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I have no specific bias for or against IMGs. I'm currently in the process of trying to move to Canada and practice - I'll be an "IMG" for them.
Let me say this with regards to Emergency Medicine: Essentially all of your practice will involve the elderly who are old enough to have communication or comprehension problems because of their age or mental status, the underclass of American society (or their children) who have communication and comprehension problems because of their station and attitude, and the critically ill who have communication or comprehension problems because of their clinical status.
Because of this - and because of the importance of communicating critical actions to staff in a clear, concise, and timely way - absolute fluency in the English language is a must in Emergency Medicine in a way that isn't quite as important in other fields.
Aside from that your numbers look good.
Let me say this with regards to Emergency Medicine: Essentially all of your practice will involve the elderly who are old enough to have communication or comprehension problems because of their age or mental status, the underclass of American society (or their children) who have communication and comprehension problems because of their station and attitude, and the critically ill who have communication or comprehension problems because of their clinical status.
Because of this - and because of the importance of communicating critical actions to staff in a clear, concise, and timely way - absolute fluency in the English language is a must in Emergency Medicine in a way that isn't quite as important in other fields.
Aside from that your numbers look good.
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Based upon reading the OP's post, I don't think English proficiency is a problem for him.
Can't help you with your visa question; but good luck to yah.
Can't help you with your visa question; but good luck to yah.
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It will not be a problem. Less paperwork for them (though paperwork for a J1 is minimal anyways, much more for an H1B). I wouldn't say it is going to make you much more competitive than other IMGs who will need a visa, but it's more of a "one thing less to deal with" from the program's point of view.
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I would agree, just speaking in generalities for whoever might stumble across this in the future. He should be in good shape.
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Thanks for the advice. I ended up going on the visa. I'll report back after interview season.
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Do anything possible to avoid the torture that is the J1 visa. You will be subject to a 2 year return requirement that will not be easy to waive.
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You have the legal right to work in the US, sponsored by someone other than the residency program. So they'll consider you more like a GC holder than a visa-requiring applicant.
