Recent content by microshar88

Do you know if a PGY2 position is available at all those programs you listed, typically? I did't know Hawaii had some PGY-2 positions.

A malignant program is still better than no program at all. It's just 4 years of misery at its worst.

I recommend the above and I recommend you do it STAT! I hope it works out!

Are there any current residents in this program who can chime in? How is the workload now that the program has expanded?

I'm wondering with all these new AOA residencies opening up, which one is better in terms of work load and education balance?

Hi, I'm a graduating MS4, who did not match. I was wondering if I were to do the standard loan repayment for the next year, could I just do $50 per month which is the minimum since I won't be eligible to do IBR? . I am hoping I will have better luck next year, but can't be positive. thanks

you can only take it in Conshy. I did worse if anything. I was so petrified of screwing thins up. I forgot to wash my hands multiple times. I couldn't sleep the night before. It was a disaster. I stayed at the stupid hotel next to the train tracks, which didn't help either. I was having...

Probably not. Wouldnt be surprised if they lost the evaluations of actors or even if there was a mistake. One of my friends who took the PE, told me that when he entered the room, the patient wasn't even there for 2 minutes, they had a lot of interruptions. Very disorganized staff and actors. I...

I agree I had 2 friends who were of Asian decent (Vietnamese) with a thick Asian accent, and one of them has such an issue that he has to take propanolol before presenting due to his apprehension about his language barrier and people laughing at him during rounds. They still passed. English is...

As someone who failed prior to interview season, I'll tell you that most ACGME residency committee's don't even know what the COMLEX PE, a lot of them thought it was another written exam, combined with my low class rank and sub 500 level 1 and level 2 scores, they thought I was bad news. So...

What you could do is you could post on the facebook group for the class below you to see if someone can trade with you...do you live near conshocken, you can call the testing center to see if someone doesn't show or anything, one of my classmates had appendicitis and couldn't take the test. I...

I've heard the Call Schedule at Larkin? in Florida is pretty good this is just what I heard don't have anything to back it up so take it for what its worth. Are the AOA programs that bad? How about the dually acreditted ones? I really think I should have applied to more AOA programs. A job is...

Im thinking about writing about my COMLEX PE failure and how that devastated me, how I didn't match, but how I am determined to come back even harder and what I have done to make myself a better candidate.

Thanks for the encouragement. I think my lack of USMLE, low COMLEX, PE failure, desire to stay in West Coast, was a huge disaster in my case. I should have only looked at AOA residencies. I ranked 8 places in the MD match. My letters were good, because I read one of them, 2 of them I am...

Hi, So I did not do so well in this previous match due to some red flags on my application. I only did one audition rotation and did not manage to secure an LOR from the program as my performance was not considered to be where it should be, in spite of trying hard. The place was a reach for me...