Internal Medicine:
IMG Friendly
No Minimum USMLE Scores or <=80
Both H1 & J1 visas
Either H1 or J1
Non-recent grad and USMLE scores <=80
Family Practice:
No Minimum USMLE Scores or <=80
Green Card only
Residency programs sponsoring both H1 & J1
Either H1 visa or J1 visa
IMG friendly Family Medicine Residency Programs
Pediatrics:
No Minimum USMLE Scores
Both H1 & J1
Either H1 visa or J1 visa
IMG Friendly list
Psychiatry:
No Minimum USMLE Scores
IMG Friendly Psychiatry Residency Programs
Programs sponsoring both H1 & J1 visas
Ob/Gyn:
No Minimum USMLE Scores or <=80
Both H1 & J1
Either H1 or J1
IMG Friendly Residency Programs
General Surgery:
IMG Friendly Hospitals
No Minimum USMLE Scores or <=85
Both H1 & J1 visas
Either H1 or J1
Non-recent grad
Factors important to medical residency program directors and their interview criteria:
In an article presented at 2002 NRSA Trainees Research Conference[1], the presenters had surveyed Family Practice Program directors and this is what they found for Criteria for interview:
· Passing USMLE scores (92%)
· Letters of recommendation from a U.S. experience (64%)
· No multiple attempts on USMLE (63%)
· Current observer experience in U.S. (55%)
· USMLE scores above 80% (46%)
· Current residency experience in U.S.(40%)
In another article titled "Factors Influencing Internal Medicine Program Directors' Decisions about Applicants" in Academic Medicine[2] the authors say program directors rated the following items as highly or moderately useful for interview decisions:
· USMLE scores (94%),
· Dean's letters (87%),
· Transcripts and application forms (85%),
· Chairman's letters (79%), and
· Personal statements (61%).
References:
[1]. NRSA Trainee Research Conference June 22, 2002 Washington DC. http://www.dcri.duke.edu/ccge/nrsa/archive/NRSA2002_Proceedings.pdf
[2]. Adams LJ, et al. Factors Influencing Internal Medicine Program Directors' Decisions about Applicants. Academic Medicine 2000 75: 542
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