Ok thx again for all that input. Now I have a million dollars questions.
1) Let's say if she try to get positions earlier than July next year, like some current positions that are left by residents, or new openings that normally comes up, is this will hurt her ERAS residency match process ??
Not if she is just looking at positions.
Can she do both at the same time, or ERAS contract forbids this ?
She can do both at the same time. If she accepts a contract outside of the match, then she must drop out of the NRMP (ERAS is just the application service, the NRMP is the actual matching process) prior to submission of her rank order list.
2) How reliable are the new open positions that you see on sites like residencyswap.com
Reliable as is, "do they exist"? Very. However, the positions may be filled by the time you call. The listings are very general; ie, they are not going to say, "great program with wonderful cooperative residents, etc." They will simply list the fact that an open position exists, perhaps with requirements for the position.
3) Also can she send her letter of recommendations and other document via ERAS ?
As a non-US graduate, she uses ECFMG to submit all of her letters and other documentation to ERAS. She does not submit them to ERAS herself.
4) Please outline best bet to get her a residency given following scenario, time vs chance, or best in general.
a) Option, apply earlier via open positions that are not filled, or recently opens up.
b) Successful match on 2009 via ERAS with following accomplishments.
Internal Medicine
US PR Status
US Clinical experience ( 8+ months)
US Research work in hospital(6 months)
Have 3 letters of recommendation that is sent to ERAS
ECFMG certificate
Deans letter
Personal Statement done by professional
CV under progress
USMLE Part 1 score 91
USMLE Part 2 CS / CK pass and score of 97
Everyone's opinion or feedback on this is greatly appreciated.
No one can tell you what her chances are. They are maximized by choosing a less competitive specialty (although if her geographic region is restricted that will be a problem), decent scores on USMLE (although many FMGs score 99s), having USCE and ECFMG certification.
I am not sure why you persist in having a professional write her personal statement. Regardless of whether or not she can communicate in English well, it will be apparent upon interview that she did not write the personal statement which would be much more of a red flag than any statement she writes herself. Most everyone will tell you that the PS is not very important in the grand scheme of things; I know I got invited to some interviews because of mine, but most of them are not read in detail, so it would seem a waste of money to pay someone to write it for her.
She also does not need a CV for her application and it will make no difference (you do realize that all a CV is is list of where she went to school with graduation dates, and any possible publications) in her application, although its nice to have for the future.
At any rate, her best bet is to go through the match; its a simple numbers game. There will be many many people looking for any possible open position (I can tell you I've gotten 5 PMs in the last 3 days from people who do not have a position and are desparate) and very few positions. The match will have more positions (and although there will be more applicants) and her chances will be better.
