bones2020
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Hi,
I am an IMG who did not match, nor SOAP into any programs. I've been reading some posts on here and things look rather dismal. My school wants me to delay graduation for a year and do an MPH to graduate with a dual degree next year and renter the Match. I know people with whom this has indeed worked. I have no idea what my options are now. My step scores are poor and hardly above pass thresholds. During my time, I suffered with some tremendous health struggles for which I pursued my medical education, but likely should have halted it to look after my ailments. As it stands now, I am slowly getting better most aspects, but I did not anticipate not matching. Unfortunately, I did disclose these health struggles, due to what I thought, indicated a perception of "overcoming obstacles". Unfortunately, I likely was perceived to be a "risky hire" as a result. Problem was, I never failed anything, but thought if things become bad, I would halt. Since I kept making my way through, I kept going. Now I've hit the proverbial wall - and am lost. Clearly, as an IMG, I have exceptional debt. My only return earning power exists in medicine. So my questions:
a) Is the MPH at all useful for reapplications?
b) How should I best make up this time?
c) As a Canadian, I could pursue the LMCC track and potentially "dump" the USMLE scores. Would doing this combined with the MPH be, perhaps, useful?
d) Is the track with working for a clinician either with EMR or scribing the right move? Is this of higher potential relative to MPH? (I can do 8 weeks of rotations - referred to as Extra Clinical - while in this MPH prgm --> would this restore my "image" for PDs?)
e) What did those with successful outcome do?
Finally, in further Match rounds, I would not at all disclose my health status at all. There was no need to and I did not design a "sympathetic" letter. It was uplifting and PDs or Chiefs that had read it thought it was rather incredible. I was told on several occasions, it was the best PS ever read. It was just a perception to discuss things and I thought it perhaps offered a "unique" application. I actually went against advice to do such from my school. I really did not realize what I did wrong...
All advice is most welcome. thx. ppl
I am an IMG who did not match, nor SOAP into any programs. I've been reading some posts on here and things look rather dismal. My school wants me to delay graduation for a year and do an MPH to graduate with a dual degree next year and renter the Match. I know people with whom this has indeed worked. I have no idea what my options are now. My step scores are poor and hardly above pass thresholds. During my time, I suffered with some tremendous health struggles for which I pursued my medical education, but likely should have halted it to look after my ailments. As it stands now, I am slowly getting better most aspects, but I did not anticipate not matching. Unfortunately, I did disclose these health struggles, due to what I thought, indicated a perception of "overcoming obstacles". Unfortunately, I likely was perceived to be a "risky hire" as a result. Problem was, I never failed anything, but thought if things become bad, I would halt. Since I kept making my way through, I kept going. Now I've hit the proverbial wall - and am lost. Clearly, as an IMG, I have exceptional debt. My only return earning power exists in medicine. So my questions:
a) Is the MPH at all useful for reapplications?
b) How should I best make up this time?
c) As a Canadian, I could pursue the LMCC track and potentially "dump" the USMLE scores. Would doing this combined with the MPH be, perhaps, useful?
d) Is the track with working for a clinician either with EMR or scribing the right move? Is this of higher potential relative to MPH? (I can do 8 weeks of rotations - referred to as Extra Clinical - while in this MPH prgm --> would this restore my "image" for PDs?)
e) What did those with successful outcome do?
Finally, in further Match rounds, I would not at all disclose my health status at all. There was no need to and I did not design a "sympathetic" letter. It was uplifting and PDs or Chiefs that had read it thought it was rather incredible. I was told on several occasions, it was the best PS ever read. It was just a perception to discuss things and I thought it perhaps offered a "unique" application. I actually went against advice to do such from my school. I really did not realize what I did wrong...
All advice is most welcome. thx. ppl
