Medical School Question
Originally Posted by
NCGrandma
Another issue that I don’t think has been mentioned. PPs have assumed that she would be considering doing residency in the US and the questions have been about how easy/hard it would be for a foreign medical graduate to get into a good US residency.
There’s another even more discouraging scenario that a number of physicians I have known have experienced. Unless the rules have changed significantly in the past few years, physicians who complete all of their training, through residency in another country, maybe also have some post-residency practice experience, and then decide to come to the US have to *repeat* residency in the US or find a way to practice in a related field where licensure requirements are less strict. I knew an experienced Chinese physician who ended up getting licensed in the US as an acupuncturist after other options seemed too daunting.
Does anyone know whether this requirement also applies to US citizens who complete all their training abroad? I can’t remember if anyone I knew was in that particular situation. But it was very onerous for those affected.
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It’s not based on citizenship. It’s based in training. So yes, if you complete all your training in a foreign country, I’m pretty sure you need to re-do residency. Doesn’t matter if you are a citizen or not.
When DH was in residency, he met a guy from his same home country (DH was not a citizen when he applied for residency, but he had a green card). And this guy was working as a CNA even though he had completed his medical training in his home country. DH helped him out a lot with his applications and essays, so this guy did get a residency. But it was an extra long road.
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Last edited by georgiegirl; 04-13-2021 at 12:10 AM.
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