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0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

hey filipino
i had a query.
you said that you are working as ICU NURSE,CAN YOU TELL ME IF SOME ONE TO WORK AS SAME WHAT ONE NEED TO DO. IF SOMEONE HAS DONE RESIDENCY IN ANAESTHESIA N NEED VISA, CAN ONE APPLY FOR THE JOB, IS IT POSSIBLE TO WRITE THE BOARD EXAMS WITHOUT GETTING PRIOR TRAINING FOR THE SAME.
IF TRAINING IS REQD THEN WHAT IS THE PATH FOR GETTING INTO IT.


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

Just took the NBME and I know this is not the step 3 forum but I just want your opinion guys.
Is 550 a safe score and does the NBME really correlate with the USMLE performance?

thanks!



0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

i believe that NBME score corellates really high w/the real step 3 scoreWink

What are your resources&how many week sare you in your journey for step 3? plan to take it by DecWinkthanks


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

Thanks adr!
I used Crush, First Aid, UW MCQ and CCS, selected Swanson Chapters, and only Dr Conrad Fischer's lectures in Kaplan. Planning to go through usmlesteps123CCS this week. My exam is in 2 weeks time in Seattle! (praying reallyyyy hard)
What did you use and where are you taking the exam?



0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

yippee! Got a nice surprise in my inbox today!
IV for St Luke, PA and Albert Einstein, PA- OB
IV for Good Samaritan Hospital in Maryland- IM
Thank God!!!


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

hi dareveeWinkGoodness its raining IVS in Seattle!!!!Wink

Thanks a lot!!! and Goodluck!!!
IM reading Crush&FA...kaplan Qbook for nowWink

December pa ata akoWink


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

darevee
same here, i got one from good samaritan hosp MD...i'll schedule mine on december 5...

doc harry
i got an invitation from NYMC soundshore...sana magkita tayo sa NY.

God bless us all.


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

Guys sino pang pupunta ng NY? I have invite from SUNY downstate, will schedule it either november or december 19


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

i'll be in NY on the week of NOV 17....soundshore and st. barnabas IM... meron ba may sched sa NY on these dates?
daravee and psalm23....i also received an invite from good samaritan MD... ano ba yung tsismis na wrong email daw yun? sana naman hinde... don't wanna be a victim of another wrong invitation email... hehehe


0 - ArchivalUser - 10-14-2008

to michelle

hello there! have you heard from harlem? i emailed the PC again today..no reply to my first two emails yet, except the automated one :-(