Does Step III matter for anesthesia fellowships?

[dara678]

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About to take step 3 in two weeks, haven't really had the time (or motivation) to study. Does step 3 matter much for anesthesia fellowships? I've heard that it hasn't -- but if it does it would mean buckling down much more seriously to study 🙁

 

[morpheus md]

It only matters if you fail it.

 

[New2Midwest]

I agree with the above poster-it only matters if you fail-most fellowship programs don't even ask for step scores....

 

[cchoukal]

my critical care fellowship apps only asked about pass/fail status, but a couple of them ultimately wanted copies of score reports. tough to know how much these are weighed, though. i'd guess not very heavily.

 

[seinfeld]

most fellowships require you be licenced as a Doc and also be moving toward board certification. If you dont pass step 3 then youre unable to do so. Score wise..... who cares, the anesthesia scores, work ethic, and LOR will go futher than a stupid exam testing if you can diagnose a pediatric rash or a the different stages of cervical cancer.

 

[dara678]

YESSSSS!! Thanks 🙂 Now I don't have stress too much about it ... I think I've learned enough in 4+ months of internship to pass (I hope!!) ...

 

[Jeff05]

all pain felowships i applied to requested to see step I-III scores.

 

[deleted21609]

all pain felowships i applied to requested to see step I-III scores.

all peds fellowships i've looked at require steps 1-3