How many test takers per year?

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Anyone have any idea how many people take STEP I on average per year?

 

[Instatewaiter]

well around 15K US med students take it, plus some DOs and FMGs. Since there are around 20,000 residency slots each year I would guess that 20K is the magic number. Just a guess though.

 

[Helo]

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[mohhaider]

well around 15K US med students take it, plus some DOs and FMGs. Since there are around 20,000 residency slots each year I would guess that 20K is the magic number. Just a guess though.

My dear FMGs are now called IMGs"International Medical Graduates"

 

[Instatewaiter]

K, is FMG some sort of derogatory term?

 

[ZonaRidicularis]

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[Instatewaiter]

I've always used the 2 interchangably. I always thought foreign meant the school was not in the US not that the student was not from the US.

Learn something new everyday.

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

I think there was a big push in the 90's to change "Foreign" to "International" for PC reasons. I remember because I think CNN had some big edict not to say "foreign" anymore. I believe the reason is foreign has the additional connotation of "unfamiliar, unpleasent"