Hi all. I'm an MS-III looking at scheduling away rotations and I had a quick question that I can't seem to find an answer to elsewhere. We all know that going to a big name program helps you if you'd like to go into academics, but what about private practice? Assuming you can still find a fellowship, is there any difference in post-residency private practice opportunities coming from a big name academic place vs a smaller academic or community program? Put another way, is it easier to find a job in a specific region of the country you'd like to be in coming from a smaller program in that area or a big-name program somewhere else?

I'm not sure if I'd want to go into private practice or academics at this point, but I'd like to keep my options open both ways.