Absolutely not. You should be applying to every preliminary medicine program you can afford to. I think the advice above is best, but I'd experience could help with a future application (best of luck matching this time around) that might be an option. You're in a tough position because of the FMG status and poor board scores. ETA: I am doing everything I can to address the MDD: twice-weekly psychotherapy x2y, many many many trials of all kinds of meds except MAOIs (will try those next), regular exercise and sunshine, yoga, meditation, changes in diet, etc etc etc. If you told me during MS1/2 that medical school would become some of the best years of my life, I would have thought you were insane- and yet here I am, extraordinarily happy with both the bad and good elements of this process. It's not perfect and I've spent my career working against type. Did I still have poor experiences? I have been miserable for the past four years--cramming, exhausting myself emotionally and physically, running around the hospital after my attendings, trying desperately to reduce my patients' suffering. If you can apply with good (and passing) step 3s, that worry is taken away. IF you look hard enough, you can find vacancies. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Do not extend yourself beyond requirements if you have not first taken care of yourself. Stick it out and see what happens. I don't want their dirty money. My medical school emphasized humanity/social determinants/wellness almost to a fault. I moved back home (different state) to save on rent, sold pretty much most of my belongings, and am now unemployed. Unfortunately, as FMG, you almost need to nail your boards (as in as close to perfect as possible) for IM/FM, which should be considered easier specialties to get into but are difficult as FMG. I don't want to minimize your distress, but not all jobs in medicine require the soul-sucking corporate fellatio you are describing. . Your not matching reflects poorly on them, and they have a vested interest in helping you. Your life has far more to offer than just that, and with physician training, far more doors will be unlocked for you than for many other avenues. Look at programs and specialties that did not fill last year and shoot for those. We ignore the social determinants of health. I echo all the sentiments of above; this sounds more like a case of "grass is greener" mixed in with some MDD. Medical school and residency are a beat down, I remember feeling beyond frustrated and somewhat hopeless when learning how the American healthcare system typically functions. It’s also about personal connections, meeting people, doing research with them, etc...is so important. Secondly, don't be one of those medical students that thinks number of hours studied = success. Anyway, sooner or later I was able to find my comfort zone in getting good at academics and the art of medicine. Don’t get discouraged. I'm not sure what your chances are applying for match a third time. It can work out!! The u/MedSchoolDropoutArmy community on Reddit. With that said, I hope I didn't dissuade anyone from wanting to enter the medical field based on the situation I'm in. Don't feel guilty about your feelings. I don't think that it would help me to hear things like "it serves you right for going into medicine" because I thought I had vetted the career before I entered--tons of shadowing, speaking at length with different types of medical providers, etc. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE how much time 48 hours is, you can get some serious studying/memorizing done in that time. tl;dr $450,000 student loan debt. Just want to piggy back on this and point out this dude definitely knows what he (or she) is talking about. I just wanna say, I had friends in your position; yes it totally sucks but they eventually matched and are now practicing and very happy. These jobs might not pay as well, and you might not pay off your loans as fast, but who gives a shit about that if you commit suicide at 30 because you took the hospital employment route? The u/medschool_dropout community on Reddit. I never failed any additional exams, scored 230s Step 1, HP/H almost every rotation (damn you OB/GYN), and absolutely love medicine and my time here. I am an M1 this year, and I am only into my second week of school. I can't keep crying and hating my life here. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. 9. If you need "Chicken soup for the soul" there are many avenues available to you. But if anyone has had a similar experience, or has something to say that might allow me to feel less regret, I'd be grateful to hear it. Even though I may not like medicine, and would gladly recommend anybody to drop medical school. Crying is okay, and if someone says otherwise they're simple jerks. I don't think dropping out this early if exams are your biggest concern, because eventually you can overcome this. Medical doctor degree with no job. My first exam was biochem and I failed. We ignore the social determinants of health. you'll know "ok, this is supposed to happen. And you will have to compromise on location (think Bakersfield or Toledo - sorry if any reader is from there) and quality. And I think your first step is being convinced of that. Living with parents. Upon requesting feedback from the people and directors that interviewed me, they said I was qualified, interviewed well, but my initial board scores although passing was just below average compared to everyone else. Agree with everything DoctorKynes (above) wrote!!! Mood disorders can be tough on decision making because when you're in a funk, no amount of logic clears the clouds.
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