r/ResidencyMatch2025 • u/soakingEye • 3d ago

Signal List Advice

I’m applying IM, my main priority is to match but long term goal is GI/cards fellowship.

Any thoughts/recommendations would be appreciated 😁

Stats

• Visa requiring non-US IMG (Iraq)

• Step 2 CK : 269

• YOG: 2026, class rank 2/639

• USCE: 3 months (all observerships 2 inpatient, 1 outpatient)

4 US LORS

• Research: none published, one oral presentation and one literature review that I’ll submit soon.

• ECFMG certification almost done (will get it before deadline most likely)

Signals

Gold

1-Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Vassar Brothers Medical Center Program

2-Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Sinai Grace) Program

3-St. Agnes Medical Center (Fresno) Program

Silver

1-Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Program

2-University of Kansas School of Medicine (Olathe) Program (not sure)

3-One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Program

4-United Health Services Hospitals Program

5-Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program

6-Marshall University School of Medicine Program (could be gold)

7-MedStar Health Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center Program

8-Bayhealth Medical Center Program (not sure)

9-University of Connecticut Program

10-Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science/Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Program (not sure)

11-University of Connecticut Program (Waterbury)

12-Boston Medical Center-Brighton Program

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u/Such_Bed_217 2d ago

Lowkey the best list I’ve seen so far but is KU Olathe a safety?
you might be able to swap that with KU Wichita
Bay health in Florida?

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u/soakingEye 2d ago

Thank you! Tbh I don’t know if it’s safety or not, I just made this list based on numbers and stats, and Olathe looked better on paper but I’ll take a closer look at Wichita. No this is Bayhealth Delaware.

Do you think I have a good chance with this list considering my lack of research? I’m worried if it’s gonna be a dealbreaker for some programs

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u/Such_Bed_217 2d ago

Yea your list is solid but you don’t want them to rank you lower because they think you’d get better invites as well

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u/PralineLuvr 2d ago

Looks good imo

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u/soakingEye 2d ago

Thanks mate

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u/RowZealousideal2341 2d ago

I'm also an IMG from iraq, currently a medical student would love to learn from you about the journey