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Hey there...I'm new to the forum. I don't believe this question has been posted yet.
Because I know this will come up..."why don't you just take the USMLE?" This has been discussed agnosium, and I'm not trying to start this debate again.
My situation is that I am a general medical officer in the military planning on applying to allopathic EM programs for geographical reasons. At the time when I took the boards I wasn't concern with taking the USMLE as it was not a requirement for military internship. At this point in time, I am deciding whether to invest the time and money to study for the boards all over again (for USMLE)...It will hurt since I've been out of the med student mentality for > 3yrs and may not do as well as I want to...So, I'm looking for some encouragement. And I realize that board scores probably account 1/5th of selection criteria.
For folks who matched to allopathic programs with COMLEX only, if you don't mind answering a few questions...
1) Where did you match?
2) What were your 3-digit score and percentiles?
3) Interviews offered?
I would appreciate any replies. I know there are many who had >90% on COMLEX, like one of our moderators Dr. Quinn. It would be great to also hear from individuals that had mediocore, yet competitive COMLEX scores who matched allopathic. Thanks and Congratulations to all who matched to EM!
Bean
Because I know this will come up..."why don't you just take the USMLE?" This has been discussed agnosium, and I'm not trying to start this debate again.
My situation is that I am a general medical officer in the military planning on applying to allopathic EM programs for geographical reasons. At the time when I took the boards I wasn't concern with taking the USMLE as it was not a requirement for military internship. At this point in time, I am deciding whether to invest the time and money to study for the boards all over again (for USMLE)...It will hurt since I've been out of the med student mentality for > 3yrs and may not do as well as I want to...So, I'm looking for some encouragement. And I realize that board scores probably account 1/5th of selection criteria.
For folks who matched to allopathic programs with COMLEX only, if you don't mind answering a few questions...
1) Where did you match?
2) What were your 3-digit score and percentiles?
3) Interviews offered?
I would appreciate any replies. I know there are many who had >90% on COMLEX, like one of our moderators Dr. Quinn. It would be great to also hear from individuals that had mediocore, yet competitive COMLEX scores who matched allopathic. Thanks and Congratulations to all who matched to EM!
Bean