Avg Step I for compet and non-compet residencies??

[docmemi]

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anyone know what avg step I scores are about for the competitive (derm, rad, plastics, ophto, etc) and non-competitive (internal med, family practice, peds, etc)???

thanks.

 

[Fermata]

anyone know what avg step I scores are about for the competitive (derm, rad, plastics, ophto, etc) and non-competitive (internal med, family practice, peds, etc)???

thanks.

It is not so cut and dry. While you can have a decent Step I score and match at a good peds/IM program.....to get into....say...CHOP for peds....or Hopkins for IM....you are gonna need a higher score.

A good rule of thumb......the higher the unmatched rate for a specialty....the higher the Step I score that you are gonna need.

Of course, if you are a really good looking female then you are gonna match derm easy.

 

[dave262]

I heard that ENT and Derm were really easy this past year.... 183-184 was average for matchees

Psychiatry was tough, a friend of mine applied for the program in El Paso with a 256 and he didnt even interview!!

Plan on making at least 230 or higher if you want to do Family practice. 🙂

 

[Fermata]

I heard that ENT and Derm were really easy this past year.... 183-184 was average for matchees

Psychiatry was tough, a friend of mine applied for the program in El Paso with a 256 and he didnt even interview!!

Plan on making at least 230 or higher if you want to do Family practice. 🙂

 

[EctopicFetus]

People think Derm is hard but I matched super early (I just started M3) and I dont even have board scores. They are dying for people in that field. I hear it is crappy and the pay sucks thats why no one wants to go into it.

 

[zep]

Just do well and no doors will be closed.

 

[Blade28]

You guys are hilarious. 🙂

General Surgery is great too...now that there's the new 80-hour week, no one wants to apply anymore. It's like they feel they would be short-changed (bring back the 120-hour week!). 😉

 

[kchan99]

Is it true that looks matter for derm? or someone kidding here?

 

[Blake]

Is it true that looks matter for derm? or someone kidding here?

No it's not, they're just kidding 😀



Wait, are they ? 😕 😉

 

[delicatefade]

It's true - all the female derm residents at my hospital are hotties.

 

[Marianne11]

Of course, if you are a really good looking female then you are gonna match derm easy.

Don't I wish.

 

[HiddenTruth]

People think Derm is hard but I matched super early (I just started M3) and I dont even have board scores. They are dying for people in that field. I hear it is crappy and the pay sucks thats why no one wants to go into it.

what the hell--you are a MS3 and you MATCHED and u havent taken BOARDS--was this supposed to be some kind of joke, or what? I mean I can easil say I never went to udnergrad and got into med school too,but come on??

Thanks

 

[KyGrlDr2B]

what the hell--you are a MS3 and you MATCHED and u havent taken BOARDS--was this supposed to be some kind of joke, or what? I mean I can easil say I never went to udnergrad and got into med school too,but come on??

Thanks

Um, I'm pretty sure ectopic fetus was joking.....

 

[HiddenTruth]

and the purpose of the joke was...

not like she was making a sacastic comment to someone's thread.