Hey folks,
Any big and inspiring success story of any IMG getting matched or prematched(kidding!) this year.Please discuss.

I think you will have to wait till Jan 20-21st for that one...
Still if you want you can also keep your fingers crossed for me... ;)

Best wishes! shall wait for couple of weeks for a fabulous story(kinda best seller) with happy ending! Don't forget to come back then!

please post any news of img's matching . thanks .

another IMG here... as a canadian, and someone graduating from a caribbean med school in march, i'm starting to wet myself thinking about thursday...

happy to say that i did, indeed, match yesterday... not only am i an IMG, but a canadian citizen to boot.

another IMG here... as a canadian, and someone graduating from a caribbean med school in march, i'm starting to wet myself thinking about thursday...

Congrats! Did you need to use these? ;)

http://www.socsci.umn.edu/~jkoepp/depends.jpg

Seriously, good job on your match! :thumbup:

Congratulations.

Thats inspiring for all img's .

could you give me pointers for future img's keen on the path you followed to residency.
Would really appreciate any inputs , specially from someone who has done it .

Good Luck in your residency . !

IMG from Greece here.

Not as good/lucky as the canadian fellow (btw I am currently in Montreal myself).

Will try again next year...

Going back under the covers now to cry some more... :(

Hope you will surely match next time.I am yet to go through this formidable process.
Congrats brendang! Any word of advice for your fellow IMGs? If you are comfortable sharing some info like your scores,how many programs did you apply,how many interviews,visa status etc,we all shall be very grateful to you.

Hope you will surely match next time.I am yet to go through this formidable process.
Congrats brendang! Any word of advice for your fellow IMGs? If you are comfortable sharing some info like your scores,how many programs did you apply,how many interviews,visa status etc,we all shall be very grateful to you.

Board Score: 238 Step 1; Pending Step 2
Reputation of Med School: Saba (Caribbean)... 'Nuff Said...
Research: 2 first-author publications in Cardiology Texts, 1 paper presented at National Conference in Ophthalmology
Honours: All but Surgery
Rotations: 2 @ University of Toronto
Applied to 60 programs with only 5 interviews (I doubt that most programs just didn't even bother to read my application)...
Matched at no. 1 choice LSU-New Orleans...
Things that helped: 2 Big-Wig letters, publications, laid back personality and well-rounded interests (you know, the whole "human" factor...)
Things that probably hurt (as far as getting more interviews): Being Canadian & the whole "you go to a Caribbean school?" response with the obligatory apologetic frown... Regardless, I matched and happy about it!

Thanks 4 sharing the info, mate!