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<blockquote data-quote="speeddemon" data-source="post: 1121398" data-attributes="member: 4902">Look at the match rate - the residency program foundation advertises a ~50% match rate for international medical (IMG) graduates who apply to US residency programs. The foundation is saying that 1 in every 2 IMGs who apply will get a residency spot and eventually become a doctor in the US.But this stat is super misleading to IMGs. Why? Because the foundation excludes all the IMGs who applied to US residency programs but did not get any interviews from the statistic. If you include all the IMGs who apply (including those who got interviews and who didn't get any interviews), the match rate drops to 35%.If you are in the UK, you can make money as a doctor right now. In the US, you will be spending money on tests and any exam that you don't do well on will make it more likely that you will not be in 65% that will not get a residency spot.Is it possible to immigrate? Yes. But it is much harder than you think.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="speeddemon, post: 1121398, member: 4902"] Look at the match rate - the residency program foundation advertises a ~50% match rate for international medical (IMG) graduates who apply to US residency programs. The foundation is saying that 1 in every 2 IMGs who apply will get a residency spot and eventually become a doctor in the US. But this stat is super misleading to IMGs. Why? Because the foundation excludes all the IMGs who applied to US residency programs but did not get any interviews from the statistic. If you include all the IMGs who apply (including those who got interviews and who didn't get any interviews), the match rate drops to 35%. If you are in the UK, you can make money as a doctor right now. In the US, you will be spending money on tests and any exam that you don't do well on will make it more likely that you will not be in 65% that will not get a residency spot. Is it possible to immigrate? Yes. But it is much harder than you think. [/QUOTE]

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