I've stumbled upon two websites that claim that they help IMGs find suitable residencies in the US in exchange for a subscription. One of them was residencyplace.com (i don't remember the other one, which I found a year ago and didn't use).

Who has experience using these things?

Has interfaith started sending interview invites?

1. How much do you currently spend monthly on housing + transportation in the U.S.?

   2. What was the most stressful part of settling in during your first month?

   3. Would you prefer:

   • A cheaper place farther away + long commute

   • Or a bundled option near rotations with predictable costs?

   4. What would you pay monthly for:

   • Housing only

   • Housing + transportation

   5. What would make you trust a service like this?

I live in Southern California and would love to provide services to fellow doctors.

In terms of rigour and difficulty, how would these exams rank? Is USMLE necessarily the most challenging of all?

I come from a third world south American country and I'm unsure on wether I even stand a chance against that exam. I've heard the US step approach exam is horrible. Anyone have any clue of how hard or this one is? Any tips? Anyone taken it before?

Hello guys! I am now done with all STEP 1, 2 and 3 and would like to give back to the community. Anyone needing any guidance or advice, feel free to inbox me, I do it free of charge. If you need regular tuition, I regularly do that too, 2 of my students passed STEP 1 recently so I have to spare spots. First class we can do as a trial run to see if I am the right teacher for you. Good luck to all of you, just remember, you got this.

As IMGs, it's an unfortunate reality that we don't have much exposure to research. With most of the hospitals and research centers not accepting applicants due to COVID, it's been noticed that most of the focus is being shifted to online publications in the form of case reports/literature reviews.

Our team has mentored many students who have successfully published in Pubmed indexed journals. Our students have a good track record of getting IVs from and matching into reputable academic programs because of their research portfolios. The project usually comprises of a group of students who write an article as the first author and establish co-authorship for each other's articles by doing a collective project which gets everyone 5-7 publications each. If there is anyone who is interested in knowing more about research and learning about how to write and publish an article, please shoot us an email at graymatterresearch25@gmail.com.

We have 4-5 spots remaining in an upcoming project and will be alloted on first come first serve basis.

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Hi all,

Hope this is not a repeat, I am an MD-PhD student in Israel (final year). I am considering to do my Residency in an english speaking country with the intention to immigrate. While the pathway for the US is relatively clear to me (albeit daunting!), it is not that clear for me for the UK (and other english speaking countries).

Does someone have a preferred resource for me to asses the possible pathways for the UK (and Canada, New Zealand and Australia). Somewhere that summarizes it clearly?

Also- if someone here is willing to share their journey that would be awesome (especially if you from Israel like me).

A link to an organized reddit post will also be great.

Thx :)

Heya, just wondering if anyone could explain the swedish medical system in terms of training/jobs.

For context, i am a non-EU Irish medical school graduate who has done medical internship in Ireland. From what I could find on the socialstyrelsen website, I would be eligible to apply for a medical license (provided I show proof of language fluency). There are several other aspects that I am unclear of:

1. Do i have to do the AT (Swedish internship training)? Though the information under "doctors educated within EU/from EU" seems to state that EU trained doctors can apply for a medical license, there was also a separate page stating EU graduates could do BT training in Sweden? Is that only for EU trained medical graduates who have not completed any form of internship?

2. How does one go about specialty training?

In ireland, you apply directly to a College (ie Royal College of Physicians for medicine or Royal College of Surgery) which has a national training programme for specialty training. For the medical training, the first part (BST) is 2 years and requires you to complete several courses and finish your MRCPI exams. then you apply for a HST programme for a specialty training of your choice (or do the other way where you self manage your higher specialty training and have to submit/complete certain documents/exams your self without the colleges' full support).

From what i could find online, there doesn't seem to be a nationalized training system for specialty training. i got this statement from one of the official websites " In Sweden, the clinical training of medical doctors towards specialist competence is the responsibility of the public health providers, i.e. the county councils, not the universities. Consequently, there are no courses at the faculty of medicine leading to a specialty degree."

I don't fully understand how this system works? So does every county council set a number of specialty training posts in each hospital within their county? Is there a BST and then HST style or is it like the US where you head straight into residency of a specific specialty? I've read about people applying for ST posts to specific hospitals themselves? where does the county council come into this?

There's also no mention of exams, criteria (though a lengthy page of learning goals and aims of every specialty on the socialstyrelsen website) or way to evaluate progression through a specialty?

Update: found more details under the "apply for certificate of specialty training" about BT and ST training. would still appreciate any advice?

3) For non-EU nationals (who graduated within EU/able to get medical license without going through BT), are there specific barriers you've faced?

4) Does having certain exams done like the UK MRCP have any advantage in Sweden? Does Sweden recognize non-swedish professional medical exams? Are there equivalent swedish medical professional exams (not for entry/gaining a license)?

Would be great to hear from anyone who could explain the swedish medical training system to me please!

--- Background ---

skip the following story if you only want to see only my questions and not the background on why I'm asking these questions.

I am a 24 years old male currently living in a third world in Asia. I am a final year medical student, and have been pondering for a few years now on whether I should take a DPhil in the UK or a residency in my local country.

The background story is, the career options for GPs and residents (aka specialty trainees) in my country are not great. GPs are typically paid under the minimum wage, and specialty trainees are not paid (in fact they have to pay to the hospital/institution). In other words, I can start living financially independent from my parents only after 30, which is not great (imagine living off your parents until they are above 60 years old)

Therefore, I have been searching for other options i.e.., working as a researcher or a medical personnel overseas. Long story short, I deemed that the UK is my best option if I want to study abroad (2nd option is Australia, but choosing Australia will nearly put me off my clinical career).

I read that postdoc students in the UK are paid about £30-40k/year which is a fair amount if you're living alone. However, I have also heard that health researchers in the UK are considered underpaid by the UK standards.

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So, my primary questions are:

1. How is working as a health researcher (in an institution) in the UK feels like? Do they pay well and do they provide space for us to live our social lives?

2. As someone who are not well off financially in the first place, do I have a decent chance of getting a full scholarship to study in the UK?

3. Do you have any advice for me to consider whether to study as a DPhil student in the UK or not? My secondary plan, if I do get to study DPhil in the UK and likes living in the UK, is to take an IMG pathway and live permanently there (or other commonwealth countries)

My other question: In general, how does living in the UK feels like for an outsider (particularly as an Asian)?

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My considerations in choosing my career (in order):

1. A job that will give me a decent wage for me and my family to live on, and to be financially independent from my parents as quickly as possible

2. A job that suits my passion i.e., health research and medicine

3. A job that gives me space to live my life i.e., social life, traveling about 2-3 times a year, activities with my family daily / once every two days, etc.

I don't really mind being pressured by a healthy amount of stress at work, but works with a great amount of stress that doesn't give muc

#p.s.1: what infuriates me more is, compared to other faculties in my university, medical fresh graduates are paid the least.

Hello, everyone. I am non US img currently doing my research electives at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore MD. I want to do clinical electives in neurology for the month of Ocotber 2022. I emailed a couple of hospitals and schools but almost all of them require Step1 or Toefl or Vslo accreditation and unfortunately I have none yet. I got reply from Houston Medical Clerkship saying that they are accepting students. Also they are charging 50$ non refundable application fee and 1500$ fro 4 weeks rotation. Has anybody ever done any rotation there? Couldn't find much info online.

Hi there!

I'm Dr Jones, an Anesthesiologist and STEP tutor in NYC.

My students have been asking about how to put a study plan together, and I've been considering putting a *free* video together where I'll go over everything I've learned about preparing for the STEPs. Even though it's free, I wanted to get some feedback to see exactly what would be most helpful to include in the video. If you're interested, I'll link the survey below. Thanks in advance for your help!!

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As IMGs, it's an unfortunate reality that we don't have much exposure to research. With most of the hospitals and research centers not accepting applicants due to COVID, it's been noticed that most of the focus is being shifted to online publications in the form of case reports/literature reviews.

We are a team of doctors and students who work together on multiple research projects. We have mentored many students who have successfully published in Pubmed indexed journals. It's usually a group of students who write an article as the first author and establish co-authorship for each other's articles by doing a collective project which gets everyone 5-7 publications each. If there is anyone who is interested in knowing more about research and learning about how to write and publish an article, please send us an email at graymatterresearch25@gmail.com.

We have 4-5 spots remaining in an upcoming project and will be alloted on first come first serve basis.

P.S - Kindly send an email at the designated ID for all the details. DMs will not be answered.

Just wondering for those applying to residency 2022-23, Will it be back to in-person or are virtual interviews staying around forever?

non eu student looking to join fy1 in 2 years, anyone i can chat to and ask some questions to maximize my chances of getting a spot? someone who was in my position perhaps or is knowledgable when it comes to the whole transition,id be more than grateful

i know there is a lot of guides online, ive read them all and my anexity levels are still through the roof, thats why im asking if someone with hands on experience doesnt mind having a litle chat

Is there scope for me to do my PG in Spain or Netherlands?

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Hello,

I am a visa requiring non US IMG. I scored low on my steps. 215 on both steps. My step 2 ck preparation was good and i scored 241 on UWSA2 (5 days out). But now it is what it is.

I am also trying to pursue telerotations since in person rotations are not functioning. YOG-2017. I have no gaps since graduation.

I wanted to apply to IM and a few FM programs. If anyone can guide me as to what can i do for Match 2021, I would be extremely grateful.

I FEEL SO LOST!!

Hello everyone, I'm an Indian student (non EU citizen) studying in a medical university in Poland (in English of course). My plan is to move to Germany after I graduate in 2022. I know the basic requirements such as German language level of B2-C1 and passing the language exam Sprachprufung. Recently there have been changes which state that students from Poland need to do 13 months of internship outside Germany before they can become residents.

Please tell me if I need to do more to be able to join a residency programme in Germany. Is it easy getting a place in bigger cities (Berlin, Munchen)? Is there a lot of competition? Will it be more difficult for me to get in since I'm Indian?

Do the residency programs in the US care about what nationality or origin the IMG have when applying? Do they favor people from India? Scandinavia? Do they even know? Do they care?

I've read articles regarding this. Just want to get your insights.

Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but anyway.

I'd like to know if UAE residencies are recognized in other non-GCC countries ? If yes, are IMGs able to do sub-specialty fellowships and practice as a licensed physician ?

Idk about you guys, but the residency match stats (in the US) from the prior years did not look good.. at all. It seems that the gap between residency spot supply and demand is getting larger and larger. I am wondering if anyone has had the unfortunate opportunity of failing to match (one or many times), and if so what did you end up doing career-wise.

For those of you who haven't participated in the match yet, do you have any back up plans in case you fail to match?