are DO graduates who are not citizens considered IMG?

[havil]

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i know if you go to an MD school and you are not a citizen, you are treated like anyone else (with the exception that you still need to be sponsored a visa).
So a non US citizen MD is muchh better than non US citizen IMG.

However I heard that if you go to a DO school and you are not a citizen, you are treated like you're IMG?
I understand that the visa will still be an issue, but would i be treated as if i graduated from a foreign school?

a non us citizen who graduated from a DO school is like a non US ctizen who graduated from Poland or Morrocco or Italy or India?

Does anyone know where i can find more info about this?

 

[havil]

im kinda freaking out right now because if fthis is true then there is literally no reason for me (or any canadian) to apply to DO.

Might as well go to India or Rawanda and pay a fraction of the price for medical education. its not like that would have any impact on my chances of matching anyways

 

[Goro]

*sigh*

This is a new low, even for you havil.

A DO graduate is exactly that a DO graduate.

An International Medical graduate is someone who went to medical school outside of the United States.

I can't believe I actually have to explain this to you

 

[havil]

*sigh*

I can't believe I actually have to explain this to you

 

[gyngyn]

Non-citizen DO's are US grads.
They will be considered by programs that support visas in the same way as non-citizen US MDs.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

COMSA | Osteopathic

www.osteopathic.ca

I don't know how recently the website was updated, but you can ask them.

 

[Goro]

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That was 6 years ago, havil. I might have learned a thing or two since then

 

[havil]

thank

COMSA | Osteopathic

www.osteopathic.ca

I don't know how recently the website was updated, but you can ask them.

thank you for letting me know about this site