24 May 2010 |

International medical graduates and students applying to the 2011 Match have today been reminded they must take their USMLE Step 2CS by the 31 December 2010. If IMGs do not do this they will not receive their results in enough time to participate in the 2011 Match.

15 April 2010  |

Residency Match takes place in the March of every year. The NRMP (National Residency Matching Program) is the system that matches Medical Graduates to US Residency Training Programs. Early results of the match have been released, and we can reveal how this process has impacted International Medical Graduates. Read on to find out more…

29 March 2010 |

All International Graduates who wish to become Board Licensed in the US will need to complete a Residency Training Program. To gain a training program you’ll need to participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP – www.nrmp.org). US Residency Match takes place in the March of every year and this year it was the biggest in history, filling over 95% of the positions available.

26 February 2010 |

When the National Residency Matching Program, “Match” takes place in the March of every year a number of residency programs and applicants go unmatched. Two days before candidates receive their match results unmatched programs are released. Unmatched candidates can enter the Post-Match Scramble. This is a two-day period starting on 16 March.

08 February 2010 |

Read Helen’s story about her experience of the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, and the preparation that Kaplan offers for this exam. All International Medical Graduates must gain ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certification to work or train as a Doctor in the US. To do this you must take the USMLE Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge and Step 2 Clinical Skills. Our USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills student explains the process from her experience. Read on to find out more.