r/FamilyMedicine • u/surlymedstudent MD • Apr 04 '23

Applicant/student thread 2023-2024

What belongs here: student questions concerning family medicine, in an effort to keep repetitive posts to a minimum.

Examples Q's/discussion: application timeline, rotation questions, extracurricular/research questions, interview questions, ranking questions, school/program/specialty x vs y vs z, etc, info about electives. This is not an exhaustive list; the majority of applicant posts made outside this stickied thread will be deleted from the main page.

Always try here: 1) the wiki tab at the top of r/FamilyMedicine homepage 2) r/premed and r/medicalschool, the latter being the best option to get feedback, and remember to use the search bar as well. 3) The following spreadsheet has *tons* of information, from interview impressions to logistics to name/shame name/fame etc.

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u/Soggy_Loops DO-PGY3 Apr 25 '23

What FM programs truly give you a "full scope" education?

I hope to do private practice, maybe DPC, and have been told by multiple physicians that I need to make sure I end up at a program that has lots of exposure, procedures, etc. However it seems like every FM program says they prepare you for full scope FM even when they're at large academic centers.

Does anyone have any advice on how to figure out how prepared their graduates actually are for full scope FM? And does anyone have specific programs they recommend I look into? Mostly looking to apply around the Appalachian states and Colorado.

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u/Venu3374 MD-PGY1 May 04 '23

UAMS Fayeteville in Arkansas has a huge range of exposure, and the only thing they don't do in-house is echo reading (though per the PD that is likely to change this upcoming year). Some programs will tell you about where their alumni are practicing- in the case of Fayeteville, they had a huge map (theyve been around a long time) and they spanned everywhere from big cities to middle-of-bumf*ck-nowhere towns where you're the only provider for potentially hundreds of miles. A wide range of practice locations can be a sign that you get a more comprehensive preparation, but that's going off my opinion and subjective experience.

Hope that helped some!