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International Medical Graduate Requirements

We do not discriminate based on race, religion or national origin.   We review every application.  Because of the difficulty of evaluating the qualifications of applicants from non-US schools, we require additional documentation with your ERAS application. 

You MUST:

1)    Apply through the ERAS program.
We do not accept fax or e-mail applications.

2)     Meet the requirements of the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine to obtain a graduate training license:

We require a minimum of:
    8 weeks Internal Medicine
    8 weeks of Surgery
    6 weeks of Pediatrics
    6 weeks of OB/GYN
    4 weeks of Family Practice or ambulatory medicine
all these weeks must be done before application to our program, not necessarily at US hospitals.

Please refer to the WHO (World Health Organization) website to see if your school is listed.

3)    USMLE passing score

4)    ECFMG certification.

No one factor (other than the above) will make or break your application.  We look at the overall picture of each of the almost 1,000 applications we receive every year to pick the few applicants we are able to interview.  Unfortunately, we are unable to contact all those who we are unable to interview;  please do not call us unless instructed to do so.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Is US clinical experience required?
Yes.  Except for very unusual circumstances, a significant observership or other clinical experience in the US is required.

Is there a cut off date for graduation from medical school?
No.

What is the minimum USMLE score?
There is no minimum, but it must be a passing score. 

Is there a maximum number of failures that are acceptable?
Except for very unusual circumstances, someone with more than 3 failures (total) would not be considered.

Have you had IMG's in your program?
We have had very successful IMG's in our program.

What visas do you sponsor?
All but F1.

Do you offer observerships/clerkships for foreign graduates?
No.