Army EM

[DD214_DOC]

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How tough is it to match into Army EM? I have finally narrowed my choices down to FM or EM. I understand EM is pretty tough to get in the Army? My COMLEX is below avg, so I may have blown my chances.

It seems that FM and EM are somewhat "similar". How would it work if I went FM and decided I still would rather be pure EM? Can you reapply? What about reapplying after serving as a FP for awhile? How does this work?

Thanks

 

[HackFuJones]

getting into any specialty in the Army is mostly how u do while u are on rotations there.... a friend of mine matched EM at BAMC with below average grades and average to below average step 1 board scores because he was a superstar on rotations and knew his **** and all 3 programs wanted him badly. Being a good doctor and getting a good step 1 score doesnt totally correlate because step 1 stuff isnt really medicine per se and some people just are not that interested in why Actin and Myosin form bonds that yada yada yada... Step 2 is a better indicator on how good of a doctor you will be in my opinion because its actual conditions and patient management rather than science BS that u are only interested in if you are a die hard researcher so just do good on step 2 and kick ass on rotations and you will get in.

 

[The White Coat Investor]

Pick your specialty by what you want to do the rest of your life. If you want to be an emergency doc, you can find a spot somewhere in the country, some time. You may have to do a GMO tour first and serve your time, but you can match somewhere.