Hi everyone, I need some advice here, I am an IMG matched into a Prelim Surgery program at a University Hospital, and I am wondering what I should apply to for my upcoming match.
Definitely I am still interested in GS, but I am also concerned about chances of not matching. May I know what if people commonly apply for a backup residency program during their Prelim years i.e. Anes / Radio/ IM, or would wait for a year to reenter the Match for the subsequent year? My question might seem redundant, but having financial stakes at hand I would hope to optimize the best of the Match outcome.
I know that being a Prelim GS intern, it means working hard and getting good LORs and studying real hard for ABSITE, which I am all ready for, but I am also worried about not matching as stats have shown that only around 40% ~50% match into categorical GS after nondesignated prelim GS.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
Definitely I am still interested in GS, but I am also concerned about chances of not matching. May I know what if people commonly apply for a backup residency program during their Prelim years i.e. Anes / Radio/ IM, or would wait for a year to reenter the Match for the subsequent year? My question might seem redundant, but having financial stakes at hand I would hope to optimize the best of the Match outcome.
I know that being a Prelim GS intern, it means working hard and getting good LORs and studying real hard for ABSITE, which I am all ready for, but I am also worried about not matching as stats have shown that only around 40% ~50% match into categorical GS after nondesignated prelim GS.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!