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Re: low match rate From: Braun, R. Daniel (rbraun@iupui.edu) Mon May 5 08:44:21 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: GEN: New Yorkers Say Rein In Law Madness" Previous message: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: low match rate" -----Original Message----- From: Gerald P. Rodriguez [mailto:geraldpr@cybermesa.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 11:17 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: low match rate Warren Pearce, the Exec. Director of ACOG in a Op-Ed piece a few months ago admonished us all to abide by the old saw of: "Loose lips sink ships." He was urging us who are in contact with medical students not to be speaking negatively about our profession in their presence as this discourages students from seeking a career in Ob-Gyn. Yeah, there are too many of us already. I wrote back to him saying that IMHO, better that they know the reality of the practice of Ob-Gyn than have some glamorous, romantic, and unrealistic idea of what our work-a-day life like. What do you think? Gerald P. Rodríguez, M.D., FACOG Santa Fe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Well done is better than well said."--Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Chambers" <cchamber@gorge.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:17 PM Subject: low match rate > Read the other day that ob/gyn residencies matched at one of their > lowest levels in years. Things have really changed from when I applied > for residencies '89 and ob/gyn was one of the most competitive > residencies to match. My partner and I were talking about the match, > and remarked that we would have a hard time recommending this specialty > to a new grad. Don't get me wrong, I love my specialty and take home a > lot of job satisfaction. But considering all the adverse events > happening outside the clinic door but having a direct effect on > activities behind the clinic door, I don't think I could recommend > ob/gyn to a student. In a way that really saddens me because I think > it's a great area of practice. Curious whether others could recommend > the specialty to others. Especially curious how our brethren in > academia counsel students seeking advice. > > ************************************************************************ > ****** > Charlie Chambers > Hood River, OR USA > cchamber@alumni.rice.edu > > "All good things...come by grace, > and grace comes by art, > and art does not come easy." > > Norman Maclean > ************************************************************************ > ******* > > Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: GEN: New Yorkers Say Rein In Law Madness" Previous message: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: low match rate"

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