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what if a program shuts down

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adrenalin
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01/03/08 - 01:45 PM

hello eveybody

i had a query??if a program you match might shut down( 99%)but they are interviewing this year for the 2008 positions..how stable is the situation of the candidates who match this yr?def the candidates already in the program wud b taken care of by the parent institution but what about the newcomers?wud they b left to themselves if the decision goes against them before the match or wud they b taken care of too?
shud such a prog be ranked low?
can they withdraw just before the match too or after the match before july when the intern yr begins and shatter all hopes if you know they will rank you high??

thanks in advance

mph
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01/03/08 - 03:42 PM

adrenalin wrote:

shud such a prog be ranked low?
can they withdraw just before the match too or after the match before july when the intern yr begins and shatter all hopes if you know they will rank you high??

Hi adrenalin,

If it's your only iv, you definitely have to rank it anyway.

If not, I would not put that as the highest one. There are a thousand ways of managing the residents after program dismantled. They may help u find another spot in affiliated institutions(Cabrini), may assist u in next match(Mount vernon), or even abandon u totally(a FM program in CA). Gambling is risky.

GL.

ea
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01/03/08 - 04:18 PM

I have no clue how such situations will be handled, but I'm sure if we get matched and the program perishes, the affiliated univ will take care of our future.
Like what happened with Mercy hospital, Buffalo. They finished their residency in SUNY or sisters charity.
The same situation will be there for us if we get matched and than if the program shuts down. If it happens before match...... no one will help us.
Hey Adrenalin, If the program has fear of shutting down, it will rather prefer giving prematches than going for match... like what " resurrection west lake is doing". Why do you think the program will shut down?

adrenalin
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01/03/08 - 04:35 PM

thanks ea and mph...have heard it from some solid resources in the program..((..anyways hoping for the best..as i dont have much options!

thank you again!

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