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Thank you for subbing! And please don't stress about the match process....honestly for me, the hardest part of this journey was getting into medical school! I plan to do more videos for premeds in the future, so stay tuned 🤗

Depends on the cause of your gap year, and I don't have enough experience to speak on that end, but as an IMG you can definitely go for plastics. There are a large number of IMGs in just my program alone. Plus, a lot of students take gap years in medical school for research to enhance their apps, so having one doesn't necessarily mean you won't match.

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Absolutely! For inspiration from someone who did it, I recommend you check out the following Instagram account: @dpt_to_do

My pleasure! Glad you found it useful and hope to have you join the E2M family 🤗

Thank you for watching! Just remember delay does not equal denial, and hit the ground running with your studying. You've got this, and I'm rooting for you!

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Absolutely! Imo, the ERAS app was pretty bare bones compared to my CV, but I can definitely make a video discussing what programs look for in a competitive applicant

Absolutely! Just send me an email and let's connect! Aspiringminoritydoctor@gmail.com

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Most definitely! 🤗

Can't help showing my happiness at a beautiful moment! 😁

Absolutely!!!!! Will aim to have that out within the next 1-2months :)

Thank you!!!!! I appreciate you reading my blog and watching my videos 🤗

It was even more stunning in person!

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Thank you for the kind words! Let's me know I'm on the right track 🤗

Awwww thank you so much!!!!! 😊

I think you're overlooking the fact that a lot of DOs simply aren't applying which could be why the numbers are so low as well. It is correct that no DO matched last year, but if you look at the numbers, only 5 DOs actually applied to plastic surgery. I hate that they count themselves out before they even start, but negative perceptions definitely don't help. I also absolutely don't believe you need to go to an MD school to match competitively. At the end of the day, the work needs to be put in whether MD or DO.

​@@minoritydoctor I did state that most DOs go the IM, FM, etc route. 16 applied not 5. A large reason can be that those in DO schools already have a large preference for the aforementioned fields, don't see themselves as competitive based on their app and resources, and that DO schools' curriculum is largely family/internal/etc medicine focused by design. Like I mentioned, you don't have to go into an MD school to go into X specialty, but you have an overwhelming leg up be it bc those in MD are already higher achieving, resources from their schools, notable mentors, etc. That's what pre-meds should consider when deciding MD vs DO. For example, I am currently interested in neurosurgery (neuro-oncology and/or neuro-vasculature), and the resources and well known staff at my school will prepare me well. I have a research project that will hopefully lead to a patent and into a great journal as well as other research project opportunities in spades while I know that's not the norm in a DO school.

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At the end of the day, programs want to make sure they don't go unfilled as well, so a lot of times they tell students anything to get them to rank. Major reason why I say don't trust the "love" these programs may give and only rank where you want to be

Hi, thanks for watching and for your comment! I can tell from your comment that you lack some basic comprehension skills and don't understand the residency process, so I'll try to help you out: 1) My major red flag was being a medical school graduate. Many programs will screen and only look at medical students...I was a couple of years out 2) When I applied to medical school as a student, I couldn't afford to apply to a lot of schools which definitely hurt my chances. I didn't apply to 300+ until I was working as essentially an attending physician and had the money to apply to a mass amount 3) I'm a DO, and unfortunately, we still receive some discrimination when it comes to competitive subspecialties. Out of hundreds to match into plastics my year, only 2 DO med students matched and I was the only grad to match. 4) You don't get an "acceptance" into residency, you "match" through a crazy lottery process. And you can only match into ONE program. If you watched my video, I said I received 2 interviews (which is a high number for plastics given the "red flags" noted above). 5) I was actually a very strong applicant which is how I eventually matched into plastics. I was med student of the year at my institution, received one of the highest awards given to a student at my school, served as National President of a major organization (so great communication and interpersonal skills), and honored my clinical rotations. Unfortunately, the match process is a lottery of sorts and excellent candidates go unmatched every year. So, in a nutshell, it actually IS possible, and obviously I'm proof of it. There's also nothing "wrong" with me (outside of not being able to refrain from calling out random people on the internet who say I'm a liar). If you're just now discovering me through UA-cam, feel free to check out my "Aspiring Minority Doctor" blog where my entire journey from premed to now is detailed. Also, feel free to Google me (Dr. Danielle Ward) if you don't believe anything I wrote above about myself. Wishing you all the best!

It's my pleasure to share! Glad you found it helpful 🤗

Thank you so much!!!!! So incredibly blessed to be in this position and happy I never gave up or lost faith. I appreciate you watching

Yeah, it sucks but hopefully us pushing through helps make the path a little easier for those who follow behind us

Thank you for watching! You can definitely pursue interventional cardiology! The plus side is you would have to do an internal medicine residency which a lot of DOs can be found in :) Wishing you all the best on your journey and feel free to let me know if there's any other topic you want covered.

@@minoritydoctor you are awesome thank you 👏🏾🫀

@@dr.sungod2129 My pleasure! 🤗

❤️❤️❤️❤️ I appreciate you!

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And I appreciate you so much! 🤗

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Thank you for watching. While it would most certainly be very difficult, and there may be a few programs that screen out failing scores, I wouldn't say it would be impossible. I think now that step 1 is pass/fail anyway, they key would be of course to go back and pass it, but then really aim to score high on step 2 since a lot of programs still look at the actual score percentage. You'll also need to do extremely well on clinical/away rotations, research, and networking.

Congratulations on your acceptance into med school and happy to have you on the DO side! I'm happy to show you that ANY specialty you want is a possibility, and I'm glad you found my channel. Wishing you the absolute best success on your journey 🤗

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Thank you for watching, and wishing you a Happy New Year!

@@minoritydoctor Happy New Year to you too. 🥳

Awww my daughter commenting must mean this video meets the seal of approval 😁🥰

Haha my mom commenting on my video through my sister's account has gotta be my favorite thing ever 😂 Love you mom!

Thank you and Happy Holidays to you as well!

Thank you so much and Happy Holidays to you as well!!!!! I'm almost 8 years out from taking Step 1, but here's a post I wrote about how I studied for it previously on my blog: www.aspiringminoritydoctor.com/2016/07/how-i-studied-for-comlex-level-1-and.html?m=1 I'd also be happy to make a video, but I'm not sure how much has changed since I last took it (other than it now being pass/fail). The "surviving medical school" tab on my blog has more useful tips as well. Hope this helps and thank you so much for watching 🤗

I 100% agree! Just wish I had the answer on how to fix it 😔 Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you for watching and wishing you all the best with fellowship applications!

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I'm always happy to help! Just send me an email: aspiringminoritydoctor@gmail.com

I'm so sorry to hear that, but happy my story could help give you hope

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That makes me so happy!!!! Glad I could help you learn something new and I truly appreciate you watching and commenting 🤗