Hello.
I am a 3rd year medical student who has decided on EM looking for some honest input on my chances of matching.
AMG at mid tier MD school
My step 1 was a 209.
I am taking Step 2 in late July to show improvement. FWIW I took a practice step 2 back in April and scored in the mid 220s on it.
My clinical grades have been all passes. School is H/HP/P/F and the clerkships are curved so that 60% of a given group gets pass, next 20 gets HP, then next gets H.
Currently in surgery trying my best to honor or at least HP. On a service known for being fairly generous with evals so I'm hopeful.
No failures or red flags.
Home EM clerkship is in August with an Away set up in September.
I feel what's been holding me back clinically are my performances on the exams, which are usually just average to below average and end up pushing me into the pass range. My evals have mostly been good-great and virtually all have comments to the effect of "hard worker, excellent presentations and notes, good team player".
No EM research but I did take a Peds EM elective in 3rd year that was P/F. And got in touch with the EM faculty at my school. They told me they thought I performed very well from what they saw of me and gave me advice for when I have my real EM clerkship. Also attended ICEP.
Ideally would like to stay in the midwest but beyond that I am not too picky.
I am a 3rd year medical student who has decided on EM looking for some honest input on my chances of matching.
AMG at mid tier MD school
My step 1 was a 209.
I am taking Step 2 in late July to show improvement. FWIW I took a practice step 2 back in April and scored in the mid 220s on it.
My clinical grades have been all passes. School is H/HP/P/F and the clerkships are curved so that 60% of a given group gets pass, next 20 gets HP, then next gets H.
Currently in surgery trying my best to honor or at least HP. On a service known for being fairly generous with evals so I'm hopeful.
No failures or red flags.
Home EM clerkship is in August with an Away set up in September.
I feel what's been holding me back clinically are my performances on the exams, which are usually just average to below average and end up pushing me into the pass range. My evals have mostly been good-great and virtually all have comments to the effect of "hard worker, excellent presentations and notes, good team player".
No EM research but I did take a Peds EM elective in 3rd year that was P/F. And got in touch with the EM faculty at my school. They told me they thought I performed very well from what they saw of me and gave me advice for when I have my real EM clerkship. Also attended ICEP.
Ideally would like to stay in the midwest but beyond that I am not too picky.
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