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Hi everyone, So I've been fortunate enough to have been accepted into a good DO school and start later this year. After graduating and having a bit of time before school starts, I've had more time to worry about school haha. I'm very excited and am ready to start, but I'm also worried about...

Hi everyone, I'll be entering medical school this fall and I was wondering what you would advise to study during the first year for Step 1. I realized during the time I was studying for the MCAT that had I had those books around during my core science classes, I would have understood the...

Hello, Has anyone recently used kaplan videos for step 2 ck? have they updated them since 2010 ? Thanks!

Graduated at 2012, from gulf country med school, accredited by ECFMG, Finished USMLE step 1, 230, Step 2 CS, in 2013 only Step 2 CK remain which will be done in the end of this year. I have experience of général surgery in france for about one year and half. residency was hard, the prospect of...

Before everyone says "of course you should" I think my background is kind of important. I'm a 2nd year student that's in the bottom quarter of my class. I did pretty well first year (around average) but had some family issues happen during second year, which eventually caused me to fail a class...

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First & foremost, I've been reading other individuals' posts related to my delimmas for about 3-4 years now, seeking additional consult. However, I never had the desire to post my own scenario. I recently graduated with a BA in Psychology, and my science GPA is a 2.2 while my overall is a 2.65...

I am an intern in Anesthesiology at a top 10 school with step 1 and 2 scores > 240 (and first time pass in CS). I interviewed at over twenty schools for anesthesiology. I have teaching experiences in Kaplan as an MCAT instructor for 3 years and writing questions for Kaplan's Step 1 Qbank. If...

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I just wanted to ask around what would other people do if they were in my shoes.

Hello everyone! I am thinking of developing a Step 1 question bank that have questions set to non-English languages. I wanted to ask everyone here if you would think this would be helpful in your studying? Particularly if you are an international medical student, seeking to pass Step 1 and Step...

Dear All, I am a seasoned USMLE Step 1 and 2CK tutor. I've been tutoring for 3 years now and myself achieved > 255 on Step 1 and > 265 on Step 2CK (Scores are attached at bottom). I am also an IMG and have trained at renowned institutions such as Hopkins, Cornell. In teaching and training over...

http://www.usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=177 Well for many of US, IMGs that decide to take the steps in no particular order things are getting more difficult(so to speak). because me for example luckily, took step 2 CS, before step 1 (hopefully passed it, waiting till next Wed to find out)...

I took the USMLE my 4th year in the u.s. It has been a while since the date of my graduation from (foreign) med school since i had previously worked outside of the us as a surgeon. My score was passing, but i got a score of a 193. On both step 1 and step 2. I am in my late 40's and since i am...

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Dear All, I am a seasoned USMLE Step 1 and 2CK tutor. I've been tutoring for 3 years now and myself achieved > 250 on Step 1 and Step 2CK. I am also an IMG and have trained at renowned institutions such as Hopkins and others. In teaching and training over a hundred students, I have developed a...

Hi, I guess this question has been asked here before ? 1. Are Canadian really not considered US grad since they fill out the same USMLE application (as opposed to ECFMG). Is there something within the application which separates them ? 2. How do we know the # of Canadian medical school...

Very eagerly looking for a PGY1 residency spot for this summer. Good US experience and recommendations. Please help in looking for any post match slot anywhere in the U.S. Thanks.

Hello everyone, I am fortunate enough to have been accepted to MWU-CCOM/AZCOM. I am a California native, and I definitely plan on coming back to CA for residency and eventually working here as a physician. I would be interested in EM/Trauma or Gen Surgery/Neurosurgery, but none of these are...

Hi CS Exam in Philly on 5th April 2016. CS Study partner wanted for Boston (Brookline). Skype will do. ASAP I'm an old IMG, male, Indian cardiac anesthesiologist. Contact with DM or skype drsksingh Thanks

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Hey guys! long time lurker here so, I have CS on Monday, and i think it's safe to say i'm freaking the freak out. like, bad. bad bad bad. terrified of blanking, especially on the workup and DDx... i was wondering if anyone could possibly give me some advice or calm my nerves etc haha cus i'm...

When in med school I was told that radiology was impossibly hard to get in the US for IMGs. But in the last few years Ive read that it is not as competitive as it used to be (doom in job market I hear). But there are barely any discussion groups on this forum about Radiology IMG match 2016/2015...

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Hey guys, So I bought the subscription to CramFighter and had a quick question: Do you have any tips for arranging your CramFighter schedule? For example, if I am starting board prep now and want to get through FA 2-3 times, how do you arrange that in cramfighter? How long are you giving...

Eliminate Step 2 CS for US Medical Students Link to the official petition: http://goo.gl/forms/e2RAJVk3Fd In 2004, the US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) was expanded to include a clinical skills assessment -- Step 2 CS. A similar exam had previously been administered only to foreign medical...

I am an international medical graduate from central america, I came to the U.S and passed all the USMLE steps, currently I'm working in clinical research under a work visa in the US, I will be trying to get into internal medicine residency next year, but my family live in Australia (permanent...

In First Aid (2016 pg. 192; 2015 pg. 200) it says that microbial resistance to our adaptive immune system is "not heritable," whereas microbial resistance to our innate immune system "persists through generations and does not change within an organisms lifetime." Any idea what the heck this means?

2016 COMLEX 2 CE please post how you prepared What scores you got while preparing UWORL, COMBANK, COMQUEST What was your experience with the test What was your score. 2015 thread :http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/official-2015-comlex-2-ce-experiences-and-scores-thread.1127509/...

Hi, I'm 4 years post grad and worked in healthcare mgmnt. for the last 2. I'm attempting the step 2 ck first. Please advise on an exam directed schedule and material/content I should cover to maximum effort for a good score. I realise being out of the clinical medicine for some time will be a...