Crush USMLE---- MATCH 2019

Hello everyone ! Congratulations to all who matched . I did not match and I need your honest suggestions which can help improve my CV.

Step one 236
Step 2 224
step 2 CS pass first attempt
Step 3 NOT Taken
Yog: 2015
Need visa
USCE 4 months . 2 months externship at a small community hospital and 1 month observership at a private clinic and 1 month observership in a good community teaching hospital.
Publications: while applying: zero
Currently 1 reaearch published and 1 pending for publication both research works are from my home country but published in international journals (but last time when I applied my research work was not complete so publications came afterwards so that was not mentioned in ERAS application)
Very few contacts which did not prove useful last time.

Applied to 190 IM programs this year got 1 interview from a community hospital and did not match.
What should I do in the next 5 months to improve my CV and increase my chances ?
I am already working on step 3 and will take it soon before the application process starts. Should I do research in usa?
Observership in big university hospital or externship in a small set up or community hospital?
your valuable suggestions will mean alot and will help me get matched. I can give nothing in return but prayers for anyone who helps me at this point and eventually I will try to give it back one day once I get matched
thanks

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