Hi Guys,
Matched at Yale..
I'm an FMG, currently an academic hospitalist till I join fellowship.
Congrats to everyone who matched
My advice for FMG's applying would be to
1) start working on your application atleast 3 months before the match opens and get everything including the letters in on time.
2) If you are from a community hospital, and did an elective at a university hospital, continue to make contacts and try and publish with attendings there and that will help you to possibly be competitive for that university hospital.
3) Try to make your application as polished as possible and try to have atleast a couple of papers published and evidence that you are very excited to be joining the field like doing ongoing research.
4 ) And finally, during the interview, look excited and interview well. All it takes is 1 interview to match. I had 8 out of 70 I applied to, though..
5) I would say, apply to atleast 75 programs if you are an IMG..if not 100.
Infact, start saving for it starting now...
Wish all of you applying for the match in the years to come - ALL THE VERY BEST