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Can anyone give me some advice on residency relocation loans? Who did you borrow from? What kind of interest rates did they offer, etc..

I'll be starting my internship at West Penn in July. Can anyone suggest a nice area to live in close proximity to the hospital? I heard some good things about the Southside, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill. Any recommendations?

it also says that if the waiver is declined, you will be banned from any position which starts a year from the denial date, so if i was doing a fellowship i wouldn't start resident within that time period, so i believe that i would be alright.

yeah...then the same day i was offered a research fellowship outside of the match.

So in other words...i am able to get out of the one year intership? I just think it will help me alot more with a year of research to add to my application when applying the second time around.

and this will not be a match violation? do i have to submit a waiver or do i just refuse to sign the internship contract?

I recently matched at a one year internship position and now was offered a research position which starts in July. Is there anyway that I can get out of the internship year? I am applying to a highly competitive field an would benefit very much from doing to research year and improving my...

Maybe if the DO derm programs would link their programs, more of the top applicants would apply instead of applying to the allopathic programs. That is rediculous the way it is set up...apply during intern year just so the programs can fill their internship spots, then all of the interns...

NBME 1 680/254 NBME 2 630/245 USMLE step 2 243/98 As you can see, the practice exams are pretty accurate in predicting your score.

UW= 69% Step 2= 243/98

3rd year...you shouldn't need a book.

Uw = 66% Comlex = 92/650

So I guess that I should be excited that I got a 92 on comlex even though program directors at allopathic programs probably won't be that impressed considering a 92 on the USMLE isn't exactly considered great. I guess I'll take the USMLE anyway. What a joke.