esmeralda
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What can I do now? FMG, graduated in 2000, got 99 and 95 points in Step 1 and 2 without any Kaplan courses because I had no money, Step 2CS results delayed- CSA was a problem (my native language is Spanish and besides I am on the shy-soft spoken and anxious side, I improved my performance in each subsequent attempt and the last time passed the ICE component but missed the COM component by a little) Applied to Psych programs in NYC, no interviews so far. USCE (5 months externship, then 9 months volunteering in research team) On B1 visa, pending from a very thin thread- No money. :shock: I think it is unfair to try so hard and get so little. Please give some advice. If this keeps on being so difficult, my Lithuanian citizenship will be ready in a few months, and I might try Europe instead Now I passed the Step 2 CS and there is no change in my situation. Any American with 10 points less than me in each Step would get a residency right away. And I , instead, have to work in unrelated things, forget my medical knowledge and risk losing everything... I don't think immigration would extend my stay beyond April of 2005.
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| retroviridae
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Since you have previously failed the CSA, I don't think you will get an interview until you pass the step II CS. As it looks like that will be too late to interview, I think you may have a chance in the post-match scramble, or otherwise next year.
As for Europe, once you are an EU citizen, I would go for it!!!! I wish I could work in Europe.
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| esmeralda
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Thank you retroviridae. I was thinking the same thing: they won't call me unless they know that I passed the CS - About Europe, it would be a chance, but tricky: I studied German many many years ago and it would be like starting from scratch. I do not feel like going to Spain since they tend to be chaotic and bureaucratic like in my country(Argentina) and I want to go to a better place, not worse. Somewhere I can work hard, in an orderly fashion, and with reasonable perspectives/
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| retroviridae
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I like the Netherlands and Denmark. Don't go to the UK ... it is saturated with Indian docs right now. There are nice parts of Spain. I think even for Netherlands and Denmark, you have to learn their language. But it would be so nice. Hey, you know once you pass your part I and part II you can apply for New Zealand.
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| esmeralda
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Right now? I have Step 1 and Step 2 I just checked the flights to New Zealand and they are all more than $ 2000 I also got the application form for residency in Psychiatry there. They charge an awful amount for their test, the NZREX. It is about $ 3750 I am really short of cash and unless I take a loan...
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| retroviridae
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once you pass part I and II, you are eligible for some period of supervised training there after which you can take a clinical exam they have. I don't remember the specifics, but it seemed possible to get a residency there. You need to register with the medical council there. It is expensive to fly there. So are you going to give it a shot?
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| esmeralda
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My problem now is to develop Plan B , Plan C. and Plan D since plan A (residency in the US) has encountered so many obstacles and all of my resources have run out (including hope and courage)
If there is a way to make it happen, I will do it. Plan B would be Buenos Aires (but as a resident there I would be so indigent that I could never afford to come here again) Plan C some other civilised place , either Europe, Plan D the unknown from New Zealand to---- the worst case scenario could be going to war zones or volunteering in Third World countries. I am feeling kind of old too and I want to find a guy (which is unlikely in very tough situations, then I want to place myself well) Well means where I am likely to meet someone peculiar like myself.
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| collins
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i say stick with plan A..
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| yelenatx
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I have several classmates who tried to became doctors in France, Germany and Netherlands. One of them ended up coming to US and becoming an US doctor, another became a physical therapist in Netherlands. Third did research in Germany. In most European countries IMGs are required to take additional training before residency, whereas in the USA they can go straight to residency after passing USMLE. Besides, there is much more prejudice against foreign-born physicians in Europe as compared to USA. Simply speaking, doctors with accent have hard time finding patients and making money in Europe.
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| esmeralda
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If you say that Europe is less open to foreigners you might know better than I/ I have never been there so far.
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