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Anyone else applying to palliative this year? I'm trying to get a feel for how competitive it will be. As its the first year in the match, there is no prior data to go by...
How do you think the palliative match will be affected by the below (and yes, i know its generally a non competitive speciality, but i imagine the top programs will always remain competitive)
1) in past years, applications were accepted on a rolling basis upto 18 months before start date, now the application cycle is shortened to 12 months prior to start date.
2) the palliative match timing coincided with but is otherwise separate from the medicine specialties match - so applicants interested in related fields like heme onc or geri can only apply for either the palliative match OR the other specialty match but cannot rank both specialities on one rank list.
How do you think the palliative match will be affected by the below (and yes, i know its generally a non competitive speciality, but i imagine the top programs will always remain competitive)
1) in past years, applications were accepted on a rolling basis upto 18 months before start date, now the application cycle is shortened to 12 months prior to start date.
2) the palliative match timing coincided with but is otherwise separate from the medicine specialties match - so applicants interested in related fields like heme onc or geri can only apply for either the palliative match OR the other specialty match but cannot rank both specialities on one rank list.