maverick
Surgery Resident
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Hi
I am an IMG going for a categorical gen surgery residency for the 2006 match. right now am doing my internship and giving the USMLE steps. I have 1 month clinical experience in gen surgery in july, 2003 (when i was starting my final year) with 2 good letters of recommendations.
Now the dilemma I am in is that should I go for another 1 month's externship/elective in general surgery before July (after which I graduate so no longer eligible for externship)
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should I go for 1 month's externship/elective in some fellowship field like cardiothoracic surgery or colorectal surgery
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should i go for a research position in gen surgery for a month in US
OR
should I study for an extra month for step 2 (5 months instead of 4) and thus get a better step 2 score.
am giving step1 in april beginning. and cs sometime in june.
Another thing, how much US clinical experience is enough experience, and should it all be in general surgery only?
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