IMG Roadmap Series #49. Dr. Kaitlyn McSturdy (Internal Medicine)

After getting a 19 on the MCAT... twice, today's guest went through 2 rounds of rejections from US medical schools.

In the one interview she did get from a US medical school, she was told there was no way she would pass STEP 1 with her low MCAT score. She was also told that and no school would accept her because she wouldn’t match into residency.

Despite the odds, in August 2016 she started school at St. George’s University in the Caribbean. In July 2018, she obtained a 246 on the USMLE STEP 1 exam (take that suckers haha). In June 2020, she graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada.

Her story isn't over ...

In July 2020, she went on to start internal medicine residency at a university program in Philadelphia, PA.

As an IMG you are going to hear so many unfounded opinions about the path you have taken.

You cannot allow that to define you. You are the most common valuable determinant of your outcome!

As Dr. Kaitlyn McSurdy said "let your failures fuel your fire".

Listen to the full episode for all her advice for IMGs

LINKS to Podcast

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-img-roadmap/id1490731292

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45NNJ7ewtqynqyssbwm1xz

Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOGMzY2EwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz

Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1490731292/the-img-roadmap-podcast

RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-img-roadmap-GE0MMg