Problems Faced by International Medical Graduates During the United States Medical Licensing Exam and Match Pathway
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56570/jimgs.v2i1.81Keywords:
Problems, Issues, Consequences, Challenges, International Medical Graduates (IMGs), Students, United States Medical Licencing Exam (USMLE), Match PathwaysAbstract
Most students aspire to pursue higher education and immigrate to countries that offer opportunities to grow their character and succeed in their fields. These immigrants face a lot of issues and challenges in their initial years of hard work to settle in a completely different culture away from home. This opinion article aims to bring forward some of the issues that International Medical Graduates (IMGs) face during the whole United State Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and Match Pathway.References
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