Posts Tagged ‘International Medical Graduates’
Career Options for International Medical Graduates
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), through its program of certification, assesses whether physicians graduating from medical schools outside the US are ready to enter programs of graduate medical education in the United States (http://www.ecfmg.org/forms/certfact.pdf). The examination requirements […]
Read moreTips for IMGs’ First Job Search
Every year, thousands of foreign doctors come to the United States with the hope of landing that elusive job. Often times, they do this without counting the cost, and there are unanticipated challenges that often arise. The challenges that foreign […]
Read moreA New Year for the J-1 Visa Program
People joined cultural exchange programs in the United States in order to obtain specialist training. The J-1 Visa Program is a great way for physicians and other individuals working in the United States to do so and acquire a non-immigrant […]
Read moreResidency Match Tips for International Medical Graduates
International learning and job experience usually increase your competitive advantage over domestic applicants in most business fields like marketing, finance, and human resource. Unfortunately, this rule of thumb is not applicable in the healthcare industry. If you are an International […]
Read moreResidency Training Challenges for International Medical Graduates
Because of the healthcare reform (also known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare), an additional 32 million Americans are insured. Despite such an increase in demand, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there continues to […]
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