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Does anyone know of any independent programs with strong craniofacial surgery emphasis? Thanks.

Hi guys. I just need some advice. I'm a third year medical student and I eventually want to do a 2 yr plastics fellowship. I figured that I prob dont have a great shot at integrated plastics. Right now, I'm thinking of doing either ENT or general surg. Do schools have a home team advantage...

Hey guys, I was curious as to how the plastics training route is going. I heard speculation that a few medical schools are revoking integrated programs b/c uncertainty in med student manual skills, but these integrated programs are cropping up all over the place. What is the prospectus for ppl...

I think the the guys are partially right depending on what part of the body you are dealing with. Facial plastics is tricky and really requires a good eye for aesthetic form and features. I thik this can be developed and cultivated by drawing like crazy and studying faces. I'm doing facial...

I bought the Kaplan Step 2 lecture notes (yellow books) and they are really sketchy on information. I'm gonna use them for the shelf exams and Step 2 but they look really sparse compared to the thick, dense Kaplan Step I. Is there a more detailed version of the Kap books I'm missing out on b/c...

How critical is the step II score in residency. If someone did well in Step I does this mean that they probably should hold off on taking Step II. In other words, can taking the step II only hurt u if u do worse than your step I even if it is a respectable score and if you do better, would it...

Hey guys, Really, thanks for your advice, I REALLY appreciate it. Honestly, for the most part I was not trying to sound like a showoff or anything. I'm a guy who has never done really well on any standardized test. I was not a superstar on the MCAT or the SAT b/c the verbal sections, and I...

Hey everybody, I have a good mix of honors and high satisfactory grades but just missed AOA b/c I could not get a dean's letter. I have two research articles w/my name on them in basic sciences before med school and did a little research w/o publications in neurosurgery. At my med school...

Hey everybody, I got my step 1 score-245/99, but I am not AOA. I have a good mix of honors and high satisfactory grades but just missed AOA b/c I could not get a dean's letter. I have two research articles w/my name on them in basic sciences before med school and did a little research w/o...

Hey guys, What's going on? I wanna do well in the IM shelf and I have ~2 months to study. In addition to doing Pretest and MKSAP, is anyone out there using the Kaplan 1000 question Qbank? No one seems to be talking about it for some reason. Thanks guys and good luck on the shelf.

SAT: 650V, 700M MCAT: 12BS, 11PS, 6VR :mad: ,S NBME DIAGNOSTIC: 175 (our class average) Q-bank: ~68 +/- 5% Real thing: 245/99 :meanie: I'm really happy about my score and to make sure that I don't get an inflated head, I came on this site to see how awesome you guys did. You guys are...

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Hey y'all, I'm taking the STEP 1 in 3 weeks minus 2 days and I was wondering what a "good score" on qbank is. I do problems randomly and my range is usually 65-80, probably with an average of 71%. I really wish to break a 230 at least. My first aid is jam packed with Kaplan stuff and I'm...