VERY IMPORTANT NEWS GUYS!! ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ญ.
What does that mean? Youโll have one ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต to work on your application.
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ญ?
โข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
Sarting June 23 you can get you token, it costs $145 and it will give you access to the ERAS website, where you can start filling up all the info
Note: You can get your token today, in one month, 2 months or at anytime!! These is no difference!!
The only think is: The sooner you get it - The sooner you can start working on your ERAS CV :)
โข๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ๏ธ Request your LORs to doctor ASAP so you have them ready
I explain on this post how to request them
โข๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ Try to have at least STEP 1 & STEP 2 CK scores
Take STEP 2 CS, if you donโt get your results by that time donโt worry! You can still apply! Itโs better if you have your CS results of course, but programs understand this current situation, most of them will still consider you if your result is pending [CLARIFICATION: This year STEP 2 CS is suspended, disregard this part]
As soon as you get your pending result ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ to the program letting them know, itโs also a good opportunity to express your interest towards them!
This year programs will start reviewing your applications October 21, that means you need to take your STEP 1 & CK at least 3 weeks prior than that to have your results ready.
โข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๏ธ
Since STEP 2 CS is suspended, 2020 applicants will have to take an english exam to show their English proficiency and get certified with that +STEP 1 & CK.
ECFMG will announced soon which exam. (I think TOEFL or something similar)
โข๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ Work on your CV, you will have to write down all your detailed experience on everything that you worked on, volunteered, research, etc. So make sure to explain everything, correct your grammar and have doctors review it.
โข๐๐๐๐๐ Request your MSPE to your school, most international school wonโt do it for you, they will send you the info that you need and then you will have to do it yourself. (I didnโt submit a MSPE because I didnโt have it on time, but I did send a deanโs letter, which they consider it as a MSPE's replacement)
What is MSPE?
"The Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) is a summary letter of evaluation intended to provide residency program directors an honest and objective summary of a student's salient experiences, attributes, and academic performance." -AAMC
โข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ โ๐ผ Start working on your Personal Statement and make sure to have as many people as possible read it and get their feeback, if you are doing a rotation in the USA ask the doctors that you meet if they could read it, most of them will be happy to do it! Make sure to ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ! PDs find it very bad if you make spelling errors in your PS!
โข๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฅ Check programโs requirements and if you are eligibily to apply to that program. You can apply to any program but if you donโt have all their requirement they will automatically filter you out.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ?
โธCheck what they ask for YOG โธIf they ask for USCE and how many months of it โธIf they sponsor visa โธWhat's the minimum STEP score to apply if your have low scores โธIf they have IMG's in their program, etc
โธDo they sponsor visa
You can find all the requirements in the program's website & also using FREIDA.
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ This is a the official website of the American Medical Association, and it's used to find all the programs and their information
Search by specialty, and and you will find everything that I mentioned previous about looking for in a program
Go to the ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ and you can move it so you find programs that have 10%+ IMGs, 20%+, 50%+, 90%+, and even some program have almost ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ% ๐๐ ๐๐! you can find all that find there.
Follow these steps to check what's the IMGs % in that program:
I ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ to use FREIDA to search for programs
You can ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ doing that to have an idea
What IMG percentage in frieda will be most optimal so we donโt miss any IMG friendly programs?
-It really depends on the specialty that you are applying!
Eg, OB/GYN doesn't have as much spots as IM, and also is less IMG friendly.
I put the IMG filter starting at 5% and went from that.
I'll do a LIVE INSTAGRAM VIDEO about what to look for in a program on my ig @doctor.sebas
โข๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ,๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ Applicants may begin submitting applications to residency programs. โข๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ญ,๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ Residency programs may begin reviewing applications. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐?
Hospitals will start reviewing applications almost right away.
Within a ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ to a couple of ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ you will receive e-mails inviting you for an interview.
-Make sure to have your phone all the times, some programs over-invite candidates, so you have to reply almost right away. I don't want to scare you, but I heard people that didn't get an interview day to book and got in the waiting list for replying only 10 minutes later!! You really wanna make sure to reply right away if you want to get all your interviews booked! (I was overseas with a 13 hrs time zone difference during my first interviews, so I would had to reply at like 11pm and sometimes 2-3 AM!
During ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ-๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ you will have your interviews.
๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก with ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ your interviews you will have to submit your rank list for the Match.
-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ is by the last week of ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ/ first week of ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต
(It's usually the on Feb but due to Covid I think this year it will be the first week of March)
Around the ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก you will get an e-mailed if you matched, and that same week on ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ you will find out ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ you matched, Congrats!! YOU HAVE ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! :)
Good luck guys, you are doing a great job! Keep working hard!
If you want more information about all these, check out my other post called: "Everything that you need to know about USMLE. There I explain ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต, whatโs ๐๐๐๐, when to get your ๐๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป, etc. Make sure to read it if you have any doubts about it.
โขI want you to succeed and ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ matching in your dream program!!
Iโll make a post on how to ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ by reaching out to programs, how to improve your ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐, and ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ during the interview. Also explaining whatโs expected in ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ. Stay tuned!!
I start my OB/GYN residency July 1 - If you wanna check out my life as a resident in NYC make make sure to follow me on Instagram: @doctor.sebas
If you are feeling stressed due to the current pandemic, your exams, studies, application, family problems, itโs very normal, just try to cope with your stress:
HOW TO DEAL WITH STRESS?
โ ๐๐โ๐ฌ: โธMeditate๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ โธExercise๐คธโโ๏ธ
โธEat healthy๐ฅ
โธThink positive๐
โธWork on your beathing๐๐ฝ
โธRead a book that you like ๐
โธListen to music, watch a movie ๐ฟ โธSleep hygiene๐ค โธTalk to others๐ฃ โธTake care of yourself๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
โธSeek profesional advise
โ๐๐๐โ๐๐ฌ: โธDonโt smoke๐ฌ โธDonโt drink alcohol๐ท โธDonโt drink too much caffeineโ
โธDon't procrastinate
โธDon't overwork
โธDon't argue
โธDonโt overthink๐คฏ
โธDon't self medicate๐
โธDon't blame your problems to others
Share this post with your friend that are applying this year๐
If you have more doubts, I made a post explaining Everything that you need to know about USMLE, and also on 17+ ways to improve your CV
Trust yourself & the process, stay positive, you have been working so hard to get this far, continue pushing that extra pound, you ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ!! ๐
Sebastian Arruarana, MD Fb page: Doctor Sebas ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ: @doctor.sebas
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