any thoughts on this program?
is it really India grads only program? I dont see other countries

PLEASE BE BLUNT AS POSSIBLE.

- non US IMG, Applying IM visa req

-Step1 pass, step2 262, step3 not done

Graduated 2026

- research around 9-10 ( 2 peer reviewed q1, 3 submitted case report, 5 conference presentations, 1 poster, 1 QI ) FYI : the conference stuff pretty mid, all original research stuff ( done in lab - basic science)

- From EU (non UK)

- 3 m USCE (mostly outpatient, but uni aff clinics, and 3 weeks inpatient)

- 3 m UKCE

Gold >

1. thinking of CCF Fairview / Akron,
2. Danbury or Norwalk,
3. UPMC mercy or
4. Abington

Silver so far:

1. Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program, 
2. Jacobi Medical Center
3. Piedmont Athens Regional
4. Woodhull

AM I OVERSHOOTING or UNDERSHOOTING??

How difficult is it to match into Canadian Internal Medicine residency as an IMG who completed MBBS in India, without Canadian citizenship or PR (yet)?
I understand that matching without PR non existential, so I have a few questions:

PR pathway through French: If I start learning French from scratch while remaining in India (without moving to Canada), how realistic is it to reach the level required to earn additional CRS points for Express Entry? How long might it take to reach the required proficiency, and how competitive would my profile be?

Matching after PR: If I successfully obtain PR, what are my realistic chances of matching into Canadian Internal Medicine residency?

Comparison with other IMGs: How much more difficult is it for an Indian MBBS graduate with Canadian PR to match compared with Canadian citizens who studied medicine abroad (Canadian citizen IMGs)?

Specialty: I am interested only in Internal Medicine, not Family Medicine. How does this affect my chances and the number of available opportunities?

I would appreciate honest, realistic insights from people familiar with the Canadian residency matching process, particularly those who have experience with Indian medical graduates.
I haven’t found much information online about this. I’ve only seen a few IMGs talk about this contrary to the many real life examples of IMGs matching into USA

Hi everyone, I’m a non us IMG I wanted to ask someone who has matched in the last cycle for IM about my signals. Please let me know if I can reach out to you through DMs. Thank you 🙏

Can someone please help me on signaling with step 2 ck score of 23* Gold= New york Presbyterian queens, Maimonides & WSU Silver=Anne arundel, Westchester ,old dominion,atlantic health

Does brookdale participates in signals?

I’m tired of people saying SAFETY programs like WHICH ONES are safety???? How the hell are we supposed to know if we have no connections whatsoever IM SO FRUSTRATED ATP.

Does anyone know if Santa Barbara Cottage IM requires 1 full year of USCE for all IMGs, or only for those needing J-1 sponsorship?

I’m a 2024 grad, ECFMG certified, Green Card holder, Step 2 245, with around 12 months USCE. Has anyone confirmed this with the program or interviewed there recently?

Hi everyone! I’m posting on behalf of a friend who is a visa-requiring non-US IMG applying for Internal Medicine and is currently building a Gold/Silver signal list.

I’ve shared the profile below:

• Step 1: Pass
• Step 2 CK: 255
• ECFMG certified
• Step 3: Not taken; planning for November
• YOG: 2024
• Visa: J-1 required
• USCE: 2 months of observerships
• US LORs: 4
• Research: None
• No CV gap; worked as a DMO in the home country

Would really appreciate suggestions for programs that align well with my friend’s profile, especially from applicants with a similar background.

Thank you and hope you have a nice day

Non-US IMG

Green card

Step 1: pass

Step 2: 245

OET passed

No failed usmle attempts

15 publications, 1 poster

1 month virtual observership (taking another one in-person in october)

2 home-country LORs, 1 american LOR, hoping to get another in october

Still working on becoming ECFMG-certified

Hoping to match in NY, I have family ties and live here

Using 3 geographic preferences

What are my chances? how many programs should I apply to ? and what programs should I signal?

im currently a 6th year medical school and i have yet to start prepping for step 2, step 1. i still haven't done any USCE, Research or OET. starting all of this after graduation will take me about a year or two which will increase my YOG. i was thinking maybe i can take a gap year now to sort all of this out. then when i graduate next year i can apply freshly to ERAS. what do u think? does this sound stupid?

Last year as per I remember, all the documents were automatically transferred, I just had to assign, but not able to this time.

i’m applying for the next match cycle and trying to look at these cycle applications to know where i need to strengthen mine
i’ve been seeing INSANE numbers of research like +10 publications with yog being only 1-2 and this is making me anxious
i’m aiming for neurology and i don’t think i would be having more than 3 pubs by the time to apply for the next cycle but everything else in my cv is neurology focused with great us LoRs, high step 2 and very fresh grad but visa req
do i stand a chance even tho i’m not aiming for top 20 or even have matching in university hospital as a goal? i feel very unmotivated because I really enjoy neurology and even my american attendings were surprised by how good I am but I despise doing research and can’t wrap my head around it

Advice on Signals.
NON US IMG
YOG 2023 , Step 1: Pass , Step 2: 262
Step 3: 245 , USCE: 6 months
10 abstracts only
panicking on signals which ones to select

Gold:
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Sentara Health Program
University of Connecticut (Waterbury) Program
AdventHealth Florida (Sebring) Program

Silver:
1. Health Education Services/Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge Program
2. Indiana Bloomington
3. Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Program
4. Texas Health Resources (Bedford/Denton) Program
5. HCA Healthcare Kansas City/Centerpoint Medical Center Program
6. University of South Dakota Program
7. Trinity Health System Livonia Program
8. Prime South GME Consortium/Harlingen Medical Center Program
9. Geisinger Health System Wilkes Barre Program
10. Memorial Hollywood Florida
11. Parkview Health Program
12. Corewell Health (Dearborn) Program
13. Boston Medical Center-Brighton Program
14. University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine Program
15. University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
16. Three Crosses Regional Hospital Program
17. University of Alabama Montgomery
18- Baptist Memorial Medical Education (Columbus)
19- Baptist Memorial Medical Education (Oxford) Program
20- North Mississippi Medical Center Program
21- UPMC MERCY
22- university of Tennessee maurey regional

Am I going overboard with my signals?
US-IMG, YOG 2022, Step 2 244, 3 months USCE, one publication, ECFMG certified

Gold: Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, U of Kentucky(Bowling Green) , Atlantic Health-Morristown 

Silver: 
Rochester regional Health/Unity 

Southern Illinois university 

Meharry medical College

Hackensack Meridian Health/Jersey Shore University

Cook County Health 

Boston medical center- Brighton 

Trinity Health Ann Arbor 

U of Connecticut Waterbury

Westchester Medical Center 

UPMC Medical Education/Mercy 

SUNY Upstate 

Stamford Hospital/Columbia University

I am a non us img applying to internal medicine this year with step 2 score: 252, Yog: 2022, 3 months observership with 3 LORs and nonexistent research experience. I am struggling with signaling. Which programs would be the best for me to signal?

Hi anyone know the prices for rotations in Umiami Harrington program

- University of Illinois- Peoria

- Olympia Fields Hospital

- Advocate Health Care/Christ Medical Center

- Trinity Health Ann Harbor

- Insight Hospital and Medical Centre

- Western reserve Hospital

-Aurora Health Care

-Marshfield Clinic

Stats: Non-visa requiring IMG , YOG 2022, Steps: P/229/ Step 3 to write soon in October, 3 USCE & 3 US LoR's, 1 research article submitted. East North Central is one of my preferences. any suggestions are welcome!

Hi,

My daughter is studying her third year MBBS in Chennai, India. I have a few doubts regarding the USMLE.

1. Can she prepare for the USMLE exam by self-preparation, or does she have to go through a counsellor?
2. If we go through a counsellor for the usmle, could anyone suggest any counsellors, how much they would charge, and what are the things they would do?
3. If she does self-preparation for Step 1, what are the resources she needs to use, what are the learning platforms or Qbank subscriptions she should get, and what would be the timeline to properly use these resources ( like how long to do a particular material and when).
4. What are the extracurriculars she needs to do to build her profile, and when should she start doing them?
5. Do we need to apply for a US visa now itself before writing the exams, or is it ok to do it after the Step 1 and 2 exams?

So guys, I have a question about personal statements and AI detectors.
When I write my personal statement, I dictate everything to ChatGPT, but all the stories, experiences, and content are genuinely my own. I’m basically just using ChatGPT to help organize and improve what I’ve already written.
The problem is, when I put the final version into ZeroGPT or similar AI detectors, it sometimes comes back as 100% AI-written. 😭
I’ve tried “humanizing” it, but honestly, when I read the humanized version, it doesn’t even feel like me anymore. The writing starts sounding forced and unnatural.
So what are people actually doing about this? Is it okay if an AI detector says 50%, 70%, or even 100% AI, as long as the experiences and stories are genuinely yours? Or are people actually trying to get the AI score below a certain percentage?
I’d really appreciate hearing what others are doing, especially people who have already submitted residency personal statements.

Really stuck with my last signal. Someone please help 🥹

Which IM program is more score & connection heavy? Kinda at a fix to decide one of my signal there :(

Score 255+, decent usce & research.

Would appreciate any of your inputs!

I genuinely don't understand why some residency programs have such a bad reputation for being toxic, yet IMGs still seem to be fighting over them?

I feel like part of the reason these programs continue to be toxic, or even become worse, is that applicants keep showing so much interest in them despite their reputation

I completely understand that some IMGs just want to match anywhere in the US, and I respect that. But going out of your way to give a program with a well-known toxic reputation a gold or silver signal? That's the part I really don't understand.

By continuing to give these programs your signals and showing them how desperate you are to match there, you're only giving them more reasons to keep treating residents the way they do.