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"Bad" MSPE Comment?
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No. It's fine.
Yesterday at 8:41 PM
NotAProgDirector
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How do grades affect residency for foreign medical graduates?
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It is quite possible to do US rotations, take Step 2, and apply for residency all in the same year. STep 2 can be taken at any time, so...
Sunday at 12:04 AM
NotAProgDirector
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How do grades affect residency for foreign medical graduates?
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Everything can be practiced part time, theoretically. Some things are easier to do so. Fields that tend to be shift based (i.e. don't...
Apr 11, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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How do grades affect residency for foreign medical graduates?
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I agree with what has already been said. Grades are difficult to interpret from international schools. She says that few are getting...
Apr 11, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Switching from EM to Psych
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In general, if you would have been competitive for a pysch spot from medical school, you have a good chance of getting a spot now...
Apr 3, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Failure for Professionalism
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Dishonesty is a big deal in medicine. Documenting things that you didn't really do but "I'm sure I'll get to it later" is a big...
Apr 3, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Do I need an away?
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In general, you don't need an away rotation to match into IM, and a letter from a VA is perfectly fine.
Mar 30, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Applying to FM/IM after 2 years out of DO school
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I assume you're referring the the process of applying to spots outside the match. You would reach out with a CV alone. If a program is...
Mar 29, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Rejected from RVU MSBS — is Ross/MedOrigin still a rational path, or am I walking into a trap?
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From your questions here, it's clear you're very passionate about a career in medicine. On your last thread (when you were applying to...
Mar 29, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Rural IM program, far from home. Transfer?
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Someone else you know applied and didn't match, then reapplied and matched. How comparable you are to them is unclear. Your S2 score...
Mar 27, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Help with TY year after not matching ortho
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See where others from your school have matched, which programs are DO friendly, etc.
Mar 26, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Help with TY year after not matching ortho
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Well, you're "in the zone" for Ortho. But with only interviews from your auditions, I worry you won't be successful next year. But...
Mar 25, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Applying to FM/IM after 2 years out of DO school
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1. Yes. 2. Yes 3. Maybe
Mar 25, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Applying to FM/IM after 2 years out of DO school
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If you want to attempt the USMLE, you certainly can. There isn't much downside -- if you fail/do poorly then you simply don't...
Mar 25, 2026
NotAProgDirector
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Help with TY year after not matching ortho
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Looking at your post history, there's nothing there about your competitiveness for ortho. COMLEX/USMLE scores, research, etc. Knowing...
Mar 25, 2026
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