Lorena
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IMG from Mexico, green card holder, No USCE, No US LOR. Graduated 2003.
1 year clinical and research experience in my homecountry but no publications.Honors in some semesters in medical school. 4 LOR from Mexico.
Scores 215/87 in both step 1 and 2, CS passed all first attempt  ; no step 3
ECFMG certified and PTAL (California letter) after application and interview offers, but before the match.
Applied only in California to 35 programs (categorical IM and FM ).
Got 10 interviews without the PTAL which I got a little later/ 5 in IM , 5 in FM. 2 programs had me "on hold" until I got my PTAL -by the time I got it, it was too late.
Interviews at: Internal Medicine
Alameda County Medical Center. categorical IM Oakland, CA
Alameda County medical Center. INternal Medicine Primary care Oakland, CA
San Joaquin general hospital, categorical IM, Stockton, CA
Kern Medical center, categorical IM< Bakersfield CA
Cottage Hospital, categorical IM, Santa Barbara CA
Interviews Family Medicine:
Kern Medical Center, FM Bakersfield
Methodist Hosopital FM Sacramento, CA
Natividad Medical Center FM, Salinas CA
Northridge Family medicine, CA
Fontana Kaiser permanente FM, CA
"On hold", didnt go
Pomona Valley Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, CA
Saint Mary Medical center Internal Medicine Program, CA
I ranked 5 programs.
Matched at my #1 :  Internal Medicine, Santa Barbara
I felt my interview went very well.
GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!!
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| Sabine
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IMG from Germany, GC holder, graduated 1999, 4 years of residency experience in Germany (2 years Internal Medicine Pulmonology, 2 years Pathology), step 1 83 (2nd attempt), step 2 82, CS passed, ECFMG certified
2 LOR from Germany
2 years of research in Pathology (here in the US, good University Program in the Southeast, worked for CP chair), 2 good LORs from Pathologists
applied to 50+ programs got 7 interviews (one cancelled), ranked 5 programs
and matched at my top choice....
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| Sabine
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IMG from Germany, GC holder, graduated 1999, 4 years of residency experience in Germany (2 years Internal Medicine Pulmonology, 2 years Pathology), step 1 83 (2nd attempt), step 2 82, CS passed, ECFMG certified
2 LOR from Germany
2 years of research in Pathology (here in the US, good University Program in the Southeast, worked for CP chair), 2 good LORs from Pathologists
applied to 50+ programs got 7 interviews (one cancelled), ranked 5 programs
and matched at my top choice....
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| friscan2b
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Hey Sabine,
Congratulations! COuld you please tell us what specialty did you match in please!
Thank you and again congratulations from the bottom of my heart for everybody!
A.
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| Sabine
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sorry, sure.
I matched in Pathology!
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| JH
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All people shared your experience here, you are wonderful. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Hundreds of thousands thank you!!! Especial thanks for goljan_fan to start this thread.
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| Hamidi
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IMG from Pakistan.Graduated almost 15 yrs ago.Did not practice med for 11yrs.
Steep1 92/227, Step2 ck 91/225, CS passed (All first attempt). Step 3 not taken yet
US exp: Two month each shadowing a GI specialist and internist
One month shadowing a cardioligist
8 weeks observership At Maricopa med ctr (int med)
Applied to 4 prog in Phoenix..Got two interviews
Matched at Maricopa Med center (Int Med) ...My first choice
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| goldglory
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hi everyone,
i am a 2005 graduate(completed house surgency in dec 2005) cleared step1 with 97/241,preparing for step 2 .i want to apply for 2007 match.how shud i proceed .
pls any suggestion is welcome.i am not yet ecfmg certified.and obviously do not have US LORs.
pls help
thank you n GL
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| Isther
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Hey!
This information is very very useful and relaxing... so THANK YOU ALL and contratulations for your match/prematch, I'm sure you all deserve it. I was pretty scared by the fact that don't have USCE or LOR, but now I'm feeling more confident about my possibilities.
I have one question... I checked the webpage of some of those programs you people mathed, most has as a requisite USCE or 90+ scores, but even though some of you got it with no USCE of <90! So what I want to know if U did something extra, or if programs are quite flexible about their requisites?
Again thanks, and Enjoy your residency!! 
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| glorm07
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Hi guys, I admire your achievements. I wish I can be one of you in my 2007 match, I have a question that's unrelated to this thread but please answer if you know, is it true that All IM programs in California don't sponsor H1 visa? I am currently living in California, and if it's true, I don't need to take the bother to apply the california letter.
Many many thanks!!!!
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| luck07
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Congratulations to all of you matched/prematched!!!! Thanks for this great thread!
How about other Old graduates ( >10 years) who matched/prematched? Could you please share your experience with us?
Hamidi, you did great job too, congratulations !!!!!
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| ben
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2003 Graduate from INDIA
Masters in basic sciences with research experiance (2 years) from US
Applied with 1 score/CS passed , step 2 score came in middle October
both scores in low nineties.
Applied- 80, Only IM's
Call received- 8,
2 -J1 (university) rest H1 (community)
2 of the community hospital did not ranked me, ( I called and enquired)
No prematches offered
Matched in a community hospital. my 2nd choice
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| amirhossein
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Congrats! Ben, what is about visa and place you matched
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| ameer
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Hi everybody
I am Ameer. I am from India. can you please send me the link for deadlines for residency. I am interested in anesthesiology.
all the best
Ameer
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| msyamp
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good thread keep on going. thanks and best wishes for everyone
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| ameer
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Hi msyamp
all the best for you too. Could you please help me with the deadlines for 2007 match?
GL
Ameer
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| mimi's mom
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As many of you, I am an IMG. I graduated in 2002. I have worked for two years, and have been a stay at home mom for another two years...so that makes a total of four years scince my graduation. My step 1 score is 90, and step 2ck is 97...I havent done cs yet ( it's scheduled for october 4th). I really am confused about which programs I should apply to. It seems most of the visitors of this forum arent very enthusiastic about surgical programs...See the problem is that I just love the OR, so I really would like to apply for some surgical field, be it plastic, or neurosurgery, or ENT....or Ophthalmology...But what do think guys, is there any hope at all that I could get a position in any of those fields???????...In general, what programs do you think an IMG with my scores couldget...keep in mind that I am not a green card holder.
thanks a lot you guys.
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| gtd068a
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It seems like the thread got off track. Can some one please post the credentials to get the thread back on track? It has been extremly helpful thread.
Thanks in advance.
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| dr_carolineds
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hi aimudia. congratulations. can you please tell me how i can go about securing an observership?
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| nash123
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IMG 2001
step 1-83, step2-94, CS-passed, step 3-87
need H1 visa
working in UK, got MRCP
4 yrs of UK experience,
5 publications (posters in internationl conferences)
applied to 40 IM catagorical
waiting for responces
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| tdmed
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Edited by tdmed on 09/23/06 - 08:34 AM
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| Robert8
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hi, tdmed:
my graduation year is the same as yours. I am waiting for my ck and cs score.
do you mind the reason of your rejection and diclose the program name (so that I can avoid that porgram in my list).
thank you
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| Abraham
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With you in the same race!!
Mexico / 2002
95/89/passed
ECFMG cert
Appl to Surgery
(4 year general surgery residency finished at home)
6 Publications/Poster sessions
No USCE
J1 will be fine
Applied to 62 prog, Sept 1
"...the force will be with you..."
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| spebeeto
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Anyone with less than excellent exam scores match?!!??
Exams: scores aren't all 99's. Quite a bit further down on the scale.
Graduated: Germany 2003
ECFMG: Certified Jan 2006
Appl: Transitional year/ IM preliminary/Diagnostic Radiolgy for PGY2
Publications: about 5 or 6
USCE: Yes, in Virginia
Visas: US citizen
Applied to: 86 programs, in above-mentioned subjects.
Mood: Nervous, and certainly not good.
Edited by spebeeto on 09/13/06 - 05:37 PM
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| Pnoydoc
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dont worry about it, spebeeto. God will be with you. and we will pray that all of you guys will get matched this coming residency.
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