smile_md
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hi...i'm from FEU-NRMF 2001, done with steps 1 and 2, and hopefully be back in cali some time in june or july and finish the CS... i'll be participating for the 2006 match, is EAD enough to get into residency training...while awaiting for d GC? thanks...
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| andre
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mga kabayan, how do we expedite j1 visa application? up to now i still don't have my signed letter of agreement/offer from my program. any tips? as soon as i get the contract i'll go back to the philippines and apply for "need to train" certificate from the DOH. will i be able to come back here in the US by mid-june and start residency in july?
maraming salamat.
"andre"
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| AurA
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Hi everyone!
I'm a sophomore at UST-FMS. I'm still deciding whether I should take the MLE or not. I have some questions for you guys. Someone please answer!
I really don't plan on staying in the States forever, but I definitely want to train there or abroad. I'm thinking of Oncology as a specialization. Would you know about Filipinos only training in the US or other countries? Would taking the MLE be worth it? Coz from what I know it's around $2000, right?
If anyone can shed light on these topics, pls email me: abby_md@yahoo.com. Thanks so much!
To everyone who will be taking the MLE, good luck!!!!
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| monster_md
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hi im from up 2003. i already took the steps (which I barely made it) and i'm still here in LA right now. i applied for the match this year and I had 2 interviews which are pretty much good. they would rank me highly but the problem is that I failed step 2 CS. I took it again and I'm now heading back home cause my visa will expire soon...
i totally crapped my steps history. i barely made it in step 2 ck (77) and failed the CS. right now m waiting for the results of my retake. my plan is to go through the match next year and practice for a while in manila. since I totally screwed up in my exams, i think my chances are getting slimmer and slimmer. i am opening myself to other possibilies in my medical career
my questions for you guys:
1. how do you become a medical assistant? do you apply for that?
2. m thinking of getting into graduate school if no hospital likes me. i hope you could give me some advice about this?
3. any more suggestions for my career just in case i end up jobless again after the 2006 match?
thank you. i may sound a little desperate and lost. believe me, i am.
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| rhonda
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To gerogemd: This reply may be a bit late. But thank you for answering my queries, really! 
To everyone: How do we apply for the "need to train" certificate from the DOH? Thanks
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| nikoy
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i need help.. i took my exam last april 27 for step 1 and am awaiting for my results but when i tried to re apply for step 1 in ecfmg they let me apply for step one.. so i guerss i failed.. can i now reapply for step 1 before getting my results by mail? thanks so much!!!!
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| jrdagooc_md
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Hi! Im from UP batch 2005. Just graduated from med school, and about to take the board exam. I will take step1 in Sept, Step2CK in October. Then will apply for visa in November for the Step2CS exam in December. Hope I won't get denied!!!
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| FarEastGrapplerMD
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wrote:
do you know the twins? i forgot their names..i think claris and maris
collins - i know the twins they were my clerks at st lukes
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| trishue
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Pinoy IMGs for Match 2006... musta na kayo?
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| alhambramd
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Hi guys...
Im from PLM 2002 living in CA and hoping to get into Match 2006. Still waiting for the results of my CK, which I took last Sept 1. Just that and Im all set.
So nice to finally come across a message board where the grammar doesnt grate in the ears... 
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| leptospira
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hi...i graduated 2003...just got my step1 results today...m planning to start my residency in cebu this dec for internal med...but ill take the rest of my steps after i graduate from my residency program here...my partner is currently reviewing for step1 at kaplan...
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| leptospira
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hey monstermd...can we still get into residency programs in the states even if we dont get like all 90s for our grades?
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| alhambramd
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hi leptospira...
it depends on a lot of factors. Some programs require only step 1 when you submit your application. Anywaya, a lot of things are considered in your application like
(1)the year you graduated (they prefer graduates of <5yrs)
(2) your visa status (mas madali for them syempre kung may permanent resident visa ka or US citizen ka)
(3) the type of program you are applying to (some programs are more competitive than others)
(4) the type of hospital you are applying to (university programs are MUCH more competitive than community or rural hospitals)
of course the rest of your application packet will also play a factor. sometimes a good personal statement, a good CV... it all depends on what the program is looking for, if you can catch their attention. and then, there's the interview part-- a lot of people look good on paper, but they can be complete a**holes. I think programs also look for people who will fit in with the rest of the team, you know. Someone with a great personality, someone who will be a pleasure to work with...
there's also the matter of persistence during the application process
Sometimes, it's also a matter of luck 
Good luck!
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| leptospira
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thanks monstermd...i only got an 82 on my step 1...was rly worried bout it...m in an internal med residency program on my first yr while reviewing for my step1...i guess that what did it...my plan is to take my step2 after i graduated from my program...which would be like 2 more yrs...i still dont have a visa kasi...my husband has a visa already n he's reviewing for step1 na...a lot of my friends are taking nursing courses together with the mle so that they vould support themselves or their families while being there in the us waiting for a match...what do u think about that? and would my graduating from an internal rsidency program be a plus when applying for a match there in the us?
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| alhambramd
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i thought it would be a waste of my time going through all the hard work of an im program in the Phils if it wasnt going to count for much anyways when i go to the US. i will still have to do it all over again. (I did read in some other forum here of one pedia resident who skipped 2nd year and was promoted from 1st yr to 3rd yr; the said resident had already finished peds residency in her home country)
so i didnt apply to an IM program as I had always planned, instead, I just devoted my time to studying. I enrolled in a kaplan center-based review for step 1, and did full time review. I think, in retrospect, that it was one of the best decisions I made. Kaplan helped me a lot, and what I learned there carried me through even in step 2 CK.
But then again that's just me... What may work for me may not work for you, so I leave it to your better judgement.
By the way, is your husband a US citizen or permanent resident?
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| trishue
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May mga nagpopost pala dito? haha...! I thought this forum was dead! Anyways, I moderate one of the largest... if not THE largest hehe... message forum for Pinoy IMGs. So mga kababayan, I would love to have you on board, pero gusto ko active members ha... look for pinoymle at yahoogroups.com
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| trishue
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sorry for posting some filipino language up there.. just read the rules... PEACE!
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| spindoctor
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hi everyone! MABUHAY!
i just found this website tonight and im glad to find my kababayans (beloved countrymen) here. im from cebu and graduated in 2000. i got my license there in 2002 and came to NY in 2003. right now im applying for the match but still waiting for my step2 CK result which i took last oct. 31st. im hoping to get into physical medicine and rehabilitation. has anybody tried to get into this program or any plans?
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| incre_hulk
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hi guys ! im filipino too from cebu (school CIM) and an old graduate 8 years ago. passed everything except step 3 and now just accepted a prematch offer in NY for IM training.
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| incre_hulk
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spindoctor are you from CIM too?
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| alhambramd
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Congratulations for securing a position, incre_hulk! That must feel awesome, finally having that sense of security that yes, I will have someplace to go in July...
I, on the other hand, might have to depend solely on the Match. Programs here in CA are just too competitive I guess, and nobody is offering any pre-matches. But I'm putting my trust in the system and hoping that it will reward me Wish me the best of luck!
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| clyde driver
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any pinoys here reviewing for step 2 ck full time? lets be study partners. wil be taking it tentatively on may 2006 and wil be enrolling at kaplan makati this february. can stay in my house free of charge but has to share with expenses. also we can share gasoline expenses if you'll be enrolling in kaplan makati. im volunteering my car and myself as the designated driver.
( sorry medyo off topic)
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| incre_hulk
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clyde theres no need to enroll in kaplan. just use their notes and read read read.....
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| trishue
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hi incre-hulk... good luck with residency in NY, ako sa CT hehe.. starting this July too. Want to do some study sessions... haha... I am actually scared, been out of practice for so looong already.. my YM is trishue I hope to hear from you!
clyde driver... I am sure that when you start studying in Kaplan Makati, you will be able to get a few study mates there, I did that when I was in Kaplan QC... so don't try offering your house or your car right now... look for peeps to study with there!! pagdating mo sa manila, give me an email, I'm just killing time here til my visa gets approved! I'm also the moderator of pinoymle btw...
Alhambra.. good luck sa March! I am sure you'll get a residency... mabuhay ang PILIPINO! haha
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| mig2006
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incre_hulk, congratulation! where exactly in NY are you? are you planning to get rid/sell your review materials? plz let me know at mig_visa2006@yahoo.com, i'm looking for step 2cs and step 3 materials asap. tnx....
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