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Your stuff looks similar to mine, except that your scores are 9-17 points higher, your psych clerkship grade is a bit lower, and otherwise similar quantity/quality of extracurricular/research stuff. If you're a non-Carib FMG, the reputation of your med school might contribute a tiny bit - that helped me a lot because I went to a place with a recognizable name. I ended up going to WashU, and my other top choices were Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, Iowa, and Baylor. You'll get better interviews than I did because your scores are higher and you've already taken CS, which I hadn't done when I applied. Of the programs affiliated with "top 10" med schools (which I mention because you say "best program possible," which is hard to quantify), you'll probably get interviews at WashU, Yale, Penn, Duke, UW, and maybe Hopkins and Stanford. The only programs that might be a reach are the Harvard programs (except for South Shore, of course), Columbia, Cornell, UCLA, and UCSF.
UCSD also has a great program (especially in the opinion of those of us who are at WashU) - California can be tough for IMGs, but since you did your undergrad there, it might be realistic.
Thank you so much for your advice! I now have a clear idea of what to expect. Very helpful indeed!