Associate Program Director & AP
@vtcsom
Psychiatry Residency.
President SIMSAA-USA
Opinions are my own
RT≠endorsements.
IMG & MH Awareness Advocate
#MedEd
#Match2024
applicants, here are my 2 cents for the successful match.
Reasonable scores (240+)
No attempts
Step 3
USCE if possible otherwise good quality home country experience.
Impactful PS
Errorless ERAS CV
Sharp ERAS PIC
Networking via social media and alumni
Formal
So proud of
@babarazam258
and
@iMRizwanPak
for being invited to attend a 4 day course at the prestigious
@HarvardHBS
.
They invite a handful of celebrities all over the world and they are the first cricketers to be invited.
People like
@KAKA
, Oliver kahan, some
@NBA
players,
Alhamdulillah my wife has passed her Psychiatry Boards.
She did it with:
3 under 6 kids
High Maintenance Husband
First Attending Job
So proud of her.
👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
#MedTwitter
#MedEd
#psychtwitter
#Psychiatrist
Great News for International Medical Graduates (IMGs):
An "Advisory Commission on Alternative Licensing Model" has been set up to offer advice on state licensing for IMGs who have completed their training abroad.
This means they will be able to practice in the USA (under
Achievement Unlocked
🙌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👏
M Amir Blocked me
Difference between likes of Amir & Babar.
@Shoaib_Jatt
,
@Sikanderbakhts
etc who troll him day & night but he neither responded nor blocked them
Amir couldn't tolerate some truth
#BabarAzam
𓃵
#PakistanCricket
Babar is out of form which is a rare occurrence & hence the backlash. He has raised his standard so much that every failure hurts his fans.
I SUPPORT
@babarazam258
and back him to score big in the 2nd Innings.
Do you?
#BabarAzam
𓃵 I
#AUSvsPAK
Alternative pathways to licensing for IMGs:
It is ability to practice Medicine without Residency Training.
Requirements:
ECFMG Certification.
Visa: US citizens or permanent residents
States:
✨Tennessee: Was the first state to allow it.
✨Missouri: Active
✨Arizona:
#Match2024
applicants, here are my 2 cents for the successful match.
Reasonable scores (240+)
No attempts
Step 3 if u have visa, time and $$$
USCE if possible otherwise good quality home country experience.
Impactful PS
Errorless ERAS CV
Sharp ERAS PIC
Networking via social
Letter of Interest Dos:
Concise
Precise
Program specific
Sent around 6-7 AM
Sent separately to PC & PD
Once at beginning of season
Once around Nov
Once around Jan
Don'ts:
Generic
Long
Email Attachments
Repeatedly sent
Informal language
#Match2024
#eras2024
#imgadvocate
Very disappointed with
@ERASinfo
.
Applicants, especially IMGs, who spend outrageous amount of money to apply for the Match due to high $$$ conversion rate, deserve better.
Who will make sure that programs review their applications again?
@SadiqNaveed
@SeeFisch
@RElteriefi
Congrats
@NoorusabahAhmad
on matching into "Opthalmology", one of the most competitive fields for AMGs and once considered impossible for IMGs.
PS: Her husband,
@asad_lak
is a Neurosurgery Resident.
This success can pave the path for many aspiring IMGs.
#Match2024
#NRMP
Visa Issues for IMGs:
I was subjected to AP twice:
J1➡️ 3️⃣ months during PGY- 3️⃣
H1➡️ 4️⃣ months Post Residency
Both times my wife(resident) and daughters were in USA without me.
❇️ I became off-cycle
✳️ Couldn't be considered for Chief Resident Post.
✳️ Couldn't Pursue
@nylaraja005
In Asian countries it's considered unethical but in western world, especially in USA, it's considered as a respectable and formal way of communication.
Dear and last name
How to contact preceptors for rotations in USA?
Sharing it with permission.
This Medical Student, got an elective opportunity from a well renowned University in USA. This is the message that she directly sent to it's PD on a social media forum.
#Match2024
#meded
#MedTwitter
Applicants & USMLE Aspirants:
Are you interested in knowing ways to supplement your income during & after medical school to support your US journey?
Comment or repost to show interest and if I see enough engagement then will make video with someone who is an expert in it.
@WaqasnawazMD
میں امریکہ میں کام کرنے والا ایک ماہر نفسیات ہوں۔
میں قادر پٹیل اور سائیکاٹرسٹ ڈاکٹر تاج کو چیلنج کرتا ہوں کہ وہ میرے ساتھ بیٹھیں اور اس غلط رپورٹ کے بارے میں اپنی اپنی پسند کے نیوز پروگرام میں بحث کریں۔
رپورٹ میں استعمال کی گئی زبان طب کے اصولوں پر مبنی نہیں ہے۔
#Match2024
applicants I wanna share my own experience from 7 years ago.
Average scores without attempts
Step 3 ✅
Reasonable USCE
YOG>3 yr
Limited connections
Visa Issues
1st Match: 4 IVs.... Didn't match
2nd cycle: 20 IVs... Matched
What changed: Mentorship
#eras2024
ALHAMDULILLAH.
Almost 23 years after my medical school started, finally we have been able to officially register it's alumni association in USA.
SIMSAA-USA is up and running.
Thanks to all who contributed
INSHALLAH, upwards and Onwards from here.
#meded
#MedTwitter
#usmle
7️⃣ years ago this notification changed my life because it was my 2nd and probably last attempt due to socioeconomic circumstances.
I had average scores and visa hurdles.
If I made it, all of you can by:
Passion
Persistence
Perseverance.
Don't lose HOPE.
#Match2024
#NRMP
#USMLE
لاہور میں مریم نواز کا نواز شریف کی اعلان کردہ آمد سے قبل؛ عوامی اجتماع سے خطاب۔ کارکنان کی اچھی تعداد موجود ہے اور نواز شریف/مریم نواز کے نعرے اور جوش و خروش دیکھ کر اندازہ لگایا جا سکتا ہے کہ مریم نواز دوبارہ سے اپنی اس صلاحیت کا درست استعمال کر رہی ہیں جہاں وہ نواز شریف کے
@TurkSurgeonNYC
@Cornell
Doctor aren't supposed to Maths Just like Engineers aren't supposed to Remember Krebs Cycle.
Come on Man
You are comparing Apple to Oranges
MATCH 2025 Timeline:
Personal Statement:
Begin writing in June to allow ample time for edits and revisions.
USMLE Step 3:
Aim to complete by mid-August to ensure results are available before application submission(if it's in your plan).
Program Selection:
Initiate the process
What an unforgettable experience it was. Ever since medical school, I have followed his work, diving into his books and absorbing his lectures. To go from that to sharing a coffee with him is something I could hardly have imagined. My gratitude to Dr. Fischer for the wonderful
1st time both me and my wife stayed unmatched.
We were under debt so only 1 of us could apply for next cycle. It was the last chance dor both of us. We took a leap of faith, gave our best shot and succeeded.
U don't necessarily require high scores or connections.
Persistence &
#Match2024
applicants I wanna share my own experience from 7 years ago.
Average scores without attempts
Step 3 ✅
Reasonable USCE
YOG>3 yr
Limited connections
Visa Issues
1st Match: 4 IVs.... Didn't match
2nd cycle: 20 IVs... Matched
What changed: Mentorship
#eras2024
@iihtishamm
@vasaych
واش روم کی صفائی اپنے خاندان کے لیے روزی کمانے کا حلال طریقہ ہے۔ جو لوگ لاڈ پیار کے پس منظر میں پیدا ہوتے ہیں اور پرورش پاتے ہیں وہ اسے نہیں سمجھ سکتے۔.
لوگ بیرون ملک تعلیم حاصل کرنا چاہتے ہیں، بیرون ملک شادی کرنا چاہتے ہیں، بیرون ملک سے آنے والے رشتہ داروں سے
Mental Health Atoms(MHA):
I am going to start a series of posts by the name of MHA. As atoms are basic building blocks of everything, I will explain mental health related facts in extremely simple terms.
Request to everyone to spread it around.
1/3
#MentalHealthAwareness
In order to stop the exploitation of IMGs by these paid services which don't deliver what's promised we all need to:
Increase the Awareness
Provide legit USCE opportunities
Request DOS to make visa process lenient
Most importantly, program directors should acknowledge these
پاکستان کی تلخ حقیقت۔عمران ریاض خان جیسے محنتی اور مخلص صحافیوں کو یوٹیوبرز کہا جاتا ہے، معید پیرزادہ اور صابر شاکر کو ارشد شریف جیسے انجام سے بچنے کے لیے ملک سے بھاگنا پڑا۔ دوسرے سرکاری عہدوں اور آسائشوں کے مزے لے رہے ہیں اور پھر بھی صحافی کہلاتے ہیں۔
#ReleaseImranRiazKhan
عطا الحق قاسمی ، محمد مالک ، شاھد مسعود MD PTV بن جائیں ،
عرفان صدیقی ، مشتاق منہاس سینیٹر بن جائیں،
نجم سیٹھی CM PCB ، ابصار عالم CM PEMRA لگ جائے اور مریم کے ساتھ گاڑیوں میں سفر کرے،
فہد حسین ن لیگی حکومت کا مشیر بن جائے،
اسما شیرازی سرکاری حج کرے، نوازشریف سے فون پر ہدایات لے
🚨USMLE Aspirants🚨:
Please find the process of finding a Post Doc Research Fellowship in this thread. Lately a lot of people have reached out to me.
In more than 95% of the cases you need to be at least ECFMG certified in order to a J1 sponsored research position.
More than
Monday Morning Motivation:
I know an IMG who applied to Psychiatry 4 times and matched at the 5th attempt.
Persistentce and Perseverance.
I hope this week brings Interview Calls for you all.
Best of luck.
#match2024
#eras2024
#meded
#usmle
#MedTwitter
#USA
@TurkSurgeonNYC
@Cornell
Even a high schooler can do Simple Maths. I m not sure what kinda doctors u hangout with who can't do it.
Purpose of posting this?
You are a genius because you have done both engineering & Medical School?
📢New Residency Program📢
Internal Medicine at McLaren Bay City, Michigan, is excited to announce 6 new openings set to begin in July 2024. Candidates interested in applying can complete the application form available through the provided link and submit their CV to
@SouthAsiaIndex
Increasing no of Unmarried Women in Pakistan:
✨Excessive demands from the groom's family, including cash and goods as dowry
✨Many parents prefer a doctor as a daughter-in-law for the prestige, yet often prevent them from practicing medicine
✨Educated women increasingly
7 years ago when I was applying for residency, it was a make or break situation for me.
More than 10k USD Debt.
Home country specialization exam expired.
Visa Issues.
For
#IMGs
it's almost always more than a training spot.
#match2024
#eras2024
#meded
#usmle
#ecfmg
Indian Shoaib Jatt pouncing on
@surya_14kumar
.
Both sides of the border have similar people who, instead of supporting the team when they lost after playing a brilliant tournament, bash them.
Sushant Mehta🤝 Shoaib Jatt
#WorldcupFinal
l
#CWC23Final
#Match2024
applicants, try to find a nice balance between requesting programs to review your application & irritating them.
Emails should be:
Concise
Precise
Formally written
Program specific info
Separately sent to both PC & PD.
#eras2024
#InsidetheMatch
#meded
#MedTwitter
#Match2024
IMG applicants!
IMPORTANT MYTH BUSTING ALERT:
Choosing J 1 or H1b visas on your
@ERAS
applications neither increase or decrease your chances of getting interviews nor filter your application out.
@BrooklynUsce
plz remove this misinformation from your forum. Don't
In Pakistani Healthcare system the biggest flaw is lack of respect for:
Medical Students
House Officers
Trainees
If during a Professor's round, intern asks a Qs or inquire that y the professor is late..... Game Over for his rotation.
#Pakistan
#doctor
In my humble opinion, one of the biggest Barriers to Diversity & Inclusion in Residency Interview Selection & Ranking Process is Work Visa Requirement.
Even the programs that offer Visa mostly prefer Non-Visa Requiring Candidates due to fear of delays.
I hope we can look
Intealth has released the IMG Match 2024 Data:
✨A total of 9,045 IMGs obtained first-year residency positions in accredited U.S. GME programs, an increase of 657 (7.8%) from last year
✨The number of matched non-U.S. citizen IMGs is 5,864, up 832 compared to 2023
✨Highest
@NaureenJanjua
This is the Sick Mindset prevailing in our Educational & Healthcare system.
Discourage youngsters to ask questions.
The best way to learn is by asking questions and anyone who discourages it is an Insecure person.
#Pakistan
#LUMS
Avicenna Medical College:
This situation is deeply disturbing. I urge the PMDC
@pmc_org
to act against the Principal and this medical college. Regrettably, in South Asia, it's all too common for professors and heads of departments to wield their power abusively and subject
An absolute horror story coming out of Avicenna Medical College, Lahore :
On April 27th, Mahnoor died. Students think it’s a suicide. It’s a humiliating torture cell. Students have had their heads shaved of, made to sit in suffocating rooms, phones hammered down, clothes cut.