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Hey, sorry to bother y'all. I am an M3 and just recently come to the conclusion that dermatology might be right for me. Just wanted to get some input about my chances of getting into a top 30 or so residency program.
Med school us news rank- 40 to 50
Usmle 1: 265
Basic Science Grades/Clinical Grades/AOA status- Will be Jr AOA soon, ranked #1 in class so far. Pretty much was high grade on every basic science module during the first 2 years. As far as clinical grades are concerned, honored all 3 rotations so far; still have yet to take medicine and surgery
Extracurriculars/volunteering: Pretty much nothing, a couple of health fairs here and there.
Research: Research is definitely not my thing, do not have any published papers at this point in any specialty. Only research I have done netted me a presentation at the national radiology conference, otherwise I have not done anything.
I know I like any research experience at this point, especially derm specific. Since I am already past the halfway point of 3rd year, any suggestions as to what I could do to boost this area of my application with such limited time left. Thanks y'all for ur help.
I think that your scores are great but the glaring question in your application is "why derm?" Did you do a recent rotation in derm? If so, that might be a place to start getting involved in research.
Your scores and your clinical grades will land you interviews but it'll be hard to be competitive with those that are a little more well rounded, but I think if you can put together some pubs together that will be a huge boost. Doing a couple case reports will boost your overall publication count but you have enough time to get involved in reviews. Do you have a particular area of interest within derm because that help streamline the advice? PM for more specific ideas.