r/fellowship

Only 1 interview from main program with my residency affiliated with(which i know its a courtesy interview). I think sesason has gone. When do we start applying for non-acgme?

I would like to ask how to deal with jealousy among residents colleagues?

Took ABIM today (8/19). Came out of the exam and my god. What the fuck was that.

I guess there’s always 2027?

Applying GI this cycle and still sitting at 0 interviews. I applied very broadly with a good mix of community, university-affiliated, and academic programs, and my home program has an internal GI fellowship but has not sent out interviews yet. For context, I’m a US MD and PGY-3 at a lower-tier academic IM program. I did have significant red flags from medical school: I had to repeat a year and failed Step 1 on my first attempt, although I subsequently passed and scored 248 on Step 2 CK and ~210 on Step 3. Research is probably the strongest part of my application: across my CV I have roughly 13 first-author manuscripts published/accepted plus several additional co-authored publications, with a large portion focused on GI/hepatology, as well as 30+ abstracts/presentations at the major GI/liver conferences, including an oral presentation at DDW and several research awards/distinctions. This is not just case reports and includes a substantial amount of original research. I also have several GI-related national organizational and local leadership roles, although I’m not a chief resident, and to my knowledge my recommendation letters were strong. I knew the medical school issues would hurt me, but I was hoping the upward trajectory, research productivity, and significant GI involvement would help offset them. At this point, is 0 interviews by mid-August a major red flag that this cycle may not work out, or is it still too early? And should I already be thinking about a game plan for next year—chief year, hospitalist year, dedicated research year, etc.—or focus on networking/reaching out to programs for now? My program does have an internal GI spot, so perhaps I get lucky there, but I’m trying to be realistic and proactive.

Do you think the cosmetic/aesthetic well paid part will still be so in years?

Besides, allergists are ranked no.1 happiest doctors with relatively good pay and good work life balance. Dermatologist see all sorts of horrendous looking STIs and generally ugly stuff lol

What do you think?

I am yet to choose my specialty and therefore I have to ask what am I missing really? Why everyone seems to suggest me allergy is fine, but derm would be a better choice?

I matched into the fellowship of my dreams. the career I wanted to do since I was a teen. the field I cried over, lost sleep over, and spent countless hours of my life on.

i have never felt so small. so little. so dumb. the hours are worse than when I did icu in July as an intern, the attendings are mean and belittling, I feel like I’m just so far behind on everything and have to time to study. I’m exhausted. I sleep a few hours a night, have skipped so many meals I didn’t have time for, I cry almost daily, and I barely see my family.

I know it’s only been like 2 months. but im so tired. and so sad. and so embarrassed. because this is supposed to be my dream. does this get better? cause I can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m at the point where i wonder I’if quitting would be better for my physical and mental health. Tell me it gets better. Tell me about how your first years were set up.

I am a US DO grad who only took COMLEX exams. Current Internal Medicine PGY3 resident. Applied to 70-75 allergy and immunology programs but only got 1 interview so far. Anyone know what may be going on?

I applied to 50 programs and have only received 1 interview invite. Am I screwed? How many IV invites do y'all have so far? I'm a US- IMG at a community program.

Hello,
I have applied to hem&onc and hospice & palliative medicine and I did apply to one program, both specialties- i know! Stupid me…
Now the bigger problem is I got both Ivs . I want to decline HPM IV as the dates they are offering I have already other HPM interviews. How should I navigate this situation?

I want a fellowship that's easy to match into, doesn't need a lot of research, and pays equal to or more than a hospitalist. What are my options?

Hi folks!

Planning on applying for a second IM subspecialty fellowship in a year. At that point, I’ll have been out of my prior fellowship training (and worked as an attending) for 3 years.
It’s a bit unclear from the ERAS website- do I need a LOR from my prior fellowship PD? I would imagine not residency PD but again, not super clear

If anyone has gone back to fellowship after being an attending for a bit, would appreciate some guidance.

Thanks for reading!

Zero IVs.

New PGY1. Other than research and home program prestige how do you even separate yourself as an applicant for fellowship? What kinds of things do programs look for?

When you apply for residency as a medical student you have board scores, evaluations, GHHS/AOA etc. I just don’t get how you can be “competitive” or not for fellowship?

Any insight? Applying cards btw.

MS4 here getting ready to apply to residency. I am very interested in allergy/immuno so my goal was to be able to match at a good IM program that has allergy fellowship. However I recently found out i scored a 237 on step 2 and I’m pretty bummed. The rest of my application is very solid but i feel that I’ve just ruined my chances of getting into a good residency program.

I’m wondering how step 2 score is factored into allergy match (and other IM fellowships ), and if it is worth it for me to still apply to IM at this point. The only other residency I’ve considered applying to is pathology.

I am currently between the two and I literally cannot choose. What are the pros and cons of these two specialties? How are the pay and lifestyle? I also heard allergy has the happiest specialists?

Rheum applicant this year, what’s your number of interviews so far ?

Hi guys, confused intern here. I’m not sure about my fellowship goals and have been told I need to decide relatively quickly considering I’m on a J-1 visa. For me, the options would either be direct fellowship or working as a hospitalist for 3 years before being able to apply for fellowship because of the waiver requirements. I know for sure that I want to specialize, so hospitalist is not really an option for me.

I’m looking for a career with a good work-life balance where I can spend time with my family and future kids while still having enough financial freedom to be independent and help support my parents.

I really like medicine and I feel like I could enjoy almost any specialty honestly but I don’t it to be the focus of my life. I’m more interested in the outpatient setting mostly cause of the stable hours, uninterrupted sleep at night & relatively stable patients.

So far, I really like Endo/GI/Pulm/HemeOnc, but I’m not sure how well they align with my goals. For those already in the field - what are the typical hours, workload, and pay like? How much work do you end up doing outside of your scheduled hours, especially with things like literature review and staying up to date? For Endo, is there any potential to earn close to what GI makes?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts & advice, thank you!

Good luck with the IVs to everyone that applied!

How’s everyone doing with Hem/Onc IVs, how many so far? IMG on J1 with just 3 IVs, mostly lot of signals sent but nothing. What about everyone else?

Hi everyone, I am a Non US Img with 5 years of home country Internal Medicine residency.
Step 1: Pass
Step 2 CK: 258
Step 3: Planned for November 2026
ECFMG certification in progress
No U.S. clinical experience yet
I’m planning to apply for Nephrology and Infectious Disease fellowship.
What do you think are my realistic chances of matching with this profile?
I would really appreciate honest advice.
Does Step 3 is mandatory for Nephro/ID before Dec?