Official 2012-2013 IM Residency WAMC (What Are My Chances) Thread

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[chuck84]

I have a ways to go before I apply (starting the PhD part of my MD/PhD) but I wanted to know how important and what kind of extracurriculars are important for top tier programs. I have pubs covered and a step 1 of 250. I just want to know what I should be chipping away at during my PhD. Thanks.

 

[gutonc]

I have a ways to go before I apply (starting the PhD part of my MD/PhD) but I wanted to know how important and what kind of extracurriculars are important for top tier programs.

None. ECs are ridiculous anyway and you've got the #1 EC of all...a PhD. Being a member of an Interest Group or president of the Chess Club are irrelevant.

I have pubs covered and a step 1 of 250. I just want to know what I should be chipping away at during my PhD. Thanks.

Your thesis. Nothing else.

 

[Trogghunter]

Not necessarily...there are godawful desperate IM programs out there that would be happy to take a DO candidate with just COMLEX scores. But if this person wants to be in a respectable program, then yes, take the USMLE.

Many 'mid/low-tier' acgme programs accept comlex only per their websites and faculty. I know of at least 20 east of the Mississippi. However, some state that they have cutoffs ~600 which is like 80-85%ile. This isn't ent or even gs, but on sdn no one takes DOs, not even osteopathic programs.

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[lilsebastian]

Not top 50 state school, no junior AOA, honors in half of clerkships (including medicine)

Step 1: 238
Step 2 CK: 267
CS: pending
GPA: 3.8 (top quartile)
Research: 1 abstract with poster presentation at AHA convention

Looking at mostly midwestern schools, academic programs more than community

Applying to:
Vandy
UT-Memphis
Mayo Rochester
U of Chicago
UIC
Rush
Northwestern
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Duke
UNC
Baylor
UTSW

Frankly, I don't know what is out of reach for me, so any advice would be appreciated.

 

[drtobiasbluth]

Top 30 med school
Step 1-251
Step 2 CK and CS-pending
AOA-no
Ranking-top 25%
Grades-H in half of third-year rotations including IM, HP in other half, H in IM sub-internship
Research-3 publications, none are first author, 2 posters

WAMC at Northwestern/Stanford/Yale/Duke/UMich?

 

[mercaptovizadeh]

Top 30 med school
Step 1-251
Step 2 CK and CS-pending
AOA-no
Ranking-top 25%
Grades-H in half of third-year rotations including IM, HP in other half, H in IM sub-internship
Research-3 publications, none are first author, 2 posters

WAMC at Northwestern/Stanford/Yale/Duke/UMich?

Check the sticky at the top of the forum for the 2013 WAMC thread. This is 2012

 

[Member1985411]

Top 30 med school
Step 1: 228
Step 2 CK: 237
CS: passed
Cumulative Rank: probably ~60th of ~120 in the class
Grades - High pass in all 3rd year clerkships except surg (pass), high pass in 1st AI, Honors in 2nd AI and ICU month. Pass all 1st year grades, HP/Honors all 2nd year grades.
Research: 3 years between college and med school, 1 first author pub, 3 lower author pubs, 1 poster at a national conference
Other: Some volunteer positions, but nothing extensive. Solid letters from 3 big names in Internal Med at my school which is nice.

Looking at mostly Eastern schools, academic programs more than community

Applying to:
GW
Georgetown
UVA
VCU
Tufts
Beth Israel Deaconess
Boston Med Ctr
Maryland
Northwestern
Rush
U Chicago
Brown
Roger Williams
MUSC
Vandy
Duke
UNC


Like many others, I really have no clue what is out of reach for me, so any blunt advice would be appreciated.

 

[happygilmore]

Top 30 med school
Step 1: 228
Step 2 CK: 237
CS: passed
Cumulative Rank: probably ~60th of ~120 in the class
Grades - High pass in all 3rd year clerkships except surg (pass), high pass in 1st AI, Honors in 2nd AI and ICU month. Pass all 1st year grades, HP/Honors all 2nd year grades.
Research: 3 years between college and med school, 1 first author pub, 3 lower author pubs, 1 poster at a national conference
Other: Some volunteer positions, but nothing extensive. Solid letters from 3 big names in Internal Med at my school which is nice.

Looking at mostly Eastern schools, academic programs more than community

Applying to:
GW
Georgetown
UVA
VCU
Tufts
Beth Israel Deaconess
Boston Med Ctr
Maryland
Northwestern
Rush
U Chicago
Brown
Roger Williams
MUSC
Vandy
Duke
UNC


Like many others, I really have no clue what is out of reach for me, so any blunt advice would be appreciated.

Should be good.

 

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[The kitchen sink]

edit reposted in correct thread 2013-14 WAMC IM thread