Comments on: On AAMC’s Opinion of IMGs

By: Integer Originator

Integer Originator — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:41:02 +0000

” IMG “scut monkeys” proverbial snails feces in marianas trench” wow

By: Elliott Bettman

Elliott Bettman — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:16:30 +0000

1. we are kept out of ophto ENT and the surgical residencies

2. primary care is needed they say but sucks and we are being replaced by “physician extenders.

3. “gringos” not treated well in Mexico probably not in caribbean either

4. IMG “scut monkeys” proverbial snails feces in marianas trench

5. double standards in residency too

6. we practice in small towns or inner cities VAs or community clinics. deal with drug seekers etc etc

7. the foreign schools are in business to make money. there may be differences in the facilities

By: Janice Black

Janice Black — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:26:41 +0000

I am glad to see that folks are speaking up about the discrimination against foreign medical grads. A word of encouragement for you – my husband attended one of those “Caribbean schools” that the medical profession snubs their noses at, and he is now in a residency at the Mayo Clinic – not bad for a “second class” American born IMG!

Keep studying and know that they can’t keep you out if you work hard and are persevere.

By: donald wells M.D.

donald wells M.D. — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:50:47 +0000

former mexician medical student, having failed USMLEx 3 and because of diabetes
and age 58 I when to africa and found that sometimes ,you have to make your
own breaks.
So here I am, passing the RSAGP examination and I am still a doctor as far as my
patient care.
So never give up,and fight back !!1

Donald M Wells M.D.A.A.F.P.[ UMAN] 1991

By: Sergio de Gante

Sergio de Gante — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:34:20 +0000

Hi… Im a Mexican medical student, I am already doing social service here at Chihuahua, studied right here at Mexico.
I really appreciate your blog, it is so good!.
I had several american friends in my class… (They are now my best friends) and I really watched them go through , all about that you are saying; I respect them as well as I stood all the time for/with them.
Sometimes people dont get to know how hard it does take to become a MD …. and making it for an american on a foreign land…

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Foreign Medical School Students
I really enjoyed reading your comment about Dr. Cohen’s article. It brings up a relevant point about the skeptical attitude and treatment towards American-born, foreign medical school students. As someone in this category, I, a first year medical student attending school in Mexico, have received doubtful reactions from people after I tell them of the school I am attending. Many think that I am at the beach all day sipping pina coladas, but the fact of the matter is, all of the students in my class are working extremely hard and are even receiving much more practical training (re: patient diversity) than our fellow med students in America. People should know that our schooling is just as challenging as if we were in the US, and we’ll be damn good doctors in the long run.