Canadian IMG with low step 1

[Saddem Hosein]

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[Brachyury]

hey everyone. this is the first time i'm posting on this forum. i recieved my step 1 score a couple of weeks ago and i feel horrible. i scored a 213 and now feel like it's impossible for me to continue. as a canadian, img student i feel the odds are really against me for matching in any residency program. i have read other posts saying that people with those scores can match if they do better on step 2 (99th percentile), good/excellent LORs, etc. I dont know if this will apply to me though since I am not a US citizen. as a canadian, i know to match in the us i also have to take the mccee [the first canadian board exam] . i just dont know if its worth it. any suggestions or ideas would be of great help.

Well, you didn't fail, so I wouldn't say your chances are zero. Do you have any idea what you want to match in? Is there any reason why you don't want to do your residency in Canada?

 

[J ROD]

You can still match into fields like FM, Psy, Peds........fairly easily.

 

[jackets5]

hey everyone. this is the first time i'm posting on this forum. i recieved my step 1 score a couple of weeks ago and i feel horrible. i scored a 213 and now feel like it's impossible for me to continue. as a canadian, img student i feel the odds are really against me for matching in any residency program. i have read other posts saying that people with those scores can match if they do better on step 2 (99th percentile), good/excellent LORs, etc. I dont know if this will apply to me though since I am not a US citizen. as a canadian, i know to match in the us i also have to take the mccee [the first canadian board exam] . i just dont know if its worth it. any suggestions or ideas would be of great help.

You not screwed not being a US citizen is going to be a big issue. But 213 definitely dosent put you out of consideration for psych,FM,IM,Peds,OB.

 

[Saddem Hosein]

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