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Recently matched in ortho, served on admissions to med school and oh yea…took me 3 applications to get in. ask away.
What were your stats when u got into medical school. What changed third time around?Recently matched in ortho, served on admissions to med school and oh yea…took me 3 applications to get in. ask away.
interesting. thought i could be helpful here.
all of my peers consider me a jock. jealous?
Nope. Look at all the other "Matched into ortho/derm" and "Derm/ortho resident here ask anything." The very same lifting and turtle questions have been asked there. It's probably just because we've had a few of these recently.
Recently matched in ortho, served on admissions to med school and oh yea…took me 3 applications to get in. ask away.
Oh, actually I meant med school--it seems a lot of people who match into the more competitive specialities take a 5th research year, which is why I was curious.graduated college in 4, did a post grad year bc my science gap was brutal
Do you know any other classmates who match into other specialties and are willing to do one of these threads? Ortho is a popular specialty on here, but we have seen numerous threads about this specialty. @orthos (orthopedic spine surgeon) has answer lots of questions for us. Nevertheless, people will still like to ask you stuff, though.Recently matched in ortho, served on admissions to med school and oh yea…took me 3 applications to get in. ask away.
Do you know any other classmates who match into other specialties and are willing to do one of these threads? Ortho is a popular specialty on here, but we have seen numerous threads about this specialty. @orthos (orthopedic spine surgeon) has answer lots of questions for us. Nevertheless, people will still like to ask you stuff, though.
i did 4 years of med school, no research year. i was a pretty competitive applicant and didnt want to waste another year in school. i got a 254 on step 1 and 258 on step 2. ortho sealed the deal for me really early on-i wanted surgery, but didnt want to manage pts medically, i liked great outcomes and enjoyed when pts were satisfied and knew their procedures went well (i.e. felt better), had good pay/lifestyle, could work as a specialist and not get pts dumped on, awesome variety of procedures, complexity and length…i could go on and on about why i picked it. i didnt seriously consider any other fields but if i had to pick i would have done msk radiology.
i got in eventually bc i did an smp program and they had to interview me (top 15%). my mcat had improved and i had done really well in the smp program. without that year i definitely wouldn't have gotten in. i didnt really change my ps bc my motivations/route to medicine didnt change.
Plastics, ENT, pediatrics, GS, integraded CT, rad onc, EM, anesthesia, urology, neurology, rads, and ObGyn.hmm ill ask around…what would be interesting? neurosurg? plastics? ent?
Plastics, ENT, pediatrics, GS, integraded CT, rad onc, EM, anesthesia, urology, neurology, rads, and ObGyn.
ok cool ill try to recruit
to study/: worked hard 1/2 years, first aid +uworld+goljan
Cool.ok cool ill try to recruit
to study/: worked hard 1/2 years, first aid +uworld+goljan
Did you start studying for the Step at the start of year 2?
When should I start to study for the step 1/2?
Cool.
I have to ask. Why aren't you using proper spelling and not replying to someones personal message instead of combining answers in one post? lol
What state will you be doing your residency at? Any subspecialties in mind?
Recently matched in ortho, served on admissions to med school and oh yea…took me 3 applications to get in. ask away.
Do you think being a reapplicant made it harder for you in future cycles/ was it looked down upon that you had to reapply?
How much research did you have? Was it all mainly ortho or in other areas too?
Did you attend MD/DO school?
Step Scores (you can give ranges if you like)
AOA?
What region did you match Ortho in?
Did you do away electives?
That's all for now.
lift tonz
How many programs did you apply to? How many interviews did you receive?
Do you feel there is a hard step cut off for ortho or is it more personality/interview driven and can overlook subpar numbers if you mesh well? I'm guessing this is largely program dependent.
Any other tips for setting yourself up early on for ortho?
Any drawbacks you see to ortho? How do you see the future outlook for ortho?
Ever consider PM&R?
Thanks for taking the time and congrats!
Besides pure enjoyment of surgery itself and the (presumably) interesting cases, why would anybody want to do surgery?
What do you do fun?
Are you married? Did that come up in your interview for residency?
Just kinda jumping in here, but have you read up on P/F schools and internal rankings?What is your opinion on p=md schools?
My thoughts, "Awesome, now that I can just skate by, I can focus more on Step1 and research without stressing minutiae!"
my school, rankings are done at third and fourth year based on clinicals. That is what they "claim."Just kinda jumping in here, but have you read up on P/F schools and internal rankings?
I'm not aware of any specific threads, just what I've read over time. I'm not sure of the actual numbers, but my understanding is that "true" pass/fail schools are less common than internal ranked ones.my school, rankings are done at third and fourth year based on clinicals. That is what they "claim."
At any rate, I would love to read up on any particularly helpful threads that you think would help me. Always willing to learn more.
According to my dean, aoa is assigned via clinical grades. If he/she is lying, I guess i'll find out in 3 years from now.I'm not aware of any specific threads, just what I've read over time. I'm not sure of the actual numbers, but my understanding is that "true" pass/fail schools are less common than internal ranked ones.
In a way, internally ranked P/F might be more stressful than traditional grades because you don't know exactly where you stand, which would later be indicated on your dean's letter and likely come into play for AOA purposes.