damian33
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| | 04/01/08 - 09:14 AM
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ZAA,
You have to renew you PTAL every year until you find a Residency then you have to fill a form they send you. It is not big del anymore since the whole process it is already done
Remember guys that sacrifice and big efforts pay off at the end. I am going to start my Family Medicine Residency in a ACGME accredited program and let me tell you It was not esay at all. I am pretty sure you all know my story. I just wanted to let you know that there is always another way when someone has no great CV or attempts,low scores old graduate etc . Of course if you are willing to pay the price but it is up to us to fight for what we really want in this life and keep praying.
Good Luck to everyone
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| KARIME
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| | 04/01/08 - 04:41 PM
| #3803 |
Hi everybody
Congratulations Damian....You really inspire us to keep going!
Good luck in your Residency!!
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| ZAA
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| | 04/01/08 - 06:54 PM
| #3804 |
Thanks Damian33,
Do you mean I have to pay 1200 dollars every year?
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| raphymed
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| | 04/02/08 - 02:13 AM
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Thanks a lot Silatk. I am still waiting for the S1 results. Hopefully with good news. What letters are you talking about?
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| ed222
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| | 04/02/08 - 12:41 PM
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Damian what I need to do to get the PTAL I graduated from Guadalajara in 2003. I passed step 1 and 2 and waiting for CSA results. Please tell me what I have to do, also inform me about the program in puerto rico because I am in the same situation as you were. Thank you
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| damian33
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| | 04/02/08 - 04:13 PM
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ZAA, No no you don't have to pay every year just send the forms to renew it that is all you have to do.
Ed222,
Puerto rico is an option for you but please if you have decent scores and some US clinical experience you won't have to go all the way there.
This is the address for California Boards:
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/application_int...
Fill in the forms correctly and accurate you need a social security
when the time comes and you are ready let me know (send me a PM) I am still in Arizona in june I will be there in Puerto Rico. Don't get me wrong but it is very tough to get a licence in Puerto Rico ut s doable took me 6 months and lots of cash.
Good Luck to you.
Thanks Karime good luck to you too. Study hard
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| ed222
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| | 04/02/08 - 04:59 PM
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Thank you Damian. I am waiting for my CSA results, my scores are not great and I had attempts. Well I am working in a private dermatology practice and I did publish one research study in basic science. But my scores are killing me. I started reading for step 3 and won't take until I get good scores in the simulated exams. I will keep you posted.
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| abrutus
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| | 04/04/08 - 04:12 PM
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Im am Finishing up my third year of medical School. And want to take Step 1. I have talked to several people about it and just wanted to know what you guys think. Should I take STEP 1 ASAP.. or should I wait for my Internship/ Servicio Social Years to Study for them and take them.
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| KARIME
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| | 04/04/08 - 04:53 PM
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Hello Guys
Abrutus: Just follow GLO example and advices......Read some posts before...good luck!
http://www.prep4usmle.com/postreply.php?id=21906&...
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| chemamr
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| | 04/04/08 - 05:21 PM
| #3811 |
regards Lorena. Take care my friend !
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| spitmetal
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| | 04/07/08 - 10:43 PM
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hey glo thanks a lot for your precious help,you were right about everything, my interview with dr. varon went pretty bad.... but he accepted me anyway, so... im going to be there the next scholar year doing my internship thanks to you... i hope i could meet you, any advise you could give me????? and if you now of somebody needing a roomate there in houston near the TMC please let me know  again thank you, youre the best and you deserve the best 
hey medusin why you didn't attend to the interview? i was expecting to meet you there, anyway i hope you still want to join dr. v program!!!!!!!!!!!!
GL to everybody and keep working hard, 'cuz hardwork pays
Edited by spitmetal on 04/07/08 - 11:06 PM
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| GLO MD
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| | 04/08/08 - 08:59 AM
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My pleasure spit, but it was you who did all the work... yeah I told you, it is quite normal!! So when are you moving to Houston? I'll be arriving there on June 2, we will deffinitely meet!! Let me know if you need advice on housing.... I might now a girl who is looking for a rommie but I bet you need a boy.... let me see what I can find... I'll let you know. Depending on how much you want to expend I can recommend some apartment complexes that are 5 mins away from TMC plus I recommend to get one that is close to the metrorail station, I used it all the time, it was pretty fast, convenient and cheap hahaha(yes I did not pay for it jijijiji a la mexican!!) I will pay for it now that I'm a resident though!! hahaha
So medusin could not make it? that is actuallly very weird... hope he is ok.
Thanks Karime, chemamr, noxar, lorena, damian for all your kind words.
Dear Enrique where
I'll be seeing you guys around!
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| GLO MD
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| | 04/08/08 - 08:59 AM
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My pleasure spit, but it was you who did all the work... yeah I told you, it is quite normal!! So when are you moving to Houston? I'll be arriving there on June 2, we will deffinitely meet!! Let me know if you need advice on housing.... I might now a girl who is looking for a rommie but I bet you need a boy.... let me see what I can find... I'll let you know. Depending on how much you want to expend I can recommend some apartment complexes that are 5 mins away from TMC plus I recommend to get one that is close to the metrorail station, I used it all the time, it was pretty fast, convenient and cheap hahaha(yes I did not pay for it jijijiji a la mexican!!) I will pay for it now that I'm a resident though!! hahaha
So medusin could not make it? that is actuallly very weird... hope he is ok.
Thanks Karime, chemamr, noxar, lorena, damian for all your kind words.
Dear Enrique where are u?
I'll be seeing you guys around!
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| GLO MD
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| | 04/08/08 - 08:59 AM
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My pleasure spit, but it was you who did all the work... yeah I told you, it is quite normal!! So when are you moving to Houston? I'll be arriving there on June 2, we will deffinitely meet!! Let me know if you need advice on housing.... I might now a girl who is looking for a rommie but I bet you need a boy.... let me see what I can find... I'll let you know. Depending on how much you want to expend I can recommend some apartment complexes that are 5 mins away from TMC plus I recommend to get one that is close to the metrorail station, I used it all the time, it was pretty fast, convenient and cheap hahaha(yes I did not pay for it jijijiji a la mexican!!) I will pay for it now that I'm a resident though!! hahaha
So medusin could not make it? that is actuallly very weird... hope he is ok.
Thanks Karime, chemamr, noxar, lorena, damian for all your kind words.
Dear Enrique where are u?
I'll be seeing you guys around!
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| GLO MD
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| | 04/08/08 - 09:02 AM
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sorry about that! this thing got pretty wacko!! 
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| SilatK
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| | 04/12/08 - 06:09 PM
| #3817 |
Hello everyone!!
Sayulita como va?
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| spitmetal
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| | 04/13/08 - 11:38 PM
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2008 MATCH PERFORMANCE -- NUMBER OF IMGS MATCHING INCREASES
For the sixth consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1)
residency positions offered through the Match increased. A total of
22,240 first-year positions were offered in the 2008 Match, held earlier
this month. This represents an increase of 395 positions compared to
last year and an increase of 1,638 positions since 2002.
The number of IMGs who matched to first-year positions increased by 122
compared to 2007. Of the 10,304 IMGs who participated in the 2008 Match,
4,649* (45.1%) matched. In the 2007 Match, 4,527 (46.7%) IMG
participants were matched to first-year positions.
There was a decrease in the number of matches for non-U.S. citizen IMGs
and an increase in the number of matches for U.S. citizen IMGs.
Of the 7,335 IMG participants who were not U.S. citizens, 3,108 (42.4%)
obtained first-year positions. The number of non-U.S. citizen IMGs who
obtained positions in 2008 decreased by 72 compared to last year. This
is the first year that there has been a decrease in the number of
non-U.S. citizen IMGs matching to first-year positions since 2001.
Of the 2,969 U.S. citizen IMG participants, 1,541 (51.9%) were matched
to first-year positions, an increase of 194 over last year. This is the
fifth consecutive year that there has been an increase in the number of
U.S. citizen IMGs matching to first-year positions.
*Note: The total number of IMGs who will fill PGY-1 positions for the
2008-2009 academic year will be higher than this number, since a
significant number of IMGs obtain PGY-1 positions outside of the Match.
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| euroboy98
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| | 04/17/08 - 03:58 PM
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Hey guys, just a quick FYI: for those of you already doing residency in the US under a J-1 visa, regarding the statement of need, you only need to get once (at the beginning of your residency) unless you switch programs. That means that you don't have to get a new one every year when applying for the new ds-2019. I just found out that today and I think that's pretty convenient because coordinating that every year gets tricky since it has to be picked up in Mexico city. Hope this is useful!
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| spitmetal
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| | 04/17/08 - 04:56 PM
| #3820 |
hi guys hope youre doing great whenever you are..... I would like to now which material you used to study for the CK????? any recommendations.... well thank you in advance....
wish you the best!
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| GLO MD
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| | 04/17/08 - 06:55 PM
| #3821 |
I will write to you extensively tomorrow so check your PM, sorry I have not been able to write before but I'm drown in paperwork and step 3 is just around the corner. I will also recommend step 2ck material. See you soon!
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| spitmetal
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| | 04/18/08 - 12:51 AM
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thanks glo i understand your situation so if you dont have time tomorrow its ok i dont mind, take your time and once again YOURE THE BEST
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| damian33
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| | 04/25/08 - 03:54 PM
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Hey Docs from Mexico where are you? Don't let this great tread die I hope more Mexicans come and participate to help each other in this journey. Come on guys!!!!!!!!!
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| GLO MD
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| | 04/25/08 - 09:36 PM
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Yeah a bit quiet this days!! Well I'll break the silence!! after all I always received the "perico" stamp ever since I was in kindergarden jajajaja!! I think things have not changed that much.... or at all! Well guys I'm actually trying to study because I'm going for my final battle against the USMLE's... yes I'll take Step 3 on May 7th and 8th. I think I underestimated this exam and it is tougher than I expected. I did not prepare as much but I'm tired of studying and I thought... it's now or never!! I don't want to be stressed about it during residency so I decided to go for it! Although I'm kind of getting scared and thinking that I might not be ready for such a challenge especially for the ccs part and I might have done better if I waited for a little more of in-patient contact during residency.... but like I said.... I'm tired of this thing I've been quasi-studying for step 3 during this whole year (meaning on and off during interview season)... so what the heck!!! hahahaha I just hope I pass it with dignity!! that's all I'm really hoping for right now!
Anyways I'm really tired of studying... I'm not as efficient as I used to be, plus I have a lot of things going on beside the exam that don't allow me to concentrate as much. I've been doing a lot of paperwork, looking for an apartment, getting everything ready because I'm moving to Houston on June the 2nd, and a whole lot of personal problems that keep me busy..... I feel as if my life is a messed up puzzle and I'm trying to pick up the pieces and make something out of it!!! oh Lord!!! anyways, this last couple of weeks have been really tough but the way I see it is... I've been under really tough times before and with the help of God I will be able to pull this mess off too!
Oh well!! I've rambled a lot for one day!!! I hope everyone else vents their frustrations and problems as I have... I actually find it very relaxing!! I just hope I could talk about all kinds of things but I guess I'll have to find another forum to do that!! hahahaha
See you guys soon!! Hope I get to hear from most of you!! Hey Damian so what are you up to these days? Later guys and please wish me luck!! (I'll really need it this time!! )
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| ZAA
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| | 04/28/08 - 12:02 PM
| #3825 |
Hello everybody,
I am studying full time for CK at a Kaplan center. I have all the lecture notes, adn video lectures, do you guys think that is enough? What other books should I buy?
I am starting to get a little bit anxious because I would like to take STEP 2 late June or early July.
Any suggestions?
OK I am going back to study...
bye guys
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