Source: Skeptical Scalpel “Brian,” a medical student in Egypt, wrote me about obtaining a surgical residency in the US. Due to space limitations, I have edited the email. He will take USMLE Step 1 soon. He has no green card. He read a previous post of mine about a US citizen international medical graduate (IMG), but still[…]
Source: USMLE This announcement describes a change in the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination minimum passing score that will affect examinees testing on or after July 1, 2014. As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information and as explained in a previous posting to the USMLE website, the minimum passing score for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically[…]
Source: ECFMG Reporter To participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency MatchSM, international medical students/graduates must have passed all exams required for ECFMG Certification. If you plan to participate in the 2015 Match (in March 2015) and need to pass Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), you must take Step 2 CS by December 31,[…]
Source: Troy Record A lack of doctors is putting New Yorkers at risk. Senator Charles Schumer is launching a campaign to pass legislation to address an increasing shortage of primary care physicians in upstate New York hospitals. Recent reports show that the majority of upstate hospitals do not have enough primary care physicians, and the[…]
Source: Troy Record A lack of doctors is putting New Yorkers at risk. Senator Charles Schumer is launching a campaign to pass legislation to address an increasing shortage of primary care physicians in upstate New York hospitals. Recent reports show that the majority of upstate hospitals do not have enough primary care physicians, and the[…]
Source: ERAS Information for international medical students/graduates on the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®) 2015 application season is now available. If you plan to apply for U.S. residency positions that begin in July 2015, visit theERAS Support Services section of the ECFMG website for important information. Most U.S. residency programs participate in ERAS. If you[…]
Source: ERAS Information for international medical students/graduates on the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®) 2015 application season is now available. If you plan to apply for U.S. residency positions that begin in July 2015, visit theERAS Support Services section of the ECFMG website for important information. Most U.S. residency programs participate in ERAS. If you[…]
Source: SDN Stress Photo from Shutterstock.com By Megan Riddle, PhD “I was a little excited but mostly blorft. “Blorft” is an adjective I just made up that means ‘Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.’ I have been blorft every day for the past[…]
Source: MomMD Do you know whom you will be asking to write you letters of recommendation for medical school? Have you been procrastinating the task of actually approaching them? Are you uncertain about the most effective strategy to get a great recommendation? Partnering with Your Recommenders to Get the Best Possible Letter As you[…]
Source: Resident Cafe The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) defines international medical graduates (IMG) as physicians who graduated from a medical school located outside the United States and Canada. The location of the school, not the citizenship, determines whether a physician applying to residency is an IMG. Depending on citizenship, these applicants can[…]