Hi all, I am in desperate need of help here. I am a seventh year MD/PhD student completing my final clinical year. I applied during the regular match for radiation oncology, but had been unsuccessful. Thus far today, I have been unsuccessful at scrambling for a categorical, pre-lim, or transition spot. I am willing to move anywhere in North America for a position. I made a 201 on Step 1 in 2004 and failed Step 2 CK twice the past year but finally passed step 2 ck with a 198 recently. I passed Step 2 CS on the first try. If you have any information regarding any opening for PGY-1 (including the ones outside the match), please let me know. I am VERY desperate right now.
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Ask your med school dean for help. As an AMG, you have a big advantage over all the IMGs who have no deans to make phone calls for them. But if you try to do it on your own, you'll be competing against them.
The PGY-1 year is the bottleneck that everyone is having a hard time getting.
You might also consider other fields that are slightly less competitive.
Best of luck.
The PGY-1 year is the bottleneck that everyone is having a hard time getting.
You might also consider other fields that are slightly less competitive.
Best of luck.
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Best of luck. Please let us know how things turn out.
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OP, from what I have heard, the scramble is just rough. I agree with the above comments...please involve your med school's academic dean and/or career advising office as much as you can. They might know of spots outside the match, etc. If not, they can help you plan the next few months. You can consider signing up for a service(s) like FindaResident or Openspots.com, which have open PGY 1 spots posted fairly frequently. If nothing is open now, there will be numerous spots that open up within the next 6-12 months. You can also go through the Match again next year, if you have to.
I am worried that the OP got some bad advice (or didn't ask for advice?) in applying to rad. onc.,which is one of the most competitive fields. With the problems with the USMLE, it seems like it would have been very hard to ever get rad onc, and the OP could have interviewed in another specialty, at least as a backup.
I am worried that the OP got some bad advice (or didn't ask for advice?) in applying to rad. onc.,which is one of the most competitive fields. With the problems with the USMLE, it seems like it would have been very hard to ever get rad onc, and the OP could have interviewed in another specialty, at least as a backup.
