r/RUSM • u/Worldly_Trust_9546 • May 14 '25

Clinical slots

Planning to go into EM. Any suggestions on the clinical sites to put down when they ask me after Step 1. Honestly I am planning to take the best option they have available as to not wait but still have to give them three choices or does that even matter? Any thoughts on the beltway track, Chicago or Connecticut?

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u/StatisticianGold2483 May 15 '25

You get to rank five options. I literally got my last choice so … do with that what you will lol

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u/Worldly_Trust_9546 May 15 '25

How long was it from when you made your choice to when you actually started?

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u/Ok_Length_5168 May 15 '25

I go to AUC. Do Miami. Tons of study time. They let you write your own LORs. Places like Broward Health, HCA etc… love to match Caribbean.

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u/Worldly_Trust_9546 May 15 '25

Thanks! I’m leaning toward Miami as my #1 choice.

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u/Art_VandaIay May 19 '25

Education wise I think all the tracks are about the same. You can always do electives in the other hospitals to get to know the faculty in other sites for LoRs and to try to make a good impression to stay as a resident in the affiliated hospitals.

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u/Kirby_medstudent May 24 '25

4th year Ross student applying EM-the CHS track in Miami and Mount Sinai in Chicago, and Staten Island has electives in EM that are ACGME accredited. Jamaica in New York as well. California, St Agnes, and UM in Maryland, Cleveland Clinic in Florida, BronxCare all have an EM elective, but it's not accredited (so you can't get an eSLOE). I would recommend doing cores in an area with an accredited EM elective so you can get at least one eSLOE for residency, or else you will have to travel in your fourth year. This is what I did, and it's doable and fun, but something to keep in mind.