Why are IMGs favored?

[MattSmith45]

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Why are IMGs favored over DOs in the bigger name/more competitive places? I saw on Cornell's Anesthesiology page that there are a few foreign grads as well as some grads from St. George University but not a single DO. It seems a little weird to me. Is this just more common at the top programs because the mentality has been ingrained?

 

[koan]

This is not universally true, at least not for anesthesia. A broader survey of all the top (anesthesia) programs would definitely show more DO than IMG/FMG grads. It is likewise much easier for a DO to get interviews than Caribbean students, if they have the same stats otherwise. Again, I can only speak to one specialty.

The exceptions are the small handful of people from SGU and other offshore schools who knock USMLE out of the park (260+), or the FMGs who were already attendings in their home country and/or have PhDs. This may be the case with Cornell, not sure. But there are a few programs, particularly in NYC and Boston that have never interviewed a DO for whatever reason.

 

[acapnial]

This is not universally true, at least not for anesthesia. A broader survey of all the top (anesthesia) programs would definitely show more DO than IMG/FMG grads. It is likewise much easier for a DO to get interviews than Caribbean students, if they have the same stats otherwise. Again, I can only speak to one specialty.

The exceptions are the small handful of people from SGU and other offshore schools who knock USMLE out of the park (260+), or the FMGs who were already attendings in their home country and/or have PhDs. This may be the case with Cornell, not sure. But there are a few programs, particularly in NYC and Boston that have never interviewed a DO for whatever reason.

It sure seems like most of the DO discrimination I've heard of has been in NYC and California

 

[Mad Jack]

There are very, very few programs that rank IMGs over DOs.

 

[SLC]

Paging MeatTornado...

 

[j4pac]

There are very, very few programs that rank IMGs over DOs.

Even ones from LUCOM? Just playing with you buddy!

 

[Mad Jack]

Even ones from LUCOM? Just playing with you buddy!

I'm not even kidding, I'd rank IMGs over LUCOM grads all day every day.

Though, honestly, if I were a PD I'd really fairly consider IMGs- there's a lot of great ones out there that don't get a fair shake and could really make a program look good if you gave them a chance.

 

[j4pac]

I'm not even kidding, I'd rank IMGs over LUCOM grads all day every day.

Though, honestly, if I were a PD I'd really fairly consider IMGs- there's a lot of great ones out there that don't get a fair shake and could really make a program look good if you gave them a chance.

We know Mad Jack...we know. 🙂

What would you do if your daughter married a LUCOM grad?

 

[Mad Jack]

We know Mad Jack...we know. 🙂

What would you do if your daughter married a LUCOM grad?

I'll never have to worry about the answer to that question, I'm not having kids

 

[Yadster101]

I'm not even kidding, I'd rank IMGs over LUCOM grads all day every day.

Though, honestly, if I were a PD I'd really fairly consider IMGs- there's a lot of great ones out there that don't get a fair shake and could really make a program look good if you gave them a chance.

J/c if u are really serious. Don't LUCOM grads still have to pass Step 1? Isn't passing Step 1 enough to rank them over IMGs that get to study for like 4 months? Idk anything about LUCOM so I was jc why they get so much hate.

 

[becomingdoctor]

There are two types of IMGs. One type is from PUMC, the other is from SG. They are very different and surely are considered very differently in residency match. I am not saying which type is better just don't get mixed up.

 

[NurWollen]

There are two types of IMGs. One type is from PUMC, the other is from SG. They are very different and surely are considered very differently in residency match. I am not saying which type is better just don't get mixed up.

Yup. Just. Two. Types.