- American
Medical Association, International
Medical Graduates Section. While the AMA site as a whole is rich
in educational information, this section
represents the particular interests
of physicians who graduated from schools
outside the United States. Their Web
site provides details and advice regarding
the certification process, immigration,
applying for a residency, position
vacancies, and state licensure requirements
for international medical graduates.
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American
Osteopathic Association. Information on education and licensure
as well as listings for accredited
programs in osteopathic medicine.
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American Podiatric Medical Association. Information on the career, education,
professionally accredited programs.
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American Society of Human Genetics. Includes a directory of graduate
and postgraduate programs related
to human genetics.
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Association of American Medical
Colleges, Liaison Committee on Medical
Education. Provides
a list of all accredited U.S. medical
schools awarding the M.D. degree.
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Association of Neuroscience Departments
and Programs. Includes
a directory of programs in North
America.
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Educational Commission for Foreign
Medical Graduates (ECFMG). To be eligible to enter U.S. graduate
residency programs, all physicians
who have obtained their medical
training outside the United States
must be certified by this organization. Such physicians must also apply through ECFMG to take the USMLE qualifying/licensure examinations.
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FAIMER. Foundation
affiliated with ECFMG provides training
for international medical educators
as well as conducting research in
the area.
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FRIEDA On-Line. Another
essential AMA site, FRIEDA On-Line
provides a searchable database of
all the over 8,200 medical residency
programs accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education,
allowing ready comparison of program
size, salaries, and other criteria.
Data on specific medical specialties
is also provided, including the
percentage of international medical
graduates in particular specialty
areas.
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International
Medical Education Directory. Listings of all medical schools
worldwide recognized for the purposes
of ECFMG certification.
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MCAT. Medical College
Admission Test, required for M.D.
programs but not graduate medical
residencies.
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National
Board of Medical Examiners. Developer of the USMLE exams provides
online practice tests compiled from
past USMLE questions.
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National
Residency Matching Program. Matches residency applicants with
residency programs. System is used
by the great majority of residency
programs—direct application
to the particular program also is
still required.
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Residencysite.com. Listings of programs and reviews
by residents, information on useful
books, a list of "foreign medical
graduate friendly" hospitals,
and more.
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Sloan Career Cornerstone. Information on 140 careers relating to science, technology, health, engineering, computing, and medicine.
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USMLE. The first steps
of the U.S. Medical Licensure Examination
are required for entry into U.S.
graduate residency programs. All physicians who have obtained their medical training outside the United States must apply through ECFMG to take USMLE examinations.
