How would you get away with "anything less"? Steps 1, 2 are required to graduate from medical schools and to get state medical licenses. Step 3 is required by some states but almost all physicians take it during their intern year. In the eyes of a program director, you will just be AMG that needs a visa. Would that affect your chances? Certainly, since the programs that offer H1b visa are few and far between. Would that make you unable to match? Not likely, unless you are gunning for competitive specialties or failed your boards.
As an international AMG, you will need to apply to more programs and be willing to move to any place that offers H1b visa. You should also be prepared to take both USMLE (step 1 and maybe step 2 CK) and COMLEX since nearly all AOA programs do not sponsor any visa whatsoever (i.e., the competitive AOA residencies available to DO students would be off-limits to you, and chances of a DO student matching MD residencies in ortho, derm, plastic, etc. are slim).
At the end of the days, however, you are not in school yet, so sit back and enjoy the last few months before school starts and all hell breaks loose.
This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at http://ift.tt/jcXqJW.
Anyone like me?
0 commentaires:
Enregistrer un commentaire