Hey everybody, so I am an FMG and am just looking for some advice as to what anyone thinks my chances are for this coming up match. A little about myself:
I am a medical student about half way through 3rd year looking to apply in september.
Medical School: St. George's University SOM
USMLE step 1: 254
USMLE step 2: Taking this in a few months, really aiming for 260
honors: Chancellors list (4.0gpa in basic science)for year 1
Deans list (3.5 gpa in basic science) all terms
IEA honor society (just an inside club for SGU students)
Class rank: top 5% on end of basic science sgu exam. top 10% for
basic science gpa
Research: 3 case reports submited, hoping to get accepted working on 4 more now. I am also inventing a piece of medical equipment. i am the sole contributor for the clinical usefulness and intellectual property opportunity. patent application is underway
Volunteer exerpeince: 2 surgery centers during summers the last two years. one orthopods private practice the summer before med school. and a chronic pain clinic for about 10 years.
some other stuff: creating a student mentor program at the hospital i work at for the incoming 3rd year students. gave a lecture to first semester medical students at sgu on how to study. tutored alot of biochem, molec, anatomy, embryology while i was in med school.
Should hopefully earn all As in my clerkships. Hoping on honors for IM and surgury. Got some good people ill be working with to get letters of rec in the next month or two. and hopefully being invited by my dean to give a lecture to the kids back at sgu about how 3rd year is like and how to prep for step 1. and i have an 8 week audition elective booked at a hospital with a community program. Hoping to rock that.
So basicly, any advice from anyone would be helpful. I want to match ANYWHERE and plan on pretty much applying everwhere. Being an FMG the odds are against me but i cant let that prevent me from following my dreams. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
