Any ifnormation would be helpful...

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demspawn

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Although I know that many people here do not like IMGs I wouldjust like to say that we are also human-beings and that in the end if we do get a spot somewhereit is because we deserve it. At the same time there is definite discrimination against us from ophtho progs, since I have been told from more than one source that in many cases if your application has a non-US medical school they do not even bother to go through it...

This said I am trying to appeal to the humanitarian-gollegial side of all the optho-sdners and will ask if anyone knows of specific optho-progs that have been known to either accept or give interviews to IMGs.

I will start the list:

Drexel
MEEI
Univ of Maryland
Some Chicago programs (do not know which ones)

Thank you for your help

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I matched at LSU-New Orleans... Went to a Caribbean med school (Saba), worked my ass off and did some awesome away electives... I'm Canadian which also posed a problem, but I went with the J1 visa knowing I can come back to do a fellowship here during the 2 year home requirement...
 
Henry Ford definitely interviews/accepts IMGs. I wish you the best of luck man! :luck:
 
Once again thanks to all for posting.
It is really nice to see so many people taking a few minutes of their time to give this information although their is nothing in it for them.

Again thank you to all and congratulations to all who matched this year.
 
I think UF Gainesville has two - one Indian grad and one Carribean grad. Brown had IMG's too, also UVA.
 
I also matched at LSU-New Orleans.. I am Colombian and graduated from a Colombian med school... did two observerships in different institutions and am doing research at Bascom Palmer... I think that helped a lot!! Good luck.
 
Just wanted to bump this up and see if there are any new comments regarding the whole IMG friendly hospitals. I ahve searched the forum and have foudna few similar threads but only this one had some ideas.

Again thank you to all for posting ...
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