Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast13 Jun 2024

Dominate the Match - Episode 6: Applying to Residency as an International Medical Graduate - Part 1 of 2

It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students- both US and International- are preparing their residency applications. In this episode, we will focus on the special challenges International Medical Graduates face when applying to US surgical residency positions and discuss tips and tricks for making IMG residency applicants standout to program directors in the US.

Guests:
David Hughes, MD- Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery and General Surgery Residency Program Director- University of Michigan
Krishnan Raghavendran, MBBS- Professor of Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care- University of Michigan

Link to video:
You can watch Dr. Hughes’s full presentation here: https://youtu.be/iQ0CzH7xHwE

Previous DOMINATE the Match Episodes:

Episode 2- “Choose Me” (Personal Statements and Letters of Recommendations)
https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-2-choose-me/

Episode 3- “The Interview”
https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-3-the-interview/

Episode 4- “Rank and Match”
https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-4-rank-and-match/

Residency Program Lists:
- FREIDA Residency and Fellowship Database: https://freida.ama-assn.org/
- Doximity: https://www.doximity.com/residency/?utm_campaign=marketing_resnav_competitor_broad_20210520&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKCAjwt52mBhB5EiwA05YKo1J47BLAtTPtsJBmVvXGP2pDXLLqgDIwM0pgkSYjoBhFUOO1ktXDYRoC2bkQAvD_BwE

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