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Sharing stories of success, failure and struggle of IMG while surviving residency in the US. IMG advocate. 👍/RT does not equal endorsement.
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Some can be free but usually will charge anywhere from 400 to 1000+ for 1 month experience.
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"Got two IVs in my 4th match cycle
Got 0 in the previous 3"
🔥🔥🔥🔥
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I'm equally disappointed by programs that have IMG as part of their leadership and don't adequately support IMG trainees and IMG that make it to leadership positions and automatically forget where they come from.
Assimilation doesn't help anyone but the oppressor.
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It really warms my heart seeing so many IMGs getting ready to start their careers. Go get em'!
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Keep pushing until the universe doesn't have any other option than give to it to you
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Thank you to all IMGs practicing in the US. Even when you don't feel appreciated, your work is important and you are making a difference in people lives around you.
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"I really thought residency was going to be the hardest thing about my professional career but navigating immigration/visa issue has been my biggest stressor. I feel no matter what I do or how accomplished I am being a foreigner is a red flag across my face that I can't wash off"
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"I used to get really upset when I got a question wrong while I was studying until I realized that is exactly the purpose of studying, figuring out what I don't know as well as I should. Honestly, a lot better to get it wrong in the study session than in the real thing"
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@iAlinasehar
Every rejection is the opportunity to not waste your time with a program that currently does not align with your needs and skills. Remember, all you need is one interview.
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Please flood my timeline with you first day pictures.
July 1st is a day to remember!
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How many days until Match day 2023? 35 days, thirty five days, 3 5.
Of course, we are not counting. Are you?🫣
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Michael Dabaghi (later Debakey) born of immigrant Lebanese refugees also trained abroad, later returning to Louisiana.
On this day in 1908, Dr. Michael DeBakey, a Lebanese-American cardiac and vascular surgeon, was born. He is known for his many surgical innovations including coronary bypass operations, carotid endarterectomy, artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices.
#Histweet
#CTSurgery
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The Conrad program is the main avenue for IMG to free themselves from the shackles of the J1 visa. Every year there are 30 total spots per state. THIRTY. IN TOTAL.
House hearing today on "The Role of Immigrant Physicians in the U.S. Healthcare System" began with passionate remarks from Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) on the backlog of visas for IMG physicians and the importance the Conrad 30 program.
#AANadvocacy
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@DanielButlerMD
@jbcarmody
$1,647,879: Darrell Kirch, President (thru 7/14/19)
$ 941,388: Atul Grover, EVP
$ 742,685: John Prescott, Chief Academic Officer
$ 726,529: Janis Orlowski, Chief Health Care Officer
$ 642,546: Karen Fisher, Chief Public Policy Officer
$ 638,710: Diana Bourke, COO
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Words are powerful tools. Use them to uplift, to nurture, to comfort, to teach, to support.
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@Huzefa_habib911
Internal medicine has about 10k spots every year, twice the amount of FM, three times that of EM and almost 5 times more than any other specialty. Most people seem to purse IM because most people pursue IM.
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Let's talk about money. How expensive is it to finish residency for an International Medical Grad?
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@JashankParwani
@Inside_TheMatch
@IMG_Advocate
@NMatch2022
Not a sign of holistic review. Holistic review would not state a cut off. It shows programs do not update their webpages and that the information in the webpages is used to deter a subset of applicants from applying.
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@kia_bashiri
Everyone has a right to be wrong. Data shows the opposite and clearly the PD is not interested in reading past their bias.
They just saved you one program to apply to.
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@SybilPentsil
@PedsSinaiBmore
You were invited to an interview because the program is interested. The fear of being undeserving should stop as soon as you get the first email inviting you for an interview.
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@SidraMD1
@IMG_Advocate
The font that PS are printed by the programs is Courier New in a size 10. Writing your statement in this format will help you get an idea of how it will look once it’s received.
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My accent does not define who I am.
My name is Daniel Bassey. I am from Akwa Ibom State. My accent does not define who I am.
Yes, I call junction, yunction.
It doesn't define who I am.
I love my accent.✌🏾
#AkwaIbomTwitter
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@AyeshaSq298
@Inside_TheMatch
The goal of the PS is to get to know you. To pick up on some traits that are not evident on other areas of the application, like leadership, resiliency, growth, passion. Also as feeder for topics for the potential interview. It's a good way to break the ice.
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@AnaFlores2301
@Inside_TheMatch
I feel there should be more information and statistics on IMG, in general.
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@nnourthernlight
@IMG_Advocate
@ImgJourney
@Inside_TheMatch
@mahad_minhas
I find it upsetting that the burden is now on the applicant to find someone to an evaluator. How is this better than the original CS?
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More programs applied to but less interviews offered.
The cost of each interview is high because of international flights and lodging.
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USMLE Step 2 CS is gone! Does it mean things will get easier?
No.
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Knowing where other IMGs have trained in the past is important to predict where are the IMG-friendly programs currently are.
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Regardless of the outcome. Today is a day of strength, resiliency, sacrifice and perseverance. Keep pushing.
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@sibelcyilmaz_md
@Inside_TheMatch
@MatchToPath
Today is a day of growth in different planes. You are more than the fights you lose. Clean your wounds and and get ready for the next fight. Happy birthday 🎉
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@UbenthiraP
Keep yourself busy. Understand there is not much you can do until that time. Plan your alternative early and then try to enjoy your time until match day.
Bake, ride a bike, read, travel with a mask...
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@Mehrsamaei
@IMG_Advocate
@Inside_TheMatch
You are not alone, neither across the valleys nor at the top of the mountains.
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I don't know the details of these horrific cases but practicing medicine away from your family and sometimes being a target of abuse and/or discrimination takes a psychological toll that it's usually never talked about. To everyone reading these lines, you are not alone.
3 doctors just died at one NY hospital—from one Internal medicine residency.
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Where there's will, there's a way.
First day of MED SCHOOL after burning 71% of my body 3 years ago. 28 surgeries and more to come, 20 days in a coma, 2 months in ICU, more than 7 months in the hospital, and 3 years of therapies.Happy to finally be here.
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Less interviews means you are unable to stacked them in succession so of there is a long gap between them you have to stay in hotels for longer periods or just go back and forth between the US and home country.
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Median Number of Applications, Interviews, and Programs Ranked By Applicant Type and Match Outcome
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Non-US IMG usually receive their invitations later in the season so there is less time to plan = more expensive flights.
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I really wish I would have been as prepared as 👇
Step 1 ✅
Step 2 CK ✅
OET ✅
ECFMG Pathway ✅
Personal Statement ✅
US Clinical Experience ✅
Research - Publications ✅
Volunteer experience ✅
Dean's letter-MSPE ✅
LORs ✅
Desire to be a surgeon ✅✅✅✅✅
#Match2022
#GenSurgMatch2022
@StoriesImg
@ImgJourney
@IMG_Advocate
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Application to the Match can be very expensive depending on how many programs you are applying to. Changes of matching tend to be lower for non US IMG so many recur to applying to many more programs.
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@Ed4MedUS
@SidraMD1
@IMG_Advocate
Please never write quotes from famous people. We know those guys already, we want to hear what you have to say.
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@VNikolian
@OMGhanemMD
@FilipinoSurgeon
@hayfarani
@DrHasanAlam
@elieramly
@AdilHaiderMD
@luisalfonsomdc
@sarayu_sub
@DissanaikeMD
@OHSUsurgery
Central Michigan University
University of Miami
@UTSWSurgeryLife
Harlem Hospital Center
NYU Long Island health
@OhioStateSurg
@MCG_AUG
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@NarjustDumaMD
Amplify IMGs that are successful, show the ones that are still trying to make it that there is hope. That they are not alone.
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I love the optimism. I just hoped this was closer to reality. It matters where you graduated and it matters where you did your training. However, I do agree that as long as you have good mentors and are ready to seize opportunities as they become available you can be a success.
In medicine, it doesn’t matter where you graduated from, or where did your training. As long as you have good mentors and grab opportunities with both hands, you can be a success.
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“If you find something very difficult to achieve yourself, don’t imagine it impossible—for anything possible and proper for another person can be achieved as easily by you.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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@RavaliAReddy
@docdoc_goose
@farsamfraz
Support systems available, opportunities for faculty/resident, resident/resident mentorship, efforts in community engagement, IMG residents and track of success, experience of the international affairs office helping IMGs, demographics of the population served by the program...
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@SalhaDoc
@IMG_Advocate
@ImgJourney
What do you bring to the table?
What are your long term goals? How can we help you achieve those goals?
Why is this important to you?
Story must reflect passion and commitment.
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Thank you
@MichelleCBrock1
for this advice for residency and fellowship interview candidates during interview season!
The world's greatest superpower:
Storytelling.
It unlocks growth in your career, your business, + your personal life.
Here are 10 bulletproof rules that will revolutionise the way you tell stories:
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How many more? I have heard of applicants submitting information to 100+ programs depending on the specialty.
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@SalhaDoc
@IMG_Advocate
@ImgJourney
@imgsconnect
@akshdodia007
Why is getting into residency in the US so important you are leaving your country/friends/family? How has your experience in a different country improve the care of our patients? What are you long term plans? What type of visa do you need/want?
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@ChrisG_Doc
@luispenarandab
@Inside_TheMatch
@IMG_Advocate
Success is hard. Succeeding alone is harder. Keep supporting one another and the trail will seem easier.
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Help us support IMGs to excel in surgical training!
👇🏽 Take our survey and share your valuable perspective. Your input matters! 🌟
🔗 Survey link:
Spread the word and let's make a difference! 🗣️
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🚨🚨Looking for a clerkship opportunity in IM, Endocrinology or Neurology for an International Medical Student🚨🚨
@NHMAmd
@LMSA_National
@SocBlackNeuro
@AANMember
@LatinxInNeuro
@connect_imgs
@FindARotation
@LatinasInMed
@ABIMcert
@drricardocorrea
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@DanielaarangoMD
If not, make sure YOU understand the requirements, options, benefits of your immigration status.
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If your program is hosting URM meet and greets and you have IMG residents but are not hosting IMG meet and greets, you are doing it wrong.
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@isabellaxfaria
Answer the obvious question: why are leaving family and home country to come to the US to do residency?
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@docdoc_goose
@Inside_TheMatch
@IMG_Advocate
No Research < Any Research < High quality/Specialty concordant Research
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"The team appreciated how my cultural background allowed for a greater understanding of the patient’s needs and contributed to improving their health outcomes."
Dr. Kevin Carroll II is a J-1 physician, surgery resident, and Bahamian native. He wrote for Journeys in Medicine, an ECFMG blog: "The Exchange Visitor Program allows for cultural diversity and inclusion in a time when that is such a precious commodity."
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Today I am thankful for
@ECFMG_J1
@ECFMG_IMG
. Their work is not easy and I appreciate all the good things that have been possible with their help.
There is much to be thankful for this
#NationalGratitudeMonth
. Research shows that practicing regular gratitude, even as you face daily challenges, can improve your well-being by reminding you of all that's good in your life. J-1 physicians, what are you most thankful for today?
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Most do more than 1 and the fees do not include, transportation, housing, diet which makes it even more expensive.
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🇨🇲
This is Surreal!
I matched at my
#1
choice, the University of Chicago. Can you even believe that??
#MatchDay
#Match2022
#MatchDay2022
@Match2022_bot
@UChicagoGME
@MedChiefs
@IMG_Advocate
@StoriesImg
@Inside_TheMatch
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@GRodriguez_MD
@Inside_TheMatch
@MedicosUsaEC
@AmericaDoctors
I suggest you contact the programs directly before the open houses and inquire their position regarding IMGs. Many won't specifically say they will accept IMG. If they don't let me know, I'm happy to call them out on it.
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@Lifenwhitecoat
It's a combination of lack representation and lack of visibility.
You WILL find a mentor.
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"My dream is to apply for the USMLE and make it to Residency. However, my school is on the World Directory of Medical Schools, but no Sponsor Note. I've contacted my School's leadership and ECFMG with no success. I need to write directly to someone who can help me. Thanks you!"
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@FaizMarium
@Match2022_bot
@ERASinfo
@Inside_TheMatch
@IMG_Advocate
@ECFMG_IMG
@ImgJourney
One battle but not the war. Stay positive!
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Monica deserves to be seen.
I worry about her, in particular about her daughters and mental sanity. Yet, while carrying the weight of the world in her shoulders, she always finds a way to smile, crack a joke and offer her help to others.
Monica, like many other IMGs, deserve to be seen.
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We gotta take care of each other. Let's make ourselves available to so many students needing mentors!
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@BakshiYogmaya
@Inside_TheMatch
@ProjectImg
@mahad_minhas
@IMG_Advocate
@ImgJourney
@IMG
Don't use quotes from famous people.
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@Basophilmaniac4
Impostor syndrome is real and pervasive. Just deciding to go through the path you've chosen makes you brave. Don't let anyone else tell you your worth, it comes from within.
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@SidraMD1
@Ed4MedUS
@IMG_Advocate
Mention both. What can you bring to the table and what are you looking for in a program. Use examples.
'I have grit' ❌, 'I pushed myself through school while supporting your family✅.'
'I'm creative'❌, designed a vaccination campaign for my community ✅.
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@DrMaritaY
I've always believed it's appalling that we thank the physicians that come to train and treat our patients by making it extremely difficult to go back home and visit their family.
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As the dust from the Match settles I wonder about the reasons why non-us IMG relocate for residency.
In my case, it was a very selfish reason. I did it because it was hard. Later that reason shifted to something more laudable but everyone has a different story. What's yours?
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@mahad_minhas
@CUMedicalSchool
International medical students are special but I didn't think they were $4000 more special. I wonder why the discrepancy? Liability insurance?
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@MargaretEllenJ2
How many img you have in your program? How many have graduated? Are IMG expected to do preliminary positions before being considered? What happens with those prelims after that year?how does the population you serve look like? Do your residents look like the patients you manage?
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@nursariipek
This really aches my heart. Unfortunately it is a common issue. These rotations are often not a priority for programs and as a consequence there are multiple ways in which the process is exceptionally difficult for the applicants.
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