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November 17th, 2007 
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Matching to a residency program through the NRMP® (National Resident Matching Program) is a competitive endeavor, especially for International Medical Graduates (IMGs), formerly called “Foreign Medical Graduates”. These applicants, who graduate from medical schools outside of the United States, face difficult odds. In 2009 only 47.8% of United States citizen IMGs obtained first year positions through the Match. Of those IMGs who were not U.S. citizens, only 41.6% matched (Source: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates).
Furthermore, some IMGs complete their third- and fourth-year rotations in locations that are geographically distant from their base schools. Therefore it is more difficult for them to attain application guidance through their institutions or through senior students who have experience with the process. Because of these challenges and the poor odds, a professional residency admission consulting has become increasingly important in optimizing residency applications for IMGs and improving the odds that these candidates get into residency programs.
Residency admissions consulting companies come in a variety of forms. Some are bigger businesses that focus on admissions to several types of graduate programs – not just medicine. Others are smaller and provide a medical focus, but have a pool of consultants of varying quality. Finally, elite companies offer both the medical focus and a highly experienced consultant who works one-on-one with clients. These professionals are ex-admissions officers from highly respected medical institutions. They have the inside knowledge of how residency admissions work, providing individualized guidance to optimize applicants’ personal essays, ERAS® and interview skills.
Because International Medical Graduates applicants can unknowingly undermine their chances of success with poorly compiled materials, underdeveloped personal statements and inadequate interview skills, a qualified, personalized admissions consultant provides a great advantage. An expert consultant can offer a variety of services to improve a candidate’s application:
a)ERAS® editing. The Electronic Residency Application Service is a centralized program that transmits applications and other supporting documents from the candidate to residency directors using the Internet. Most residencies now use ERAS®; a few have individual applications. ERAS® and other applications include a section for describing all of an applicant’s activities. Ensuring that a candidate’s accomplishments are optimally-worded is essential for showcasing the applicant’s activities to residency admissions officers.
b)Residency personal statement. The ERAS® essay allows the candidate to demonstrate his or her distinctiveness as a residency applicant. Excellent format, organization, grammar, syntax and spelling are crucial.
c)Curriculum vitae (C.V.). The C.V. is a standardized medical resume that is offered to faculty to improve candidates’ letters of recommendation (LORs), highly important factors in the application process. The C.V. can also be used as a foundation for the rest of the applicant’s career.
d)Mock interviews. Few people would take the medical licensing board examinations without practicing first. But many IMG applicants mistakenly arrive at their interviews unprepared. Being coached by an experienced professional makes a huge difference in an applicant’s confidence and presentation to residency admissions members.
When choosing a residency admissions consulting company, an IMG applicant should verify the company’s references and research its consultants. Ensure the company provides tailored assistance to IMGs. Elite companies that offer both the medical focus and a highly experienced consultant who works one-on-one with clients offer a large advantage for IMGs, especially during these competitive times.
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Is it hard to get medical schools to accept undergraduate credits?I'm looking at schools in texas and both my undergraduate degrees are from oklahoma schools. I ran into a lot of problems transferring credits for my 2nd degree. Is it the same for medical schools?
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I've posted the web page that lists all of the US med schools that offered the Combined Degree program for a BS/MD. There are other schools that offer the Combined Degree program if you intend to pursue a PhD/MD.
The main web site is the Association of American Medical Colleges (www.aamc.org). The site has a tremendous amount of information for the potential med student.
Considering where you at Johns Hopkins pre med and medical school is top in the country. With the lowering of standards in all medical programs due to a trough in medical school applicants, a solid science pre med program at any solid University would work with a good GPA, core courses, and of course an excellent MCAT score. Throw some good activities, and organizational memeberships and you should be alright.
The majority of schools still send you a letter advising you to call to schedule your interview. Some may have begun using email, though.
Johns Hopkins is probably the best
go to a nice, smallish school for undergraduate degree in biology (pre med) and start working towards all the things you need to do for graduate school when you are a sophomore.
Med schools care about all of your classes, not just the premed prereqs.
When you apply to med school (via AMCAS run by the AAMC) two GPAs are calculated and given to med schools: your science GPA and your overall GPA. Med schools definitely consider both GPAs when considering applicants–usually when you hear GPA requirements or averages being tossed around it's the cumulative GPA. Not only does this GPA include all of the classes you take in college (be they a science, a prereq, an elective, or a gen ed) but they include any college-level course you've ever taken….so if you took any college classes when you were a high school student, those count too.
All that said, one or two Bs isn't the end of the world…but a pattern of them (and more than one or two) will be a big deal because it plummets your GPA (and in the med school admissions game, a 3.4 starts to be considered low).
If that doesn't make sense to you, just think–not only are schools looking to see if you have the background and ability to handle the science in med school but they're looking to see if you have the ability to handle the volume, time-intensity, and demands of med school…if you can only do well in 1-2 courses at the expense of your other courses, it's not a good sign.
medical schools view those degrees as totally acceptable, as long as you have the required pre-requisites. You'll have to have biology, chemistry, organic, physics, etc. These are absolutely required, so you'll have to do a post-bac if you don't have them after your interdisciplinary degree. If you have them and have a good MCAT score, they are considered just as good. There are plenty of people in my school who have philosophy, religion, even dance degrees. So as long as you have the required classes (plus you will want to have some research experience, etc to show you are interested in medicine) then you will be in fine shape.
This not the place to ask these questions!!! but you better find out !!!
There aren't any "schools". What you are looking for are RESIDENCY positions. Most major hospitals have at least a few spots for anesthesia, but I am afraid that I do not know of a complete list. This will be supplied to you via residency application services, as well as your medical school.
G'day,
Unfortunately you did not mention the area of study that you intend to do for your graduate course. To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. The information abt tuition fee and requirement will be available from the universities' website. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification. The process will take abt 2-3weeks, depending on the time of the year.
Hope this helps. Good luck for your study and welcome to Australia