 |  credentials for OB/GYN,,need ur advise
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ferrero
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hi guys i got 86% in step 1 and cs passed in 1st attemt....r there any chances of getting residency in OB/GYN..no need of visa.plz help 
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| Anamgarcia
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Dear Ferrero....FYI, the programs in OB/GYN generally don't have score requierements ( except for the very competitive ones) if on top of that you are GC holder you are set. GL
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| d0ct0r99
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dear Anamgaria thank u for ur kind reply....i have one more Q...what are the best hospitals in USA which dont sponcer H1 visa..can plz repy
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| ferrero
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thank u somuch Anamgarica
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| Anamgarcia
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unfortunately my friend I can't answer that question for you. But I can tell you that being a GC holder will open the doors for you almost anywhere in the US, BTW where do you live?
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| kare
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hi friends
i have similar ques,my credentials are 95/95/passed cs and taking step3,but due to my bad luck or certain circumstances during that period of my life i have cleared step 1 in second attempt with 95 score.i have green card but no US clincal experience and graduated in 2003.with these credentials do u think there is any chance for me to get OB GYN..........i m so upset.does anyone have any idea about this? any word wd b great help
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| Anamgarcia
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hello kare....
dont you let an attempt kill your confidence... as you said, there are some moments in our lives where things just don't go wright. That doesn't mean a thing... and on top of that you have a great second attempt score... I will not be worried at all.
did you have IV? I see absolutely no reason for you not to match. If by chance you are not going to this years match... try to get USCE this year and you will make a great candidate
GL
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| Anamgarcia
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Doctor 99
I got confused and just now realized that you are nit GC holder... I can tell you that most comunity programs will go for H visa... for the university programs, I am afraid, that most (or at least the one that I went to) only offer J visa.
If I were you ( and I am in your shoes anyway) I would not care, because a waiver is really easy to get being an OB, since many people are not delivering babies due to the high liability.... so a waiver is really an easy step in our field.
Does that answer your question? probably not. the short answer is I dont know for sure.
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| kare
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thanks Anamgarcia
i havent applied this year.taking step3 in few mnths.you have relieved my tension.yes i wud try to gain USCE this year.lets see how it goes........
thanks a lot once again!
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| Anamgarcia
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you are welcome!!! and really don't worry.... if I match I will try to help you ...just keep in touch... I am addicted to this forum so keep posting and maybe I will be able to help
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| kare
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hi Anamgarcia
so nice of you!people like you make this world worth living..........
may you get residency of your choice!
God bless
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| Anamgarcia
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thank you very much kare... I guess my boss doesn't really agree with you on the worthliness comment, but I still appreciate it very much.
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| Anamgarcia
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ferrero.... Dr99 where are you guys? ...
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| ferrero
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hi Anamgarcia....how do u do?iam little concentrated on my ck now...BTW w r ur credentials?w r u doing now a days?
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| Anamgarcia
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hello ferrero...
well... do you really want to know my credentials?
79/87/pass/83 all first attempt I have a MS in biochemistry and several published papers
8 mo USCE in OB have visa
Right now I am a postdoc in nephrology. I bite my nails 24/7 and drink about 4L of coffee a day.
Hopefully next monday my anxiety level will drop dramatically.
when are you taking your test?
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| ferrero
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hello Anamgarcia...thanks for ur prompt reply...its really nice that u have already done c all of usmle steps...congrats....i also bite my nails.. ..heheheh....where did u do get ur USCE ?(if u dont mind)..iam gonna take my test n clark,NJ...keep in touch as we are sailing in a same boat...GL for ur match
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| Anamgarcia
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hello ferrerito... sure Igot all my USCE in miami...when I was an intern in Colombia I got permission to come for 6 mo (subI type of thing) and last year I went back for more...
I pray that we will both get our desired result
keep in touch
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| ferrero
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hi Anamgarcia...where did u get ur graduation,coz u said that u were intern in colombia.....plz help me in getting USCE...can u contact me via--- ferrero609@yahoo.com
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| Anamgarcia
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hey ferrero... I graduated in colombia ( the country) where are you from?
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| ferrero
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can u plz contact me on my e-mail ID?thank u
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| Anamgarcia
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check your email
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| werther
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Anamgarcia wrote:
hello ferrero...
well... do you really want to know my credentials?
79/87/pass/83 all first attempt I have a MS in biochemistry and several published papers
8 mo USCE in OB have visa
Right now I am a postdoc in nephrology. I bite my nails 24/7 and drink about 4L of coffee a day.
Hopefully next monday my anxiety level will drop dramatically.
when are you taking your test?
Hi Ana, I am feeling really hopeless... you had 8 ivs and didn't match, with all the papers, the first time takes, the USCE in OB... what went wrong? just the scores? can that be so damaging?
My credentials are not so great either...
Step 1 86
Step 2 82
Step 2 CS Passed on second attempt (don't ask)
Step 3 78
Two papers submitted...
Completed residency in OB/GYN in Buenos Aires
Two years Fellowship in clinical research on women's cancers at Harvard...
6 weeks subinternship the Gyn Onc floor.
Wonderful LORs, high profile people.
I have a hard time figuring out the balance of my application. On the one hand I know that some of the items i mentioned are really good, but on the other... I am really worried about my scores and that ridiculous fail in CS, which can be hard to explain to a US PD... they may not understand that to us, sometimes, it may not be clear what are we expected to do in such an unusual/controversial way of examination.
I had two lucky interviews after applying in late October w/o ECFMG. Got it early December... Step 3 result during the match week.
AND I DID NOT MATCH. Not that I did not expected it... okay? But I am hesitant about pouring effort and thousands of dollars AGAIN with the black spots in my appl.
I'm sure you'll match next year. People at least called you.
Thanks.
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| Anamgarcia
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Dear werther.... Darling you ARE already an OB..... I think I targeted very big programs and didn't care too much about the community programs, thinking that I did great at the big places... next year I am definitely targeting the small programs more intensely, and lets see what happens....
Also I never really practice medicine after graduation, I am stuck in this non sense science and that is not so important for gynecologists
lets keep the faith and maybe next year we will match
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| drweather
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Ana
I think you are on the right track! I think here it's a great deal about 1) being American, 2) contacts, 3)foreigners will get what's left. That is my impression about this whole match stuff.
So what might have happened is that because of your research you were called to better programs that, at the end, will choose americans.
Even that tiny program we went to in Jamaica/Queens remember?? Did you see the residents? Most were Americans. How about the french couple? They did medical school here...and isn't it weird that they both got the same place??! Don't be mistaken...foreigners here are ONLY to fill the gaps. They will choose worse qualified americans without blinking!
So get some rest, raise your head and try next year to everywhere. Your husband will be done by nest year won't he? Then you can move anywhere else! You will match I am sure! Don't give up.
Send me an email so that we can exchange numbers! I am learning spanish!!
Besos!
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| Anamgarcia
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Cami.... you are so very sweet... it is true.... I forgot for a second, and I did believe that I had a chance in the academic programs. but I am not making that mistake any more.... next year I will go to the tiniest place if I have to, but I will be a bloody OB/GYN.... anyway... thnaks for cheering me up... my hubby said that next year we will go to nebraska if we have to.. that sounds good to me no more freaking crazy NY
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