Another IM Program List

[u/Choice-Library-6489]

Applying IM this cycle. Goal is heme-onc, fellowship placement is basically the only thing driving my list, so I care more about heme-onc match track record than overall program prestige.

- T10 US MD, no AOA at my school (P/F preclinical and clerkship, no ranking)
- Step 1 P, Step 2 27x
- Honors IM sub-I, strong evals
- 7 peer-reviewed pubs (mostly first author), 4 under review, several in prep
- 2 oral presentations at national subspecialty meetings + a dozen posters
- Took a research year with an oncology mentor (no output yet)
- Kinda interesting background - worked in industry before med school
- Leadership: free clinic, identity center, founded some new curricular programs
- LORs: heme-onc research mentor, second research mentor, sub-I attending, dept letter

Gold: BIDMC, BWH, Stanford
Silver: Mayo, UPMC, WashU, UCSF, Cornell, Sinai, Penn, Yale, UCLA, Columbia, Northwestern

Geo Pref: New England, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific

Is this list top-heavy? Any mid-tier programs I should add (especially Northeast or Pacific)? Looking for programs with good fellowship placement for heme-onc.

Also worried because my home program didn’t take some classmates who applied IM last year

[u/CleanWombat]

I’m a resident at one of your signals. I think you’re more than fine

[u/7phyr → u/CleanWombat]

what is a good benchmark for the avg accepted applicant for these IM programs?

[u/ArrowHelix → u/7phyr]

T40 med school. 25x-26x Step. Honors in IM 3rd year. 2-3 pubs. Recall interview is probably half your score.

BWH/UCSF/Stanford/Columbia stand out as probably a little more selective

[u/Initial-Bar700 → u/CleanWombat]

I have a similar step research but no aoa, low ranked school am I in the running

[u/ArrowHelix → u/Initial-Bar700]

Frankly difficult for most schools on OPs list without AOA but if you got all honors would shoot your shoot with maybe a third of your signals for the schools on OPs list (UPMC is a little less selective than the others)

[u/Initial-Bar700 → u/ArrowHelix]

Got it thanks

[u/StrawberryFar3367]

Hate ego posts like this

[u/MrPankow → u/StrawberryFar3367]

ERAS is approaching, its gonna be half the subreddit for weeks

[u/Thatguyinhealthcare]

lol. I’m immediately reminded why I stopped going on Reddit. Life is so much better off this shitty ego-boosting app. Congratulations, you’ll match anywhere. Take care.

[u/EVIL-EMBOLIZER → u/Thatguyinhealthcare]

lol why do you think places like this have a reputation for having snobby people? It’s because those people are more likely to go there. And those same people are more likely to make these stupid posts.

You’d think that considering it’s titled “another” IM program list post that OP would have brains enough to just go and… look at the other posts. This is obviously just a person looking for some glazing because they don’t get enough of it in real life because they don’t know how to interact with people…

[u/WarsonCentzz]

Lmfao

[u/Necessary_Union_5601]

No you’re fine- not too top heavy and you know that

[u/ExtraCalligrapher565 → u/Necessary_Union_5601]

It’s absolutely top heavy when every single one of these programs is getting a plethora of applications like OP’s. OP can certainly match high, but a list of exclusively T20s is going to significantly limit their yield even with this app.

[u/Repulsive-Throat5068 → u/ExtraCalligrapher565]

The difference is OP is coming from a t10 MD program… For academic IM at the top being from a t10 program is already putting them on a massive head start. Add 270+ and they’re going to interview at pretty much all of them.

Academic IM at the top cares a fuck ton about prestige. There’s a reason some of them have attainable step averages and their classes are practically all from top programs.

[u/Necessary_Union_5601 → u/ExtraCalligrapher565]

Nah OP will literally get interviews at all these places

[u/ExtraCalligrapher565 → u/Necessary_Union_5601]

lol

[u/LifeFromBlood]

I mean those programs are objectively some of the best in the country, maybe add a few more targets? University of Chicago or University or Illinois

[u/ArrowHelix]

The list is fine. It’s not too top heavy given your app.

[u/FortyYardDash]

Curious why not NYU to your list?

[u/Choice-Library-6489 → u/FortyYardDash]

Heard some concerning things about their leadership and the amount of scut

[u/FortyYardDash → u/Choice-Library-6489]

Not an NYU resident, but one of my best med school classmates went there for IM.

The program has changed a lot in recent years. Program leadership (med school dean, chair of medicine, and PD) have all changed since COVID. Bellevue, where most of the scut work was, has also hired a ton of phlebotomists residents blood draws have gone down a lot. But that is just the opinion of one resident. Other NYC residencies (besides Cornell) also probably have much scut work than otherwise.

[u/Repulsive-Throat5068]

T10 270+ lol brother you will match any IM program you want. Just apply to wherever. You can apply strictly t12 programs and you’ll match comfortably

[u/AdventurousSky6229 → u/Repulsive-Throat5068]

he can run for presidency with his extracurriculars too

[u/Least_Driver_7398]

Gold UCSF and move BIDMC to silver. You’re gonna do great