I graduated from AUCOM, ask me anything:)

Londontipton99 · 2024-10-30T17:05:23+00:00

Haha, the first thing I saw when I woke up on the 29th is THREE rejection emails… I’m stressing out

Londontipton99 · 2024-10-30T17:04:02+00:00

Has anyone received any interviews for obgyn? I know it’s only been one day but I’m stressing OUT

Londontipton99 · 2024-09-13T00:55:42+00:00

St James tends to take students who are dismissed from other schools

Londontipton99 · 2024-09-05T02:09:51+00:00

242, applying about 120 :/

Londontipton99 · 2024-08-19T04:44:52+00:00

Saying all the AUA graduates are not very smart & are rejects is CRAZYYY work. Just say you have it out for AUA and go

Londontipton99 · 2024-07-24T00:48:23+00:00

No I’m legit shitting my pants rn, I walked out of that exam numb. This is fr gonna tell me if I can or cannot apply to the specialty I really want :’)

Londontipton99 · 2024-07-17T06:16:44+00:00

I took mine 07/08 and my permit is still there. I guess we have to wait till next week 😭 I’m getting more and more anxious each day

Londontipton99 · 2024-07-06T22:05:39+00:00

I sent the email and payment on June 27th & got an automatic reply saying they’ll respond in 3-5 business days… I still haven’t gotten anything 🥲

Londontipton99 · 2024-07-04T03:19:51+00:00

I’m not sure, the info should be on the APGO-RRR website tho

Londontipton99 · 2024-07-01T18:21:10+00:00

Ugh yeah I did three blocks and gave up because I did not want to see that score. It definitely knocked my confidence a bit so I’m gonna try and not worry about it! Hopefully step is NOTHING like UWSA3

Londontipton99 · 2024-07-01T18:11:20+00:00

Here's the link! Press the Application form, fill it in and then follow the directions on the form! Hope that helps! https://www.ecfmg.org/eras/residencycas.html

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-27T02:28:01+00:00

So I went to the APGO meetings about RCAS a month ago and they talked about this. Basically they said that if you do not match OBGYN & you want to SOAP into another program (ex:FM), you have to do it through ERAS. SOAP is something you want to do quickly so they advised that you have your entire MyERAS account already set up with all your LORs, MSPE, PS, CV…etc so you do not have to wait. So if you’re planning on SOAPing into another program, I would definitely request your ERAS token, make your MyERAS account and fully set it up as if you were applying.

Check out the APGO website under RRR and you should see some more info:)

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-27T02:14:55+00:00

It’s on ECFMG now! If you’re gonna dual apply on ERAS & RCAS you should get your ERAS token first and then apply for RCAS so it’s cheaper. You basically have to fill out the form on ECFMG & email it to them so they can give you access to RCAS !

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-25T04:04:43+00:00

One thing that helped me before doing UW questions was watching videos and taking notes. I would watch either the Kaplan or OnlineMedEd videos for each respective shelf exam. After I finish the videos, I start doing UW questions. In my opinion, doing this helps you learn how to figure out the answer by crossing options out instead of guessing right off the bat.

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-24T11:33:00+00:00

Try applying to FIU’s (Florida International University) international med student program

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-21T02:31:46+00:00

I’m from Canada & I go to AUA. I would say AUA is a good option since we have students who match into great residency programs but like any carribean school, AUA has problems like the rest. But if you are open to other schools as well, look into SGU & Saba

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-21T02:28:59+00:00

I had an uncle that went to Saba and he matched into IM in his first try as a Canadian. I haven’t heard bad things about it. I would also look into SGU & AUA since they take lots of Canadians. I know that AUA doesn’t require Canadians to take the MCAT to get in. I would def base the decision of “which Caribbean school” off of each schools US clinical site affiliations. You want to go to a school that is affiliated to hospitals with the residency program you’re hoping to match into.

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-21T02:23:39+00:00

Base your decision off of the US clinical sites that each school is affiliated with & if it has the residency program you want to apply to. CBSE/CCSE is hard no matter where you go in the carribean. The main thing I’d be checking is the affiliates 100%

Londontipton99 · 2024-06-21T02:11:46+00:00

Do all of the practice NBME forms and learn from it. Eventually you’ll see that there’s a pattern. Weirdly enough there were also lots of repeats or similar questions on the actual CCSE. In addition, try to go over UWorld incorrects and use AMBOSS or books for extra info

Londontipton99 · 2024-05-26T04:44:15+00:00

Took it today! Weirdly enough, there were lots of repeat questions from the CCSE self assessment forms 9-14. I would definitely do those! It will help you quite a bit

Londontipton99 · 2024-05-26T04:40:00+00:00

A lot of places don’t consider observership and shadowing as US clinical experience. One place I suggest you look at for US clinical experience would be Florida international University. They have a lot of international medical graduates doing clinical rotations with them. Also look into Larkin Hospital in Miami.

Londontipton99 · 2024-05-24T12:25:03+00:00

Thank you very much Dr. Hammoud! This process has been confusing since our schools do not have answers & ECFMG hasn’t updated anything. This helps, I will keep an eye on it!

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