Career -- My road map towards IM residency

SUNY

St Barnabas

KUMC

Sitting on a compound wall opposite to the Srinivas Mahal Movie theatre, Tiruapti.......,

I pulled a one rupee coin from the pocket and tossed over..

Can this person with single one rupee coin in his pocket aspire for IM residency in US??

After 4 years,

Today I did obtain a residency position in US.

I am not saying that I worked very hard to get here, nor am going to blow your mind off with my crappy sob stories.

This is all about having such a nice family and friends , the magic factor called Luck..

When I was in my final year, I always wanted to do something different, something more proactive...

I thought of AMC first, eventually worked out some back ground stuff also.

But Suresh told me when we were preparing for the final MBBS exams, we will prepare for the GRE together. “Just have the score in hand, the exam pattern is going to change.” He said.

There started my venture in June 2007...

GRE, TOEFL done by 2007 December as well as applications were dispatched for MPH in couple of universities.

Suresh told me that one can do internship rotations in US as it helps you better in getting into residency.

Called Pramod and asked him to enquire things..

Eventually the electives and clerkships came into focus.

Applied for 8 hospitals, got admitted for Kansas University Medical Center in March 2009.

Got F1 VISA

2 months electives and CS were done by August 2008.

Came back completed internship, graduated in Dec 2008

Hailed to Osmania med col, Hyd for Steps Prep.

Step 1 in April 2009, scored 98

Step2 in August 2009, scored 96

Got B1 stamping and flew to US , observership at Somerset Medical Center, NJ

Step 3 in Oct 2009 – scored 80

Attended 9 interviews in IM, Med Peds and Peds.

March 15^th 2010, match day -- didn’t match.

Joined as a research volunteer in SUNY downstate—April 2010

Attended interview at ST Barnabas on 15^th Sep 2010

Signed prematch on 22^nd September 2010..

Going to start my IM residency on 20^th June 2011