residency

Hello All. I have graduated last year top of my class, currently doing masters in health care innovation in ASU, my step1 score is 260 and step2 CK is 267, I'm a non-US IMG applying for Family Medicine. So far, I've only got 1 interview, which is very surprising to me, I started to get worried...

If you’re pushing for a reach field, but want to play it safe and have a relatively competitive backup, can you do that without giving up 1 or 2 auditions for that field? I’m 508/225 in 3rd year doing relatively well. My school’s surgery chair thinks I have a real shot at Gen Surge with my...

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I am looking to get more of an idea about the spectrum of intensity/rigor of the existing OMFS residency programs out there. As a dental student, you hear things about the various reputations of these programs, but the info seems to be pretty limited and difficult to come by. For example, I've...

One of the best things about being an Ob-Gyn is that you get to be both a surgeon and a primary care doctor. If you are having trouble choosing between these two areas, Ob-Gyn is the only specialty where you can do both. On the flip side, the hardest things about this specialty is that you have...

I'm currently applying to the MATCH. However, 2 of my LoR were uploaded on Monday. If I apply now (with 1 LoR) and then upload those letters that are in process, am I increasing my risk of being rejected by the programs that require 3 letters? Should I wait until I have those LoR released...

Interest: PGY1 Acute Care I've had bad luck with my research. I was in a wetlab and also am a part of a clinical project right now. But due to the pitfalls of research (data coming out bad, project aims changing), I won't have any publications and will not be able to present any information at...

Hi everyone, I submitted my ERAS application this Sunday, and NOW I notice I put a good amount of experiences under the wrong category. I proofread my experiences multiple times on different days and thought I was careful. I don't know how I overlooked the category originally selected. Now I am...

Hey SDN! I'm a 4th year DO student from an established DO school applying anesthesiology this year and was pretty bummed when I received my step 2 score back. I'm wondering how much my drop in step 2 will affect my application and if I should apply to a backup specialty. Fortunately, I was able...

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What are my chances of matching into pediatrics with a 202 as an IMG from Ross? I have not taken step 2 yet and my GPA is average. Additionally any advice on matching is welcomed.

Hi everyone. I am going to be an FMG once I graduate medical school, and I was wondering if it would be better to try to attain a green card beforehand by the time I have to apply for residency. Let me explain. My boyfriend (also in medical school where I am from) is a US citizen. We've been...

I am a medical student who is undecided on DR/IR. Based on advice from this forum, many mentors and current resident, I decided to apply DR because I enjoy reading and am about 50/50 on wanting to do IR. However, I made this choice with the intention to thoroughly explore IR in residency and...

Hello everyone, Would anyone know whether doing a clinical elective in a US-institution based internationally would reflect positively on US residency applications? For example, Cleveland Clinic London, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Cleveland Clinic Canada We're told that US Clinical...

Hello everyone! I am a final year IMG who has a dual citizenship (US and another foreign country) and am currently in the process of researching/planning for my residency application. However, I have been searching around for data regarding US citizen IMGs (Matching stats, guides, etc.) but...

Needing advice on how to become a completive applicant: I am a prior pediatric intern (completed in 2017) and currently in year 3 of 4 in my Navy payback as a General Medical Officer (GP with independent practice for primary call and routine sick call). I plan on separating from the military...

1st year DO student. I was well aware that DO students are at a disadvantage but I did not realize how profound the stigma against DO was in competitive IM residencies and fellowship. I've seen post where DO students scored 240-260 USMLE Step1, but still had trouble matching into MD...

I'm a M3 considering moving to the UK post grad and I'm wondering about what my options are, what exams I would need to take and if I'd need to take any additional courses.

I know this varies greatly by specialty, but I was wondering if anyone had any insight on how many papers medical students should have in order to be competitive for residency? I have 3 but my highest authorship is 2nd. Two of the journals have a good impact factor and the other paper id a low...

I’m in an IM residency in a pretty quiet suburban area with not too much to do. It's much quieter than I'm used to since I did medical school in a fun city. My coresidents are all nice and seem decently social it's just kind of tough to acclimate to considering most of my other medical school...

Hey guys, so I am debating between a CS or a MD (and slightly considering dental, but first I want to eliminate or not eliminate CS). I am going to college (a T10) this fall. I am taking an intro CS class as well as pre med requirement classes such as phys and chem, skipping out of intro bio and...

Learn how real students navigate their way through the medical school admissions process and med school itself with our What is Medical School Really Like? series. Meet Thea, a PGY-1 Physical Medicine and Rehab resident. Thea, thank you for sharing your story with us! Where did you go to...

Just curious, do psychiatry students in residency put in the same long long hours as regular drs in residency? How does it compare? How grueling is it? Thanks!

Say for example I get accepted to both UIWSOM and LECOM (I currently have interviews for both). LECOM is WAY cheaper than UIWSOM which makes it pretty attractive. UIWSOM is about 56k per year tution and LECOM is around 32k. However, UIWSOM is in my home state of Texas, and im not sure if that...

I am wondering what is the last date to take step 2 ck before the eras September 15th deadline. I have step 2 scheduled for August 13th, but I know I would benefit from more time if I took it on the 20th. I have a very low step score. I have tried looking up this answer, but no one seems to have...

Hey guys! I am an MS4 at a top 25 medical school applying into IM. I have a decent ECs, some research, and should have pretty good LORs. My step 1 is 240-245 (no step 2 yet). All that said, I am rounding out my 3rd year with 3 P's in required clerkships (including surgery) and only an HP in...

Most specialties in dentistry hover around a 50-60% match rate. However in Medicine most specialties have 90%+ match rates, and even the toughest specialties such as Derm/Ortho/Neurosurg all have match rates 75%+. Med students make it seem as if specializing in Derm is almost impossible, you...

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So I go to a low tier MD program and unexpectedly scored really low on Step 1. Are my chances killed for OB? especially in 2019 when it is becoming more and more competitive. I was going through a tough time during dedicated but I doubt programs will care about that. Will a boost in Step 2 help...

Hello, I heard that if IMG does their residency outside of the US, they can still be eligible for the State Board certification (not the American Board) if they work at the same hospital for 3-4 consecutive years (i.e through fellowship(s)). Thus they could apply for the State Board exam of the...

Posted on the old thread a while ago and didn't see a new thread, but I am looking for advice on how many programs to apply to, and what type of programs I would be considered at. I am happy to do residency anywhere, but if I could be in Cal, AZ, or Texas that would be best (I know California is...

I am a senior resident in a Canadian residency program (Canadian trained) in a program with significant overlap with pediatrics and was hoping to get additional training in the states to be dual licensed. Does anyone have any advice or feedback for my situation?

Hey everyone! Just wanted advice from those who are more experienced on whether there is more of a disadvantage with a score close to the national average to get into good residency programs in large urban cities. I am not interested in ophthalmology, surgical specialties, or Internal Med. Are...

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knows any perks of how to get free textbooks or other useful stuff while in residency? I know some reps sometimes provide books, or let you get a book a year etc. What other options are available to get some of those expensive textbooks without emptying out...

So I have an externship next week for 1 week so I'm a bit limited there with studying time during the day; however, the next test date is August 17th. I have a total of 1830 questions left on Uworld but since I'm focusing on higher yield sections like pathophys, micro, path, immuno, anatomy...

Hello! I'm currently a DVM student at OVC but planning to move to Quebec after graduation. I was wondering if anyone out there has any information about internships/residencies in Quebec, specifically Montreal. There are very few listed on VIRMP, but I've seen some on hospital pages like...

Hi! So here is my story. I took my COMLEX I and failed the first time, took it again and made 461 the second time. I am finishing my third year, and I am very interested in applying to an OBGYN residency. I have not taken USMLE, and I’m studying for my COMLEX CE & PE now. Some states I would...

Hi all, I'm new to sdn so I apologize if this topic has been discussed before, but I was wondering if any of you have had success with gaining residency in the state of your DPT program during your time in the program in order to acquire in-state tuition? I've been looking at specific school's...

Hi, I'm a Non-US IMG, Step 1 265, CS first pass and waiting for my CK score to be released next week. General Surgery is my dream and I've been working towards this goal for the past 4 years. I was reviewing 2019 Match data and I've seen that there are only 581 out of 1158 Prelim positions...

Hey guys, I’ve hung around SDN for a while now and finally decided to make an account and post a thread... I was just wondering how my chances looked at matching into neurosurgery and what “tier” of programs I’d be competitive for: School with a home program ranked about 65 Step 1:246 Step 2...