dupuytren
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Graduation School: Univ of Cambridge, UK
Graduation year: 2005
Visa Status (IMGs): Green card (Won the lottery, originally from Ireland)
Credentials:
- USMLE Scores - 99/99/pass
- ECFMG Certification
- USCE (US Clinical Experience): 1 month cardiothoracic surgery @ MGH
- LORs (Letters of Recommendation): 2 from USA, 1 from UK
- Research/Publications: 1 publication in Nature (it was just a technical scientific paper)
- Work Experience: 1 month elective clerkship @ MGH.
- Also worked part time as a model and part time MTV VJ, semi finalist of Pop Idol, spent one year acting in London theatre to pay back med school debt (Les Miserables). Was very busy in med school but somehow managed to do well in USMLEs.
Applications (preliminary/categorical): Catergorical Surgery
Interviews: Due to time constraints (was working as F1 doctor in UK so had very short time off)- only attended interviews at some places - Harvard (MGH, Brigham and Womens), Cornell, Columbia, NYU, Yale, Baylor, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, UCLA
Prematch offers: none
Matched at: MGH, 1st choice. Was pleased, finally no more modelling and singing!!! 
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| gogeta06
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geez.. we could make a movie out of your life story.. awesome!
how many IMGs did MGH match last year apart from you?
also how many IMGs are there in total at MGH general surgery residency?
Thanks!
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| njemt369
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Hey jeanbaptiste... I think your comment is keen but I did in fact score 256/99 on USMLE Step 2 CK... I did not have my score by the time I wrote this thread but my NBME was so high and after the exam I was very confident... apparently for good reason...
I hope you scored 99 as well...
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| generalsurgeon
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dupuytren,
I am sorry to say that but I don't think your story sounds true.
From a very reliable resource I have the information that no IMG ever matched at MGH for a categorical position including this year. They have 900 applications each year for 8 categorical spots and only take AMGs.
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| amburr
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anyone whos ever matched in surgery prelim/categ with 99's in steps but one failed cs attempt???
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| ashfaque
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Hi americadotcom, first of all i must say thanks to you for your wise advise and encouragement esp t imgs .I am an IMG with score 90 in step 1 and 98 in step 2
My wife's scores are 90 in step 1 and 99 in step 2. I have done 2 yrs of general surgery training at my homeground and also passed MRCS 1,2 n 3 I m a graduate of yr 2004
As you have said you apllied for couple match would you advise me to apply for couple match .im also ready to accept a preliminary post if offered. 2) which hospitals offer couple match is it easier to get couple match
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| lid2244
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Hey guys, im a IMG from México, I scored a 93 and 96 in Step 1 and Step 2 respectively (dont remember the 3 digit scores), have a couple of publications (in molecular biology, dont know what i was thinking) and was into experimental surgery for a year. I graduate in a month but cant apply for the 2008 match cause there were no openings for CS until march. My problem basicaly is that i have no US experience or LORs from US based doctors (obviously). Ive been considering doing a fellowship or a couple of observerships to get the experience and the LORs but its been difficult cause of economic reasons, anyone think i have a shot at matching or does anyone have any suggestions to improve my chances. Also are foreign based Drs LORs taken into account or only US?
Thanks for the insight.
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| Romantic
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Americadotcom hello this is Bouk...How r u? It's heartening to note that u've got the residency of your choice..Welldone! but Sir I want to ask what is being offered in Categorical and Preliminary surgery rotations ?? Can we choose Cardiothoracic speciality in Categorical?
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| abbs
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HELLO SIRS/MADAMS
compared to ev1 here i'm a li'l kid (just turned 20:no,an IMG!!!
no STEPs taken yet
2 GET INTO A SURGERY residency prog,do i need to do some "research work",clerkship etc etc
for the ck,are the first aid review books enough?
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| eldoctorcito
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1. get GOOD scores.
2. do ur homework go rotate and get good letters... get to KNOW someone...
3. first aid for ck? no... bad idea...
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