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Towhids: check this thread out:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/73152/
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| Usmlectomy.edu
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Hi guys.I am a new recruit to this forum tho i hve been getting tips from it for some time. .Finally got certified this wk;received the cert. .Creds 99/99/pass all first attempt.No usce.Have 3 us Lors from American surgeons working as missionaries in my country.Done with PS and CV and hav MSPE.Want to apply for gen surgery.Does any one think the lors are equivalent to US lors?Not been lucky getting usce.Anyway God has been awesome all through and will continue to be .
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Usmlectomy.edu wrote:Hi guys.I am a new recruit to this forum tho i hve been getting tips from it for some time. .Finally got certified this wk;received the cert. . Creds 99/99/pass all first attempt. No usce. Have 3 us Lors from American surgeons working as missionaries in my country. Need visa Done with PS and CV and hav MSPE.Want to apply for gen surgery.Does any one think the lors are equivalent to US lors?Not been lucky getting usce.Anyway God has been awesome all through and will continue to be .
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| Ivonne
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Seems that this year less people want to share information and be active in this thread. Today few tears came up while working on my PS. Is it a good sign? soap opera??
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| towhids
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Thanks Ivonne for the link. It is encouraging to say the least. I just got the ERAS token and have to start writing my PS.
Do you have any idea how competitive Pediatrics residency is compared to IM residency?
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| drcully
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i am here to ask a doubt.when does the residency match start..i have heard that we have to apply in august-sept time...is that true...around what time...where can i know more about this.please help me...is it possible to apply with step1 and 2ck results.
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| stony_meadow
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hi drcully, the process started on July 1. u av 2 obtain ur AAMC token first from ECFMG website and den get ur AAMC ID number.
yes, u can apply with even step 1 results alone, although that is not really advisable.
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| Usmlectomy.edu
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hi guys.hope you all know about the new document submission form requirement each time you submit your supporting documents to ecfmg.I almost sent my docs without it since i didn't know.No one has answered my Q above 
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| stony_meadow
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hi usmlectomy, if d doctors are US-based, den ur letters are good, but it also depends on what was written in the letters; was there any assessment of your clinical capability?
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| Usmlectomy.edu
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Thanx stony_meadow.The content of the letters is great talking abt clinical,professional and academic qualities and interaction with staff.The docs r FACS surgeons working as missionaries in my country even now.
anyway, i think the fact they r US docs who r board certified is beta that just lors from docs at home.
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| innocent devil
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@towhid
paeds is less competitive as compared to im
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| drcully
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thanks stony_meadow
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| drcully
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i just registered for cs.how many days will it ake for the application to be processed...i hope i get date at least by dec...is there any other way to get a earlier cs date.
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| innocent devil
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i dono how much time it will take to proceed for ur application
but can help u in picking up the date
just get ur ready urself to take date...to take date in december is not a big issue..u can easily find a date in december....wht u can do..stay online for 5 to 6 hrs daily...keep refreshing the web page which shows the date...u can get date in three to four day
dono worry
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| drcully
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thanks sadiq.....but the cs calender shows only 4-5 spots even in dec in all cenres...thats what is bothering me...will that move foreward....do that many people cancel?i am just worried?i am sorry to bother u.
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| dr4match09
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be prepared for a certain period, some will cancel few days to their exam,then u cash in
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| drnadeemusmani
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hi all
i am an img(2001)- i have passed my step 1 and csa. am appearing in ck soon. i have a green card and have uk experience( about 4 years). wht chance the forum will give about a possible match in 2009?
any idea which programs dont mind having old imgs?
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| beiwen
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2003 IMG.
USMLE: Step 1 99/242; Step 2CK 98/237; Step 2CS passed; Step 3 87/210. All passed first attempt.
USCE: planning to complete by August at least 3 months externship in private practice and university-afiliated community hospital. Volunteered at ER in a university hospital from 2005 to 2007. But no other medicine-related work experience between 2003 and 2008.
GC holder.
Great thread! Good luck everyone!!
Edited by beiwen on 07/12/08 - 09:23 AM
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| Ivonne
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BW: Congrats for getting done your step 3! Wow I am surprised, you are already done with the USMLEs. Best of luck in the match season!
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| Usmlectomy.edu
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Hi guys.Anybody out there heard of matcharesident? I wanted to purchase the gen surg list?Anyone with creds matching mine and going for surg 2009 so we can share the cost and list?
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| cherryho
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Hi, I am a 2009er too.
My credentials:
- IMG '03, PhD in Pathology from a US university
- Thesis research in Parkinson's disease and might get a couple of publications
will apply for Pathology residency
- Step 1: 251/99; step 2 CS: pass; CK: pending
- USCE: 2 elective rotations in U of Rochester while I was a med student (rad onc and GI)
- LoRs: US x 2 (MDs from my current school) + my home country x 1
- Permanent resident. No need of visa.
Nice joining you guys.
Edited by cherryho on 08/12/08 - 12:44 PM
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| brave heart
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Hello guys, Paheli and all new visitors
Im really to show my profile after all these 99s scores
I feel either it us, the low 80s guys who gave the light and confident for th 99s friends or vice verca , its them who aremaking us losing the hope
IMG
ECFMG certified
Step 1 : 81
Step 2 CK: 79 
Step 2 CS: passed
All first attempt
Step 3 : to be taken up to Jan
J1 visa seeker
No gaps from graduate year: resident doctor in IM departements andteaching assistant at a medical school at my home country
an article in the process to be published as a case study in a merican journal, not a research buta rare case artcile
observerhip in US - IM to be started on september 2008
no US LoR yet but looking for 1 after my observership
Contacts: many class mates promised to get me an interviews, or other observerships
oneof them is a chief resident
I know i haveto fight in this highly competitive match season, As soon as i do believe im God , i will keepfighting for a post in IM..
do i have a chance dear friends?
wish u all match where do you dream in
bless you guys.
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| C_Blue
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Hello All,
I have done and passed my Step 2 Cs and Ck, step one at the end of July.
But prep for step one is not finished yet.
Exam in a couple of weeks.
I had hoped to try to Match in 2009, Should i just go ahead with the prep half done, or just delay the exam (therefore the chance to apply in the match too this year) ? And try next year, with a good score,  .
I really dont want to miss the match, but dont want to screw up the chance to get in anyway because of a bad score
So anyone with any good suggestions?
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| paheli
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To C_blue: we are all under similar pressures. Very few have it all perfectly in order. It's all about juggling, multi-tasking, and still succeeding.
I am now working on CK, applications, and looking for USCE. And it's success this year or nothing for me.
I wish everyone all the best. We are going through the same thing, and we are all capable of succeeding.
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| milee99
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Hi
Is there is special CV section on myeras??
I am filling out the PDF CAf form from a sample CV I had prepared earlier, and also framing personal statements from what many many points I had jotted jown roughly.
Also struggling with CK
got my LOr's in hand, and MSPE done, but not with me yet.
About research for hospitals.. I gather the only way to get the information is to e-mail and call programs from eras website.. Is that right? Or am I missing some feature of the ERAS website?
Also calling up hospitals for USCE.
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