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Would doing a rural longitudinal clerkship affect candidacy to an urban residency program?
Current med student from Ontario at an OOP school, interested in IM and hoping to eventually match back to Toronto. I really like the idea of a longitudinal clerkship structure, but LIC options here are rural-based.
Interestingly, a U of T admin I spoke with said clerkship structure/location is pretty inconsequential for matching, but my school’s career counsellor raised concerns about getting the right exposure and reference letters for urban academic IM programs.
Does a rural LIC actually make it harder to match urban/academic IM, or is it mostly a non-issue if you perform well?
u/andsotheni — 3 days ago