Hoping for any insight and opinions, or if anyone has been through this before and hopefully had a positive outcome.
I am a 4th year medical student at a foreign med school, and have done very well up until now. In clinical rotations I have received half A's and the other half B's. I received a 228 on my Step 1. I am looking to do general surgery only, and have completed 2 audition rotations which also went very well. I have great LORs all from department heads, positive feedback, and have made some great connections. Everything was going great, until to my shock, I found out yesterday that I failed Step 2 CK...by one point.
I registered to re-take, and so far only have the date range from Oct 1st Dec 31st.
I have so many questions. What is the reality? Is there ANY chance of getting matched into a General Surgery Residency? What are my options? Again, I would appreciate any input whatsoever as I try to get through this. Thank you for the help.
I am a 4th year medical student at a foreign med school, and have done very well up until now. In clinical rotations I have received half A's and the other half B's. I received a 228 on my Step 1. I am looking to do general surgery only, and have completed 2 audition rotations which also went very well. I have great LORs all from department heads, positive feedback, and have made some great connections. Everything was going great, until to my shock, I found out yesterday that I failed Step 2 CK...by one point.
I registered to re-take, and so far only have the date range from Oct 1st Dec 31st.
I have so many questions. What is the reality? Is there ANY chance of getting matched into a General Surgery Residency? What are my options? Again, I would appreciate any input whatsoever as I try to get through this. Thank you for the help.