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To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass rate
docmle1 - 08-30-08 18:26
To THE ONE and others,is there some discrimination at some of the test centres in terms of IMG pass rates?\r\nI have read in the forums that the Philadelphia centre is not all that safe in terms of passing IMGs.Which is a better centre to take,thank you.
docmle1 - 08-30-08 18:26
To THE ONE and others,is there some discrimination at some of the test centres in terms of IMG pass rates?\r\nI have read in the forums that the Philadelphia centre is not all that safe in terms of passing IMGs.Which is a better centre to take,thank you.
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass rate InSitu - 08-31-08 23:26 there has been rumors for such discrimination but we doubt it. The actors at that center are more experienced and they may evaluate you differently. Anyone please add
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass r drsk13 - 10-15-08 02:02 I don't believe there is discrimination. There will always be rumors and I know that can be scary. I guess the good thing is there are no marks in the CS exam. The SPs have a checklist and if you have followed the guidelines mentioned in FA and UW, you should be fine for the most part. The thing you need to concentrate on is finishing everything on time. Practice with someone so you always have feedback about your performance.
As for philadelphia, I thought everyone loves taking their exam there because I heard it's IMG friendly.
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass r winner123 - 01-16-09 02:16 
posted by drsk13 on 10-15-08 02:02
I don't believe there is discrimination. There will always be rumors and I know that can be scary. I guess the good thing is there are no marks in the CS exam. The SPs have a checklist and if you have followed the guidelines mentioned in FA and UW, you should be fine for the most part. The thing you need to concentrate on is finishing everything on time. Practice with someone so you always have feedback about your performance.
As for philadelphia, I thought everyone loves taking their exam there because I heard it's IMG friendly.
I don't believe there is discrimination. There will always be rumors and I know that can be scary. I guess the good thing is there are no marks in the CS exam. The SPs have a checklist and if you have followed the guidelines mentioned in FA and UW, you should be fine for the most part. The thing you need to concentrate on is finishing everything on time. Practice with someone so you always have feedback about your performance.
As for philadelphia, I thought everyone loves taking their exam there because I heard it's IMG friendly.
Yes, no descrimination.
I myself had a problem in chicago ,but i passed in philadelphia.
So,it shows that there is no descrimination in philadelphia against img's.
As i have already told in one of the posts the cs exam is not only about checklists.It is about connecting with the patient and being with the patient.
Only perfect practice makes one pass this exam.
Good luck.
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass r sackatdoc - 01-17-09 11:50 i totally agree, there are always the rumors, but none are the facts,all the people who fail want to believe,its not them but the system, unfortunately thats rarely the case.
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass r kannaraj - 04-10-09 13:47 I strongly feel there is no discrimination anywhere in US and in all walks of life in US.
there are some individuals who may be having some racial feelings but they will not show it in public.
this is a lovely country for an immigrant . I was completely discriminated in my so called mother land -INDIA but in US I have not experienced any sort of discrimination.
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass r zoah2005 - 04-11-09 07:46 and thats what attracts me to america , no discrimination , i want to live in a place where ppl appreciate ur hard work and devotion rather than pointing u out bcoz u belong to some specific class or religion.
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Re: To THE ONE:CS centres and IMG pass r kannaraj - 04-12-09 08:18 I had a doubt a long time- can someone fail a person purposely due to enemity. Can someone influence the Board of examiners to fail a particular candidate because of some incidence or a misunderstanding which happened at some hospital and with some practising doctor???
So many doubts arrise because I have seen this happen in my country.
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