Too late to pursue i6 cardiothoracic surgery residency?
Started M3 year a few months ago and loved my CTS rotation. I have been set on another specialty until now and have research/connections with that department, but not cardiothoracics.
I’m wondering if it’s too late to pursue an integrated CTS residency. I know it’s hyper-competitive. I have a couple pubs already and an ongoing project related to hemodynamics, but it’s not explicitly CT nor affiliated with the CT department. I honored my surgery rotation, but don’t think that means much. I don’t have any other grades back yet as I’m in the middle of IM. Obviously I haven’t taken Step 2.
Am I too late to the game? I don’t think I’d be interested in pursuing gen surg —> CTS over my other specialty, but I think I might prefer an integrated CTS program to it, if that makes sense.
Open to thoughts and advice. Thanks.