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re: Calling MD's/Med Students
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:35 pm to Yellerhammer5
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:35 pm to Yellerhammer5
There's no way I'd tell her to give up, but she needs to make some life style changes. I know some guys that are docs that are not that smart but they are dedicated to it, that is what it takes. It sounds like her dad's a doc and she is doing it because its all she's ever known but is not overly dedicated. Thus the Caribbean school and now failed tests.
If she has made it this far with this much money spent, its time to buckle down.
LOL at her hoping to have any particular field, its time for her to be happy taking anything she can get.
If she has made it this far with this much money spent, its time to buckle down.
LOL at her hoping to have any particular field, its time for her to be happy taking anything she can get.
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Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:35 pm to KarlMalonesFlipPhone
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OBGYN
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An amazing surgeon
That would be a first
It's so funny because it's so true
This post was edited on 7/21/16 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:35 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
Way to hold her down. Now she will hold this over your head when she leaves you for another doctor.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:37 pm to CrimsonTideMD
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Also, IMHO, Step 1 was the most difficult exam I've ever taken.
Step 2 and 3 were considerably easier. Even my board was easier.
So if she can manage to clear this hurdle, she might just make it.
This.
Step 1 was awful. It made the rest of school seem easy.
She does not need to throw in the towel just yet. Failing twice has shut doors for any prestige schools taking her.
At this point she needs to focus on passing the Step 1 exam. After that, she can find a "spot" in many medicine fields.
Lots of fields have residency programs with poor reputations, even surgery and ER medicine. She just needs to clear this hurdle and keep working her butt off in the future.
At the end, she can come out and be a clinician that enjoys her work.
She will never be in academics or research.
She will never be a thought leader or well recognized in her field.
But she was never going to do that from a Caribbean Medical school anyway.
This country still needs doctors in most every field. Tell her to keep working.
Step 1 is a barrier, not an indicator of future clinical skills.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:41 pm to sloopy
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Way to hold her down. Now she will hold this over your head when she leaves you for another doctor.
Nah.
You know how every baw was gonna go pro till he blew his ACL???
This is her ACL.
"Well I really really really looooooooved Gyn/onc and I already had a spot. But my husband wouldn't let me. So I made the sacrifice for the food of my family"
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:42 pm to Murtown
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I know a guy who is not the brightest crayon in the box and he graduated from PA school. He had to go to Alabama to get into one but he graduated. I can guarantee he wouldn't be able to pass this step exam. His brother posts here a lot so if he's reading this, don't tell him about the crayon thing haha.
Like I said, I think she's going to have to have a really good answer to the "why do you want to be a PA" question that she will inevitably be asked. She will have to explain her history to her interviewers in a way that won't have them rolling their eyes.
I'm sure some overpriced PA school would take her, but she might as well give the USLME another shot if she's willing to shell out med school prices to be a PA.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 12:54 pm to MrSpock
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Family medicine – categorical programs offered 3,238 positions, filled 3,083 positions, and filled 1,467 positions with U.S. Seniors. The overall fill rate for family medicine – categorical programs was 95.2%.
Americans from international schools matched at a 53.9% rate this past year. You should let those thousands of warm bodies know.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:02 pm to CrimsonTideMD
Well you all sure fit the doctor stereotype. Keep douching it up. 
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:04 pm to Yellerhammer5
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Americans from international schools matched at a 53.9% rate this past year.
Do students in the Caribbean medical schools fail Step 1 more often than the ones in American schools?
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:06 pm to lilsnappa
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If she truly desires to be in Medicine, I'd recommend trying nursing school/P.A. school (both of which are quite competitive and difficult as well)
Physical Therapy deserves a look if she's genuinely interested in helping people get well; it's a well-regarded field, and won't be going away.
Good nurses should be worshipped like gods, but they usually get treated like shite.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:09 pm to MSTiger33
quote:Jesus.
She only took two weeks off after delivering because she was ready to finish the fellowship.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:10 pm to member12
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Do students in the Caribbean medical schools fail Step 1 more often than the ones in American schools?
Yes. They also have more time to study for step 1, so their scores are viewed differently. Many Caribbean schools will cut out the losers to increase their match percentage so a lot of those failures don't reach the point where they interview for residency.
The pass rate is about 78% versus 95% for us/Canadian grads. The average step 1 of a matched us applicant was 230 in 2014 versus 225 for IMG. The average step 1 for unmatched IMGs was 213.
This post was edited on 7/21/16 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:15 pm to Yellerhammer5
St Matthews has the highest Step pass rate. I know this because of the TD ad.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:24 pm to Murtown
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Well I wanted to get initial information before I dropped the bombshell that this was actually her second time to fail it.
That's pretty bad from what I understand. Does she have a lot of classmates that failed?
This post was edited on 7/21/16 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:29 pm to dewster
I really don't know. I know one other one that failed but she was further along and took it awhile back. Idk if she ever took it again and passed.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:30 pm to Murtown
She will be ok. It will limit her residency spots and she can't go into the harder specialities, but it isn't a killer.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:32 pm to Scruffy
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She will be ok. It will limit her residency spots and she can't go into the harder specialities, but it isn't a killer.
Did you read the thread? She's an IMG and has failed step 1 twice.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:38 pm to Murtown
Looks like your dreams of being the power couple are gone up in smoke. Must have been a nice conversation during pillow talk time.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:38 pm to Murtown
I don't think there is anything wrong with being honest and saying she should look at changing her future plans.
Not everyone is meant to be a doctor. The worst thing she can do is spend a great deal more time and money chasing a dream for nothing. I know she is devastated, frustrated, embarrassed, and dejected right now. However, years down the road she will be very happy she moved on to something else.
Not everyone is meant to be a doctor. The worst thing she can do is spend a great deal more time and money chasing a dream for nothing. I know she is devastated, frustrated, embarrassed, and dejected right now. However, years down the road she will be very happy she moved on to something else.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 1:51 pm to Scruffy
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She will be ok. It will limit her residency spots and she can't go into the harder specialities, but it isn't a kille
Is scruffy drunk
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