Source: Resident Cafe Previously we showed the USMLE scores of US IMGs in the 2013 Match.  Please click on the link for definitions of US and non-US IMG.  In 2013, 5100 US IMG and 7600 non-US IMG applied for residency.  The following tables are for non-US IMGs in the 2013 Match. Specialty Matched Internal Medicine 1690 Family Medicine 293 Pediatrics 278[…]

Source: KevinMD via Skeptical Scalpel  A year ago in a post about law school applications decreasing, I speculated about whether a similar phenomenon would occur with medical schools. In that post, I commented on the impending problem of too many medical school graduates and not enough residency training positions. I cited an article that appeared in the New[…]

See below, great reference map by Kaplan:

See below, great reference map by Kaplan:

Source: USMLE.org As medicine and medical education have changed over the years, so have USMLE examinations evolved since they were first administered in 1992. This is a brief summary of planned changes for the next few years. USMLE STEP 3 What WILL change? What WILL NOT change? Beginning November 3, 2014, examinees will: [list type=”check”][…]

Source: Health Affairs Blog By Edward Salsberg Each spring thousands of seniors at medical and osteopathic schools and other physicians apply for positions in graduate medical education (GME) training programs; simultaneously, thousands of training programs rank their preferred candidates.  Based on the preferences of the medical student/physician applicants and the training programs, the two are[…]