Failed step 1 three times and matched

You can look online at individual programs. Many programs wont accept any failures on step from IMGs and many more will only allow 1 attempt.

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Can you still match if you fail Step 1?
Are more people failing Step 1 now?
What happens if you fail USMLE Step 1?
Is 221 a good step score?

Often on the program website they will state if they allow attempts at any step. So i would start looking at every program in the country that accepts IMGs in primary care and see from there how many programs you would be eligible at.

But to be realistic a failure is VERY bad for IMG's, multiple failures is getting near catastrophic. There are unfilled positions every year in FM and IM and Peds, often in crappy places like the other poster says, but there are also thousands IMG applicants who still go unmatched even with openings.

Can you still match if you fail Step 1?

Can You Retake The USMLE Step 1? You can retake USMLE Step 1 up to six times if you've failed. You can take Step 1 a maximum of three times within a span of 12 months. Your fourth attempt and any beyond that must be at least 12 months after your first attempt.

Are more people failing Step 1 now?

Here is how many people fail Step 1 every year. The passing rate of people who are re-taking Step 1 is lower. However, despite that, the majority of people who take Step 1 again will pass. For example, in 2020, of the 1985 re-takes of Step 1, 55% passed.

What happens if you fail USMLE Step 1?

Dr. Marzano believes a failing score on Step 1 is likely to make residency programs take a closer look at an applicant's Step 2 score. If you fail Step 1, “the Step 2 becomes a more important number because it shows where your medical knowledge is,” he said. “It will show the baseline for your performance level.”