katzung
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DEAR FRIENDS,
I AM AN IMG hailing from india and working in UK in medicine residency euqivalent for past 3 years,graduated in 2000,been actively involved in clinical field since then.
I have following scores from USMLE
STEP-1 90/223
STEP-2 97/240
A RESEARCH PAPER,WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.
HOW ARE MY CHANCES FOR IM RESIDENCY? SHUD I TRY UNIVERSITIES OR JUST COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES?
WHERE ALL DO I APPLY.
I WOULD BE GREATFULL FOR YOUR INPUT,MANY MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE.
JAI SHRI RAM
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| bbb
IM Program Coordinator
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Why would you worry with those scores - try for the programs that you want and see how it goes.
Good luck
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| katzung
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Well many thanks bbb,but wont it be a problem since i graduated in 2000? though i have been working in NHS( National Health Service) in UK since then, and has constantly been in touch with clinical field.
Should i try Good universities or, well i dont know am in dilemma.
Please do advise bbb
Many thanks
Your responses and suggestions have been helping so many IMG's, we r all thank full to you.
Cheers
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| cgr2005
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Hari, your application is so much more than scores and one research publication. It will depend on your performance in med school, your extracurricular activities, social activism, prizes, letters of recommendation etc. Only you can know if you think you're in the top 2% or top 80% of your peers. Make a judgement and apply to either the top (usnews top hospitals, urban), middle, or lower (unmatched in prior years, rural) tiered residency programs
You have to make that judgement yourself.
CGR
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| Samson
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I believe you can shoot for a good program in IM,if thats what you want.
IM is not as competitive as other residencies over here,so you stand a pretty good chance,with being IMG an all...
Good luck.
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