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Hi everybody, I just want to ask if there are some MEXICAN people there preparing steps for ECFMG or waiting to enter to a residency right now ???
I am from Mexico, of course. I live in Guadalajara, Jal, graduated from Universidad de Guadalajara. I would like just to keep in touch. And we could help us with advices and tips. Sometimes it looks like there aren't mexican people here, it looks like empty this IMG World forum.
I wanna be general surgeon, I have passed step 1, now preparing step 2CK.
Ok, see you later.
Edited by chemamr on 05/29/07 - 03:40 PM
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| chemamr
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we could make this topic our site to discuss things, advices, sharing experiences, etc, etc
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| drgaxmac
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hi chemamr, i graduated from UDG too, I am in here in california, preparing for step 1, hope to be in touch in this forum bye
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| chemamr
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hi drgaxmac, nice to meet you, good luck in your step 1, which speciality are you interested in?, how old are you friend??
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i am 26 as to what specialty i am not sure yet, i was interested in surgery at first, but then i realized it's hard to get into that specialty. So now i am thinking more about internal medicine, but i haven't decided yet.
How are you? Did you graduate recently? did you take step 1 in Mexico?
keep in touch.
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| chemamr
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yes, here in Guadalajara. Iīm 25, in 2 days iīll be 26 years of age. I wanna study surgery. I know itīs hard but thatīs what I like and I wanna try it. I made the PGY1 here in guadalajara in IMSS, clinic 46, but I quit to prepare 100% for step 2 CK.
Why do you say itīs hard. How much score should I get in steps to be able to get a good surgery residency program ??
Do you know about some experiences about surgery?
Please answer me
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| drgaxmac
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Well, i am 26 too. As for surgery i ve heard you need above 90 i all steps+good letters of recommendation.
But hey, nothing is impossible right????
Let's just go for it, and i am sure we will make it.
Did you graduate in 2003? where did you do your servicio social?
I don't know but maybe we know each other.
Keep in touch, bye
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| chemamr
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yes itīs possible we know each other and itīs also possible weīll make it. We could save time if you tell me your name, whatīs your name buddy?
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My name is so if you know me, you'll know cause i have a very weird last name.
What's yours?????
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| chemamr
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no, i donīt know you. I made social service from august 2002 to august 2003 in Model Clinic from UdG in Guadalajara. My name is Jose Maria (chema) Mendez. Though Gaxiola sounds familial, I donīt know the reason.
So you havenīt done any step yet??
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| drgaxmac
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When i first got here, in february, I registered to take step 1 in may, so I studied for 2.5 months or so. I just studied from first aid, did some q bank, but i wasn't enough man. I got a damn 73, from there on i took it personal, and i said to myself that this exam was not going to beat me again. Now i am registered for the september period, and now i have kaplan. Hopefully this time i won't fail.
I was living here in the US with my family before getting this crazy idea of becoming a doctor so i went to gdl to do this.I studied in udg and lived with my granmother, my parents and brother have been living here in the US for a long time.
Your name does not sound familiar to me chema but let's keep in touch, hope to hear from you soon.
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| chemamr
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I think you are gonna do it well this time. Kaplan is very good. Good luck in your step 1!. Which city do you live?. Hey but are you from my generation (ended social service in august 2003) ?
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I live about 50 minutes notrhwest of los angeles. I finished my social service on august but 2004. GL
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| chemamr
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oh, thatīs the reason (diff generations). Ok, see you later Gaxiola . Keep studying .
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arenīt there any other people from mexico?? I canīt beleive it, sure there are more but maybe they have just seen the message but they didnīt put any reply. jeje (iīm like paranoid personality)
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jejeje
Please post Replies!!! this is the mexican part of the forum, so if you're mexican please post here, a few words would do. That way we can support each other in this difficult path in front of us.
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| chemamr
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yes, thatīs the idea!  , that this topic is our part of the forum, where all mexican people preparing for steps support each other.
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| drgaxmac
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Hey chemamr (Dr. mendez) so I think there's no mexican docs but you and me huh?
Take care and keep in touch.
I miss the tortas ahogadas man!
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| chemamr
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yes, i think so. But thatīs enough man. Just keep in touch!
Oh yes, mexican food is delicious. Tacos de la minerva, tortas cubanas, etc.
Are you married or single ?
you know, i will probably get married when I started PGY2 in USA, if all goes on well.
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| drgaxmac
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that's great man, i am single but i got my girl overthere in gdl, so maybe if everything goes well here in the US, i get married when i get into a residency, maybe the second year.
keep in touch .
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oh, thatīs great, just like me in our PGY2 of general surgery (maybe). Hey i have a question that Iīve been asking to myself in these days.
You know iīll do 2CK in october 6th and 2CS in november 18th, do you think itīs possible to apply for this match (for march 2006). Isnīt it too late??? or do you think iīll have more chances if i wait for the next match and do some research activity in USA ??
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| SilatK
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Hey I am Mexican too. I am not from the UdeG but I am from UAG.
Chema if you already took Step 1 and passed you should register for the 2006 match.
But if you are trying to get into surgery and your score is not above 85% then I would wait after Step 2 CK. Some programs will start interviews with only the Step 1 score plus you passed the Nacional and that is not eazy either. So you have good reference with just that so go for it register.
Good Luck!!
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Hey SilatK, itīs nice to see another mexican. Now we are 3. How are you going?, which steps have you passed? which is your plan, which residency do you want???
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Now we are 4 and i am sure there are more but they haven't seen this thread
I passed step 1 and step 2 CK and now i plan to look for observerships , research programs or anything to get LOR but honestly i am lost , i dont know where to start. I got my step 2 score yesterday and today i have been just surfing the forums, etc - thats how i found out this post-
My CS exam is next month. I plan to take kaplan 5 days live course but i have been reading that it is not worth the money- quite costly- anyway guys, keep in touch , the only person i knew from Mexico was Chema and i am happy there are some more out there.
I am from Veracruz but i live in Hawaii cauze i got married 2 years ago with a great american guy. The residency i want is internal medicine or pathology.
Talking of food what i really miss is the cheese...real FRESH mexican cheese and not that yellow greasy so called mexican cheese from here that they put on every single mexican dish.
aloha,
Lorena
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Hey Lorena, itīs good to see you here. keep in touch. Congratulations again for your step 2CK, you passed it !!
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