Hello All.
I am an IMG who scored 186/75 on USMLE Step 1. I am a US citizen, have decent grades from med school and have 3-4 years of ER work experience prior to medical school. I have great clinical marks for all rotations (A's) and am looking for a place to scheduling my ER elective now. I've always been a bad standardized test taker, which is the reason I went to a Caribbean medical school. I've always wanted to go into EM but am afraid now I will not be able to do so. I am aware that EM is one of the most competative residencies and not the most IMG friendly. I do want to work for it, but realistically could someone please tell me what they think with a low score like this and my expectations? Does anyone who might have been in my position (with only 5-6 months left to go til ERAS) know of anything else that might better my chances besides scoring high on Step 2? Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
I am an IMG who scored 186/75 on USMLE Step 1. I am a US citizen, have decent grades from med school and have 3-4 years of ER work experience prior to medical school. I have great clinical marks for all rotations (A's) and am looking for a place to scheduling my ER elective now. I've always been a bad standardized test taker, which is the reason I went to a Caribbean medical school. I've always wanted to go into EM but am afraid now I will not be able to do so. I am aware that EM is one of the most competative residencies and not the most IMG friendly. I do want to work for it, but realistically could someone please tell me what they think with a low score like this and my expectations? Does anyone who might have been in my position (with only 5-6 months left to go til ERAS) know of anything else that might better my chances besides scoring high on Step 2? Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
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