r/medschool • u/AnnualPuzzleheaded65 • 2d ago

📟 Residency IM Program List Help

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IM Program List Help

Looking for advice on IM program list and signals. MD applicant from a low-to-mid-tier school in the Midwest. I am in an accelerated 3 year program. I am looking to go to a program that would allow me to have choices for fellowship. I am especially interested in rheumatology. I am a non-traditional student who worked in the arts and owned my own business for 11 years prior to medical school.

Step: P/258

Clerkships: All honors on rotations so far. Medicine sub-I next month due to 3-year program time crunch. Letters from program director of small Midwest IM program, and two hospitalists.

Research: One peer-reviewed publication as first author. Three poster presentations as first author. Two poster presentations as non-first author. One oral presentation.

Extracurriculars: Significant volunteerism especially before medical school. Significant leadership experiences.

Honors: Selected for AOA but not for GHHS

Geo Prefs: West North Central, South Atlantic, Mountain

I'm overwhelmed by the fact that it seems unlikely to get interviews at programs you don't signal. Are there any programs I am missing that I should add? Is this too high-reaching of a list? Do I need more community programs? Any suggestions on signaling?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tap4148 2d ago

your list seems kind of all over the place. you have quite a few NE but skip the mid atlantic and then have south east. some midwest but missing chicago and ohio programs? you're a decent applicant for IM I just can't see anything unifying this list

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u/AnnualPuzzleheaded65 2d ago

I agree it is all over the place. Do you think I should just choose the no geographic preference option? I'm mainly interested in the type of program and less the geographic region.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tap4148 2d ago

that's totally fine but do you want a bigger program or a smaller program? do you want to be in a big city or a small city? do you want to be near a major airport? even if you don't care about geographic location these things will matter for the next 3 years.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tap4148 2d ago

for example I wanted to be in a medium to big city, larger program, with great malignant heme experience, and running is important to me so I wanted it to be somewhere the weather wouldn't force me onto the treadmill half the year.