Step-1 emphasizing programs

[DermViser]

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No, of the 87%, around 53% of those will be competing for IM residencies. A lot of them right now have what specialty they want (Cardio is leading the trail, followed by Neuro). Some of them barely passed (lowest I heard was 212). Some, like me, got some pretty great scores that can get us out of the state. At our school, we have an actual student-run board that specifically helps students that are pursuing internal medicine. I am on the committee and we are trying to get a scholarship for students to specialize in IM and stay in state (gotta start talking to the State Gov!)

Neurology is not a subspecialty of Internal Medicine. 212 is not "barely passed". How much is the scholarship?

 

[username456789]

Sorry, not Neuro. Meant to type Nephro.

Once again, it's what I heard. I could've sworn a 212 was passing.

Yes, I am located in the U.S.

A 212 is passing. It is not "barely passing."

All of these subspecialties of IM (heme/onc, cardiology, nephrology, GI, endocrine, rheum, allergy/immuno, etc) are definitely not "primary care", and more often than not IM residents aim for one of these specialty fellowships (vs. just completing a 3 year IM residency and becoming an outpatient general internist or a hospitalist). Thus, they are not involved in "primary care." This is why any school touting their high number of IM matches as evidence of their commitment to primary care is misleading (I'll let the reader decide whether it's intentional or not).

Lesson number 1 of medical school (I assume you are just starting first year): don't blindly swallow everything the administration shoves down your gullet.

 

[PL198]

A 212 is passing. It is not "barely passing."

All of these subspecialties of IM (heme/onc, cardiology, nephrology, GI, endocrine, rheum, allergy/immuno, etc) are definitely not "primary care", and more often than not IM residents aim for one of these specialty fellowships (vs. just completing a 3 year IM residency and becoming an outpatient general internist or a hospitalist). Thus, they are not involved in "primary care." This is why any school touting their high number of IM matches as evidence of their commitment to primary care is misleading (I'll let the reader decide whether it's intentional or not).

Lesson number 1 of medical school (I assume you are just starting first year): don't blindly swallow everything the administration shoves down your gullet.

or basically anything, because to be honest, it's wrong more often than it's right. Seriously I can't remember the last time I was told something by administration that I didn't feel was loaded, pre-qualified or slanted.

 

[DermViser]

or basically anything, because to be honest, it's wrong more often than it's right. Seriously I can't remember the last time I was told something by administration that I didn't feel was loaded, pre-qualified or slanted.

I think whether it's intentional or not, is up for debate and depends on the school. That being said, medical schools are businesses. Their job is to graduate a certain percentage of medical students and match them. Maybe not necessarily match them into their specialty that they want, but just to match them. If the entire class wanted to go for Family Med, you'd be doing your admin a favor.

I think what is wrong is when a medical administration talks about how much they LOVE primary care and support students who do primary care, yet on Match Day are celebrating the ones who matched into specialties. At least places like Vanderbilt or WashU are honest about their intentions -- of course, they are also private and not accountable to the state taxpayer.

TL;DR Trust but verify what your medical school administration says on things. There was one poster here whose medical school told him that Step 1 was not a big deal and that you shouldn't be reviewing for it, and that's it's something you just take. That IMHO is educational malpractice.

 

[KnuxNole]

If a 212 is barely passing, 40-50% of your class would have failed Step 1 :O

 

[FutureOncologist]

If a 212 is barely passing, 40-50% of your class would have failed Step 1 :O

That was the lowest score. Our class average was 237.

 

[KnuxNole]

that seems extremely odd...do you go to like some crazy Ivy League school :O :O

So your school had a 100% pass rate. Damn, people be naturally freaky smart in that biatch!

 

[DermViser]

that seems extremely odd...do you go to like some crazy Ivy League school :O :O

So your school had a 100% pass rate. Damn, people be naturally freaky smart in that biatch!

Some years there is a 100 percent pass rate. There are some schools with very high Step 1 averages.