GI match

[zedssssssss]

Hi, iam an intern,

im still trying to understand the fellowship match for GI, and I have some qs

#1, Iam a DO (at an academic acgme program),I have only completed COMLEX board scores, would not having USMLE1,2,3 look badly/at at disadvantage to those that did)?

#2,If i go with a 1yr chief year/1 yr fellowship- would by board score grades be part of the application for fellowships?-- or do programs only see pass/fail?

#3 I have several years of non-GI research pubs, i know they are not looked at negatively, BUT would 5 papers on renal cell carcinomas have any value to PDs?

#4 for those that also did AOA GI fellowships,how similar/different was it compared to the acgme apps

Thank you!

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[zedssssssss]

crickets

 

[tantacles]

You may be getting crickets because really, every GI program operates somewhat differently. Only a PD could 100% accurately answer questions of "Will this help and how much will it help" and that PD could really only answer for his or her program specifically.

 

[gutonc]

Hi, iam an intern,

im still trying to understand the fellowship match for GI, and I have some qs

#1, Iam a DO (at an academic acgme program),I have only completed COMLEX board scores, would not having USMLE1,2,3 look badly/at at disadvantage to those that did)?

Yes. Obviously. How much? Who knows. I reviewed apps in my (non-GI but somewhat competitive) fellowship for a few years. We had a 5 point scale that we used to rank applicants across 7 different areas. Our instructions for the Step Score area said we should give 1-5 points on USMLE Step 1 or 2 (whichever was lower) for <210, 210-22, 220-23, 230-240, >240. For those with COMLEX only were were told, "<400 = 1; 400-600 = 3, >600 = 5"

#2,If i go with a 1yr chief year/1 yr fellowship- would by board score grades be part of the application for fellowships?-- or do programs only see pass/fail?

Yes. Or no. More likely maybe...or maybe yes/no.

#3 I have several years of non-GI research pubs, i know they are not looked at negatively, BUT would 5 papers on renal cell carcinomas have any value to PDs?

It's better than nothing.

#4 for those that also did AOA GI fellowships,how similar/different was it compared to the acgme apps

[serious question]In 1-3 years, will there even be AOA fellowships?[/serious question]