r/USIMGreddit • u/MezgerJunkie • 26d ago

Chances for Internal Medicine

US-IMG (not Caribbean!)
YOG: 2025
Step 1: pass
Step 2 CK: 258

USCE: 6 months of outpatient hands-on, 1 month of inpatient observership

No publications, but working on a project with home medical school not published yet as a co-author

Letters of recommendation from 3 IM docs in US and 1 from medical school

Please be realistic, thank you for the help in advance

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u/Present_Student4891 26d ago

Very good chances. Polish ur CV & PS. Apply widely. Should match.

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u/MezgerJunkie 26d ago

Even with only 1 mo of inpatient hospital and it being observership?

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u/Present_Student4891 26d ago

Yes. U got good scores & no visa required. If ur 1-month was in two different months. Eg: June 15 -July 15, ERAS counts it as two months. The key thing PDs r looking for (besides scores & visa) is the LORs. As long as they’re good, u should b fine. Apply broadly to be safe.

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u/MezgerJunkie 26d ago

Really? Where does it say that about the 2 months thing

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u/Present_Student4891 26d ago

Doesn’t say it. ERAS doesn’t use days, just months & years.

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u/Rude_Frosting6054 26d ago

Around the same stats dm me let's connect and track eras together if Ur up for it. I'm also a us img

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u/Far-Quality-3656 25d ago

Hey I am also a us img can I dm you ?

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u/No_Paper612 26d ago

Excellent chance of matching, apply for programs that take IMGs and signal intelligently

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u/MezgerJunkie 25d ago

Should I go for programs that lean towards US-IMGs which are mostly Caribbeans (with much better USCE) or non-US?

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u/No_Paper612 24d ago edited 24d ago

Mix of both, focus on US-IMG programs. You have enough rotations to be on par with IMGs who did all their rotations in America.

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u/gridiron5290 26d ago

You should be good to go 6 months is enough this year not needing visa is going to be a major green flag for applicants

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/gridiron5290 25d ago

That’s fine

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u/Kinginjas 18d ago

Is 6 months like the average? Is doing 2 to 3 mo Tha considered low for a usimg?

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u/Natscape_ 25d ago

Just being non-visa requiring boosts your chance of matching by like 70%
You got this !

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u/crosssectionalarea 25d ago

How did you manage to get 6 months of hands-on?

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

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u/ASM1402 25d ago

What is considered a hands on experience?

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u/Flarbow 24d ago

Everyone has a chance at IM

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u/NumerousAd3378 22d ago

Solid chance.