Dr. Moss, a US MD psychiatry resident doctor, discussed how she went from failed USMLE STEP 1 exam to successfully matching into Psychiatry residency. She answers questions from an Ask Me Anything about handling usmle STEP 2 ck or usmle Step 3 failure, retaking medical school exams, and strategies to enhance residency applications. Dr. Moss provides insights into the importance of emotional and physical health, the value of practice exams, and the significance of a holistic residency application. She discusses overcoming imposter syndrome, a leave of absence, and the stigma of medical school failures. Learn vital tips and encouragement for succeeding in your medical journey, despite setbacks.

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00:00 Intoduction & Overview

01:00 Dr. Moss' Step One Journey

02:32 Dealing with Failure

03:09 Q: Retaking & Timing

05:28 Do Practice Questions

06:08 Testing Accommodations

06:47 Navigating Two Time Failure

07:34 Importance of Health & Mindset

09:11 Overcoming Red Flags in Residency App

11:57 What is Research?

13:21 Network at Conferences

13:47 Residency Interviews

15:27 Social View of STEP failure

16:23 USMLE looking at Scores

17:03 Residency Less Looking at Scores

17:35 Failure impact on Matching

18:55 Psychiatry is now competitive

19:42 Q: Other Red Flags

20:45 Don't wear the failure

21:54 Leave of Absence (LOA)

23:25 Psychiatry is now competitive

25:59 You are Not Alone

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