‎Mani Kandan MATCH 2019

Hi my dear friends.. I matched into Internal Medicine.. #match2019

If not for all the USMLE prep FB groups , i wouldnt be writing this post. I sincerely thank everyone who helped me in this journey.

I did my MBBS from ACS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI , INDIA. Started my intense prep for USMLE on April 2016.

My credentials : Step1 223, Ck 235, CS first attempt, YOG 2016. Diploma in Family Medicine.
11 months of work experience in a private company clinic, India. 3 months work experience in Pulmonology dept in the same medical college where i graduated.
4.5months of USCE.
1 research publication in India. 4 US LORs.

Applied to 271 IM and 40 FM programs.
Got 4 IM interviews and matched.. did not get any FM ivs.

I know that I dont have great scores but i never had any regrets. I jus kept moving on with a positive attitude throughout the journey. I kept doing something without creatin any gaps in the cv.

Regardin interview prep... I badly wanted to take up one of those iv prep courses, but couldnt afford it (Mani had Money issues lol

). So I gathered all the possible questions and recollected all the interesting experiences from Med school, from my work place. So that for each question I made sure I remembered the topics which I’m gonna talk about.

Everyone suggested me to see the mirror and practice sayin the answers, but when I did that I seemed to be Fake. So I jus remebered the topics alone and delivered them during IVs, like free flow..

I would be really happy to give back to ppl in the USMLE Prep groups. I wish you all good luck. Stay positive and Keep goin with a positive attitude.

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