Hi all,
I am in an unusual predicament because I resigned my previous residency in anesthesiology at the end of CA1 year after being placed on probation due to weakness of my technical skills in the OR. I am going to be applying for a new residency in this coming cycle.
As an intern I performed in a satisfactory manner, including in my IM/MICU rotations. I wouldn't be able to start as a PGY-2 as a lot of my intern year was in surgery, anes, OB, just fields unrelated to IM.
Medical school stats: USMD. Step 1 PASS, Step 2 259. Honored/HP all clerkships, with honors in IM.
Step 3 passed with a 230 as an intern. Applying for my medical license now (I heard it helps).
My question is, what do I do from now to September to beef up my application for IM? What types of programs should I apply to? What are my overall chances of matching a) a spot in general, b) a spot at an academic center?
I had considered psych and radiology as other options, but on reflection and after doing a bit of shadowing I feel like IM is the way to go for me.
Thanks!