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US Allopathic Senior, US Citizen
Step 1: 222
Step 2: Unfortunately won't be able to take until the end of Sept. or early Oct.
Preclinical Grades: All pass
MS3 Grades: All pass
Med School Rank: Unranked midwest state school
Class rank: Somewhere in the bottom 2 quarters
AOA: Lol, nope
Research: Yup, but no pubs, abstracts, or presentations
Lots of extracurricular activities and community service
Red flags: Took a LOA during my first rotation of 3rd year due to family reasons which won't allow for any time off in 4th year so I can graduate on time.
Ideally I'd like to end up in an academic residency or solid community program and am planning on pursuing a Pulm/CCM fellowship
I had my wife make a list of places she absolutely would not want to live and used that as a rough guide to make an initial list of 71 programs. Here's what I came up with on my first pass of narrowing it down.
Reach: Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, OHSU
Realistic: UConn, Indiana, Kansas, UMass, Abott Northwestern, Hennepin County, SLU, U Missouri-Columbia, Wake, Iowa, Penn State, Vermont, VCU, Temple, MCW, Nebraska, Rush, Thomas Jefferson, UT Memphis, Drexel, Loyola
Safety: Main Medical Center, Michigan State, Missouri-Kansas City, Wayne State programs, Gunderson, Cook County, Providence Health in Portland, OR.
I'm also considering applying to a few of the combined IM/Psych programs but am still on the fence.
If my list seems random its because I'm pretty open geographically, I just want to stay away from the SW and most of the SE (though I'm willing to make some exceptions with the latter).
Any input as to how my list is in regards to my chances at those programs, or other programs I should consider is greatly appreciated.
Your best shot is to apply to programs with in-house pulm/CC fellowships, as that is the most likely path for you to match into a pulm/CC. Or, do A LOT of research with presentations/publications during residency, which is a stretch given that is not your track record. I would strongly suggest talking to the internal medicine program director or department chair at your home institution and see if there are faculty with connections to low/mid tier internal medicine program who can make calls on your behalf, perhaps even before the interview season, to maximize your chances.
Looking at your list, I would move Jefferson and Iowa to your "reach" category. Truth be told, those 6 programs have strong IM residencies and I doubt you'll get interviews at more than 1 of them. With that being said, I think the rest of your list looks reasonable. You will need to apply to more residencies; I would aim for 30-35 low-mid tier IM residencies in geographically acceptable areas. If you have specific regions in mind, feel free to PM me and I can give additional suggestions.
Med school: Unranked in TX
STEP I: 220
STEP II: 240
Rank: Somewhere in bottom 2 quarters
MS3: Passes in everything including medicine
Research: 1 peer review journal pub in basic sciences, 2 conference presentations (3 total)
No ECs/community service
I have family ties to east coast specifically NY and New Jersey. Lived all life in TX but would like to go to NY.
What are my chances at NYU, Northwell (previously Northshore LIJ), Stony Brook, UMDNJ, and Robert Wood Johnson?
Unfortunately, your chance at NYU is slim-to-none. You have an ok shot at one of the other institutions you mentioned, but no guarantees. To maximize your chances, you should stress research (which is the strong point in your application) in your personal statement and on interviews. If you are set on being in NY, I would suggest applying to the various community programs in area with academic affiliation (i.e. Jacobi, Beth Israel, etc.)