Re: my USMLE Step1 Score was 98/243

"Jim Picotte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well you have no realistic shot at dermatology and most of the
> ophthalmology positions are through the San Fran match www.sfmatch.org
> and the match day for ophthalmology is January 23 and programs submit
> their rank lists for this match in December so you're too late for that.
> You have a good shot at an IM program.  Visit www.usmle.net and look at
> their match board which is filled with IMG's trying to get residency
> programs.  You'll get some better advice there.
>
Well I wouldn't say the original poster has *no* realistic shot at
dermatology. It sure is tough for an IMG to get into a Derm program, but he
does have a very good step 1 score. For the original poster, if you can
pass step 2 with a 99, see if you can get some connections for the programs
that you are interested in. You probably won't go to Harvard, but you might
just land on to one of the relatively less competitive programs in some
less desirable states. Apply to as many program as you can, and hope for
the best. Use IM as a backup (you will have no problem with IM). Go for
Match 2005 so you have more time to prepare.

Note that if you don't have a commanding knowledge in conversational
English this would really hinder your chance.

I suggest you to visit www.valuemd.com , a very good forum for
international medical students and graduates. You can get a lot of
excellent (and unbiased) information there!

Good luck!

tz

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