matching in psychiatry? - targethigh

[ArchivalUser]

frds pls share your experiences of being matched or not being matched in psychiatry and help others who will apply for 2011 match.....thanks and god bless.
may be a 1 piece of information may help change future of the other.....

[ArchivalUser]

1) Have a Genuine interest in Psych. 2) Those of us (IMG's) who do not have a very good communication skills, improve your spoken & written English language.

[ArchivalUser]

Can someone tell do psyc program alsolooking forhigh scores only or any one in 80 get IV also?

[ArchivalUser]

Psych generally have cutoff between 80 to 85. So if you have Psych-related experience, they will INVITE you.
Do not forget Step 3, but than again many interviewers this year, including me, got the calls before I had passed Step 3.

[ArchivalUser]

thanks pl for the post!
does shadowing in india in psychiatry helps??

[ArchivalUser]

Better in USA or Canada or Europe in that order. An MD in Psych from INDIA is Great but I doubt any one will buy shadowing in India but something is better than nothing.

Two programs in DC offer externship, St Elizabeth Hospital and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington DC. There are other places, check the forum or request others for information.

[ArchivalUser]

how can we shoe "genuine interest" in psychiatry?

[ArchivalUser]

you can do externship,observership, rotations, research in psych to show your interest in psych...if youa re doing externship in IM and applying to psych it will not cut it.

[ArchivalUser]

cut off is for sure not 80 or 85, I am PGY1 at a Univ program in NYC, half of us are American grads have IMGs. The IMGs have HUGE scores, just someone has under 95 95, most are 99 99 more than 3/4 with step 3.
genuine interest is proof on the CV that you invested time in Psychiatry- research internship, courses etc

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which program nyc? suny downstate?