guys i need your advice for my back up application - beti

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hi
my cv 2002 grad.GC, 1 mn obs in ped at university, 3mn obs IM at prvt.office.
score 1 -82 1st attempt, 2 -86 2nd chance, cs 1attempt, last year only applied FM,PED,IM . which branch i should apply for back up patho or psy, general surgery or anything else
my target is ped or IM. what is my chances

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plz people r here very friendly so why dont u say something

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Actually general surgey and pathology are a lot tougher to get than FM, PED and IM. IM and Ped are the back up for people who want more competitive specilties, so don´t waste your money and apply to the specialties you applied last year.

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I think patho is extremely competitive.

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beti...

why backup?
there are about 250 IM programs. if you narrow them down to the ones you like and are able to apply you should have a good number of programs.
peds also has a lot of options... just look at the criteria and apply to what you really like.

there is nothing worse than doing something you dont like.
think about it.

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thanx for advice. because i love surgery and i would love to persue my career in surgery if i am in my home country but here i knew that surgery is difficult. some of my friends r telling me that nowadays surgery is easy to get into . i need more opinion regarding my back up plan.thank you joannitam ,principito82,tothematch for ur advice and encouraging statement. but what about psychriatry

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any suggestion for 4 thsub as back up ?how about neuro or psychiatry

[ArchivalUser]

Hi Beti! I think Neurology programs require 1 prelim or transitional year. If you look at the NRMP stats, Psychiatry has lesser IMGs matching in the speciality (versus IM/FM).

I guess the best thing would be (for any specialty/program) is to check for their minimum requirements for IMGs before you send your application.
Hope this helps =)

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thanx xthine .i try to do that before application