Can Filipino doctors pursue residency and fellowship training and eventually be licensed to practice in the US? YES! Here's an overview of the USMLE process.

Some definition of terms:
USMLE United States Medical Licensure Exam
IMG International Medical Graduate
US IMG US citizen or Green card holder who graduated med school outside the US (ex. Caribbean, Canadian, Philippine med schools)
NonUS IMG Non US Citizens (will require J1 or H1B visa) who graduated med school outside the US
FMG Foreign Medical Graduate, often used interchangeably with IMG

My profile / credentials:
YOG (year of graduation) 2016
Filipino Citizen, NonUS IMG, applying for J1 visa
Passed USMLE Steps in one attempt (score reveal in another video!)
Step 3 not taken yet
3 months of US observership (all through connections, mostly community clinics, not paid)
4 letters of recommendation (1 from med school academic training officer, 3 from US MDs)
No research, no publications
More than 6 months of work experience as general physician in the Philippines

For more info:
For Filipinos SERIOUSLY considering USMLE, join the FB group "DTTS".

How the NRMP MATCH works:
   • How the NRMP Matching Algorithm Works  

Main Residency Match Data and Results (Charting Outcomes 2019)
http://www.nrmp.org/mainresidencyma...

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