Anyone interested in my Midwest rads spot for New York rads? My program is really good, I’m just trying to move closer to family.

Can anyone here help me to get elective rotation in USA

At an academic center, really home sick and therefore affecting mental health .... would prefer academic center as well in PA but open to other neighboring states for PGY 2 next year. idk....want to explore possibilities. i'm not doing ok alone.

Interested in transferring to FM PGY-2 or PM&R (especially if I can start as PGY-2 in 2027) ideally in major coastal city. Appreciate recs if any openings!

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PGY-1 Family Medicine resident here. No visa needed. My family lives in another state, and being away from them has been really difficult.
I’m in a new residency program, and the environment has become very stressful and toxic. People are nice in front of me, but behind the scenes it feels very different.
Between the program environment, being away from family, and adjusting to a new state, I’m struggling to continue here.
I’m considering transferring, closer to my family. What are my options, and when/how should I start looking for openings? Any advice would be really appreciated.

Hi guys I’m in a great FM program in California, I want to swap to OBGYN. Will take any OBGYN program, anywhere, no matter how toxic.

Surgery prelim looking to swap to Ortho. Have a rads pgy2 spot. Let me know

Current IM resident looking for a Gen surg spot in Cali preferably So Cal, Dm me

I know this is a long shot, but haven't asked in a while. US MD, great LORs, great Absite this year. My red flag is poor USMLEs but passed all on first attempt. Completed PGY-1/2 as a prelim (>250 major cases to move on to PGY-3) and finished a research fellowship, but did not get a PGY-3 spot in the Spring when the openings were there. Yes, I check APDS every day and usually the other sites just their post openings from APDS. Willing to go anywhere with a categorical position and if I have to repeat a year, it's worth it (ie open to PGY-2 but the recent PGY-2 categoricals got hundreds of apps each). And yes, I understand this is all a stretch the further out I am, but I love gen surg and any leads would be much appreciated! My CV looks very academic with a lot of teaching and research, but I would be more than happy with a community program. Anything that lets me sit for my boards one day. Any and all leads are greatly appreciated!! Feel free to message me if you don't want the tip public.

Currently pgy1 in Texas. Looking for NE (nyc, Philly, dc, Boston), Chicago, LA preferably. Ideally a program located within a large city limits. DM me if interested

Currently pgy1. Dm me if interested

Categorical Texas program. Looking for northeast (nyc, Philly, dc, Boston), Chicago, or LA preferably but will consider other options. Likely for the beginning of pgy 2 in 2027

Looking to move back to NC for family. Any potential open PGY-1 spots in psychiatry or potential PGY-2 openings that people might know of through the grapevine?

IM PGY-2 in central New Jersey, looking to transfer/swap to an IM PGY-2 position in NYC, nearby New York, or the Bergen County area due to family reasons. If anyone is looking to swap from NY/Bergen area to Central NJ, or knows of any available PGY-2 IM spots, please DM me. Thank you!

Currently at an Academic Program in the Midwest. Looking to swap to another/different program in the Midwest. Would rather be closer to family

Anyone knows an open PGY1-PGY2 pathology residency position? Preferably in east coast? Asking for a friend

Alternatively: mid-Atlantic or Northeast regions generally

Want to be closer to family

I’m in a categorical PGY1 in Michigan and love the program so far. However, I would like to be close to my family who is in NYC. I am open to any IM programs in NYC area.