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Anyone hear from UCLA or Larkin yet?
Larkin Community Hospital-FL
Larkin South MiamiSouth Miami, FL
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Applicant sentiment — from 62 anonymous posts, 2020–2027
2.8 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Anonymous posters frequently noted that Larkin requires an audition rotation before granting interviews, and several described confusion over its multiple campuses and DO/MD eligibility. Some commenters portrayed the program as less regarded academically, with a few mentioning lower resident pay and spots sometimes remaining open through SOAP.
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Has anybody reached out to Larkin? Did they fill their spots?
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So the only 3 Derm spots in the soap are 2 at larkin and 1 at UCLA or was there more than that jc
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Is the Larkin spot only for people in their PGY-1 year?
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can we have an honest, respectful conversation about this "derm is derm" that comes up here every once in a while. I think derm is the only specialty where people applying to penn are also applying to larkin (no shade to larkin) just mean they are different and i'm curious why this is. Is the idea that derm is so great, it doesn't matter where you go? It is just crazy to me that 260 step students will gun for top/mid tier medicine, rads, fm, psych literally anything else but for derm, it becomes "derm is derm" i can go anywhere for derm // I mean I doubt Penn Derm applicants are applying to Larkin which mainly takes DO applicants, but that's probably a small detail in your overall point. The truth is that Derm is a seller's market, and it has been for a while (Derm 10-15 years ago heavily emphasized being the top of the medical school class, possibly AOA, stellar Step 1 scores, etc. to even be considered/still in the running to be able to match into Derm because it was just that competitive). There are fewer derm residency spots vs. the number of people applying. That's what makes it competitive. It's as simple as that. Applicants don't get to call the shots as much, and so there is a lowering of expectations and many are naturally thankful to even match into Derm (that's where the "Derm is derm" aphorism comes from). If you're not happy, programs can find someone easily (someone who didn't match and in their intern year, someone who did a RY after internship and applied again, etc. to take your residency spot in Derm). Needless to say that contributes a lot to the haughtiness in the specialty with Derm attendings (who know their specialty is competitive) although that is changing somewhat with younger Dermatology graduate attendings entering academia and are more understanding of how the process is now.
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Does Larkin South Miami or Palm Springs take MDs? Or just DOs?
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Not sure if this helps anyone, but if you applied to Larkin and didn't rotate there, they wont interview you. LOL found that out this AM
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MUSC derm/peds, Weatherford, Medstar med/derm, Larkin South Miami – 2 spots, Tufts
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apparently Larkin went unfilled in SOAP
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Did Larkin-PS actually release II's today? Didn't imagine anyone working on NYD> I thought the same thing but it appears they did :( really bummed about that one <no way> I really hope they didn't
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Larkin II
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I wanted to wish everyone who matched a congrats! For those who didn't, some of the most prominent dermatologists (chairmen, chairwomen, thought leaders) did not match their first time around. -SD
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??? Larkin, OPTI, and NM make sense, Denver and Tufts are shockers
Mar 23
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<<wtffffff how did that happen
Mar 23
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MD applicant here, had a DO interview and let me just say, they had a lot tougher questions than my MD interviews!! Shoutout to the DOs! Those were tough
DOs are tough and certainly not credited with the respect they deserve on this forum.
Mar 23
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Larkin Palm Springs?
Mar 23
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Not that this is a huge deal, but which residency programs provide the best salary/benefits?
Almost all of the (reputable/ethical) programs seem to pay between ~55-60k per year, and the salary difference between those numbers isn't that meaningful. Not to mention all the programs on the higher end of that range tend to be ones with very high cost of living. The more meaningful measure might be cost of living, becase 60k per year in iowa and 60k per year in LA are drastically different as far as quality of life and purchasing power
Mar 23
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< Some programs (DO) are notorious for low salaries. i.e. Georgia pays $20k/yr, Larkin pays $40k, etc << there was at least one DO program that historicially didn't pay their residents at all but i think they had to change that with the AOA/ACGME merger if they wanted to be accreditted. << that is so messed up
Mar 23
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<< Texas has no state income tax which is huge
Mar 23
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texass is huge
Mar 23
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SD I've been rooting for your the whole time and I really hope you matched!