Step 1 score 220

[caligas]

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what are my chances in anesthesia?

(Please bear in mind that I finished anesthesia residency in 2004 and have been cashing in for 11 years now.)

 

[Baller MD]

Good chances for anesthesia.

 

[bashwell]

what are my chances in anesthesia?

(Please bear in mind that I finished anesthesia residency in 2004 and have been cashing in for 11 years now.)

You might be slightly overqualified... 😉

 

[caligas]

You might be slightly overqualified... 😉

Yeah, good thing I came through when I did. Its crazy how competitive its gotten. I was considered a rock star applicant in my day, would be lucky to get a spot in todays climate.

 

[Carbocation1]

Yeah but you guys didn't have the high quality review prep resources we have today.

 

[caligas]

Yeah but you guys didn't have the high quality review prep resources we have today.

True, would have bagged a 223 with one of those.

 

[repititionition]

Times do change: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/md/usmle/

 

[ether123]

what are my chances in anesthesia?

(Please bear in mind that I finished anesthesia residency in 2004 and have been cashing in for 11 years now.)

pretty damn good!

 

[deleted628516]

I have 219, and 244 in step 2 + 3 anesthesiologist LORs (from which 2 is from department chief) and 1 from EM PD from my country, all very good, will be ECFMG certified before sep 15, 1 mo observership in anesthesiology dep. and yes I'm IMG

will take step 3 at the end of September

can someone please comment on my stats?

applying to 80 programs (others are just out of my reach duke, WashU etc.)

 

[Docuronium]

I have 219, and 244 in step 2 + 3 anesthesiologist LORs (from which 2 is from department chief) and 1 from EM PD from my country, all very good, will be ECFMG certified before sep 15, 1 mo observership in anesthesiology dep. and yes I'm IMG

will take step 3 at the end of September

can someone please comment on my stats?

applying to 80 programs (others are just out of my reach duke, WashU etc.)

80 programs? Perhaps you could carve out some that you feel truly are out of your reach---unless you really want to leave no doubt in your mind that maybe you could have gotten in (I feel like a 219 Step 1 will keep you out of WashU, Duke, etc as an IMG)

 

[Sonny Crocket]

Perhaps do an away rotation?

 

[deleted628516]

sorry for taking this thread over but I have one more question,

many programs have min step 1 requirement of 220, and I have 219

is there anything that I can possible do to effect that automatic screening out?

and does not participating in ERAS mean that program is less competitive? bad?