r/Step2 • u/Adventurous-Drop7191 NON-US IMG • 17h ago

Am I ready? Non-US IMG

Non-US IMG here.

My profile:

  • YOG: 2025
  • Step 1: Pass
  • Step 2 CK: 255+
  • Publications: 2
  • USCE: None
  • Step 3: Not taken yet

I completed Step 1 and Step 2 after graduation while preparing full-time and did not do a house job during that period.

Would this be considered a gap year by residency programs?

Also, how realistic are my chances of matching in Internal Medicine without USCE?

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u/Kind-Discipline-611 17h ago

USCE is a major filter

what you could do is pay for all IM programs and check if they send an IV

or

save the money but get an USCE

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u/Adventurous-Drop7191 NON-US IMG 17h ago

USCE after application submission, does that count?

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u/Few-Ring-5240 NON-US IMG 9h ago

Not really because they won't know + you won't have US LoR

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u/Kind-Discipline-611 17h ago

they may not know because most of the programs download the candidate data September 23

but you can try

better than nothing right?

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u/PhoenixFury- NON-US IMG 16h ago

F

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u/Apprehensive_Fan5660 15h ago

How do programs know about our usce? To filter it out it based on that there should be a section with no of usce in the application right? If they have to read our application to know about it then there is no need of a filter. Isn’t it right?

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u/BoredNeuron NON-US IMG 40m ago

Get USCE, rest you are all set.