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  #1

please share your credentials, like

1.IMG or AMG(Citizen/GC)/years since graduation/usmle scores-step1,2ck,cs,3

4.US Clinical Experience/5.visa requirements (H1B,J1,GC,OTHER)

6.How many programs u applied to (preferably list)/7.how many. interviews u got & where/8.where and what specialty you matched in.

pls come forward for a noble cause.



Edited by goljan_fan on 03/18/06 - 09:18 PM

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  #2

IMG--Indiasmiling face

< 1 yearrolling eyes

step-1 91grin

step-2 CK92grin

step-2 cs-waitingcool

step-3 in august/septshocked

USCE--observership 2 monthsgrin

Visa- J1, H1(anything will do good)nod

I applied to 10 programmes in Decembersticking out tongue

U must have guessed how many interview I got.mad

Matching.....Is it possible to match without an interview? (I wish it were)nod

Myself a future candidate.....I advise myself to keep my mouth shut. wait for 1 yr .confused




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  #3

whr did u do observership rashmi? how to go about it?


  #4

img

2004 grad no usce need visa

99/260 99/251 cs pass efmg cert 82/201

applied to 90 programs

got about 6 interviews lincoln medicalbronx, john hopkins sinai baltimore, jersey shore university program, roger williams rhode island, michael reese chicago, rochester general hospital, ny

interviewed at 3 roch, john hopkins, roger illiams

1 interview got cancelled Michael Reese Program(which i was glad because i didnt like the program anyway)

didnt attend 2 because i didnt like the programs

ranked only rochester general

matched


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  #5

That is very nice of the people who are posting int this thread. Thank you for helping us the ones that are going for the next matches. Thank you again, and if would be so kind as to also mention the specialties you applied for, and the ones you interviewed for(in cse you applied for more than one specialty) that would be even more helpful. Thank you all, and the best of luck to everyone!

A.


  #6

hey congrats msjk.....is ur program sponsoring h1?

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hang on in there......u will survive....

  #7

GREAT thread! Kindly Contribute...will be much appreciated and it never hurts to get extra good wishes nod

  #8

YEAH GUYS.pLz help us for the coming years.There are always rumours that we hear about the match and residency stuff.It will be really kind of you all if you shared your scores and residency experience so that we can also plan according to your advice..Plz be generous.

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  #9

prader-willi wrote:
hey congrats msjk.....is ur program sponsoring h1?

yeah....my program sponsors H1

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  #10

IMG India - 2003

94 , 98, ECFMG Certified. Applied to 36 programs. Categorical IM. No visa required
Received 11 Interviews.
Attended 4
Ranked 4
Matched at First Choice - University program


Edited by Gita on 03/19/06 - 11:53 AM

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  #11

IMG/2002 grad.

creds:92/97/certified/no usce/need visa J1/H1

applied to 35 programs.

got 8 interviewes.

attended only 2.

ranked 1...matched(community prog)IM categorical.

for future applicants...scores are important to get u intc calls...after that it all depends on the interview.be confident and ready to charm the PD....

GL




  #12

rashmi...u will do well in 2007 match.u have great credentials.best of luck

  #13

thanks smak.........

i am hoping for the sun shine to smile at me...

By the way, which community prog did u match? i hope u wont mind letting us know that..will u?

Good luck for your residency


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  #14

img-india
2004 grad
98/90/passed/ at time of application
applied in oct to 30 IM prog 10 anaesth programs
10 IM interveiws attended 8
2 anaesth interveiws attended both
ranked IM programs on top of the list . Ranked according to city rather than the program due to family reasons.
matched at a program in dallas tx. Am happy beyond means.grinwinkshockedgrin

  #15

Applied to 70+ IM,prelim and transitional programs on Sep.12th with step 1 score ONLY. took step 2 Sep.12th and CS Nov.2nd

step1 99/244 step 2 99/257 CS pass , Citizen, 2003 grad,No usce,no US LOR's.

interviews: Recieved most interviews with step 1 score only.

Atlanta Medical Center Program, Atlanta, GA
Internal Medicine

Lutheran General Hospital Program, Park Ridge, IL
Internal Medicine

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/ The Chicago Medical School Program, North Chicago, IL
Internal Medicine

St Vincent Hospital Program, Worcester, MA
Internal Medicine/prelim

Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program, Baltimore, MD
Internal Medicine

Henry Ford Hospital Program, Detroit, MI
Internal Medicine

St Joseph Mercy Hospital Program, Ann Arbor , MI
Internal Medicine/prelim

Wayne State University/Sinai-Grace Hospital Program, Detroit, MI
Internal Medicine

St Luke's Hospital Program, St Louis, MO
Internal Medicine

New Hanover Regional Medical Center Program, Wilmington, NC
Internal Medicine

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Program, Newark, NJ
Internal Medicine

Lenox Hill Hospital Program, New York, NY
Internal Medicine

Nassau University Medical Center Program, East Meadow, NY
Internal Medicine /prelim

New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center Program, Valhalla, NY
Internal Medicine

Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program, Cleveland, OH
Internal Medicine

Good Samaritan Hospital Program, Cincinnati, OH
Internal Medicine /prelim

St Vincent Hospital and Medical Center Program, Portland, OR
Internal Medicine

Boston University (Roger Williams) Program, Providence, RI
Internal Medicine

University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga Program, Chattanooga, TN
Internal Medicine

Maryland General Hospital Program, Baltimore, MD
Transitional Year

Attended 8 interviews. was accepted to Cleveland Clinic, Which was my first Choice.


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  #16

well done cam.

Ur score deserves to be in Cleveland clinic OH.

Good luck


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  #17

IMG from Philippines with GC/ graduated 2002/ no visa needed

USMLE 83/85/passed/ no step 3- ECFMG certified

no USCE/ 8 LORs from Philippines

With CA letter/PTAL

applied to 10 FM programs + 11 IM programs in the San Francisco Bay Area:

FM:

Contra Costa Regional Medical Center- Martinez, CA

Mercy Methodist Hospital- Sacramento, CA

Natividad Medical Center- Salinas, CA

San Joaquin General Hospital- French Camp, CA

San Jose-O'Connor Hospital Program- San Jose, CA

Stanislaus Residency Program- Modesto CA

Sutter Health Family Medicine- Sacramento, CA

UC Davis- Davis CA UCSF- San Francisco CA

UCSF Santa Rosa- Santa Rosa, CA

IM:

Alameda County Medical Center- Oakland CA

California Pacific Medical Center- San Francisco, CA

Kaiser Oakland- Oakland, CA

Kaiser San Francisco- San Francisco, CA

Kaiser Santa Clara- Santa Clara, CA

San Joaquin GH- French Camp, CA

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center- San Jose, CA

St. Mary's Medical Center- San Francisco CA

Stanford University- Stanford CA

UC Davis- Sacramento CA

UCSF- San Francisco, CA

Interviews:

UCSF Santa Rosa- FM

Natividad -FM

Alameda County Medical - IM Primary care

Stanislaus - FM

Mercy Methodist Sacramento- FM

San Joaquin- FM

Matched at: Stanislaus FM <-- my first choice ROL grin



Edited by alhambramd on 03/20/06 - 05:12 AM

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  #18

IMG from India. Needed H1. No USCE/NO USLOR
PG in OBGYN from INDIA
89/92/84/cs pass
Applied to 46 H 1 sponsoring ObGYN progs all over the country.15 FP programs
Applied with only step 1 score on 15 september.
Got 8 invites, 2 Univ and remaining community( also got 3 FP calls)
accepted Prematch at the 6 th interview



  #19

coolbabe76 wrote:

accepted Prematch at the 6 th interview




Where?????????????raised eyebrow


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  #20

I think somewhere in Texas.......If my memory is OK.

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