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Probably cause they were better than the other applicants
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For Harvard Derm, that 1 “IMG” is from Israel, which would place him in the FMG category. FMGs are not held to the same standards as IMGs, which are usually American-born students that went abroad.
Connections
Years of experience in the field
Better applicant than us
Option of keep practicing in their own country --> ability to apply every year with no 300k debt holding them down. I know a FMG who matched into IM 10 years after graduating. Granted it's not the best program or the most competitive speciality, but she basically applied every year until she got something.
Years of experience in the field
Better applicant than us
Option of keep practicing in their own country --> ability to apply every year with no 300k debt holding them down. I know a FMG who matched into IM 10 years after graduating. Granted it's not the best program or the most competitive speciality, but she basically applied every year until she got something.
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The FMG's that match elite residency programs typically come from elite foreign schools, are already attendings in that field, have a mountain of publications, did multiple years of research in the department they matched at, or a variety of other factors.
