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Hi Niviancer: sorry I had mistaken OHSU with Ohio State
Official 2013-2014 Heme/Onc fellowship application cycle
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Has anyone started interviewing yet and have any experiences to share?
have you gotten interviews on H1 visa? you're really good in beating the odd there buddy! congrats!
great program! congrats!
Yup, on H visa, some want me switch to J, but 8 so far.
you definitely give a few of my IMG colleagues who're on H1/J1 visa hope. Others IMGs in this forum like *bearhug* should also be hopeful as well. You probably must have had a very strong CV, excellent scores, and LORs.
Univ. Vermont reject 8/30
are you sure about OHSU? Per Gutonc - OHSU hasn't sent invites or any non-screen rejections (we don't take applicants who need visas for instance). Apps are still being reviewed.
Any chance you might've mistaken OHSU with OSU?
you must be an AMG from the west coast to have IVs at Stanford, UWash, UCLA, and UCI. Congrats!
can you share your IV list so that many others who're IMGs on H1/J1 Visa could apply there for next year? Thanks!
JHH
Rosewell park
U vermont
U nebraska
U Miami
Drexel
Cooper University
Oshner Clinic (med onc)
thanks for sharing CTLA4. that's a pretty good list with all 3 tiers. I would definitely rank U Miami higher, fourth after John Hopkins, Rosewell Park, UNMC.
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anyone from previous year has any tips? we definitely do not want to come out like a douchebag.
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They may have sent out the "superstar" ones. But when I talked to the PD on Wednesday he said they hadn't started inviting.
Has everyone heard back from everywhere they applied? I have not heard back from half the places I applied to. Is it common to get IVs still in Sept or should I assume these are silent rejections at this point? Thanks.
I haven't heard from half of the places I applied to either. I think invitations are still going out for a few more weeks. After that, I'm guessing they will be quite sporadic.
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Would appreciate input on my list so far, Gutonc especially. Want to cut down the number of interviews to 12-13. I am interested in academia with a particular interest in malignant heme. Thanks
1.Temple/FCCC
2.Emory
3.Mayo Jack
4.U-Utah
5.Utexas San Ant
6.Med U of SC
7.UMDNJ
8.JMH/UM
9.Albert Einstein-Bronx
10.Penn-state
11.Tennessee
12.LIJ
13.U-Vermont
14.SUNY Stony Brook
15.U-Mass
16.Allegheny
1.Temple/FCCC
2.Emory
3.Mayo Jack
4.U-Utah
5.Utexas San Ant
6.Med U of SC
7.UMDNJ
8.JMH/UM
9.Albert Einstein-Bronx
10.Penn-state
11.Tennessee
12.LIJ
13.U-Vermont
14.SUNY Stony Brook
15.U-Mass
16.Allegheny
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Scores Scores Scores is all that matters. I know IMGs on J/H with top scores and got invites similar to yours. I will reapply next year with a GC and an improved cv and if it doesn't work am going to retake the steps. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Visa matters at some programs but not every program.
Hello all,
Silent observer for a long time and found this forum really helpful..
IMG on J1, Scores: Step 1 and 2 > 245, Step 3 220
13 Publications, Posters and presentations
4 (I assume good) LORs
Residency at a big Community/Uni affiliated hospital
IVs so far:
1- University Miami/Jackson Memorial
2- University of Tulane
3- University Oklahoma
4- AGH
5- University of Missouri Kansas City
6- University of Toledo
7- William Beaumont Hospital
8- Baylor University-Dallas
9- ETSU
10- UMDNJ - Cooper
11- Texas Tech Lubbock
BTW, is there anybody going to UMKC on 10/14 interested in switching dates with me 10/9?
Silent observer for a long time and found this forum really helpful..
IMG on J1, Scores: Step 1 and 2 > 245, Step 3 220
13 Publications, Posters and presentations
4 (I assume good) LORs
Residency at a big Community/Uni affiliated hospital
IVs so far:
1- University Miami/Jackson Memorial
2- University of Tulane
3- University Oklahoma
4- AGH
5- University of Missouri Kansas City
6- University of Toledo
7- William Beaumont Hospital
8- Baylor University-Dallas
9- ETSU
10- UMDNJ - Cooper
11- Texas Tech Lubbock
BTW, is there anybody going to UMKC on 10/14 interested in switching dates with me 10/9?
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hi there, I ma going to Toledo and ETSU..any idea about those 2? what AGH stands for? Txs
I like your list. congrats!! did anyone else in this forum got invitation from Albert Einstein?
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AGH = Allegheny general hospital
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txs, from your list I am going to Oklahoma, ETSU and Toledo..
why rank UMDNJ cooper so low? I would rank it somewhere in the middle of the pack.
I guess you're right. there're quite a few J1 here that got a ton of IVs. Just keep working at improving your CV and retake the steps if you have to... I doubt that you'll need to do that next year after you got your GC though.. Good luck buddy!
This is not my rank list, only listing my interviews. Any idea about their program?
What I know that both are small programs. I am not sure about the training though. You can tell the difference between IMG with J1 Visa list and IMG without visa issues or AMGs lists!!
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it's used to be part of UMDNJ. Now, it has its own medical school called Cooper University. They have 2 spots. Probably the 2nd best program in NJ behind UMDNJ new Brunswick.
sorry gutonc, I have to ask - which program is Miracle whip?
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There's Mayo, then there's Miracle Whip.
The story is worse with H Visa, Many programs categorically filter apps on H1.
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Is Penn State that bad?
I think Cooper is not a very strong program - basically a community program with university status. Not sure if they have much in terms of research, and within 30 min of the Philly programs.
it would be very interesting to compare IMG folks with J1 visa and IMG folks with GC (after serving 2 years in a rural area) to see who has more IVs (assuming with similar credential). I guess you can try the J1 path first.. if you don't succeed then go for the GC path. I guess this is the road map.
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Niviancer - Penn State is probably better than Cooper but not by much. Ask yourself this questions - where do you want to live? small college town or near the city of brotherly love but in a really bad area like Camden?
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15 minutes from Cooper Hospital are nice suburbs of NJ. Location isn't that bad in terms of safety (parking etc), but it is greatly overshadowed by the programs in Philly.
PennState at least has a huge basic science department, although I don't know if they have much translational projects ongoing with the hem/onc division.
PennState at least has a huge basic science department, although I don't know if they have much translational projects ongoing with the hem/onc division.
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If you are trying to pick between Penn state and cooper, I would surely pick Penn. Cooper/Rowan university doesn't have much in the way of research. Besides, Camden is one of the most dangerous areas in the US although you can live in any of the safer Philly suburbs and drive to Camden.
Cooper is constantly under financial stress, the population that they cater to doesn't tend to have insurance and the hospital ends up absorbing the cost.
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Not sure if it is a huge deal at programs that don't care about visa issue. I don't need a visa as I have a special protected status and have EAD but don't have any interviews. I don't have great scores although have pubs, research, solid clinical performance, LORs (hope). I think for an IMG, scores are the only thing that matter.
I don't think Cooper was on the list of choices to ditch.
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Separate thoughts.. sorry for confusion.
I just didn't know Penn State was that bad =)
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Still waiting to hear from a bunch and it seems they haven't sent them out yet (at least based on this forum)
Haven't heard from Mayo Jax yet
Got 4 so far though so hoping this week brings some more
Haven't heard from Mayo Jax yet
Got 4 so far though so hoping this week brings some more
probably nothing wrong.. it's just not the real Mayo
4 out of 27 is a great percentage for IMGs. how many rejections did you receive? Percentage wise, I received 30% response (15% rejects and 15% invites). I hope we all have enough IVs to get in.
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my scores aren't all that great (above average but not exceptional). I don't know how low you are.. but two of my steps are not even 220. Come to think of it, I think USLMEs just got much easier after I took mine or the average triple digit scores are just much higher these days. If I have to compete with next year class, I'm not sure if I will have a chance.. I would have to score 225 just to be average.
I think Penn State might not have the most diverse patient population compares to Cooper. Sure, Cooper/Rowan is next to Philly but it's the only program in NJ that take care of all the NJ patients south of Princeton. I don't think HMO/Medicare would allow NJ patients from south Jersey to be treated at other cancer centers in Philly unless they're referred there for special care.
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only 2 rejections so far and a lot of silence
