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I am a new member of this website but I have been reading your texts for more than a year. I am an old IMG, pediatrician with several years of experience in my homecountry. I am now a ecfmg certified ( passed all test on first attempt, step 181/198, step 2 83/203), green card holder and have 6 months of research experience in the Us. I really would like to know what are my chances to get a resid.position in FM in NW area. I appreciate if bbb has time to answer my question.
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Well, I haven't ever worked in family medicine, I don't know what you mean by the NW area. How are your interviewing skills, do you have strong current LORs? Do you have USCE.
I'll wish you well, but I don't offer up chances. Read my sig line - I'm a coward in program coordinator clothes.
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| doc_droc_apurva
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u cud even get peds.. they give lot of weightage to prior experience
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| LifeInTheFastLane
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Ditto, ..from what I know..Peds is definately on the cards for you given your experience, unless ofcourse if you want family medicine..
goodluck!
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| mallie
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Thank you all for your response.
I don't have usce just two weeks of observation in pediatric departmrnt. I am interested to (in other word I have to) start FM residency in one of the states in North West area. I have heared that programs in this part of the country are not IGM friendly. By the way, I do have 4 LOR (one from research in US) and not much USCE. Appreciate your time.
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the thing is when u apply in fp, ur ped exp might work to ur disadvantage. bcoz most fp pds are sick and tired of their program bein used as a doormat to other specs. i ustand u might want to geniunely do fp but u might have a hard time convincing the pd..
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| mallie
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so what do you think, I have already been convinced that the only pediatric program in this town do not get FMG. What should I do? I feel frustrated. I even haven't started to work on my application. I don't know what to do. I am late, sometimes i wish i had another options rather than going through residency again...i really want to bea pediatrician. American board of pediatrics has waived on year of my accredited pediatric residency training although I know it doesn't mean anything here.
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then why dont u move to a nearby place? its only 2yrs since u have a yr waived off. why give up all u have worked hard for all these yrs just for the sake of 2yrs? cant u look for pgy2 openings in peds? why not consider child neuro? application can be done in under 15days i assure u. nothing is lost. turn the page..
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great advice apurva, you're such a great person.
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doc_droc_apurva wrote:blushy smilie
I consider your great advice about neurology and pgy2 and I'll let you know about the result at the end.
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uni of washington has a child neuro position vacant. if its from next yr then u cud try for a yr of peds somewhere and then join them since u already have a pgy1 exemption.. gl
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| mallie
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doc_droc_apurva wrote:uni of washington has a child neuro position vacant. if its from next yr then u cud try for a yr of peds somewhere and then join them since u already have a pgy1 exemption.. gl
Thank you for being so thoughtful. I'll try to contact them. Could you tell me how you found out about a vacant position then I can check other possible empty
places.
Thanks again,
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i checked the rest. however u can try through find a resident. its an official aamc program for 25$. but its endin in 2weeks once the new season begins. i wud take the next yr session.
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