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I am an International Medical Graduate #IMG. This week @AmerMedicalAssn recognized #IMGweek to thank the 23% of US physicians who went to medical school outside the US. But we are not all the same, our struggles and advantages are different. Follow along to learn more 1/
In general there are two main types of IMGs: US-IMGs and Non-US-IMGs. The former are US citizens who went to medical school outside the US, typically in the Caribbean such at @AU_Antigua, @StGeorgesU, @aucmed amongst others, but the could also go elsewhere such as Ireland 2/
Non-USIMGs have are doctors who are not US citizens who went to medical school outside the US. They may have trained at a medical school in their home country or have attended one of the schools the USIMGs attended, however they need visa sponsorship to practice in the US 3/
