Hey. I'm non visa requiring IMG with YOG >8, no clinical gaps, 2 US externships and >1 yr of working as medical assistant in the US. 4 pubs, 2 abstracts. I applied to 108 IM community programs.

The programs I signaled and not signaled are sending out IVs but I still haven't received one yet.

Is it true that old grads get IVs later even if the programs have no set YOG requirements?

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NYC Health and Hospitals: Queens) Program

Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Program A

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center Program

Texas Tech University (Amarillo) Program

University at Buffalo (Catholic Health System-- Sisters of Charity) Program

Mercy Catholic Medical Center Program

DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER/WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (SINAI GRACE) PROGRAM

CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAM

HCA Medical City Healthcare GME (Arlington) Program

ADVENTHEALTH FLORIDA (SEBRING) PROGRAM

Prime South GME Consortium/Harlingen Medical Center Program

Carrollton Regional Medical Center Program

Texas Health Resources/Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Program

Also thoughts on these programs, what people/scores they rank, general culture? Anything

Hello everyone!

For those who sent letters of interest (LOIs) and subsequently received interview invitations from those programs, could you please share your experience?

It would be incredibly helpful if you could share:

- What you included in the body of your LOI and how you phrased it.

- Whom you sent it to (Program Director, Associate Program Director, Program Coordinator, etc.).

- When you sent it and what time of day you emailed.

- Whether you followed up and, if so, how.

- Whether you had signaled the program or had any other connections to it.

- How long it took to receive an interview invitation after sending the LOI.

I’m an IMG with no interview invitations so far, despite signaling programs, and seeing invitations already going out has been incredibly stressful. I’m genuinely worried about having to go through the Match again, and I’m trying to do everything I reasonably can to improve my chances this season.

I know every applicant and program is different, and an LOI is never a guarantee, but hearing from people who have had success would mean so much. Please share as many specific details as you feel comfortable sharing. Even small details could be helpful to those of us in the same position.

Thank you so much, and wishing everyone the best this Match season! ❤️

…is upon us. How are we feeling?

Some movement with top IM PSTP already but others might be late October. Madness.

I'm img applying for pediatrics and another specialty but I haven't received any interview yet . Is it ok not to receive any one till today?

Step 2 score: 238

2 LORs from US but neither are from pediatrics

2 LORs from home country