Helping the foreign medical graduate

Helping Students Get Into Graduate School

The process of selecting and gaining admission to a graduate program can seem daunting to undergraduates. They may not understand what steps are involved or even what factors they should consider. In this article, we outline the major issues involved in applying, visiting, and choosing among institutions. Moreover, if a student's potential is higher than their current grade point average might ...

The international medical graduate pipeline.

This paper presents information from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) on the certification and practice of international medical graduates (IMGs). IMGs constitute 25 percent of the U.S. physician workforce, and there is a vigorous pipeline of highly qualified candidates seeking graduate training in the United States. When considering how to address the potential ...

Graduate medical education.

Additional Documentation Applicants with postgraduate medical experience elsewhere must provide verification from the program director or supervisor. Documentation of PGY levels and actual months/years of credits fully granted to the applicant must be sent to the McGaw Medical Center residency program director before any interview, as required by affiliation agreements and residency review comm...

Reforming graduate medical education.

Because of the traditional subordination of education to service, graduate medical education (GME) in the United States has never realized its full educational potential. This article suggests 4 strategies for reasserting the primacy of education in GME: limit the number of patients house officers manage at one time, relieve the resident staff of noneducational chores, improve educational conte...

Medical Post-Graduate Courses