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In response to "Why tragic? They are still pretty much guaranteed to get a residency *somewhere*, right? -- nm" by psilotum

Not really. Plus, all the residencies in the specialty you want may be full (or only have a few spots left). Nobody wants to end up in a specialty

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Mar 17 '10, 23:15

they have no interest in. You residency you go into is the specialty you will practice in. So if you train for family medicine, you can't do surgery or anything else.

Sure, there is plenty of family medicine residencies to go around (probably in undesirable locations). But for the other specialties, you are pretty much out of luck.

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Sounds like my initial assessment is still pretty much right. - psilotum Mar 17, 23:20 4
- Well, yes there is plenty of family medicine residencies around (undesirable locations, programs). Not everyone wants to settle for family med. - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 17, 23:23 3
  - like Family Med is such a tragedy. ;P -- nm - loosilu Mar 18, 06:14
  - i totally get what you're saying, but it's a little unnerving b/c we need more family meds and PCPs than specialists. -- nm - TFox Mar 18, 05:46
  - Yeah. I understand. -- nm - psilotum Mar 17, 23:25

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Not really. Plus, all the residencies in the specialty you want may be full (or only have a few spots left). Nobody wants to end up in a specialty

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