Chances for ophtho residency?

[Sequester_Grundelplith_MD]

I am a 3rd year at a mid tier MD school and have been interested in ophthalmology for a while. I have a 243 STEP 1 with 7 ophtho projects in the works with a few of them submitted for publication and hopefully more projects to come. I have a home residency program and have done elective rotations with the department. I have gotten verbal confirmation from two ophtho docs for LORs. My grades are decent with a few high passes and I have quite a bit of volunteering and hold some leadership positions. My main point of concern is if my STEP score and current lack of pubs would deter programs.

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[operaman]

You’ve got some time left so you should have no problem getting something published or at least accepted before eras. Also time to hit submit on a couple more projects before then too so they all show up on your application.

Your step is a tiny bit low but not excessively so. I doubt that will be your limiting factor. Keep everything else looking good and you should be set up for success. A strong step 2 wouldn’t hurt either.

 

[Sequester_Grundelplith_MD]

You’ve got some time left so you should have no problem getting something published or at least accepted before eras. Also time to hit submit on a couple more projects before then too so they all show up on your application.

Your step is a tiny bit low but not excessively so. I doubt that will be your limiting factor. Keep everything else looking good and you should be set up for success. A strong step 2 wouldn’t hurt either.

Thanks so much for the advice! It seems that I should be more aggressive with submission, and it’s reassuring to know I have time.