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Hey everyone, just hoping for a little advice and insight as to my chances of matching into a gen surg residency next year.
USMLE Step I: 228 (I did push my 3rd year back 4 wks which will show as a LOA on my MSPE)
USMLE Step II: TBA
Clinical: Only on my third rotation as of now. Neuro was a HP, Surgery will realistically be a pass
Preclinical: all pass. Probably sitting in the 3rd quartile
Research/presentations/publications: 3 publications, one of which is a first author. 1 presentation.
LOR: 1 strong research letter, others TBA
EC's: I was Co-pres of the surgery interest group, women in surgery group, and co-pres/founder of the LGBT within medicine group at my school.
I know I'm not the most competitive applicant from a numbers standpoint. I'm curious if strong LOR's and honors in my Sub-I's will make a difference at this point, or if I should refocus my energy elsewhere. I'm not a diehard academic institution or bust person and geographic location isn't a huge issue for me either. Thanks for all the advice!
USMLE Step I: 228 (I did push my 3rd year back 4 wks which will show as a LOA on my MSPE)
USMLE Step II: TBA
Clinical: Only on my third rotation as of now. Neuro was a HP, Surgery will realistically be a pass
Preclinical: all pass. Probably sitting in the 3rd quartile
Research/presentations/publications: 3 publications, one of which is a first author. 1 presentation.
LOR: 1 strong research letter, others TBA
EC's: I was Co-pres of the surgery interest group, women in surgery group, and co-pres/founder of the LGBT within medicine group at my school.
I know I'm not the most competitive applicant from a numbers standpoint. I'm curious if strong LOR's and honors in my Sub-I's will make a difference at this point, or if I should refocus my energy elsewhere. I'm not a diehard academic institution or bust person and geographic location isn't a huge issue for me either. Thanks for all the advice!