thanks for the reply. When you say do one year of research in FM or Psych, what kind of job are you referring to? I read everywhere that everyone talk about research but no one can point me towards the right direction. Can you give me a job title or a job posting that can increase my chances of getting interview?
what kind of mentor would help me get into a match? Are you talking about doctors who are doing research? School advisers?
Don't get me wrong but it is so sad that you have a legal right to live and work in USA (I guess GC holder) And you don't use it with mind, millions of people struggle to get that ID card. First of all you should do thorough research about research types, about what mentors could do for you, if you searched and didn't get an answer - you searched not so well. There are paid and unpaid research possitions, most of them I guess will be unpaid and will be easier to get into because I think that your application and knowledge base will not be enough to get paid one (no offence it is just logical, if you don't get into FM or PSYCH two most easiest things to get into it means that you have some gaps, and I bet gaps will be in your eras application (scores, usce, lors, e.t.c) So shoot for unpaid research positions at university based hospitals (not private ones, privates I guess don't count or will do little for you) and do research at the hospital where is an psych-fm residency programs, try to do research with a well known persons that stand in high academic rank (chiefs,chairmans,pd's, people who are responsible for research programs, at least you can get into work with just an ateendings) the whole idea is to broaden your connections which I bet is poor atm otherwise you would match FM this year, make an accent on contacts and research, attend every single academic congress about FM, after research try to make a poster and give a speak at some meeting I hope you got me. It is an easy thing to get matched If you have average scores and financial aid because you need money to live while you are on research or you need financial aid to attend many academic meetings and travel, so it's all about you. anyway ecfmg certificate and green card will match you if you use your cards in the right way (research,connections, mentorship) GL!
I came back to add one very important thing. Don't treat things as you wouldn't want you be treated, what I mean. You applied for both FM and Psych right? So it really don't matter for you which one you would match right? Because Something tells me that you don't like any of this specialties. Don't act like this if you have done already. Be specific and this will lead you to victory! First decide which one you want to go into, if psych spend all the time and money on psych doing paid clerckships (because you don't stand now for an elective) and for things related to psych, or if you decide to go into FM spend all the time and money on IT. be specific and you will get there. It's like a woman dating 2 mans at a time, and if any of that man will know about that I guess both man will stop dating, it's obvious like 2x2=4. So decide which one you prefer more, and spend this 1 year with clever decisions. My 0.5 cents