If you’re a medical student living outside the United States and are planning to study at an American medical school, you’ll have to secure an F-1 student visa first. Unfortunately, non-US students often aren’t aware of all the policies and procedures involved in applying for and receiving a visa, which can leave a feeling of …
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Number of Foreign Students Landing First-Year Positions with NRMP Jumps 77 Percent
Each year, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match helps medical student applicants with available residency positions in US graduate education (GME) programs at hospitals across the nation. For the twelfth consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1) residency positions offered through the NRMP Main Residency Match increased, hitting 26,678 in the 2014 …
USMLE Failure Rates – And How you can Beat Them
You’ve rocked your studies and feel ready to take on your first medical residency. The only thing standing in your way – Part 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, commonly referred to as the USMLE. It’s a multi-part professional exam that medical students must pass before being permitted to practices medicine in the …
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Prepare for Your USMLE Boards with a Beautiful Puerto Rico View
Studying can be stressful. So, if you can ease your study stress with beautiful Caribbean view, why not? For medical students preparing for the Unites States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), WOLFPACC offers a picturesque locale for learning medicine more effectively. Among its three locations is the luxe Caribe Hilton in San Juan,Puerto Rico. Founded by Dr. …
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Puerto Rico Sneak Peek 2013
WOLFPACC will be in San Juan, PR on March 9th to present a FREE “sneak peak” of the May 22 – June 15, 2013 course Dr. Wolf (Florida) will be teaching. This is an incredible opportunity to see first hand how the material will be taught and to get an idea of what you will be …
How to get licensed in the US if you are an IMG
The ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) defines an international medical graduate (IMG) as a physician who received a medical degree or qualification from a medical school outside of the U.S. and Canada. Whether you are a international medical graduate (IMG) or an american medical graduate (AMG), the medical licensing requirements to practice in the U.S. …
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How to Pass the USMLE or COMLEX Exams
A majority of the questions posted on medical-student forums are asking for advice about the best approach for passing the various steps of the USMLE or COMLEX examinations. Some of the students who have already passed a particular level of the exam swear by certain study guides while other medical students found the very same …
