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Does anybody have insight into the extent to which USMLE scores actually are taken into consideration for competitive fellowships in the US? Everybody I've talked to has said I should just aim to Pass, which is really where my head is at these days in the lead up to Step 2, since I am totally spent after stressful carms match & now the jumbled dates with the MCCQE1.

Got an status update for ophtho today ~3pm EST but having log in troubles and going crazy. Can anybody comment on what was just released?

Did anybody get an email offer from Ottawa ophthalmology or just status update?

Can somebody clean up ophtho? Seems like some misplaced stuff.

Do interviews come out on weekends as well? Some programs are reporting they will inform candidates on a given date (which falls on a weekend).

Some neurology interviews trickling in, albeit slowly, it seems. Any word on ophthalmology?

nothing from neurology or ophthalmology yet as far as I can tell. Unsure how similar the dates for interviews to go out are from year to year. Apparently some have heard back from orthopedics from east coast schools earlier last week.

Hello all, A quick question now that CaRMS online is open. Can you have the same referee write 2 different letters - one specific and one generic? For example, if the referee is based at a given program / department, can they write one letter which supports your application to THAT school in particular, and then a separate letter which generically supports a broad-based application to all other programs? Thanks

Hi all, I'm not from the area so don't know the geography well - I am hoping somebody from the region will be able to lend their perspective to this: I have a 2 week 4th year elective at McMaster in a field where the hours are likely going to be 7am-5 / 8am-6 with minimal call expected. I have a friend who lives in downtown Toronto who has offered their place to stay. I am trying to minimize costs associated with renting, as 4th year expenses are already accumulating in a big way. How possible would it be to drive in to Hamilton (St Josephs) every day from Toronto? Thanks!

Clinician investigator is 2 years but one counts as a year of the actual residency.