Comments on: The IMG’s Guide to Obtaining Residency in the United States (2022)

By: Francis Marie

Francis Marie — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:27:44 +0000

Hi! My current stats are: Non-US IMG
Finished Internal Medicine residency in Philippines 2022
Graduated Medical School: 2018

Research: 1-2
US clinical experience: 0

(probably almost the same with Agnes Park…5 years ago 🙂
Goal: US neurology residency

I was wondering if i could also do a simultaneous research position and clinical experience?

thank you!

By: Yousmle

Yousmle — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:05:16 +0000

In reply to Dominika.

Hi Dominika – thanks for your question. I assume that you can reach out to the ECFMG directly to communicate that to them, as I’m sure there are many people in your situation of having graduated already.

Dr. Palmerton

By: Dominika

Dominika — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:37:23 +0000

Hi, thank you for an amazing post. It helps a lot. I wanted to tell you, that I am a Non-US IMG and I did externship in the USA. I also wanted to ask, how can I inform ECFMG that I’ve already graduate ?

By: Kajsa

Kajsa — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:41:11 +0000

Hi!
Thank you for a great page – it’s by far the best summary of information related to IMGs I’ve come across so far. I am currently studying at a Swedish med.school, while also doing my best to prepare for applying to general surgery residencies in the US. My USMLE scores are high, I’ve done part-time research since first year (and been published a couple of times), and I’m combining my M.D with a M.S in public health. I’ve spent last two summers going abroad to take clinical rotations related to surgery, and will do so again as an exchange at Harvard, so by the time I graduate I will have some experience and hopefully also good recommendations from US doctors.
Now, to my problem. I probably won’t be able to go to the US for interviews while still being in medical school, since that would cause me to miss important rotations during my final semester (our program ends late December). My plan is therefore to take one year after med school to submitt my residency application. Do you have any suggestions of what I should do during that year? Do an externships in the US? Continue doing medical research in Sweden (which I’m currently doing part-time)? Work as a PGY1-intern in Sweden? Take another master’s degree? I would like to do something that enhances my possibilities of getting a residency, rather than doing something that will meke it look like I took a year of doing nothing of value.. I would greatly appreciate your advice on this matter!

By: wpl24

wpl24 — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:33:23 +0000

Hi Alec
I am a non-US IMG and I want to enter an internal medicine residency program.
Got 247 on step 1 and 245 on ck. As usually people with my score on step 1 get >250 on step 2 ck, will my grade affect greatly my chances of entering a good residency program (mid tier program)?

By: loveit

loveit — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:26:22 +0000

Your article mentioned ECFMG consider IMG ppl who study outside of US or Canada. Do program directors consider graduates from a Canadian medical school IMG?

By: Yousmle

Yousmle — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:38:38 +0000

In reply to daniel vera grandez.

Submitting an application in January would not be a good idea, since most places will already be nearly done with their interviews. I can’t know for certain without working with your directly, but that would be my first impression. Especially if you haven’t passed Step 1/Step 2 CK yet, I’d recommend waiting for the next cycle, to prepare properly and get better USMLE scores and have a stronger application.

Alec

By: daniel vera grandez

daniel vera grandez — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 07:57:23 +0000

Hi, alec i have a question…. I finish my internship the 31th december ;so newly i would get diploma , and application for match starts at september, my concern is that if i can send my documents to eras in january and have chance to match ,eveantually i would have passed my step 1 and 2

By: salem sultan

salem sultan — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 07:53:04 +0000

Hi Alex,
Thanks for the useful info, and I was wondering if you have statistics that shows which medical school IMG’s or which country IMG’s are scoring higher results in USMLE ?

By: Caleb

Caleb — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 18:44:18 +0000

Hi Alex!

I am a US citizen attending a US med school, but my girlfriend is Canadian. She went to a school in the Caribbean so I guess she would be classified as a non-US IMG. We want to get married next year as we have been together for 7 years now, and she would be applying and obtaining her greencard prior to the match. So would she still be classified as a non-US IMG, or as a US IMG since she has her greencard? I ask because her step score is below average for the field she wishes to pursue (internal medicine), but above average if she were to be categorized as a US-IMG…so we are deciding now which speciality would be safer for her.

Thanks,

Caleb