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Hi All, I am an IMG (but Canadian citizen) planning on doing an IM residency in the US. I am hoping to get into a Nephrology fellowship but I noticed that it is not one of the subspecialties supported for Statement of Need letters. Anyone here an IMG who was able to do a Nephrology fellowship...

After wrestling the beast, I realise that no amount of training can truly prepare you. It’s like nothing else out there. That being said, this account is an attempt to alleviate the anxiety that will plague me for hopefully only the next three weeks. Reading past experiences guided me during the...

As a fellow Canadian Citizen who is born and raised in Canada. The system to comeback into a residency is extremely difficult. The next little bit will outline the grotesque nature of the system and how convoluted and unfair it is towards IMGs despite their BS guidelines. Get some popcorn...

As a fellow Canadian Citizen who is born and raised in Canada. The system to comeback into a residency is extremely difficult. The next little bit will outline the grotesque nature of the system and how convoluted and unfair it is towards IMGs despite their BS guidelines. Get some popcorn...

Hi guys, I would like to ask you something. I am 4th year med student (out of 6 years of medicine) from Europe. How important are grades for IMG in residency? I am now getting almost straight A’s but I really messed up in my first and second year and usually passed my exams on second or third...

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I am interested in pursuing a career in Medicine. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing, but I messed around during my pre-requisite courses/pre-nursing college career and hence my cumulative GPA is 3.27. I would literally have to re-take an entire bachelors degree to bring it up to...

Just to give some background: I'm an american citizen, who is currently attending an international MD program in Europe. I have not completed an undergraduate degree. I am doing a 6 year program, and at the end I will hold a MD. I was told by someone who works in residency matchups that I...

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Could anyone offer their experiences at Yale as an elective student? I've been accepted for IM-Gastro and IM-Allergy/Immuno and a friend of mine I think has been accepted for General Surgery. If anyone could offer their experiences or advice as to whether it's worth taking, I'd appreciate it...

In short, applied to IM programs in Sept without CK score. CK came out recently, i emailed programs i've applied to so they know. Im thinking about applying to more IM programs where the deadline is late Dec or early Jan. Would this be a waste of money as most programs have already filled...

I'm currently on my 5th year (out of 7), my average grade is 6 (out of 7), If by the time I graduate, I have 1 month of USCE, 3 publications, and a USMLE step 1 and 2 scores of 260, what are the odds of getting into a good IM residency training program?

Hey I'm a US IMG went to AUC and got a 241 in step 1 wondering what are my chances matching a program in radiology and possible ESIR. thank you

Hello everyone. If this is the wrong place to post this I sincerely apologize. I realize this is an IMG-related post but I figured/hoped that the larger audience here could be more helpful. If I should move this to the IMG forum please let me know. I'm a 4th year medical student in a program...

Hello, first thank you for clicking on this thread. Now to start, I am in my Sophomore year of university and have become interested in applying to all of the 5/6 year Atlantic Bridge Schools. The reasons are personal and of no concern in this thread. However I was wondering if someone would be...

Good international medical graduates often don’t get chosen for psychiatry residency programs in the United States. But now, psychiatry residents at Massachusetts General Hospital are using their own experience to help other international graduates succeed. They helped launch a program called...

Seems like every IMG on this site has scored a 250 who is getting IVs. Would like to hear the experience of those with lower scores. I had a disappointing 219 on step 1. I'm an undergraduate in my home country. I only want to do neurology but I don't know how much of a red flag that score is...

Hello! I am an european trained doctor. I am currently applying for a fellowship. I want to do gyn onco which in Europe includes breast, so I'd have to do 2 fellowships. I would prefer to start with breast because I did my last year or resident training exclusively in the breast department so I...

Hey guys, Sort of an interesting dilemma. My girlfriend is a junior doctor in the UK. She graduated last year from Czech republic. I have been accepted to a DO school this cycle, and will be graduating 2022. We plan on getting married within the next two years, with her moving here by 2020. She...

你好! Hi all, this is my first post on SDN! I've been lurking on this site for ages, and I wanted to finally go ahead and make a post for once! I'm a US-IMG, studied in China 6 years, and graduated recently. (it was very affordable and in English) Problem is, my school didn't really hammer...

Hello, first-time poster sorry in advance....I failed my step one (185) and now to avoid getting kicked out of my house my parents are forcing me to attend an onsite course. I read through the forms some pro's and con's for the aforementioned programs but nothing seemed very up-to-date. Please...

Hello, This is an IMG looking to get more information about the chances of doing research that I have. I did my USMLE Step1 (256) and 2 CK (260), but still have not done CS. I did some research for some months in my country, and one of the articles was published. I want to improve my resume with...

Hi guys. I know there is another thread for IM 2018, but I thought it was a good idea to make one just for IMGs so we can keep track of how we're doing and kind of try to predict our realistic chances this year. Please post your basic info like USMLE scores, year of graduation, migratory status...

As the title reads, which FMG school has the best match rate? I have heard that there are some very good Carib schools (in terms of match rate) like SGU and maybe Ross [essentially the big three], but I recently heard that the first FMG school that Beaumont Hospital (an extremely white - biased...

Hello guys ! i wanted to know what are the best developed countries to get medical residencies in for International medical graduates (Pakistani national with a medical degree from Bulgaria) in terms of ease of getting residency, job prospects, immigration etc. As i intend to practice in that...

Hi, I have graduated in 2015 and I am an IMG. This will be my first application. Since there are very severe political conflicts in my home country, my school refuses to provide me MSPE or Dean's letter.( I know this is stupid but this is what happens). I have contacted ECFMG and they told me...

I am a graduate from Pakistan in 2006 Did residency in internal medicine.. Have not given any steps of USMLE. Now planning to write MCEE.. Plz help me abt preparation sources.. TN is must??or have to do Kaplan as well.. Doesnt want to subscribe canada Qbank for now..does Step 2 MCQs help in any...

I am currently a US resident physician on "vacation". I passed all of my USMLE steps on my first attempt, graduated from a US medical school, and have another doctorate level degree in addition to my MD. I was an interviewer for two residency programs, one medical school, and another...

What does Brexit mean for Non EEA IMGs? Prior to Brexit, the majority of jobs and training posts had to be given to EEA applicants by law if there were no suitable UK applicants, leaving only a small number available for IMGs. From what I've heard, IMGs had to have an excellent resume with...

I have no interest in OB/GYN or Surgery but my step 1 score is 205 and i'm an usimg so FM seems to be my only choice if I spend 2yrs building my cv but like i said above i have no interest in those two fields, so is FM a good choice at all?

Excuse the long click bait-y heading but it is true. My philosophy is preparation is everything so I think that preclinical students might benefit the most from this. My medical school is in the Caribbean and it's not St George's or Ross. So like I said, it's possible. I took step 1 after 2nd...

Hi, I am 19 years old living in America and have two options in terms of medical school, and I'm unsure of which will be better. My first option is a standard medical school track, 4 years undergraduate (I am currently about to start my first year of college), and then 4 years med school...

Hello friendly folks of SDN, This is my first ever question here so pardon my errors if any. I am a mom of a 2 year old, IMG with EAD, who did a Master's in Clinical Neurology by research at Oxford,UK hoping to apply for a Neurology match. As I outlined above, my question is to moms/parents as...

Hey all, I just finished residency in PA and am an IMG so had to wait till 30 days prior to residency finishing to fully submit my application for full license. In prior years most IMGs had received their licenses by July 1st, but mine has not even been reviewed yet. Is anyone else having this...

Hey everyone, Just wrote my Step 2 CS as a Canadian IMG studying in the UK and i made some mistakes that are giving me anxiety and i'm wondering if it is enough to possibly cause me to fail. - I auscultated the aortic and pulmonary valve for every patient, but i did not auscultate at the 5th...

I am IMG , I have got the opportunity to do observership / shadowing at USF Tampa ( Tampa general hospital ) . Since I am a graduate I can only do observership , please if anyone can tell me getting LOR would that help my application for IM residency as I can only observe I am not sure how much...

I'm an IMG. I've read splik's posts in detail. I have less than average scores, was an FP in home country for seven years. I can't get residency there because of birth/ethnicity/minority issues. I need a visa. I've completed all steps 1-3. I've applied two years in a row. Last year I'd added...

Hello everyone! I am premed as of right now but I am already looking at medical schools. I am trying to see if there are any other schools out there like St. George where the first year your studying abroad in the UK. The third and fourth years your clinical rotations are in various UK, US, and...

I'm looking into rheumatology but some places I want to apply for don't offer rheum electives to IMGs. What can I choose that will still help me match in rheum? Choices are things like Hematology/Oncology, Dermatology, Nephrology, Endocrinolgy, Radiology, psych....

I was looking for this and I did not find any recent posts. Profile: US Born, IMG school. I'm a 4th year medical student that just did my 3rd year medical clerkships over at Mexico and I'll be doing my 4th and final year on USA. Just finished STEP 1 will take STEP 2 during the next semester. I...