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can someone explain to me if the loss of aways is really that detrimental? if it affects us all, wouldn't it be okFML, beginning of the end for away rotations this year
can someone explain to me if the loss of aways is really that detrimental? if it affects us all, wouldn't it be ok
Who wouldn't benefit though? No one at my school ever matches at a program they do an away at. It's usually just recommended for the letter.Except some students benefit from others not having aways. Particularly if they are applying to a field where they have a home program. Or if they have poor clinical skills and wont preform well on a rotation.
Some of us (DOs cough cough) don't even have a home program...I think that's what is more meantWho wouldn't benefit though? No one at my school ever matches at a program they do an away at. It's usually just recommended for the letter.
Also if they have poor clinical skills wouldn't their home program see through that?
Oh yikes. That would make getting a letter difficult. I'm sorry.Some of us (DOs cough cough) don't even have a home program...I think that's what is more meant
Yep! I'm an M3, my two rotations cancelled were a second IM and my specialty of choice (neuro). Was planning on getting LOR in both. We'll see how this shakes out haha So from all of us on the DO side, this **** needs to get figured out fastOh yikes. That would make getting a letter difficult. I'm sorry.
Oh yikes. That would make getting a letter difficult. I'm sorry.
can someone explain to me if the loss of aways is really that detrimental? if it affects us all, wouldn't it be ok
Who wouldn't benefit though? No one at my school ever matches at a program they do an away at. It's usually just recommended for the letter
Yep! I'm an M3, my two rotations cancelled were a second IM and my specialty of choice (neuro). Was planning on getting LOR in both. We'll see how this shakes out haha So from all of us on the DO side, this **** needs to get figured out fast
It's not just letters. I didn't get any letters from my aways. I did aways to get to know a program and let the program get to know me. I would not have gotten an interview at the place I matched had it not been for the away. I was told this from the PD before my away and after the match when he told me he was so glad I did an away there. If you're better in clinicals than you are on paper, you just lost your chance to prove it.
Some MDs as well.Some of us (DOs cough cough) don't even have a home program...I think that's what is more meant
Mass Effect, are you in a medical or surgical specialty?
Some MDs as well.
That and the way EM has it set up, it makes aways basically a requirement
I truly don’t think I would have matched where I did without my away. It was kind of out of my league with my board failure, but like you I shine in clinicals vs on paper. I did my away in November and got the late interview invite for the last day in January due to my performance.It's not just letters. I didn't get any letters from my aways. I did aways to get to know a program and let the program get to know me. I would not have gotten an interview at the place I matched had it not been for the away. I was told this from the PD before my away and after the match when he told me he was so glad I did an away there. If you're better in clinicals than you are on paper, you just lost your chance to prove it.
But again, if no one can do aways then it nullifies SLOEs anyway so they end up in the same boat as everyone else.
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If there are no aways, you'll likely see a higher rate of inbreeding institutionally and regionally.
AgreeLooking at the neurosurgery data View attachment 302766
Contrary to popular belief there are not a large number of candidates in the 250+ range that are going to benefit from this, because they are bad clinically or have no personalities.
the people that are going to get impacted by this are people with marginal step performance for the specialty.
Not true. You could get a SLOE from your home program. But if you dont have a home program...
Who wouldn't benefit though? No one at my school ever matches at a program they do an away at. It's usually just recommended for the letter.
Also if they have poor clinical skills wouldn't their home program see through that?
I truly don’t think I would have matched where I did without my away. It was kind of out of my league with my board failure, but like you I shine in clinicals vs on paper. I did my away in November and got the late interview invite for the last day in January due to my performance.
Students from top schools and good board scores were going to match anyway. Its the people that are hoping on wowing programs with their clinical chops and personality, but in reality that is such a small portion of applicants that have benefited from that in the past for competitive specialties.If none of your classmates ever match where they do away rotations, that hints rather strongly at weaknesses in your program's clinical training,
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Away rotations allow hard-working students to audition for specialties and programs that might otherwise be out of their leagues.
So who benefits from the probable cancellations? Students from top schools with strong board scores and good connections in their fields. The ones who don't need any help.
Students from top schools and good board scores were going to match anyway. Its the people that are hoping on wowing programs with their clinical chops and personality, but in reality that is such a small portion of applicants that have benefited from that in the past for competitive specialties.