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Hello all,
I am a US citizen who did undergrad in US but attended medical school abroad for personal reasons. I am planning to return to the US, hoping to match into psychiatry residency.
I am debating whether to take step 1 P/F for the following reasons:
In the country that I got my MD from, the licensing exam is quite similar to step 2 CK in terms of scope and material. However, I would have to study quite hard for step 1, since I haven't touched upon that material in a long time.
Therefore, I am wondering whether I should devote all my efforts into getting an excellent score on step 2 CK, instead of "splitting" my effort between step 1 and step 2 ck. Of course, I realize getting an excellent score on both would be optimal.
Put differently, in a hypothetical situation, what would be better for my chances of matching into psychiatry residency?
Receiving an excellent score (260+) on step 2 CK and pass on p/f step 1
VS
Receiving decent scores on both (240+).
Thank you for your input.
I am a US citizen who did undergrad in US but attended medical school abroad for personal reasons. I am planning to return to the US, hoping to match into psychiatry residency.
I am debating whether to take step 1 P/F for the following reasons:
In the country that I got my MD from, the licensing exam is quite similar to step 2 CK in terms of scope and material. However, I would have to study quite hard for step 1, since I haven't touched upon that material in a long time.
Therefore, I am wondering whether I should devote all my efforts into getting an excellent score on step 2 CK, instead of "splitting" my effort between step 1 and step 2 ck. Of course, I realize getting an excellent score on both would be optimal.
Put differently, in a hypothetical situation, what would be better for my chances of matching into psychiatry residency?
Receiving an excellent score (260+) on step 2 CK and pass on p/f step 1
VS
Receiving decent scores on both (240+).
Thank you for your input.