NewKidInTown
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Guys, I have a question abour primary care.
I know that primary care mainly involves ambulatory/out patient medicine. So how does completing your training in a primary care program impact your chances of going for fellowship later on? Is it possible or does a primary care program mean a fullstop to your fellowship ambitions?
Also, is it wise to talk about fellowships in a primary care prog iv?
btw...Happy holidays to all!
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| dev
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its tough to get a fellowship. I went to one interview in a primary care program. 50% of their residents got into fellowship. I told them i want to do a fellowship.
It depends on the field i guess. less competitive u can always say. but tough fellowships like GI/Cards just leave them....
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| NewKidInTown
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Thanks dev for the answer. 50% residents going on for fellowships doesnt sound to be a very bad figure: in fact, most of the places I have been to have this number as the avergae any year. Tough fellowships are out, eh? Sounds sad.
BTW, my primary care iv is at Staten Island Univ Hospital. I read a couple of reviews on scutwork.com and they all basically said that the place is horrible. I dont know how much to believe these reviews. Did you interview there? If yes, whats your opinion about the program?
Anybody else with iv experience for primary care?
Thanks!
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| vnty
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That's true. When I asked the program director do they have any board review courses, he said as a resident, you are supposed to study by yourself w/o help from others. I felf bad and asked what is the passing rate? guess what, supppper low.
Unorganized interview, bad experience
Good luck and happy holidays to all
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| LifeInTheFastLane
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I dont know much about this program (Staten Island) in particular, but I do know that scutwork sometimes confuses more that helping out...and in any case, remember that any review is subject to a personal bias...so try to identify the objective points in the review and ignore things like "the attendings are bad"...etc...
Having said that, well. primary care seems to be a gamble. I dont know how favorable/unfavourable it is for pursuing a fellowship later on...but it does sound like a dead end!
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| LifeInTheFastLane
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And ask around...maybe some of the more knowledgeable people on this forum will post...goodluck!
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