WELCOME TO MY CHANNEL! My story as an IMG matching into residency at Mayo Clinic (AZ)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- NRMP MATCH 2022 applicants - Which topic should I cover next? Let me know in the comments below ⬇️
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0:19 Purpose of the channel
1:59 About me and my MATCH 2021 experience
3:52 Words of wisdom
6:40 Future plans
7:24 Appreciate your feedback!
7:53 Question for the viewers
👨⚕WHO AM I?
I am an IMG and an Internal Medicine Resident Physician at the Mayo Clinic (AZ). On the side, I mentor medical students/graduates including those pursuing US Medical Residency, and I also do freelance writing.
THIS CHANNEL:
I'll be posting videos on my NRMP Match experience as an IMG, tips and advice for current and future Match applicants, and my take on interesting medical/research and lifestyle topics.
Please feel free to reach out on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/email if you need any advice regarding personal/professional matters, or if there is any other way I can help 😃
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Thank you so much for giving that great advice about taking care of what one can and not worrying about those things that are out of one's control.
Thanks! Very important to always keep things in perspective
Hello Dr. Omar. I am already in debt for your help by clarifying personally my doubts on LinkedIn. We all have great expectations from this channel. And really great video. Looking forward to your next video 👍
Thanks for your support Chandan!!
Congratulations Dr. Omar!
One of the finest people I had the pleasure to meet at Alfaisal.
May success and good luck be always on your side my friend.
Thank you for the very kind words bro 🤩 Wishing you the biggest of blessings and success!
Hey Omar, it’s always nice to see a familiar face on UA-cam! Congrats and best of luck on your new journey!
Thanks Khaled!!
Thanks a lot man, this was something I needed to hear. I feel motivated already. Good luck on your journey and congrats on the match. It's truly a dream of mine to match into mayo clinic
Hey there Omar, looks like you've set up a great channel here and I'm confident that it will grow in size thanks to the quality of your videos. I was pleasantly surprised to see that you're from Kashmir. I'm from Kashmir as well (based in Hyderpora, Srinagar) so it's great to see a fellow Kashmiri go on to achieve what you're doing :) I'm applying for the 2022 match this September and will definitely be referring to your videos for advice and guidance, keep up the great work!
Hey Harun, fellow Kashmirian! Glad youre on this journey and have put in a lot of work to get so far. You'll do great, just keep pushing and dont hesitate to reach out for any guidance or support. Good luck dude!
@@drbaqal Thanks a lot for the reply! What would be the best way to get in contact with you?
@@HarunDZN You can reach out to me on Linkedin, social media or email ojbaqal@gmail.com
Thanks doctor!!!! loved your overall attitude towards the whole marching process!!
Appreciate your words!! 💪
Best of luck! Proud of you ✨
Thank you Fariha 🤩
This is great, I recently connected with you on WhatsApp and you were truly open to networking.
Jazk Allah Kherian brother.
Can you post a video on the mentality required to approach USMLE as an Non-US IMG, I don't see anyone doing that but I feel it's the essence of being successful. (Motivation)
Dr.G S N here. Can't wait for more of your resourceful videos.
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations for your match!!
Thanks for the kind words! That's definitely a lovely idea and something I'll try incorporating in my content
Hi, dr. omar.. Congratulations on getting matched.
We really appreciate your efforts for guiding imgs.
Can you please tell how did your CV look like? How many publications do you have? how did u do research and what were your scores.. we want to know everything😁.. please don't be like other youtubers who charge money for guidance because as u know that USMLE process is already very costly for IMGs and we can't afford for additional costs.. i hope you understand.. please tell us about your CV and Eras applicantion. Also advice for 2nd year MBBS/med school student on how should he start his preparation??
Hey Sunny! I can promise you I'll be doing a video very soon taking you all through my med school and Match experience and I'll try to make it as detailed as possible. Thanks for your support :)
Best of luck on your new journey Omar! Your videos are extremely informative & helpful.
Thank you Haifa! Appreciate your kind words
Hello,Great video!! If you could show around the Mayo clinic hospital and the Phoenix area ,it would really be interesting to see that.
Hey Kevin! Great suggestion. Will keep that in mind!
Great vid! Love from India💕
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OMG Malaysian here! :D
Woohoo 🤩🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Hey Omar. At first, congratulations!
Wanted to know if it is a bad idea to apply without the ecfmg certificate? The application deadline this year is 29 sep and I'll have my step scores and oet results back by that time but will have my certification only by October 15. I've read mixed reviews about applying without a certificate and I'm so confused.
Will appreciate you sharing your views!
Hi Zainab! That is one of the issues that came to my mind, although after I was done making the video 😂
I'm glad you asked this question. It is definitely most ideal to be ECFMG certified before application deadline. Beyond that, as I've observed, the later one gets certified into the Match season, the bigger the impact on interview invitations.
Mid October doesn't seem too bad of a delay in getting certified so I'm hoping you'll be fine. As soon as you do get certified, you should ideally contact programs and update them saying you are now certified so they can consider extending an interview invitation to you. Good luck Zainab!
@@drbaqal That is a relief. Thankyou so much Omar. Appreciate it.
Good luck to you too :)
Hello Dr. Omar!
That’s a great video, thank you. I would appreciate your suggestions on how to boost CV given that you matched at such a prestigious place in US. I am a recent graduate from Pakistan. Took my Step1 last year and I’m currently preparing for CK. Can I connect with you via email?
Hey Aemaz! Yes ofcourse! ojbaqal@gmail.com
how much does school performance matter(my school performance is not that good ).. i m done with my 5 years of medicine and doing internship , next year i will graduate
Short answer - If you're an IMG, it doesn't matter too much and USMLE scores are far more important than your GPA
Could you tell me.more about work life balance in mayo clinic?
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.
is it possible for step1 retakers to match in competitive fields such as surgery?
I would not say it's impossible. It would obviously raise questions and one might get asked in the interview about the attempt. Additionally the retaker will need to compensate for it by demonstrating a strong performance in the Step 2 and possibly step 3 as well as highlighting other strengths in their application
hellow can u share mspe sample ...
Kindly reach out to me privately and let's see if we can figure something out :)
Dr Omar how to do an research elective in the USA in 3rd year of med school and how to find one
Hi Bijayalakshmi! Check out my video on finding US research 😊
how long did the matching process take in total ?
do you mean the residency match timeline? I submitted my application in October and got my match results in March.
Have u written USMLE steps.. ? How bout scores
Hello Asma! Yes I have. I talk about my scores in my video on how I matched
You rode on the people of Saudi to get free medical education in Saudi. Is your conscience clean to not give back to the people of Saudi Arabia? Greed and lack of appreciation will come to haunt you.
Congratulations on posting the first toxic comment on my channel 🤩 It took a while, but I'm glad you broke the deadlock :)
You reflect 0 understanding of the Saudi medical education and training system and yet you show up here as the savior of the people of Saudi.
1. I paid a lot for my medical education. It was not free.
2. Residency spots are very limited in Saudi and Saudis are prioritized. Thus all non-Saudi medical grads have to seek further training elsewhere.
It's always better to educate yourself before spewing misinformation. You could write dialogues for movies tho coz they're pretty solid.
Thanks for coming.