lakshya_0_7
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This thread is for all indian docs/docs of indian origin.....
24% of all IMGs that apply for residency are indians (ref. AMA paper on IMGs-2006)..
Guys join in and feel free to discuss any topic ranging from USMLE preps , VISA , USCE , interviews , travel , residency experiences.....
thanks!
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| lakshya_0_7
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i m an intern rite now(batch 2002) ....preparing for step-1......CS on july-2....will be applying for the 2009 match, hopefully!
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| mukho
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hi! lakshya!
I'm from India too...post MD peds now trying for peds residency in the 2008 Match...lets see how that goes...all the best with ur preps...will put down experiences when some definite outcome comes...till then am keeping all fingers crossed!
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| lakshya_0_7
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hey mukho....all the best !! i think tomorrow is the last day of submitting rols...
so have u applied only in paeds? or IM too ?what are ur credentials ....any USCE?
GL
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| mukho
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no no...last day is 27th feb..being md peds here i can't think of doing anything else...
following are my creds...
99/99/pass/99 (god it looks so good na , but actually lots of IMGs have it...and from what i understood this season, they are just the beggining)
4 mnths US observership in peds
4 US lors
I applied early on sep 11th...50 peds programs, mixture of really good university programs and IMG friendly ones....but made sure i didnt apply to any program i absolutely would not go to...and there are many of those trust me...
got most of my offers after CS results came...total 16..again a strange combination of really stellar programs and very small program...
Interviewed in 13...it gets hectic , expensive and schedules of interviews often overlap so had to give up on a few...
got 5 prematches....but not from my top programs so turnd them down (after agonising over that for days and nights!) and am presently panicing like mad that maybe i shouldnt have....but then the match will decide that.
Now am back in India, working and trying to keep my mind of morbidly contemplating deeper meaning to thank you note replies!
Well that's all bout my journey till now...march end i should be able to add to it, hopefully positively...gl to u too...let me know if u need to discuss any point...the process is simple but can be a bit overwhelming sometimes...
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| babydoc4usmle
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lakshya_0_7 wrote:This thread is for all indian docs/docs of indian origin..... Guys join in and feel free to discuss any topic ranging from USMLE preps , VISA , USCE , interviews , travel , residency experiences..... thanks!
isn't the whole site about these issues? 
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| Justice
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babydoc4usmle wrote:lakshya_0_7 wrote:This thread is for all indian docs/docs of indian origin..... Guys join in and feel free to discuss any topic ranging from USMLE preps , VISA , USCE , interviews , travel , residency experiences..... thanks! isn't the whole site about these issues?
Some people post nonsense just to move themselves from one level to another... And 24% is a very modest number...
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| mukho
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isnt the whole IMG forum full of threads for IMGs from different countries, peru, egypt...i am not sure but but maybe thats what lakshya is also trying to do...after all every country has its own set of issues...like MSPE from Indian medical schools may require differnt process for application than from elsewhere...i dont think this post was to show off that one group is better or higher than others...its just to bond among people with similar concerns...at least i didnt mean to offend anyone by posting here...
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| lakshya_0_7
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@ babydoc4usmle
you are very right ,this site is about all these issues. but as mukho said there are issues which are specific to a particular country.indians could help indians better,becoz they know their system well,others wouldnt be interested in matters pertaining to our medical schools/visa iv experiences etc.
@justice
i have nothing to prove.just ignore this thread if u dont like it.
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| lakshya_0_7
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hey mukho ,
greattttt scores...great profile..which med coll did u graduate from? u rejected 5 prematches!!wooow!hopefully,u should get matched at a good programme of ur choice...
i dont think i'll be able to get any USCE (or US LORS) at the time of applying..so i'll be applying just with scores (i already have step-2 score)..n hopefully i'll clear step-1 n CS too by sept... the only positive thing i have is that i will be a fresh graduate..i'll graduate on 28 august 2008 (just 2 -3 days before applying on 1 sept)....So can u suggest anytips for making my CV strong?eg. rite now i m doing a small study(a survery),i m not sure if it will get published .what else can i do?
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| lakshya_0_7
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hi..anyone from india who has done electives in USA?? how to go about the vaccination titre things??
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| paheli
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Aren't you all guys here? This thread sounds so...MALE. Where are the Indian women?
Ok, I'm the first one here. Glad to join this thread. I've wondered before why there was no such thread for Indian IMGs. Many many of us on this forum are Indians.
Anyway, hope this thread will help us communicate better, rather than segregate us from others. I believe that was the spirit with which this was started.
Chak de, India! 
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| lakshya_0_7
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well...how did u know that i m a guy?
yah i m a guy (with a girly name )
and mukho is a lady.
all the best for ur step-1 score paheli....
have u taken the other steps?
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| paheli
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Oh, well, ok, I'll be the second one then. All the best, mukho, for the match. I'm rooting for you, too. I'll look you up for tips in Pediatrics Match 09, if you're still around and if you don't mind.
Thanks, lakshya, for your wishes. Sure need them. Nope, none of the other steps taken.........yet. If you need any help regarding Step 1, feel free to PM me.
Justice, babydoc, I didn't know you guys were from India.
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| mukho
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hey paheli, thanks for ur wishes....i prematched a few days back and am presently drowning in paperwork ....would be my pleasure to ans any queries if i can....i owe this forum hugely...
lakshya....for immunisation different programs have different requirements and some have specific paperwork...like miami observership requires u to fill their spcific form...the university where i did observership got my titers done themselves...what u could do while here is get a documentation from any physician/better ur med school pediatrics/immunisation dept stating that ur booster in Td (for adlts the vaccine with the small 'd' is launched by serum institute...at least at my time no one making TdaP which is what is recommended for adults in US) and MMR is complete...get titers from ranbaxy (or similarly reputed lab) and if u have scars from bcg, small pox vaccine(i do) and especially previous chicken pox get those documented. Mantoux u could document but every insti in US will rpt.
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| dermdoc57
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hi mukho,are you a person with photogenic memory?Indeed great scores.Very impressive.
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| mukho
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my memory sucks yaar...its god's grace thats all...am waiting to see what happens when that fades
but thank you for such kind words...
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Congrat mukho , hope u will not mind sharing how to get observership in ped & which prg sh we avoid as dangerous to b in , had few frds in Int Med ways back cause no knowledge of wh prg r bad , they got in & did not continue , sad .
Congratulation, yup once had ped in blood hard to switch
Owsome score man , girl
GL in ur choice of prg, enjoy & show our Asian talent in Ped 
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| keepgoing
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Hi everyone.
Great score mukho,all the best.
and paheli all the best to you too (being indian thread wishing u again here)
hope to see more success stories here,and oneday mine as well
Chake de INDIA!!!!!!!!!
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| paheli
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Yeah, kg, great to see you here, too [apart from all the other places that we happily meet!] What's new with you?
Shwe, it's wonderful too see you here too! You interested in Peds?
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| mukho
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Thanks ShweHope99.9998 and kg....i'm actually really nervous about starting as a second year there...u know living upto expectations especially because i have spent the entire last year memorizing myocardial infarction, ED and hormonal replacement therapy!!
About observerships as i wrote back in some PMs, i got mine thru contacts. the insti from where i have done my MD Peds in India has some alumni in faculty positions in US now and my teachers recommended me to them and people were kind...but what i think helps is the following:-
1. easiest is to get someone to recommend u...ask all ur teachers if they know someone to whom they could put in a word for u
2. aim for fmg friendly smaller programs...but university and university affiliated programs hold more value so try there too...
3. writing to PD that u are interested in there program as a prospective applicant should help, especially if u have a good CV...having family there also helps as then they dont have to worry bout ur stay etc.
4. I dont know about bad programs, but i do know that observership can be a very frustrating experience...u can be treated like plaster on the wall and it takes a lot of foresight to continue being friendly and interested when u are absolutely not...but it is important to make friends and get LORS...i had the good fortune to have very kind people around me but i know friends who have been miserable and still managed to make the best of the situation
so i dont really know much more than that...hope it helps some...all the best to everyone....
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| SOS
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thanks for this thread lakshya.
mukho you are a star..... wow what scores may you get matched in the program of your choice.my prayers and wishes for you.
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Thanks mukho for detailed reply.
So far most seniors etc , got observer by contacts , so will try .
I know what u meant as being observer though not at exact post yet , but can imagine , u kn more, can do more but ur just by stander so just watch do nothing .
That is I believe main motivation especially moms , dads, IMGs settle in north america in home or PT or FT jobs med or non med realize that if I weer MD here , I can help the pts right away with my IMG skills, experices, knowledges & good heart as being a good person treat the pt , not only good doc .
GL & tell ur frd/ frds just being pretend as watching another ER , Grey's or Private Practice in TV so u r not able to touch or get invole then they will b better in their observership success , done happily after , just my ped thought
PHL ........... ped is innocent , but have to find out after long away fr it , am I still as passionate to it as b4 or not though no doupt of being a good ped , but still will try .
KG , SOS good to see u here , where is JD where ?? another ped fan & p2b too .
GL 
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| mukho
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thanks SOS...shw one thing that does help make an impression is actually trying to pay attention during rounds (which can be trifle sleep inducing) and reading up on the problems being discussed...and conveying that knowledge in form of suggestion or question to the attending/fellow...it reflects both interest , ability and give the attending something to write about in ur lor. In fact once u get into observership at one place getting another one becomes easier coz if u present urself as a interested non problematic person, mostly attendings and even fellows and residents help u find more observerships (in fact i got 3 interviews based on personal recommendations by fellows, i worked with, sent to their PDs)....anyway peds docs are in general soft hearted people (not saying that all doctors are not but especially so in peds, at least so i feel!) so its easy to get liked...also having conversation about the difference in epidemiological diseases and resource management we see in South east Asia vs those in US also reflects on ur ability to both contribute new knowledge while retaining the ability to see the differences and adapt....
just thoughts and conversations that i used to have during observerships with friends...so i penned them down here...i totally adore peds, cant see myself as anything else...i hope we have lots of enthusiatic peds people here...all the best to everyone.
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| paheli
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That's so true, mukho. I feel too that folks in the Peds dept tend to be just nicer in general. Also, in a totally unrelated thought, in my experience, pediatricians retain their youth much much longer than the other fields. In fact, my profs in college were practically boyish! The youngest was in his early 50s, the oldest in his late 60s. Oh, btw, was it me or was the Match Pediatrics sub-forum really sleepy this year? Not many threads, not many replies. Any idea why? The IM, FP, even Surg forums were roaring in comparison!
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