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You Can’t Go Home Again

I am a graduate of the University College Dublin (Ireland) School of Medicine. Although I was born and raised in Massachusetts, I went to medical school in Ireland where I had extended family. I stayed to complete a residency in family medicine. I worked full time in that specialty for

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OBGYN Denied Residency Opportunities Because of Graduation Year?

I was a professor of OBGYN in medicine at Cairo University, the first and largest medical school and teaching hospital in the Middle East. I finished my residency, master’s degree and Ph.D. of OBGYN at Cairo University (Egypt) and completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Cochin Hospital in Paris,

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Hire American Doctors First

Since graduating from a medical academy in Ukraine with a pediatric surgery residency, I have spent thousands of hours in the OR working overtime. In the U.S., I passed all the required exams to become ECFMG certified, worked as a surgical assistant where I assisted with all types of surgeries.

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Doctor Open to Serving in Rural America

It is unethical to have citizens from other countries replace American doctors. American physicians who want to be trained in residency programs in the U.S. are sitting on the sidelines. There are simply not enough residency training slots and no alternate pathway or jobs to compensate for a growing population

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War, Refugee Camp Survivor Wants Opportunity to Give Back

I am one of the thousands of American doctors who is unemployed. As a first-generation immigrant who survived the Gulf War in 1991, I lived through the prosecution of Saddam’s regime and escaped the second war in 1998. My family and I immigrated from one country to the next. Eventually,

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Florida Med School Grad Ready to Practice Family Medicine

I have not yet been able to match with a residency program. Residency program directors have expressed that I am a “risk” to their passing board rates due to my repeated attempts to pass the USMLE Step 2 CK. I addressed my academic issues with complete transparency and received the

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U.S. Medical School Grad is Unmatched with $475k in Debt, and Growing

I graduated from a U.S. medical school five years ago, but remain unmatched and with $475,000 in student loan debt for which interest is capitalizing at around $50K per year. These loans are currently in hardship deferral for which time is running out. As far as finding a “job” while

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A Doctor who was Homeless

I was only five when I first said I wanted to be a doctor, and my passion for becoming a physician has not wavered since. I earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Davis and a medical degree from Ross School of Medicine. I worked full-time to pay

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U.S. Doctor Asks for Residency, Employment and Dignity

I am a U.S. citizen and graduated from a well-known medical program, UAG School of Medicine (UAG SOM). To date, I have not been given the opportunity to enter into a federally funded residency program in the United States. Without a residency training position, I’m not able to practice medicine

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U.S. Doctor Washes Dishes, Works at Fast Food Restaurants

I am a foreign graduate physician and naturalized U.S. citizen who has had difficulties for the past few years securing a residency spot in my desired specialty, which is internal medicine. Soon after I came to this beautiful country, I started looking for a job, like many other migrants. I

Dr. Faarina Khan

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Stuck in the Middle

Dr. Faarina Khan fell through cultural cracks on the way to residency, but that turned her into a strong advocate for change.

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A Ten-Year Residency Quest, Test of Endurance

Dr. Doug Medina is one of many U.S. medical school graduates whose dream of being a doctor has been thwarted due to systemic failures.