By Fady Akladios As promised in my last post, I will illustrate in this post an example of a plan for an IMG applicant attempting to obtain a residency spot in the US. I will assume the applicant here is an IMG who is about to graduate medical […]
By Sasmit Sarangi The Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam is a fundamental step toward the process of residency. The basic purpose of the exam is to assess the core clinical competence of a future physician in the context of a typical clinic visit as seen in a […]
By Fady Akladios Being unable to secure a residency after an educationally and personally demanding journey of a decade is probably one of the most disheartening experiences any of us can have. However, having that extra year until the next ERAS/NRMP cycle is not an excuse for a […]
By Sasmit Sarangi The number of IMGs doing either short-term or long-term research has increased significantly over the past few years. In my opinion, this has been driven primarily by increasing competition in the residency application process and, as a result, IMGs try to seek an extra edge. […]
By Sasmit Sarangi A large number of IMGs often have a break between graduating and joining a residency program. It is very common to at least go through the application phase and interviews after graduating from medical school. In my case, I worked for nearly two years in […]
By Fady Akladios As I pointed out in my previous post, Going to America: the IMG Journey, there are some important questions to consider as an international medical graduate seeking postgraduate training in the US. IMGs tend to fall into one of four main categories, each of which […]
By Fady Akladios The information in this post is based on material published in the First Aid for the International Medical Graduate, 2nd edition. As a non-US born IMG, making the decision to pursue postgraduate training in the US is a significant life decision. Not only will you […]
By Sasmit Sarangi Disclaimer- Please bear in mind that most of the information here has been derived from friends and personal experiences. Some visa situations are extremely complex, so seek legal advice. The information provided here may contain minor inaccuracies, so please feel free to correct me in […]
By Sasmit Sarangi As an international medical graduate, one thing that is extremely important for your residency application is the extent of your US clinical experience (USCE). Traditionally, clinical electives are the most valuable kind of clinical experience. You get unfettered access to a patient as a medical […]
By Sasmit Sarangi, with Dr. Aditya Bardia About a year ago, Sarah did an excellent post on common IMG interview questions. Now that we are firmly into interview season, I felt that it would be helpful to revisit this topic and add more questions that could be encountered […]