Japan_man
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I am a 1993 graduate and finished my residency and fellowship in General Surgery in home country. M.D., Ph.D. I have been away from clinical work since the end of 2001. I have 5 years of US clincal research experience and more than 20 first author publications. GC. Three LORs from US physicians (by professors from Stanford and Johns Hopkins).Step 1/step 2/CS: 215/201/clear, all first attempt. I want to apply for IM, pathology and FM, altogether about 150 programs. I do not want to ask if I have any chances, but want to know if my my application is in the right direction. Your sincere suggestion is welcomed.
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| imnotamit
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please mention more about ur application (apart from applying for IM,Path,FM after doing a residency n fellowship in gen surgery....) like CAF,PS,LORs etc...
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| doc_droc_apurva
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dont fear ur yr of grad. ur application rocks. esp for patho and surg where they LOVE research. and u have been away from medicine since only 2001. i think u shud concentrate mainly on unis and good progs bcoz they will truly appreciate ur talents. and many comm hosp sometimes get intimidated by such strong research credentials. keep a few small fp progs for backup. gl
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| AAC
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u will be fine and end up in a really good program....
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| Japan_man
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Well, I was a practised general surgeon until the end of 2001. I am currently an Research associate at a US top University. My problem is that I work in the Department of Surgery, so I only know surgeons who can give me LORs. It took me long time explaining why I wanted to swith from research to clinical medicine and from surgery to FM, IM and Patho. Even I myself found those PSa are less convincing. But surgery is too competitive for me. I have to say LORs are strong, but my scores and graudation year are a flaws. I will try to match what ever that is possible. BTW, I do not like psychiatry.
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| imnotamit
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with due respect to such a senior pro please decide ur field of interest(surgery ,IM n Path r way different) and apply with 'no fear'...application is viewed in its entirety..u have a GC too..good chances...may we know ur scores..
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| spebeeto
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And this is meant only as advice in the best of heart...
Please have a US-native check your application for spelling errors and grammatical correctness. Your english is excellent, but noticeably foreign. I'm no expert, but I think with so many applications, even the slightest mistake might cause them to disregard what is otherwise a perfect application.
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