Foundation training in UK - then move to US?

[prettypea]

Hi,

If one does foundation training in UK, does one still have to do the USMLEs to work in the US?

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[Femtochemistry]

You have to have Step 1 and 2 completed to get a residency spot. Step 3 comes about a year or so into your residency.

 

[prettypea]

So even if you are a fully registered doctor in the UK, you still have to do a residency in the US from scratch??

 

[Femtochemistry]

You can be a consultant in the UK; however, once you move to the states, you need to do your residency again--including step 1, 2, and 3.

 

[ozzidoc]

So even if you are a fully registered doctor in the UK, you still have to do a residency in the US from scratch??

Yes, as femtochem says. Furthermore if you are wanting to get a H1b visa, you also need to have step 3.