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Very short background: I am beginning a med-peds program that was ranked very low on my list. The program is nice and I feel I will get a great training experience. The main problem is that trainees do not often leave the state; my impression is that this (and general lack of notoriety) will hinder me when I try to apply for fellowships (I'm thinking sleep or adolescent medicine). There are other issues that bug me ranging from geographic location, local weather, local culture to name a few; individually they are not enough to make me want to leave, but combined with the above it makes me anxious about the possibility of needing to seek another program.
So my questions are:
1. Has anyone heard of leaving one program for another within the same specialty? Any advice on doing this?
2. How much time should I give trying out the program before I let my program director know?
3. When I should I put the gears in motion if I decide to go to another program?
4. How should I go about inquiring if any spots open up at other programs?
Thanks
So my questions are:
1. Has anyone heard of leaving one program for another within the same specialty? Any advice on doing this?
2. How much time should I give trying out the program before I let my program director know?
3. When I should I put the gears in motion if I decide to go to another program?
4. How should I go about inquiring if any spots open up at other programs?
Thanks