Hope everyone had a very happy Match Day! Congratulations to all who are about to join the ranks. Due to the popularity of my IMG friendly pediatric program list, I decided to add a similar list for child neurology programs. In general, child neurology is not an intensely competitive field. There are about 70 programs in the country (almost all university based) ranging from 1 to 5 spots available per year, however most programs will only have 1 or 2 openings. Child neuro tends to be field that is very international graduate friendly because it just hasn't garnered enough attention from US students, so if you are a foreign medical graduate (FMG) with strong step scores and good letters of recommendation, you can essentially get an interview at any program in the US.
If you are coming out of the Caribbean however, there is always that issue of stigma. Because so few people from the Caribbean match into child neurology, I could not put as extensive a list together as I hoped, but I can offer the list of places that gave me the opportunity to interview. Without further ado, these are the programs that gave little old St. Maarten me a shot: -Tufts Medical Center Program (Boston, MA) -University of Mississippi Medical Center Program (Jackson, MS) -St. Toyota tech stream snap-on.
Louis University School of Medicine Program (St Louis, MO) -Duke University Hospital Program (Durham, NC) -Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program (Winston-Salem, NC) -SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program (Brooklyn, NY) -University at Buffalo Program (Buffalo, NY) -Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program (Cleveland, OH) -St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Program (Philadelphia, PA) -Medical University of South Carolina Program (Charleston, SC) -University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Houston, TX) -> MATCHED -University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Program (Austin, TX) -University of Virginia Program (Charlottesville, VA) Obviously the above programs are some of the best pediatric programs in the country so your 2 years of general peds training is extremely strong. And what most people don't realize is.
If for some reason you have a change of heart and want to stay general pediatrics, no one is going to force you to finish 5 years of child neuro. You can finish off as a categorical pediatric resident, and coming from the Caribbean and ending up at program like these- I'd say you did very well for yourself. I ended up ranking 18 programs and UT-Houston was actually third on my rank list. I had a hard time deciding between UT, UVA, Duke, SLU for my top spot and on multiple occasions each had seen #1, but by the time my rank list was due, I had settled for UVA first, Duke second, and UT-Houston third. I could not be happier with the way things turned out. My best advice to you is to enjoy as much life as you can while you're off residency.
If you aren't confident in your presentation skills or note writing, I recommend asking to rotate somewhere to sharpen these two skills because its essential as an intern for an easier transition. Otherwise, enjoy life to the fullest before you start residency. Residency so far is good. Currently in my third year of five. I'm doing adult neurology currently and have been learning a great amount. I have better hours and never work more than 12h at a time.
The up-to-date IMG friendly Neurology residency programs list with full match selection criteria and requirements for these programs is here. It includes Programs names, Programs codes, States, Addresses, Phones, Faxes, Percentage of IMGs in the programs, Minimum USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Score Requirements, Attempts on any step, CS requirement at time of application, USCE.
When I was on pedi I had 28h calls every 4th day while in the ICUs and wards. Anonymous Alrighty today is the day, woo hoo! Lol So usually im calm, reserved, and quiet.
Today Im so sick with the upmost cold. Im sucking down lemons directly that naturally build the immune system.
The most bitter fruit but oh well. Watery and red eyes and stuff nose. Ill stop here or should have earlier and spare you the PMHx.
So, just wanted to know when you were choosing places to rank, did you think of family. If you are close to parents, siblings, relationships, did you choose keeping this in mind. In addition to your experience, Overall, during your time, what was the overall consensus that you gathered from others on how they ranked. Thank you so much, and continued well wishes and hope where you are is a heck of alot warmer.
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