Old IMGs Match Experiences

[raven]

hi,

i am an old img who has applied for match this year..

are there other people with a similar application profile as mine..we can share our experiences..

[betiomom]

I graduated in 2007, no Iv 3 rejections and 2 acknoledgements, I am also thinking i will have to apply next year, get more experience and pass step 3 with better score

[tuananhbsdk]

Originally Posted by betiomom

I graduated in 2007, no Iv 3 rejections and 2 acknoledgements, I am also thinking i will have to apply next year, get more experience and pass step 3 with better score

What specialties do you apply to? Your profiles are not bad at all for IM or FM. I have not got any IV, either and it is understandable with my credentials But let's keep our spirit up!

[betiomom]

Originally Posted by tuananhbsdk

What specialties do you apply to? Your profiles are not bad at all for IM or FM. I have not got any IV, either and it is understandable with my credentials But let's keep our spirit up!

I applied to IM and FM total of 90 something, and some of pediatrics and pathology just cause somebody told me i might have a chance there.... but altoghether applied to 111 diferent programs, i have an understanding that YOG is REALLY BAD, and average scores don't help me that much, so i might need more experience, i think your PHD gives you and edge too. did you have rejections yet?

[HOTdoc]

I'm an old IMG too. YOG 2004

Our long ago YOG is dragging us down

[DrAGA]

hi guys
i am also old IMG 2007..have done residency program in home country will apply for next year,,i have low step 1 score hope to get high on ck...

[betiomom]

Finally!!!!!!!!!! I apllied in oct 5, I have my first interview at University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio TEXAS!!! Family medicine, I am beyond happy.

Maybe a friend pulled a string

Congratulations to all of you with IV, and good luck for everyone!!

[DrAGA]

Originally Posted by betiomom

Finally!!!!!!!!!! I apllied in oct 5, I have my first interview at University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio TEXAS!!! Family medicine, I am beyond happy.

Maybe a friend pulled a string

Congratulations to all of you with IV, and good luck for everyone!!

congratulation!best of luck in iv

[tamta]

Good luck, cant believe 2007 is called old . Cmon we re not yet that old

[DrAGA]

Originally Posted by tamta

Good luck, cant believe 2007 is called old . Cmon we re not yet that old

Wanna believe that!!!

[tamta]

Originally Posted by DrAGA

Wanna believe that!!!

Well we are old compared to so many fresh applicants, but its not a news. Need to go step by step. Betimom got an iv. Thats encouraging. So lets go step by step. Hope to match in 2015

[shahinCMC]

i am also old grad. can u say anyone that MRCP(UK) will help for residency

[HOTdoc]

Finally after a long list of rejections, I received today at around 4:30 pm EST my 2nd IV. It's an FM program at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

My first IV was a peds program at Mt Sinai in Chicago which I received on first wk of October.

There is indeed still hope for old IMGs like me with low step 1 score.

My excellent academic records and US LOR are probably helping out negate my low step 1 score and old IMG status.

[betiomom]

Originally Posted by HOTdoc

Finally after a long list of rejections, I received today at around 4:30 pm EST my 2nd IV. It's an FM program at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

My first IV was a peds program at Mt Sinai in Chicago which I received on first wk of October.

There is indeed still hope for old IMGs like me with low step 1 score.

My excellent academic records and US LOR are probably helping out negate my low step 1 score and old IMG status.

Congratulations!! i wish you all the best

[tamta]

Originally Posted by HOTdoc

Finally after a long list of rejections, I received today at around 4:30 pm EST my 2nd IV. It's an FM program at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

My first IV was a peds program at Mt Sinai in Chicago which I received on first wk of October.

There is indeed still hope for old IMGs like me with low step 1 score.

My excellent academic records and US LOR are probably helping out negate my low step 1 score and old IMG status.

There are lot of us behind you, go show them mature attitude to medicine and relationship skills. Congratulations and Good luck.. This really helps my doubts about being old and hopeless

[summer20]

Originally Posted by HOTdoc

Finally after a long list of rejections, I received today at around 4:30 pm EST my 2nd IV. It's an FM program at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ.

My first IV was a peds program at Mt Sinai in Chicago which I received on first wk of October.

There is indeed still hope for old IMGs like me with low step 1 score.

My excellent academic records and US LOR are probably helping out negate my low step 1 score and old IMG status.

You go HOTDOC!!!

So happy for you!

[HOTdoc]

Originally Posted by summer20

You go HOTDOC!!!

So happy for you!

thanks a lot summer20

[HOTdoc]

Originally Posted by tamta

There are lot of us behind you, go show them mature attitude to medicine and relationship skills. Congratulations and Good luck.. This really helps my doubts about being old and hopeless

thanks a lot tamta.

will do...hope to change programs' prejudices against old IMGs like us

[HOTdoc]

Originally Posted by betiomom

Congratulations!! i wish you all the best

thank you betiomom...i hope we all get more IVs.

[HOTdoc]

just received my 3rd Iv today

just keeping the spirit up!!!

[DAVE]

Excellent work guys
In same boat YOG 2009
Keep it up....

[HOTdoc]

Lets all post here if we are lucky enough on match day! Hope to hear from you guys on march 17 and 21

[tamta]

Great job guys!!

please post your match experiences!

you are not alone!!

and please if you could share list of programs that don't have 5 year graduation cutoff. In pediatrics, and family medicine, also internal. any peace of info would be so helpful.

[betiomom]

@Tamta, I dont know about 5 year cut, I got matcharesident list, and I used it as a START on my search, but, I applied to mainly texas and most FM programs seem to give preference to the people that lives in the state, so I applied to pretty much 70% of all texas programs regardless of the requirements,( i left out those which seem impossible like only have AMG or said directly they required a year of experience or to do observership with them or something) out of those I checked requirements after I got the interview and one said they had the 5 year cut, but they called me anyway ( graduated 2007), what I am trying to say is beyond the requirements in their web page or match a resident be smart and study the program do you have something to offer to them?? in my case I applied places with a lot of spanish population and spanish doctors since I am latin, and of course if they had IMG regardless of where they are from, I sent email before applying to those I REALLY wanted, saying why I loved the program and saying my basic info, (YOG,scores etc) maybe 10 emails, I got 1 IV out of those emails, what I know now after IVs and talking to people involve in the process is that those emails and phone calls BEFORE the application matters, and I heard a lot of applicants did observership in those programs, got in just by emailing people in those programs, residents, PC, or PD and they emailed or called more than once, so I wish I would have done that, finally I can tell you I got IVs in :
FM: texas tech odessa, and El Paso, UT San Antonio, LSU
IM: Mercy st vincent toledo Ohio.

In those IV what seemed to me people liked about my profile was my letters of recomendations (doctors from US who really liked me) that I speak spanish, that I had experience even if it was in another country,(if you can talk about it somewhere in the conversation do it, sell it)that I lived close by or had relatives close by the hospitals, someone mention I am mature and a good listener and that "go get it" attitude, and good grades I never failed a step(average grades actually, but they said they were good, so I don't know) Anyway those things I think mattered for me getting IVs, from there, I hope I match but still very unsure I will let you all know after is over, right now I am so glad I can put away my suit and bussiness handbag!!! Wish all the best!!

[tamta]

Originally Posted by betiomom

@Tamta, I dont know about 5 year cut, I got matcharesident list, and I used it as a START on my search, but, I applied to mainly texas and most FM programs seem to give preference to the people that lives in the state, so I applied to pretty much 70% of all texas programs regardless of the requirements,( i left out those which seem impossible like only have AMG or said directly they required a year of experience or to do observership with them or something) out of those I checked requirements after I got the interview and one said they had the 5 year cut, but they called me anyway ( graduated 2007), what I am trying to say is beyond the requirements in their web page or match a resident be smart and study the program do you have something to offer to them?? in my case I applied places with a lot of spanish population and spanish doctors since I am latin, and of course if they had IMG regardless of where they are from, I sent email before applying to those I REALLY wanted, saying why I loved the program and saying my basic info, (YOG,scores etc) maybe 10 emails, I got 1 IV out of those emails, what I know now after IVs and talking to people involve in the process is that those emails and phone calls BEFORE the application matters, and I heard a lot of applicants did observership in those programs, got in just by emailing people in those programs, residents, PC, or PD and they emailed or called more than once, so I wish I would have done that, finally I can tell you I got IVs in :
FM: texas tech odessa, and El Paso, UT San Antonio, LSU
IM: Mercy st vincent toledo Ohio.

In those IV what seemed to me people liked about my profile was my letters of recomendations (doctors from US who really liked me) that I speak spanish, that I had experience even if it was in another country,(if you can talk about it somewhere in the conversation do it, sell it)that I lived close by or had relatives close by the hospitals, someone mention I am mature and a good listener and that "go get it" attitude, and good grades I never failed a step(average grades actually, but they said they were good, so I don't know) Anyway those things I think mattered for me getting IVs, from there, I hope I match but still very unsure I will let you all know after is over, right now I am so glad I can put away my suit and bussiness handbag!!! Wish all the best!!

Thank you so much for your time!!! this will help me a lot.
So about calling and emailing programs i guess i can start that once i am all ready with recommendations and clinical experiences right? and this shold be in late summer july. I have question where to start looking for programs and there requirements i know it is early but i want to be familiar where and what to look for. can i start this procces withour completing ERAS? I mean can i just find out somewhere programs and their descriptions. just if you could give me link . Matcharesident.com this is where i can start right?

[tamta]

one more question. this site gives me access to all specialties for 300 $ and just one like pediatrics for 79$. is it worth it and should this be my source for searching programs or any other site, or any other way to find programs. google word or something. for example i am interested in pediatrics how should i search programs. sorry i may sound very silly but i really need help. It is early but i have to have everything prepared for application and i have long way to go with CS and to find observships and do them, and this i need to do together with two kids, in US. im not as scared as just gathering info and dont know where to start. thanks for your help. and i guess i should take my spanish study more seriously

[betiomom]

Originally Posted by tamta

one more question. this site gives me access to all specialties for 300 $ and just one like pediatrics for 79$. is it worth it and should this be my source for searching programs or any other site, or any other way to find programs. google word or something. for example i am interested in pediatrics how should i search programs. sorry i may sound very silly but i really need help. It is early but i have to have everything prepared for application and i have long way to go with CS and to find observships and do them, and this i need to do together with two kids, in US. im not as scared as just gathering info and dont know where to start. thanks for your help. and i guess i should take my spanish study more seriously

Lol I get it i wish i had started this early, i am on the road but I will stay in touch I have kids too!!! And will b happy to help, match a resident worked for me, cause i had the money, kinda speed the process, but u can start in freida, google it is the official page of all available residencys, and from there u can visit the pages of the residencies u are interested on, calling programs yes around july

[Istiaque009]

Originally Posted by betiomom

Finally!!!!!!!!!! I apllied in oct 5, I have my first interview at University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio TEXAS!!! Family medicine, I am beyond happy.

Maybe a friend pulled a string

Congratulations to all of you with IV, and good luck for everyone!!

Can you Please elaborate how a friend helped? Thanks

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