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Fellowships for radiology are generally not competitive. You will be fine going to USC for residency and returning to the east coast for a "good" fellowship. With that being said, if your long term goal is to stay on the east coast for work, it makes sense to stick around for residency...

I got a 10k moving stipend for a practice in a desirable East Coast metro area.

If you feel strongly enough, why not just try to switch fellowships? Sure, you may peeve the institution at which you are doing fellowship, but it’s your future happiness. People change their minds/bail out of fellowship all the time so open spots for both specialties should be available. The...

Peds is pretty non competitive. I don’t think you have to try too hard to get into one of the top fellowship programs, especially if you are coming from a recognizable program. I’m sure whatever research and stuff you are currently doing is more than adequate.

You need to be reading 30-40 screeners (at least) per day to start developing an eye for the subtle

The biggest issue you will face after completing the ABR alternate pathway is visa support. It is my understanding that, due to visa issues, you may be limited to academics or somewhat less desirable private practices vs a US trained applicant. Once you become a citizen, then everything is truly...

I believe OP said he is not going into breast fellowship. OP, while some practices may incorporate breast imaging into the partner rotations, a lot do not. In my experience it has been about 50/50. Even still, of the practices that do incorporate breast imaging into the usual rotation schedule...

That guy is not Prometheus lol

While I cannot speak for the effect of mid levels and AI on future prospects for mammo trained rads, the job market for breast imagers is great at the moment. It seems like every group needs breast trained radiologists, and if you are willing to do any degree of general work you can write your...

Swaps do happen. Transfers done for family reasons (e.g. to be closer to a spouse) are typically viewed more favorably than those done to improve training pedigree or for better opportunities. It’s far too early to consider a transfer for you as a recently matched MS4, get through intern year...

Respectfully, I do not view the intern year decision as much of a debate. I (and every other rads resident I’ve met who doesn’t have a personality disorder) highly recommend doing the chillest intern year you can. I know a ton of residents and nobody who did the terrible surgery intern year is a...

Agree with much of what the above poster mentioned. As someone who recently took the CORE exam, time off for studying and being on slower/nonessential rotations is critical. Most programs will take you out of the call pool, but if you are assigned to essential, busy services you will be too...

Anecdotally, I’ve found the West Coast a tougher nut to crack than NY. If you’re on the West Coast, you are subsequently in good shape. If you’re in NY and SO is in California, that may be harder. All else equal, coming from a top 20 helps. Consider an away rotation and definitely send...

You left out the most critical data point(s) - where are you from/where is your medical school located? Never underestimate geography bias.

Congrats on your accomplishments. Speaking from personal experience, most programs (other than your home program, to an extent) do not really care as much about your personal situation. Once you figure out where your partner matches, you can certainly express interest in programs and send them...