Firstly , you need to clear at least two steps of USMLE with above average scores, if you are looking to get into the top universities the chances are quite less, as they are quite competitive and prefer local talent from American medical schools to international talent , even with very high usmle scores, international students rarely make it to Johns Hopkins. However there are people who have made it, and it is mainly because of two things- firstly publications, quality publications in high end journals in that particular field and secondly letters of recommendation from well know experts in that particular subject. If you can manage to get the above, I personally feel you have a good chance of getting in there
Srinivas Gopinath, Surgeon in training
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Firstly , you need to clear at least two steps of USMLE with above average scores, if you are looking to get into the top universities the chances are quite less, as they are quite competitive and prefer local talent from American medical schools to international talent , even with very high usmle scores, international students rarely make it to Johns Hopkins. However there are people who have made it, and it is mainly because of two things- firstly publications, quality publications in high end journals in that particular field and secondly letters of recommendation from well know experts in that particular subject. If you can manage to get the above, I personally feel you have a good chance of getting in there