I need your guidance

[arrow80]

---

Members do not see this ad.

Hello everyone,
I am an Foreign medical graduate. I did pass the usmles and got certified but could not match for some reason. I am 28 and will become citizen by next year`s end. I was thinking of going back to med school if I don`t end up anywhere this match season.
Now I have no idea how to start the process. Can someone guide me on where to begin. I will be very appreciative of your advice.
Thank You

 

[ChairmanMao]

Hello everyone,
I am an Foreign medical graduate. I did pass the usmles and got certified but could not match for some reason. I am 28 and will become citizen by next year`s end. I was thinking of going back to med school if I don`t end up anywhere this match season.
Now I have no idea how to start the process. Can someone guide me on where to begin. I will be very appreciative of your advice.
Thank You

I'm not exactly sure why you want to go back to medical school if you've already graduated and passed the USMLE. In general, US medical school accept individuals who graduated from undergrad universities in the US or who completed their pre-requisite science courses (physics, biology, chemistry) at a US undergrad institutions. Even if you are eligible to be accepted by a US medical school, you will have to repeat every single course and won't be eligible to match again until six or seven years from now.

Given the fact that you already have your medical degree, I don't think it's necessary or even possible for you to go back to medical school here in the US. Why don't you apply for a fellowship or post-graduate work at a US hospital or medical center and retake the boards? I know a friend at work who completed his MD in Singapore and is doing his fellowship at a hospital and studying for the USMLE next march. I think you may have better luck matching if you simply retake the boards or choose a less competitive residency program.

 

[njbmd]

Given the fact that you already have your medical degree, I don't think it's necessary or even possible for you to go back to medical school here in the US. Why don't you apply for a fellowship or post-graduate work at a US hospital or medical center and retake the boards? I know a friend at work who completed his MD in Singapore and is doing his fellowship at a hospital and studying for the USMLE next march. I think you may have better luck matching if you simply retake the boards or choose a less competitive residency program.

Once USMLE is taken and passed, there are no retakes (this is not MCAT). Unless you fail (and the OP did not), you are stuck with the score that you received. The OP needs to do some research and find out why he/she did not match. For FMGs, there are many variables that need to fall in line for success.

In terms of attending medical school in this country, it is highly unlikely that any medical school in the U.S. will take a graduate of a foreign medical school that has already passed USMLE (any of the steps). An observership is the next step if no match as most programs here that take FMGs would like to have people who have completed observerships.

 

[ChairmanMao]

Once USMLE is taken and passed, there are no retakes (this is not MCAT). Unless you fail (and the OP did not), you are stuck with the score that you received. The OP needs to do some research and find out why he/she did not match. For FMGs, there are many variables that need to fall in line for success.

In terms of attending medical school in this country, it is highly unlikely that any medical school in the U.S. will take a graduate of a foreign medical school that has already passed USMLE (any of the steps). An observership is the next step if no match as most programs here that take FMGs would like to have people who have completed observerships.

Right, good clearification. Didn't realize that you weren't allowed to retake the USMLE once you've passed (It's definitely something to keep in mind if I get into med school). Anyway, the bottom line to the OP is that you're probably already past the point of being able to go back to medical school since you've passed the boards. I agree with what njbmd is saying about doing an observership. My friend from Singapore is also doing an observership at the hospital where he's a fellow. He's allowed to go into the operating room to shadow physicians and work with the residents, he's just not allowed to treat any patients.