pharoh
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hey bbb...i need ur help...i am an IMG graduated 2 years ago, currently working as a resident at the psychiatry department in a university hospital overseas...i took step1 and got 90...the problem is as follows
- i want to get IM in the states
- i will not be able to apply in this match,,will have to wait for the next year match till i am done with my steps
what i want to ask about r the following:
- is it better to quit my job and look for a research job in the states while waiting for the next year match?
- can i get a research job while i am on B1/B2 visa?
- if i quit my job and then failed to get research job in the states (so i will be unemployed for almost a year)..will this have a negative impact on me when applying in the next year match?
- simply which is better: my experience in psychiatry at my home country or research experience in us provided i am able to get one?
thx in advance for ur help bbb..i realy appreciate what u r doing
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| bbb
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All I can tell you is this: every year, my program hires physicians who have no USCE, never touched a patient in the USA prior to starting residency. And the ones here that know who I am, know that I work for a fairly strong program.
It's a crap shoot. Good luck.
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| pharoh
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thanx alot for your help bbb....i just want u to clarify something for me: if i quit my job and stayed home for a year to be able to finish the usmle exams,,will this have a bad impact on my chances to get a good program???....thx again
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| bbb
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That's not a question that I can answer. I can't advise people on what to do in their lives - sorry.
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| chemamr
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pharoh: if you quit your job and only study for a year, without doing nothing but studying, that will have a bad impact in your application. Because that's what they call a "gap" and that's bad, so, try to be studying and work in the states (if you can), if not, it's better to work in your homecountry than nothing.
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| chemamr
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that's only my opinion, of course...
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| Isther
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When directors see that gap the first thing that you will be asked is "what were you doing during this time??", and I WAS PREPARING FOR THE STEPS... is definitively not a good answer, try to fill something to fill the gap with.
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