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Thank you asprin81.

This topic hasn't really been discussed recently so curious what people's experiences have been. For someone interested in academia, I can see single boarding not being a problem at all. But what if you end up going into private practice? Would single boarding in onc hurt your chances of...

I'm a Wash U resident so here is some insider info. Yes, one of the first year fellows quit for "personal reasons" and the general consensus was that it was because the program's workload is thought to be high (this was the thought for a while but I don't know how it compares to other programs)...

As a current Wash U resident, I want to address the issues brought up in this thread and I'll preface by saying that I'm a PGY-3. Our residents are generally VERY happy. That is actually one of the big attractions for me as it is one of the most collegial places I had interviewed at. Mayo is...

Quite a number of Wash U people here! I'll be one of your residents. See you all soon!

Your R3 residents make a HUGE difference.

Academically your grades are pretty strong. As far as the rest of the application though, you need to give a good reason why you want to go to med school. Like why do you say that you just realized entering pharmacy school instead of medical school was such a huge mistake? What experiences with...

Is a great book to start but you'll soon grow out of it as it only covers the basics of what to do right and then and not much pathophys and explanation. that's where you can use other books like Washington Manual or Uptodate if your hospital has it.

One hand up!

More like June 12th ;) That's when we have our BLS sessions. See you then!

Wash U, my number 1 choice! Congrats to everyone! :thumbup: :)

I know other specialty forums have posted the unfilled spots. Can someone please post the unfilled spots? Do we get the list after the match or not?

I'm also a fourth thinking about cards (and also onc). I'm just curious why you put Mayo and Wash U so far down?