If an IMG doesn't match his first time, does it become less likely he won't match subsequently?

[NeedToStudy]

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So if a US citizen IMG doesn't match his first try does it become less likely that he'll match if he tries again?

 

[TraumaLlamaMD]

Unless he does something that substantially improves his application, yes, his chances do go down. This is true for all applicants, though, not just IMGs.

 

[Mad Jack]

Do everything you can to match the first time, because it just goes downhill from there regardless of where you graduated from. The lower down the totem pole you were to begin with, the more steep the fall.

 

[Wolf02]

The only thing you can really do to improve it substantially is take step 3. That being said, I matched the second time. The only real change from my application was step 3, and that was the difference between 2 and 10 interviews

 

[NeedToStudy]

The only thing you can really do to improve it substantially is take step 3. That being said, I matched the second time. The only real change from my application was step 3, and that was the difference between 2 and 10 interviews

Wow really? I didn't realize step 3 was that important?

 

[ThoracicGuy]

Wow really? I didn't realize step 3 was that important?

Overall, its not. In this specific situation, it perhaps added a few interviews and he ended up matching. Everyone is expected to pass Step 3. If you fail it, that could be another big red flag in your application.