US IMG licensed to practice after 1 year

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I know US medical students need to complete on year of residency (transitional year) to be licensed to practice. I have been accepted into an international medical school that is accredited in all 50 US states. Should I complete my 4 years. can I do 1 year of residency and still be licensed to practice as a US IMG? I don't plan on specializing because I want to be a clinical research physician.

 

[rokshana]

I know US medical students need to complete on year of residency (transitional year) to be licensed to practice. I have been accepted into an international medical school that is accredited in all 50 US states. Should I complete my 4 years. can I do 1 year of residency and still be licensed to practice as a US IMG? I don't plan on specializing because I want to be a clinical research physician.

in maybe one or two states, but most states require IMGs to have completed a residency program to become licensed.

 

[gutonc]

I know US medical students need to complete on year of residency (transitional year) to be licensed to practice. I have been accepted into an international medical school that is accredited in all 50 US states. Should I complete my 4 years. can I do 1 year of residency and still be licensed to practice as a US IMG? I don't plan on specializing because I want to be a clinical research physician.

Most states require at least 2, if not 3, years to become licensed as an IMG. So, in general, no, you can't do just 1 year.

But there's a bigger issue here which is that I don't think you understand what a "clinical research physician" is.

 

[Raryn]

in maybe one or two states, but most states require IMGs to have completed a residency program to become licensed.

Only one state (South Dakota) requires an IMG to have completed a full residency program to become licensed. One state (Wisconsin) allows licensing after one year (and they had legislature up to increase that), another state (Georgia) allows it after one year for certain IMGs (they have a list of schools that is acceptable). The other 47 states vary, but the general rule is that an IMG can get licensed after either two or three years. For example, if a carib grad were to complete 3 years of a 5 year surgery residency and then drop out, they would be able to be licensed in ~49 states, even though they hadn't completed a full residency.

 

[rokshana]

sorry...i was a bit myopic...did IM so wasn't thinking about any of the longer residencies.