Going into pediatrics - hoping to do a fellowship in Pulm.

 

[DarkHorizon]

Ah, nope.. months. Going into pediatrics - hoping to do a fellowship in Pulm.

nothing you can do now, pediatric pulm is not very competitive, you should be fine.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Yeah you'll be fine for peds fellowships.

If it makes you feel better, I also ranked my residency highly in the hopes that I could make things work with my then-gf (not that she asked me to, my own fault for ranking as I did despite what she was telling me). We broke up anyways. Thankfully, my program was perfect for me, I matched in a great fellowship, and met Mrs. Spurs in a city I otherwise would never have gone to. These things have a way of working out if you approach them with a positive outlook and don't waste time worrying about decisions that you made--what's done is done, time to move forward.

 

[Goro]

So the dust has settled and I am grateful that I matched. However, I regret where I matched and regret ranking that program highly. Being a *******, I ranked it highly because of my girlfriend. However, she broke up with me to go back to her ex the day before the match. I am a DO and matched into a DO residency program,. My worry is did my fellowship opportunities go away and did I sacrifice my training because it is a DO residency? Help me find some peace with this please.

very sorry to hear of the breakout.

Stick with this...you'll find the time will pass VERY quickly

 

[zNoodlez]

So the dust has settled and I am grateful that I matched. However, I regret where I matched and regret ranking that program highly. Being a *******, I ranked it highly because of my girlfriend. However, she broke up with me to go back to her ex the day before the match. I am a DO and matched into a DO residency program,. My worry is did my fellowship opportunities go away and did I sacrifice my training because it is a DO residency? Help me find some peace with this please.

Quick question, is she in the program with you? If so then.........man that sucks.

 

[Perrotfish]

Ah, nope.. months. Going into pediatrics - hoping to do a fellowship in Pulm.

Awesome, we can reassure you. You can match into Peds pulm. Ditto most other Pediatric fellowships. There are usually far more slots than applicants for all but a handful of fellowship programs (EM, PICU, sometimes Cards, and sometimes NICU).