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Profile #02546
Demographics
Match Year:  2010
Medical School:  Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate Institution:  University of Virginia

Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  228
USMLE Step 2:  257

AOA:  Not Selected
Class Rank:  Top 10-25%
Family Medicine:  Honors Internal Medicine:  Satisfactory
Pediatrics:  Satisfactory Surgery:  High Pass
Neurology:  Honors Psychiatry:  Honors
OB/Gyn:  Honors Ophthalmology:  Honors

Applications
District of Columbia
  George Washington U:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 1)
- Program Advantages:
Great program in DC with excellent attendings. You get to see a lot of pathology.
  Georgetown U/Wash Hosp:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview

North Carolina
  Duke University:
- Applied
  U North Carolina:
- Applied

Pennsylvania
  Drexel U - Philadelphia:
- Applied
  Temple U - Philadelphia:
- Applied
Pennsylvania
  U Pittsburgh:
- Applied
  Wills Eye Hospital:
- Applied

South Carolina
  Med U South Carolina:
- Applied

Virginia
  Med C Virginia:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
Strong surgical numbers and clinical experience. You will leave this institution being a strong general ophthalmologist. There is a lot of pathology which you will see, and it is a level one trauma center.
- Program Disadvantages:
Q3 call as intern, but if you're looking to learn a lot this could be an advantage. Also, they recently switched to fri-sun call on the weekends so you're only on call one weekend of the month.
  U Virginia:
- Applied
Match Experience
In general, don't be discouraged if your scores/grades aren't absolutely stellar. The most important thing to do is an away rotation at the institution you would like to match at, work really hard, present to the attendings, always have a good attitude and show them that you deserve to be there. Good luck.

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