Comments on: Residency Match Success: Lessons Learned

By: Cruz Florentino

Cruz Florentino — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:30:04 +0000

As a foreign medical graduate, it took me years before I was able to finally get a residency. I was helped immensely by a Residents Medical Group who helped achieve a medical residency here in the States.

By: Broke

Broke — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:40:12 +0000

Please concider other options before starting your USMLE’s and the entire expensive process to relocate to the USA. They are not very keen on giving residency post to foreign medical graduates. It cost a fortune to go through the process, all the additonal cost if you make use of some of them …. and still end up not having success. It is a rediculous process and a money making scheme. Good luck though to anyone that want to persue this

By: Uri

Uri — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:17:49 +0000

Amitabh Joshi, is it really only 23-30%??? If I recall correctly, it’s slightly below or above 50%.

By: Yuppers

Yuppers — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:55:26 +0000

How do DO’s preform usually in their matching? Some advice on how DO’s can stay competitive against the popular MDs would be great.

By: Amitabh Joshi

Amitabh Joshi — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:29:52 +0000

The fact is that only about 23-30% if the IMG applicants eventually get a match. I have met an IMG who applied to 600 programs… Its a waste… it seems like for IMG’s to apply in US if you cannot get scores above 90 in all steps in 1st attempt. Its really a waste for all the doctor spouses in the country who are permanent residents, of US but cannot further their career as medical residents…

By: Rubina Afrin

Rubina Afrin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:39:02 +0000

Thanking you for such a nice laid out article. It will be a very helpful info for my future days preperation.
As an IMG I would like to rquest to write something as how we need to prepare ourselves compare to Canadian Medical graduates as I found a little opportunity left for the IMGs in the Canadian Residency stream.
I also heard about some initiative being taking in the form of pilot project to prepare teh IMGs to incorporate in the Canadian health care system by giveing them an opportunity for 6 months ( yet to deciode the time frame) internship and planning for June 2010 to be in effect. I came to know about this from CBC radio about three weeks ago but tunned at the very last minute of the news therefore not really sure about thew whole information. Do you have any information in this regards, please let us know.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:33:00 +0000

I too would me interested in US-IMG specific advice. We generally have much less guidance than US seniors. Thank you.

By: Vasu Gooty

Vasu Gooty — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:30:23 +0000

Hello Dr.Freedman,

I would really love to hear any tips for the International Meidcal graduates while applying for the resideny application.

Thanks

By: Vasu Gooty

Vasu Gooty — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:28:19 +0000

Hello Dr. Freedman,

I am an International Medical graduate. I have gone through your article and I must commit that you have written it in an excellent manner regarding the process for the residency match and the most common mistakes that people commit during this process of matching.

Thank you very much for the information.

Regards,
Vasu Gooty