Fellowship chances
Hey everyone,
Looking for some honest input on my chances for matching Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellowship. Currently PGY-2
**Scores:**
- Step 2 CK: 255
- Step 3: 215 (went in cold — genuinely did not study at all)
**Background:**
- US MD at an academic internal medicine residency program
- 8 publications prior to medical school in high-impact journals (eg Nature-family journals)
- Passed NBE Critical Care US exam during residency
- 1 poster presentation at CHEST
- QI project focused on POCUS
**My biggest concern — lack of PCCM-specific research:**
Most of my research is pre-med school and not pulmonary/critical care focused. During residency I haven't been able to build a PCCM research portfolio, and I'm genuinely worried this could be a red flag at more research-heavy or academic fellowship programs.
Can demonstrated CC interest (NBE exam, CHEST, POCUS QI, also attended SEVA ventilator in person courses) offset that gap?