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hello everyone.i found this from an official IMG site with source from the American medical Association: what are your thoughts?
Top 20 countries where IMGs received medical training
The following list ranks the top 20 countries where the largest numbers of U.S. physicians trained. These data do not represent citizenship or ethnic origin; they only represent the location of the medical school where the U.S. practicing physician obtained their medical degree.
1)India - 19.9% (47,581)
2)Philippines - 8.7% (20,861)
3)Mexico - 5.8% (13,929)
4)Pakistan - 4.8% (11,330)
5)Dominican Republic - 3.3% (7,892)
6)U.S.S.R. - 2.5% (6,039)
7)Grenada - 2.4% (5,708)
8)Egypt - 2.2% (5,202)
9)Korea - 2.1% (4,982)
10)Italy - 2.1% (4,978)
11)China - 2.0% (4,834)
12)Iran - 2.0% (4,741)
13)Spain - 1.9% (4,570)
14)Dominica - 1.9% (4,501)
15)Germany - 1.9% (4,457)
16)Syria - 1.5% (3,676)
17)Columbia - 1.4% (3,335)
18)Israel 1.4% (3,260)
19)England- 1.4% (3,245)
20)Montserrat (3,111)
Source: 2007 AMA Masterfile
heres the link of the site:http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1550.html
PHILIPPINES IS NUMBER 2!YIPEE..Mabuhay Filipino medical schools.
NOTE: this source is current 2007.....
Top 20 countries where IMGs received medical training
The following list ranks the top 20 countries where the largest numbers of U.S. physicians trained. These data do not represent citizenship or ethnic origin; they only represent the location of the medical school where the U.S. practicing physician obtained their medical degree.
1)India - 19.9% (47,581)
2)Philippines - 8.7% (20,861)
3)Mexico - 5.8% (13,929)
4)Pakistan - 4.8% (11,330)
5)Dominican Republic - 3.3% (7,892)
6)U.S.S.R. - 2.5% (6,039)
7)Grenada - 2.4% (5,708)
8)Egypt - 2.2% (5,202)
9)Korea - 2.1% (4,982)
10)Italy - 2.1% (4,978)
11)China - 2.0% (4,834)
12)Iran - 2.0% (4,741)
13)Spain - 1.9% (4,570)
14)Dominica - 1.9% (4,501)
15)Germany - 1.9% (4,457)
16)Syria - 1.5% (3,676)
17)Columbia - 1.4% (3,335)
18)Israel 1.4% (3,260)
19)England- 1.4% (3,245)
20)Montserrat (3,111)
Source: 2007 AMA Masterfile
heres the link of the site:http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1550.html
PHILIPPINES IS NUMBER 2!YIPEE..Mabuhay Filipino medical schools.
NOTE: this source is current 2007.....