Believe in Your Goal
- Finished medical school in 1999!!!
- Mother of 2 young children!
- Failure on CS
- Step 1 216
- Step 2 235
- Step 3 218
- Didn't match last year!
What is the the chance of matching for an IMG mother of 2 with a 16 year gap from Medical School, a failure on CS, and low board scores? ... 100% if you believe in your goal!!! 
I want to share my successful history . The point is never ever give up. I'm an IMG from Colombia. I Graduated medical school in 1999 then did residency in Ob/gyn and worked for 10 years. I came to the United States and started study with Kaplan Miami in 2012 on an F1 visa.
I woke up early study 4 to 7am then take care of the kids . Study 9 to 3pm during school time . When the kids falling sleep study 1 or 2 more hours. My husband helped me a lot . You have to have a goal, believe in it and work for it.
I took the Step 1 and got a 216. Three months later took CS and failed. While waiting for my result I passed the CK 235. Then I repeated the CS and passed! Started as an observer at a Florida hospital for 9 months. Pass step 3 with a 218.
Apply match 2015 - 75 ob/gyn, 60 IM, 15 family med - but only received 1 interview.... and no good result. Almost give up but God gave me another opportunity I got a fellow research position at a University in Texas. I worked so hard from the start and went to all meetings and meet a lot of faculties. I was planning on waiting to apply until 2017 because I want to spend more time in research but a friend of mine that works at the university convinced me to change my mind. So I applied to the 2016 match three weeks late but with really good LORs this time. I only applied to 10 hospitals, I got 2 interviews in family medicine and I MATCHED !!!! I matched at a program that was affiliated with the University that I was doing the research. My dream comes true. Never give up!
C.C. March 20, 2016
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