Hi,
I am currently in final year (internship) in India. I was trying to collect all the documents I need to apply for medical electives. It's almost impossible to find electives that don't require Step 1 scores these days as a part of application process. So my question is:
1. Can I apply for the electives widely to universities now and send them my step scores later? I need a lot of time to prepare for Step 1 (10-11 months) and at the same time I need to do my internship and also get electives done before internship ends.
Another thing, if I apply widely for electives, I would be giving away thousands of non- refundable fees to the universities with no gurantee of getting an elective :notsure::notsure::notsure:
2. Is there any rule that MCI strictly follows like do I have to finish my internship within 2 years? I won't be able to electives, step 1 or finish my internship if there is any such rule lz:lz:lz:
3. How credible are agencies like medclerkship? But I would still like to go through universities and not through agencies.
4. Please help me plan this stuff out or share the plans some of your seniors or friends are following. I have no one from my college who drove through the USMLE road. So, I would really appreciate it if someone on this forum could throw in some of their insight into this matter, which is currently giving me a massive migraine. There's only so much you need to take care of uggghhhh :scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:
I am currently in final year (internship) in India. I was trying to collect all the documents I need to apply for medical electives. It's almost impossible to find electives that don't require Step 1 scores these days as a part of application process. So my question is:
1. Can I apply for the electives widely to universities now and send them my step scores later? I need a lot of time to prepare for Step 1 (10-11 months) and at the same time I need to do my internship and also get electives done before internship ends.
Another thing, if I apply widely for electives, I would be giving away thousands of non- refundable fees to the universities with no gurantee of getting an elective :notsure::notsure::notsure:
2. Is there any rule that MCI strictly follows like do I have to finish my internship within 2 years? I won't be able to electives, step 1 or finish my internship if there is any such rule lz:lz:lz:
3. How credible are agencies like medclerkship? But I would still like to go through universities and not through agencies.
4. Please help me plan this stuff out or share the plans some of your seniors or friends are following. I have no one from my college who drove through the USMLE road. So, I would really appreciate it if someone on this forum could throw in some of their insight into this matter, which is currently giving me a massive migraine. There's only so much you need to take care of uggghhhh :scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared: