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Normally if you are a fresh graduate or third year medical student, you can skip the learning phase and proceed directly to mastery phase. While it is imperative for old graduates to go through a formal learning phase. The exception is if you are aiming for a 99, then you need a formal . . . → Read More: Aiming for a 99: Importance of the Learning Phase  
International medical students/graduates and graduates of Fifth Pathway programs who plan to participate in the 2013 Main Residency Match (in March 2013) are reminded that they must take Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) by December 31, 2012. As published in the 2012 Schedule for Reporting Step 2 CS Results (www.ecfmg.org/news/?p=52), if you do . . . → Read More: IMGs Participating In 2013 Match Should Apply For Step 2 CS Now  Leave a comment  Announcements, ECFMG Announcements, Old IMG, USMLE Step 2 CS  clinical, ecfmg, eligibility, fifth, graduates, IMG, international, Match, medical, old IMG, pathway, program, publication, registration, residency, schedule, skills, step 2CS, usmle, usmle exam, usmle examination, usmle prep 
For the tenth consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1) residency positions offered through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match increased. A total of 24,034 first-year positions were offered in the 2012 Match. This represents an increase of 613 positions compared to last year and an increase of more than . . . → Read More: IMG Performance in the 2012 Match 
As a very old IMG, I was faced not only with the problem of having forgotten a lot of what I knew before. I also have a problem that a lot of what I know is obsolete and there are a lot of new concepts that I do not know. Medicine is constantly . . . → Read More: Problems of the Old IMG: Obsolete Knowledge 
A lot of times, people presume that with my double 99, prepping for me was a breeze. That I did not go through the same problems every Old IMG went through in my own prep. Nothing was further from the truth. When I was starting my prep, one of my biggest problem was . . . → Read More: Problems of the Old IMG: Have Not Studied for an Exam for a Long Time 
I would like to congratulate Lilibeth for passing the USMLE Step 1 with a score of 206 which she took last October 28,2011. Lilibeth is a member of Askdoc’s USMLE Step 1 Prep Course. We wish her well as she prepare for the USMLE Step 2CK.
Related Posts: • Advice for the . . . → Read More: Congratulations Lilibeth, USMLE Step 1 Score 206 I would like to congratulate Aragon for passing the USMLE Step 1 with a score of 83 which she took last March. Aragon is a member of the January 2010 batch of Askdoc’s USMLE Step 1 Prep Course. We wish her well as she prepares for the USMLE Step 2 CK. If you . . . → Read More: Congratulations Aragon, USMLE Step 1 Score 83 When I started my own prep way back in 2005, the biggest problem I faced is the fact that I have forgotten most of what I had studied before. This is especially true for the basic sciences. Even for the clinical sciences, although I am very familiar with cases found commonly in clinical practice, . . . → Read More: Problem of the Old IMG – Relearning What Have Been Forgotten When I was first thinking about taking the USMLE Steps, this was the foremost question in my mind. Most of the advise I got were pretty bad. They say your chance of passing is very poor. And even if you pass, chances are your score will be quite low. Low scores plus Old . . . → Read More: Am I too Old to Take the USMLE? There are many problems that the typical Old IMG faces when preparing for the USMLE. It is important for the Old IMG to be aware of this as this has a big impact on the way he should plan his prep. What is an Old IMG? An Old IMG is anyone who has . . . → Read More: Common Problems Faced by the Old IMG in USMLE Prep 
Hi. I’m Mike, otherwise known as Askdoc. Some of you may already know my story. For those who don’t, well, I am a very old IMG, graduated way back in 1989. I took the USMLE Step 1 in April, 2006 and scored a 99/256 and USMLE Step 2 CK in November, 2006 and . . . → Read More: Advice for the Old IMG taking the USMLE
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