is it so horrible to do a rotation at an HCA hospital?
Do you need a letter from it. Then yes. Also when does your specialty interview?How late into 4th year is too late for auditions? Im planning on ending my last one mid dec, trying to decide if this is too late
No letter needed just trying to maximize IV yield at desired programs, and from what i can tell mostly Dec/Jan with a few sprinkled in earlier.Do you need a letter from it. Then yes. Also when does your specialty interview?
No letter needed just trying to maximize IV yield at desired programs, and from what i can tell mostly Dec/Jan with a few sprinkled in earlier.
Last audition id be trying for would be nov16th-dec11th
I thought about this as well but still gonna go through with my November audition site. I heard generally the programs understand if you’re leaving for interviews. Also confirmed with our current 4th years if the site I chose is okay about giving days off for interviews. For IM I would just get my subI done in July and may be one audition in August if you have a geographic preference and call it a day.
I am literally just checking it every day to see if new rotations/institutions have been added lol. I have a spreadsheet with possible places I'd want to go and all the supposed dates they have listed as their "go live" VSAS dates.
For the fellas with beards..
How are y'all getting the N-95 mask fitting test done? It seems to be a requirement at many of these rotation sites and having a beard automatically means you can't pass the mask fitting test.
One place im applying requires the AAMC form and separate uploads for titers and flu shot. Whack and repetitive but im uploading both and sending depending on what they ask for!Also did you guys just upload the AAMC immunization form? Or did you attach all the copies of titers vaccinations etc. along with it.
Also did you guys just upload the AAMC immunization form? Or did you attach all the copies of titers vaccinations etc. along with it.
Anyone know about the VSAS immunization form? I have all the immunizations and titers so can I just have the doc I'm rotating with sign off on it? (OB for example). I don't have a PCP where I'm rotating and I'm at the hospital from 8-5 every day.
Also did you guys just upload the AAMC immunization form? Or did you attach all the copies of titers vaccinations etc. along with it.
I uploaded all of my immunizations & the AAMC form just in case.
Also, how are people finding out about this N-95 mask? I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere on VSAS or institutions' requirements section... is this something I should do? If so how do I do it?
I'm just sending them the AAMC immunization form unless they specifically ask for titers or something. My school filled it out for me and didn't attach any copies to it. I have the documentation but it's a poorly organized mess of scanned in images so I decided best to not force programs to go through it with a comb just to verify what my school documented and signed.
It's on page 2 at the bottom - "respiratory fit testing". If your school doesn't help with it then check out some urgent cares in your area some of them do it. It costs $50 ish. Google N-95 fit testing in your area and something should pop up. Some (many?) VSAS programs ask for it.
It's only a problem if you're a grizzly bearded son of a gun like me lol. Otherwise it's not that hard to get it done don't worry.
Welp just found this thread today so now I’m panicking haha. How many programs are you guys applying to? My school has a LIC curriculum so we don’t have 3rd year grades until we finish 3rd year (probably wont have an official transcript until April) am I gonna be super behind if this can’t be uploaded until then?
Anybody heard back from programs yet? I have a friend from school who said they heard back from a university-affiliated family med program in the midwest.
I personally haven't heard from any programs yet.
Ugh, same. Would make next year a he** of a lot more stressful than it's already going to be.At this point I'm REALLY hoping programs don't overreact and begin cancelling aways/auditions
Anybody heard back from programs yet? I have a friend from school who said they heard back from a university-affiliated family med program in the midwest.
I personally haven't heard from any programs yet.
Are auditions still going on with all the COVID19 craziness going on? I know some schools even pulled people off rotations.Finally got done with this today after my school dragged its ***. I applied to 6 programs. Hopefully I get one and can get a good letter in my desired field. Eff this.
Yes. As of now anyway.Are audition still going on with all the COVID19 craziness going on? I know some schools even pulled people off rotations.
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Get on it. My school sent an email saying they’re basically not doing anything (so somehow even less?) in admin after this week. Your school has to send stuff for your aways.I still haven't applied. Ugh
Get on it. My school sent an email saying they’re basically not doing anything (so somehow even less?) in admin after this week. Your school has to send stuff for your aways.
Man I just got notification of VSAS denials from a community hospital internal medicine residency program near my hometown. Reason stated “you do not meet the current criteria at this time.” This wasn’t my dream program (not that I would know that for sure yet) but it was near family and would have been glad to go there for residency let alone a rotation which is what I was trying to get.
Sigh. I’ve been up all night working on my school’s online COVID-19 course while looking up/adding residencies to my excel list. And this just feels bad. If I can’t even get a 4th year rotation at the IM program near my family and home town, what’s the chance I can even match in IM? Maybe I should give up and apply FM and even then I just feel bad about my chances to match anywhere now. Might sound like an overreaction but that’s always a fear and now it’s coupled with all the uncertainty of getting everything done in light of COVID-19 AND getting knocked down by that VSAS response.
Are you actually missing a current criteria?
And you're overreacting My friends (the smart ones who'll eventually apply to GI/Cardio etc.) just matched IM at great programs and the only IM rotation they did in their entire 4th year is their subI at our home institution. Unlike EM, It's not a death sentence to not get VSAS IM rotations.
Breathe. For all you know they’re just rejecting everyone bc of covid and that’s just the generic auto response that gets sent when they reject someone. Even if not the case, remember what you learned from applying to med school: everything’s stupid and nothing matters.I submitted everything on my end and as far as I know my school did. I don’t know what mystical unpublished criteria they are referring to. And I’m less worried about not having “aways/auditions” and more worried that if I’m not even wanted for a month as a student how the heck will I ever get anyone to want me for a residency I’m a simple DO student with aspirations of general IM primary care. And this program has like 25% DOs. And it’s the closest IM residency to my hometown. It just feels bad. Like a sign of things to come in residency applications.
I submitted everything on my end and as far as I know my school did. I don’t know what mystical unpublished criteria they are referring to. And I’m less worried about not having “aways/auditions” and more worried that if I’m not even wanted for a month as a student how the heck will I ever get anyone to want me for a residency I’m a simple DO student with aspirations of general IM primary care. And this program has like 25% DOs. And it’s the closest IM residency to my hometown. It just feels bad. Like a sign of things to come in residency applications.
Are people getting notifications back about programs accepting students? Two of the programs I have contacted said they will revisit it in late april-May about visiting student rotations?
What date ranges are you applying with?I heard back from two, but that's it.
What date ranges are you applying with?
I heard back from two, but that's it.
pre or post COVID spread/clinical suspensions that occurred the last 2 weeks?
Are people getting notifications back about programs accepting students? Two of the programs I have contacted said they will revisit it in late april-May about visiting student rotations?
You’ll be okay and find a place, might not be able to get close to fam, but your Nexus audition is pretty close. I’d hit up some of the VCOM core sites and consider migrating a bit North too.So far I have set up 1 audition in clinician nexus, 1 outpatient elective, a rejection from 1 audition I mentioned on VSAS, and multiple pending on clinician nexus and VSAS with some programs I want to apply to for 4th year not even open yet.