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Cold emailing. Just go for it. Reach out to faculty, fellows, residents via email, LinkedIn, Twitter. Walk up to ppl in conferences. Be respectful, fairly direct if you have a question or request instead of beating around the bush, and dont be pushy, give them time to respond

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do you mean the residency match timeline? I submitted my application in October and got my match results in March.

I'll keep that in mind!

Glad the video was beneficial! Experiences like yours led me to setting up this channel and I am happy to see the content is helpful

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Thanks for your kind words Ahmed

I think it's a good decision to do subi instead of observership. I think people approach this in either way as you described, either buying a token this year and having them upload the letters or having them upload the letters next year. I think either way works, the advantage of buying a token having them uploaded is that you will enter the right the letter up and upload it to ERAS versus you reaching out to them next year following up on your letter and they may or may not be able to respond.

@@drbaqal will having a one year old eras hurts? Interm theyight think i applied to the match and did not match or the letter is 1 year old if thr attending could not update the date?

@@mohammadmansour4482 in my perception what matters more than the date of the letter is the date of the experience. If you did a USCE a year ago and even if you get an updated letter with a more recent date, the USC still happened a year ago which is what is the more important factor

Got you, Thank you very much Omar! Appreciate it.

Thanks for watching! Wishing you the very best 🙏🏼

Glad it helped! Wishing you the best. You'll do great 👍

The follow up question is going to be "Do you see yourself being a lone wolf or a team-player wolf?" Lol

Everyone has their unique circumstances, and everyone's application is unique. The impact of a gap on a candidate who has a prolific application strong in all domains may not be as much as someone with so called "red flags" eg attempt in Steps, no USCE, etc. In the end, if the gap was absolutely necessary and important to you, you should not feel bad about taking it. Family should ideally always come first. For the programs that like your application and extend you interviews, you will have the opportunity to elaborate more on the reasons for the gap in the interview as well. Otherwise, I have seen especially AMGs take time after med school for further degrees eg MPH, MBA, or research, or for personal reasons. IMGs dont generally enjoy the same level of flexibility and accommodation.

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@@drbaqal thank you!

Are you in med school or residency?

@@drbaqal incoming pgy1

@@seymabayram5510 congratulations! Different programs have different trip attendance policies. For our program the trip attendance is separate from our vacation. To get reimbursed for trip related expenses you would still need to apply for approval through your program / GME. Additionally, to ensure The trip does not impact your rotation you would need to also get approval from your program and discuss with your chiefs. Usually arranging coverage on outpatient rotations is easier than inpatient. So bottom line is, plan early and give your program and chiefs an early notice (several months prior if possible). If the conference is later in the year, the program I even be able to switch you from an inpatient rotation to an outpatient rotation if given an early enough notice. If the conference is on a weekend, arranging coverage while you are away won't be an issue but it would still be advisable to apply for approval so that you can get reimbursed for the trip expenses.

@@drbaqal thank you so much ⭐

For the match that just concluded, the interviews were online. It is unclear how the interviews will be next match

@@drbaqal Thank you!

Thanks for your support!

I did! I think you should be able to do it between the 2 Steps.

Publications or poster/oral presentations from anywhere count and can be added to your ERAS CV. If you were working in a lab or did a research fellowship/internship you can also include it in your research experience on your CV

Thank you for your kind words Farahnaz. Glad you found the videos helpful

Thanks for the excellent question Josh. My recommendation journalists always to avoid additional years after graduation if possible. If possible, I recommend always applying directly to the match unless taking a gap year will profoundly improve your application. I understand that for some people applying directly to the match may not be possible due to financial reasons as well. So I'd say, if you are in a position to skip those additional years of training back home and directly pursue your US residency journey, that may be a reasonable approach.

Wishing you the best with your interviews! You'll nail them 💪🏽

Thanks for the question. It definitely depends as Mayo has multiple campuses and many different specialties and training programs. I can speak for IM residency at Mayo Arizona and I can say that the work life balance is great and our 4+4 schedule system (4 weeks inpatient and 4 weeks outpatient) works nicely.

Thanks for your support Laibah!

Thanks for the great suggestion. Most of my videos are based on my own experience and since I did not go through SOAP, I may not be the best person to speak about it. However i will definitely look into it and consider making a SOAP video with key tips

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Two totally unrelated things. Unnecessary dig from someone named after a hormone and looks like a penguin.

Hi Warda. Thanks for your question. There wasn't a particular incident, but I would talk about the different countries I grew up in and how I got to interact with many different people, defining adaptability as one of my core traits

I'm sure you'll do great in your interviews. Go get em!

@@drbaqal thank you so much! 😊

Hi! You'll find the time stamps in the video description

@@drbaqal oh I see , I didnt notice it. Lemme give you YT tip, If you add any time stamp as 00:00 in the description(ie. 00:00 Intro ) , It will automatically make Timestapms in the Video timeline bar , Which makes it way easier to navigate

Thanks for watching! Glad it helped

Thank you Kiran

Normally externships are 4 weeks but this can vary and people can do longer externships

@@drbaqal ok I heard some people do for 9-11 months at different hospitals for better chances is this true?

@@shaikwahidasulthana2458 Yes that's true, although not as common

@@drbaqal will chances increase by doing externship for more months?

As answered previously, yes it is possible

@@drbaqal ok Thanks a lot for the response

It certainly is possible, particularly if there are other strong factors in the application that may help cushion the negative impact of not having USCE, for eg excellent USMLE scores, strong research profile. Any USCE is better than no USCE, so a telerotation is better than no rotation, and a telerotation would help you get US LORs.

@@drbaqal Thank you for the response. So is it possible to get into internal medicine with telerotation?

@@drbaqal Okk. Will online research be helpful?

@@shaikwahidasulthana2458 Short answer is yes, it is possible.

@@shaikwahidasulthana2458 What do you mean by online research? If it leads to publications and poster/oral presentations, it would be very valuable