Auditions for Psychiatry
Hello, I was just curious about steps for matching into psychiatry. Im a DO student finishing up my 3rd year, and was just curious about if I'm in an okay spot for matching. Currently just curious to know if I am in a good spot, especially with only 2 auditions so far.
I just want to do community based-psych care, no interests in academics programs.
1 pending publication (global epidemiology project) , but nothing psych
HP in psych rotation, getitng a psych-focused LOR from my peds, and LOR from my psych rotation so far.
Passed level 1, no step 1, currently locking in to make sure I get a good level 2 score since most people who matched psych even last cycle did not do step 2.
I have 2 auditions so far in DO heavy programs, but I don't know if I will be able to get more once VSLO comes out. Would 2 be okay or is this a red flag? I am getting mixed advice saying I must fill out July-December or I am cooked. Obivously the more the better, but the ones I got so far are in my top 5 programs I would apply to.
I have a lot of strong leadership hobbies ( on the board of my local religious center, exercising, 2 years of Crisis Text Line volunteering)
Ideally I'd want to stay in the midwest. Let me know if I am in a good spot for now, or if there's anything I can do. After doing inpatient psychiatry and seeing how peoples lives actually got saved and turned around I firmly fell in love as well as some personal/family circumstances that really made me interested in the field. So it would be my dream to learn and become a psychiatrist :))