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deja_vu

09/04/08 - 10:54 AM

Hi everyone,

I think it's not too early to start a Rej. thread now. I know we have a wonderful Neuro match 2009 thread going on. But I think keeping IV/Rej thread apart would make it more organised and will make it easy for anyone to search it in the future.

Hope our IV thread goes longer than Rej thread nod

Good Luck.. smiling face

deja_vu

09/04/08 - 10:56 AM

Let me inaugurate the thread with a Love Letter from University of Colorado:

Thank you for your interest in the Neurology program at the University Of Colorado Denver School Of Medicine. Our Neurology Residency Selection Committee has reviewed your application and unfortunately we are unable to offer you an interview with our program. mad

We wish you continued success with your medical career.
Sincerely,
Sheilah Redmond
Neurology Residency Program Coordinator
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Painful but exciting nod

[ Credentials: IMG/H1-J1/2007/266/272/Pass(no attempts)/ECFMG ELIGIBLE BUT NOT CERTIFIED/USCE:2 months O'ship (Neuro)/ LORs: 2 US (1 not yet uploaded)/Ongoing MPH/No publications ]
I think they needed ECFMG certificate while applying and I am painfully ELIGIBLE since 4 weeks and ECFMG is freaking me out.

Morals of the story:
Wait till you get certified to apply to those programs which need ECFMG cert. at the time of applications. (EVEN IF YOU HAVE PASSED THE EXAMS AND HAVE YOUR MEDICAL CREDENTIALS VERIFIED)
Do not trust ECFMG's "you will get your certificate within 2 weeks" promise and do not plan your exams acc. to that.

Edited by deja_vu on 09/04/08 - 12:15 PM

deja_vu

09/04/08 - 12:25 PM

Colorado story continues:

They sent me an e-mail saying "You don't meet the minimum requirement of some Hand-on USCE and O'ships don't count. and the PD is adamant about this."

For futute applicants:
U Colorado wants HANDS ON USCE even though they don't mention it on Website.

Moral: Trust only phone-calls and emails for eligibility criteria. Websites lie sometimes.

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09/04/08 - 01:21 PM

hey deja vu.. i am with u man ..
my eras message box was inagurated by the same program....
they even haven't seen my scores .. i am not certified yet ... but eligible ..
no usce ...

protdoc
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09/04/08 - 01:24 PM

another from univ. maryland .... they want 1 yr clinical experience .. i thought that means prelims ... i dont know what they really mean

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09/04/08 - 01:27 PM

my creds are not that great ..
98(235)/94(227)/pass/no usce/on going research( MD FRM india)/two posters and one abstract

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09/04/08 - 01:31 PM

i was going to apply there today.. i guess i will back off now... if with ur credentials they dont give u an interview deja_vu and protdoc i think its a major loss for them.... gosh what else do they want from people......damn... disapproval

all the best.. i am sure u will get good interviews..best of luck guys..!

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deja_vu

09/04/08 - 02:26 PM

protdoc wrote:
another from univ. maryland .... they want 1 yr clinical experience .. i thought that means prelims ... i dont know what they really mean

sorry about that protdoc.
There are only few programs where I didn't apply. U MD was one of them. Thanks to god for giving me the sane. I had initially thought of applying there but on seeing the 1yr USCE req. I withdrew.
Ganesha you owe 12.5$ to me and protdoc each.. nod

deja_vu

09/04/08 - 02:28 PM

protdoc wrote:
my creds are not that great ..
98(235)/94(227)/pass/no usce/on going research( MD FRM india)/two posters and one abstract

You have great creds. Hang on and we're gonna have a wonderful season.. smiling face

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09/04/08 - 03:32 PM

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Deja_vu,
Sorry bout Colorado buddy.
Really disappointing how some programs are inflexible with such minor things and never really consider the application in its totality. disapproval

But there's better luck around the corner i'm sure. nod

Best wishes to everyone here. smiling face

P.S: Do try to maintain a neat thread with credentials. Would help a lot of people that follow us. nod

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09/04/08 - 11:17 PM

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both programs which rejected havent seen the scores yet ...!
they rejected on the basis of usce and ecfmg certification status..

i thought scores are the first thing program want to see ....

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09/05/08 - 04:22 AM

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That's sad to hear, I hope they consider an application in its entirety, to be fair to everyone. Hopefully all of us will have good news in the coming weeks

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09/06/08 - 11:48 AM

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hi foks i am the lowest cred img applying to neuro

99/89/csgiven /2008 grad / not yet certified / 2 months of obse in neuro / 2 us lor / 2 months in medicine /

applied to 25 program

not to ni of colorado

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09/06/08 - 11:54 AM

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and wishes to every body

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deja_vu

09/06/08 - 12:17 PM

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genbot wrote:
Deja_vu,
Sorry bout Colorado buddy.
Really disappointing how some programs are inflexible with such minor things and never really consider the application in its totality. disapproval

But there's better luck around the corner i'm sure. nod

Best wishes to everyone here. smiling face

P.S: Do try to maintain a neat thread with credentials. Would help a lot of people that follow us. nod

thanks buddy for the concern. Right now I am more affected by the medical credential rejection by ECFMG more than anything because now I am not gonna get certified for atleast 1 1/2 to 2 months. I hope I get out of the situation as soon as possible.

deja_vu

09/06/08 - 12:21 PM

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rahul547843 wrote:
hi foks i am the lowest cred img applying to neuro

99/89/csgiven /2008 grad / not yet certified / 2 months of obse in neuro / 2 us lor / 2 months in medicine /

applied to 25 program

not to ni of colorado

Rahul your creds are excellent. You'll surely gonna get the calls. From last years thread it seems neuro people take a while before inviting. I dont expect anything from september. Oct and Nove is the time for us.
Good you skipped U COL. by the way it seems neuro is not your main target. where else did you apply as well, if you dont mind sharing (I am not PD of any prog, nor a relative of PD. so you can share).

deja_vu

09/06/08 - 12:27 PM

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minnie81 wrote:
That's sad to hear, I hope they consider an application in its entirety, to be fair to everyone. Hopefully all of us will have good news in the coming weeks

Minnie thanks for the support.

I think other way around. If I am a program and I get 100applications per position, I too will screen out half the applications by some criteria which I think are the most important to me. For some program, it's ECFMG status , for some it's USCE, for some its US LORs. I find nothing unfair in that as far as every program uses different criteria and I am eligible at most of the places though not at all the places.
The only unfair thing I see with UCOL was they have so neatly written their criteria on the website and they didnt write anything about any kind of USCE, but sent rejections on base of hands-on USCE. Should I knew it beforehand, wouldn't have wasted my 25$.

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09/06/08 - 07:52 PM

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Your welcome deja_vu. Information on websites can really be vague and incomplete sometimes. I emailed and called some programs but they usually send generic responses. By the way, I got an email from UW Madison saying they'll start sending invites after Oct 1, so hang on there guys. I think neuro programs will take a bit of time, so we just have to be patient.

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09/06/08 - 10:32 PM

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Dejavu,
Sad to hear about the credentials thing. Really a lot of bad luck there. But you'll get your share of calls buddy. Just need to wait it out some. Good luck! smiling face

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09/07/08 - 01:33 AM

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Hello all!

Man I have the worst credentials of them all!!!

[Credentials: IMG/H1-J1/2004/98/84/Pass(no attempts)/ECFMG cert./USCE:nil/ LORs: 1 US (from undergrad neuro-research back in 2003)/travelling the world the past year!!!=noCE]

I am really depressed by this whole application process mainly because Neuro is my passion and the odds are against an applicant like me. Also because the money spent applying appears to have been wasted on many neuro programs, like UCol because of their selection criteria.

Noone has replied to me yet, but will keep you guys posted.

Any advice on whether I should look into IM programs?

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