How realistic is it for someone to get a plastics spot if they graduate from SGU/AUC/Ross? Has anyone ever done it?
Plastics through Carib?
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toxin said:
Sure someone did it this year:
http://www.sgu.edu/nhome.nsf/webcontent/C03B745AF2A5020685256E6000779B8B?OpenDocument
Highly unlikely though but who knows?
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There are 2 avenues into plastics, a straight 6 year program and a 3 year residency after a 5 year general surgery residency. Obviously the latter is a longer route, but general surg is easier to get into and then from there probably easier to get into a plastics spot. (plus sometimes there are PGY-2 spots that open up that may accept a surgery intern into it.skypilot said:
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skypilot said:
It said PGY1, is that an integrated spot or a fellowship? It's impressive either way. Congrats to St. George and the student.
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If its PGY1, then it would be a straight spot. Wow that is impressive.azcomdiddy said:
Irrespective of the school (us or fmg) what are the stats of an "average" applicant that gets a plastics spot? What about genera surg. spot?
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toxin said:
You can go to the nmrp site to get general information or go to
http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/data_tables.html
to see info on the last few years of match results.
Thanks rokshana,
I guess there is some chance to get a spot, still hard though. Those tables were really helpful 🙂
I guess there is some chance to get a spot, still hard though. Those tables were really helpful 🙂
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I am tired of waiting another year...getting old too 😎
My reasoning is that for a plastics spot you need top notch credentials, (good grades, high USMLE scores, research, strong LOR's etc) and if you fulfill all of those then you will be looked at seriously to some degree, right?
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its definitely a harder battle to get one of the straight plastics spots, but yes it IS possible (not like its derm or urology) and you can always go through the gen surg route(gen surg doesn't even fill these days so not that hard to get a spot).toxin said:
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rokshana said:
G Surg only had two unfilled categorical spots last year, IIRC.
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True (which is a wow! must have been an unusual year in 2002), but 885 of the 1042 positions filled were by US Seniors, so some went to IMGs (but its still a small number).Blade28 said:
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This SGU grad was the first to obtain a combined plastics residency as far as I know. However, many SGU grads have had success in obtaining plastics fellowships after general surg residencies. Being a fourth year at SGU, I am hoping to follow in their footsteps, as are a few more of my classmates this year. Hopefully one of us will carry on the tradition and obtain an integrated or combined spot right out of SGU...
I really believe that if you are completley dedicated on getting a combined spot you can do it. Especially if you play your cards right from the start of med school.
I'm going to get flamed for this but being a FMG or IMG only matters if you're an average applicant. Yes, if you're middle of the pack the program might take someone with a lower score instead of sponsering your VISA.toxin said:
But if you're a super strong applicant, no one cares where you went to school. There are some students at my school (in Ireland) who received crazy high USMLE scores and had good LOR's. They got whatever specialty they wanted.
The thing that makes the US great is they steal the best and brightest from the rest of the world all the time.
lol.....so true about the last sentence.
I am actually onm my way of getting the green card, been approved, so that will help me with residencies as well. As you said, I also believe that what matters the most is academic excellence and in the long run you hold the keys to your future.
I am actually onm my way of getting the green card, been approved, so that will help me with residencies as well. As you said, I also believe that what matters the most is academic excellence and in the long run you hold the keys to your future.
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rokshana said:
High number of applicants because of the new 80-hour workweek limitations for residents.
