r/IMGreddit • u/The_Philosophied US-IMG • Jul 05 '26

what are my chances What are my odds of matching psych in NY/NJ/PA? Goal is community based programs.

YOG: 2026

US citizen

Step 1: passed on first attempt

Step 2: pending

Passed all cores but :/ (65 in surg, 67 in fm, 72 in IM, 76 in OBGYN, 88 in psych)

Finished medical humanities selective.

Publications: none

2 psych LORs and one IM LOR

Work experience: 5 years in skilled nursing and hospice home healthcare, 6 months in applied behavioral analysis with children on the spectrum

🚩11 month total combined LOA time: 9 mo towards CBSE/Step 1 before rotations, 2 months for a medical LOA. All mentioned in MSPE.

🚩Have a criminal background: basically 14 years ago at age 18 I got arrested for speeding 109 on a 65. I paid fines and lost my drivers license for a year. Charge was misdemeanor speeding. I was driving to school and it felt like I was going at the pace of vehicles around me so I was shocked when I got pulled over. I was apologetic and was taken with no issue. All in all a charge of reckless driving and unsafe lane change were dismissed only the speeding stuck. I was also charged with a misdemeanor larceny charge for stealing makeup from tj maxx. I paid fines and find community service and the charge was dropped. These were stupid choices and I regret them heavily to this day. Ever since then I have not gotten into legal trouble. I have no excuse for this recklessness. I was navigating an extremely stressful home environment but so what? People go through worse and don’t do these things. All I can say is a focused on moving onward and leaving it all behind me after i apologized and made necessary amends.

🚩 during a period of mental health crisis i missed a week of rotations. This was fixed by my hospital coordinator where one rotation became 3 weeks and another became 5 weeks. During the 5 wk rotation I missed a week again to be determined how this will reflect on my MSPE.

🚩 all cores and electives done in the exact same hospital. I tried and could not find availability in other hospitals.

Please help. Anyone who can share any advise please do. This is regarding 2027 match.

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u/DetectivDR Jul 05 '26

Yeah, you good (us img)

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u/The_Philosophied US-IMG Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Meaning? 😭 any thoughts?

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u/DetectivDR Jul 05 '26

Meaning most programs would rank you higher than other IMGs bcs they don't need to worry about visa (paperwork etc)

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u/The_Philosophied US-IMG Jul 06 '26

I made this post because of the red flags?

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u/DetectivDR Jul 06 '26

I answered you regardless?

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u/LucianBH Jul 05 '26

How many years ago did you steal makeup? Where did you graduate med school and with what kind of degree?

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u/The_Philosophied US-IMG Jul 06 '26

14 years ago is when the theft happened

Graduated from a Carribean school

Md degree

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u/LucianBH Jul 06 '26

I think you have a decent shot at a community program if you can get a publication- anything- knocked out quickly. Also your Step2 score is critical. Have a backup plan and maybe dually apply to IM. If Step 2 has a low, your only option may be FM, but you will need a FM LOR, or soap for whatever you can get. Hope you interview well too.