Course failure during M1 year and just successfully remediated it

[redrosesfi]

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Hi I attend an MD school in the US. I failed a course during my M1 year, during first block, and I have successfully remediated it this summer. I am now preparing for M2 year. Can anyone who has more insight please tell me what could be all the reprucussions down the road? I am unsure on specialty as of now, but I realize perhaps really competitive specialties are off the table, is that correct? Which ones do you think are off the table for me now? Thank you.

 

[drducky.]

I dont think it’s a huge deal, especially since it was your first semester. It would had been a lot worse if you had to repeat m1.

 

[redrosesfi]

I dont think it’s a huge deal, especially since it was your first semester. It would had been a lot worse if you had to repeat m1.

May I ask if this is your opinion or have you heard similar sentiments about/around this topic? Thank you! @drducky.

 

[AcaffinatedMinD]

I'm in the same boat- my faculty said that when I pass (my final is friday) it will just show up as a "pass" on my transcript like it would have originally and residencies won't know that I had to remediate

 

[GoSpursGo]

Yeah, a lot depends on how it shows up on your transcript and whether it factors in for things like class rank/AOA. If it just shows up as a "pass" then it's probably a non-issue.

In any event, there's not much you can do about it now. If you're considering a super competitive specialty, you should absolutely figure out what it's going to look like on your transcript and talk with your mentors about whether this is a major red flag on your application. If on the other hand you're mostly going for specialties of moderate competitiveness, this probably isn't a huge deal. In either case, your step score is still going to be much more important, and getting a strong score on step 1 would go a long way to alleviating concerns about this if indeed it does appear on your transcript.