‎Rohit Kulkarni‎ ------ MATCH 2019

Step 1 252, Step 2CK 252, CS pass.
All on first attempt. Step 3 not given.
2016 YOG. No research or publications. No home residency.
Non US-IMG from India. Visa needed.
I applied for 200 IM(categorical)+ 58 GS( both Categorical/ prelim)programs.
I had made up my mind to rank programs as follows, prior to receiving interviews: Any GS categorical Hospital > High tier GS prelim> IM high/mid/low tier categorical> GS mid/low tier hospital.
Interviews 7 IM(6 through main match+ 1 prematch)/
1 categorical GS /4 prelim GS / 1 categorical GS on waitlist which I didn’t interview at.
-Easton Hospital categorical GS
-Mayo Clinic Rochester prelim GS
-Cleveland clinic prelim GS
-Oklahoma university IM
-Cleveland clinic Fairview IM
-St. Barnabas MC IM
-ETSU IM
-McLaren Flint IM
-Redmond Regional MC(through contacts)IM
-UIC metropolitan GS prelim
-Maimonides MC GS prelim
-Creighton Omaha GS( waitlist which I didn’t interview at)
Matched at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ for IM.
I’m happy to answer any questions!
All the best preparing for your steps, the next match cycle and intern year of residency:)
Also, those who really want surgery apply to more hospitals and also keep your options open.
Only regret I had was that I didn’t apply to many GS programs, but based on ranking programs I never had any regrets.
Cheers!

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