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I think it is very competitive.
I met a lot of Med-Ped applicants. They came from very good universities and great credentials.
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| rashmi_k3
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Plz have a look at the statistics of NRMP match this year, you willl have a very good idea where u stand.
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| doc_droc_apurva
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med peds is less competitive than med and more than peds. but dont expect a good fship after it although in theory u are eligible for both med and peds fships. most medpeds do primary care
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I am sorry apurva......I don agree with u
As per NRMP data of this match....MED_PED is more comepetitive to both IM and PEDs.
Its well understood why so..
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for your reference.
US seniors filled 78% of all MED_PEDs 72% of all PEDs and 56% of all IM.
Hope u got it.
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| doc_droc_apurva
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well i disagree with u..
although us seniors competing for a spot is a good indicator but not an absolute indicator. ppl with way lower scores than needed for im have got into med peds..
and if data was the sole criterion - then ur data states that peds should be statrospherically competitive
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| Doc2378
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Interesting discussion there...
BTW can anyone tell me how competitive is it for an IMG to get into 'Emergency Medicine'? Any success stories there?
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Apurva
Do u mean that score is the criteria to find out the competitiveness for any programme?
Then i dont think U are having the right information.
Even scoring tripple 99 people don get a chance into Ortho and Dermat...why?
Because we are competing with Amercan graduates not their SCORES 
According to the data, American grads prefer MED_PEDS and PEDS than IM, so the conclusion is IM is far less competitive from anyones point of view.
i hope u get my point, but i know u wont agree with me.
Goodluck apurva.
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Doc 2378.
There are few who get into EM every year, but they are not counted under typical IMG status.
Most have previous residency exp (ACGME IM/TY/Prelim Med) or experience in other countries.
its not tough but rare to sneak through.
Good luck
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| doc_droc_apurva
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well data is like a womans miniskirt - i will not dispute that u know more about them than me
i know fmgs who cudnt make it into im - who got into med peds and peds. kindly explain that?? why is the average score for ped and medpeds in mid 80s FOR FMG?
does that "uplift" ur data a little doesnt it???
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doc_droc_apurva, one of my friends with middle 90s and GC, and externship, and a brief research in Children's hospital wanted Pediatrics badly and did not get it, got a very good IM program instead...I did not apply for med-ped because I thought it was too competitive: fewer programs and the percentage of the US graduates who not only compete but actually FILL the slots. So FMG is left with 20% to begin with instead of 50 % in IM, grossly... Maybe I was wrong do not apply though. What can be happening that less number of FMGs is interested in med-peds or peds, so even if it is for only 20 % but the competition between FMGs for those 20 % is less tough... I met an American graduate at Marshall University who was a med-ped resident. He said he chose combined program because of more in-patient training for peds than in FP program. Another reason I did not apply to med-ped was because the PDs for those programs are often the same as for IM program or Peds program. I just could not see how the same PD would read my two different personal statements if I am to apply to the same institution but different programs. Again, maybe I was wrong and missed the opportunity...
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| rashmi_k3
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U r absolutely right csobsessed.
Its tough on paper to compete with american grads for IM_PEDs.
And also one more fact is that IM_PEDS is provided only at good community and university hospitals. so it makes the situation worse for an average credential holder FMG.
Apurva..i liked the SKIRT one.
GL@U
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