The importance of attire choices for health-care personnel is two-fold. First, there can be problems of infection transfer due to physicians’ wardrobe; the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) reviews possible issues such as cross-contamination when medical doctors wear long-sleeved coats (Bearman et al., 2014). Second, medical professionals must be sure to have a[…]

  Over the years, IMGs (International Medical Graduates) have made up a large percentage of health-care professionals in the United States. Legal requirements in the United States demand for a proof of competency for these IMGs. The challenges of IMGs are greater, as compared to American Medical Students, and prime examples of this are the[…]

The Match Day is a big dream day for doctors to-be. In the US, there are two different types of applicants, FMG (Foreign Medical Graduates) and IMG (International Medical Graduates, Americans who went abroad for medical studies). Rather than coming to a direct conclusion whether it is hard or not for international medical graduates to[…]

  It is always best to be fully prepared for Interview Season. This includes being prepared mentally and LOOKING prepared physically. It is important to know what is considered professional and culturally appropriate. These tips will give you a better understanding of how to appear professional in the healthcare workforce.   Tips for Men:  […]

Once medical students have mastered the school interview and have the eagerness to stick to the field, they come across yet another milestone. This milestone is the medical residency interview. The big dream of becoming a physician will never be achieved if this barrier is not crossed successfully (DeIorio et.al, 2009). The main purpose of[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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.[…]

USMLE scores are very important for International Medical Graduates (IMG) attempting to match into residency programs in the United States. They are part of the equivalency process of an international medical education, showing that the medical knowledge of the IMG meet the standards in the United States. Most of the time, USMLE Step 1 scores[…]

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[…]