Special ReelDx Discount for all Students!

ReelDx was born of the understanding that real patients are our best teachers. When I arrived at Yale University as an Assistant Professor in 2003, I was dismayed with the tools available for teaching case based medicine. Initially, I began incorporating patient images into my lectures. Later, I started to seek patient consent for short[…]

What Residency Specialties do International Medical Graduates (IMGs) Have the Best Chance of Matching into?

There are so many challenges that face International Medical Graduates and prevent them from getting a desired residency positions. According to the CEO of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, it is predicted that by the end of 2016 there will be more graduates from US medical schools than available residency. The Educational Commission[…]

I Only Have Medclerkships to Thank!

You’re an international medical graduate, done with USMLE Step 1, and planning on the rest of the steps. Now what? Everyone knows how crucial LORs (Letters of Recommendation) are when it comes to your application. Not only that, American LORS are virtually essential. How does an IMG earn those? For me it was fairly simple.[…]

5 Tips for Succeeding in Your Medical Externship!

After spending countless hours in and out of classroom learning everything you possibly can about medicine, its time to get hands-on experience. This experience will prove to be valuable in later years of medical school and future job placement. For the IMG (International Medical Graduate), an externship could help them get the required clinical experience[…]

MEDICAL MISSION TO LEBANON

THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS Medfield Staffing Inc. in conjunction with Medclerkships would like to announce this unique medical mission opportunity to help Syrian refugees. This opportunity open to graduates. Please read below and contact Medfield Staffing Inc. directly at [info@MedifieldStaffing.com] Come join our Medical Mission to Lebanon to help the Syrian Refugees ! July 12[…]

Latest Testimonials from recent IMG Students

See what some recent IMGs are saying about our services and rotations.  Every year during Match season, it really encourages our team to see our assistance pay off!   I just spoke with Dr. Mike – he was fantastic. A lot of great information, very knowledgeable, honest, straight forward and a great resource. He really[…]

Questions Asked During Residency Interviews

After completing the lengthy process of taking USMLE exams and becoming ECFMG certified, obtaining letters of recommendations from clinical experience, filling in your residency application on ERAS and applying to residency programs, you are finally able to get some residency interview calls. For most applicants, it’s a first time experience – especially for IMGs, to[…]

Role of Research in a Residency Application

A residency application has many components. The most important ones are: USMLE scores, visa status, letters of recommendation, clinical experience, research experience, years from graduation, and medical school–MSPE/Transcript. Obviously, there are many components in a residency application that can make it strong or weak.  It is less common for an application to have maximized every category, so[…]