Residency Specialty Spotlight: Anesthesiology
Pain management is a hot topic in the field of health care right now. If you are interested in dedicating your career to the...
Inpatient vs Outpatient Treatment Settings: What’s the Difference?
If you are a foreign medical student thinking about applying to residency programs in the United States, one of the questions that you may be...
Residency Specialty Spotlight: Family Medicine
One of the most popular residency specialty areas for foreign medical graduates is family medicine. According to data from the National Residency Match Program (NMRP),...
Summer Plans for Clinical Experiences
It’s almost May, which could mean one of two things: If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is right around the corner, and you...
Residency Specialty Spotlight: Internal Medicine
According to the most recent data from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), the most common residency specialty for foreign medical graduates is internal medicine....
Eligibility Requirements for U.S. Medical Residency Programs: Information for Foreign Medical Graduates
It’s the start of spring, which means it’s right around the time that fourth-year medical students and and trained doctors start to think about whether...
What To Do If You Didn’t Get Matched
Match Day has come and gone, and if you are one of the fourth-year foreign medical students who was not matched, it can be hard...
Post-Match Day Advice: What To Do After Getting Matched
If you’re one of the thousands of fourth-year medical students who got matched on March 17, congratulations! After years of hard work, you finally have...
Financial Costs of Applying for a U.S. Medical Residency
Foreign medical graduates (and U.S. allopathic seniors alike) should be aware of the various fees associated with applying for medical school. Many of these fees...
Preparing for a U.S. Medical Residency Interview
Although many U.S. allopathic seniors have a chance to complete mock interviews at their medical schools, some foreign medical graduates may not be fully prepared...
An Introduction to the ECFMG Certification Examination
Before foreign medical graduates can match with a U.S. residency program, they must receive certification from The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Receiving a...
Three Benefits of U.S. Clinical Externships for Foreign Medical Graduates
Clinical externships allow foreign medical students to test their skills at U.S. medical institutions. In a clinical externship, a foreign medical graduate (FMG) is placed...