I just wanted to quickly dispell a myth that I hear over and over reenforced by many residents at programs and on this forum.
Any good candidate at any residency can get a great fellowship. For every subspecialty there are several of the "top" felloships that everyone considers to be the specialty leaders. Every year resident from the most renouned programs to the least renouned programs get into them. This is because in almost every subspecialty, there are more followships than fellowship applicants. So, every applicant that is a reasonable candidate can be somewhat picky about their fellowship whether they went to the residency that last year "put 3 guys in great spine fellowships" or the one that last year "put 3 guys in great sports fellowships"
My point is rank the residency that is the best match for you, don't feel like you have to go to a residency that brags the most/loudest (we all do it) about last years cheifs' fellowships.
-adaman
Any good candidate at any residency can get a great fellowship. For every subspecialty there are several of the "top" felloships that everyone considers to be the specialty leaders. Every year resident from the most renouned programs to the least renouned programs get into them. This is because in almost every subspecialty, there are more followships than fellowship applicants. So, every applicant that is a reasonable candidate can be somewhat picky about their fellowship whether they went to the residency that last year "put 3 guys in great spine fellowships" or the one that last year "put 3 guys in great sports fellowships"
My point is rank the residency that is the best match for you, don't feel like you have to go to a residency that brags the most/loudest (we all do it) about last years cheifs' fellowships.
-adaman