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    UK Residencies for IMGs .. any real life experience?

    This topic has been viewed almost 70 times with no replies. Don't you think that this supports the idea of the topic itself? Don't you believe that the idea of hard-for-IMGs-to-get-UK-positions is a theoratical and not a practical one! What do you think?
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    "Overqualified" for FM?

    At least he could have said: Non-FM oriented ! I really hate to hear words like these in regard of Family Medicine. Unfortunately, these concepts are GLOBAL ! I will always remember a dedication that I've read on one Family Medicine Book: To those doctors who DID NOT FORGET that the first...
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    UK Residencies for IMGs .. any real life experience?

    Hi everybody .. I know that the issue of residency in UK had been discussed many times in this forum. And from what I read in here and in some UK medical sites, I understood how hard - and almost impossible - for a non-UK or non-EEA IMGs to get a position in UK. On the GMC site, when you...
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    Which Kaplan would you suggest for CompletePrep? Newark or Chicago?

    Thank you very much YinYin .. That was almost everything, I really appreciate it .. I'm really interested in Chicago now! One more thing: Does it really matter to get the CompletePrep course? Or is it the same as doing the courses one after another? For example, one of the components...
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    Which Kaplan would you suggest for CompletePrep? Newark or Chicago?

    I posted this thread in Kaplan's forum but I got no replies. I hope this is the right place for it. ============================ Good Day everyone .. I'm planning to attend the complete prep course at Kaplan Medical to prepare for the USMLEs. I'd like to know your advice about the best...
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    My Family Medicine Application Journal.

    Dear Faebinder .. Can you tell us about your experience for the last year, how many programs did you apply to, how many interviews you got, how did you do? What was the reason for you not to be accepted ? Sorry for interruption !!
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    Family Medicine in Australia ??

    Hi again .. When I visited the AGPT site, I saw the 2008 Eligibility Guide pdf file on this link: http://www.agpt.com.au/praxis.php/content/view/238 On this file you can see this: So, does this mean that IMGs do not have a chance or what?
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    Questions from a Beginner !

    Thanks a lot dear .. I appreciate your support ! Well, first of all, Najla is not a guy, she is a girl :D A friend of mine knew this doctor, she is in that position as a sponsored scholarship from a 'prestigious' company in our country! And yes that's what I'm doing, I'm in touch with a...
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    Orientation about Visas ??

    Thank you very much aProgDirector .. This was more than enough !!
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    Family Medicine in Australia ??

    Thank you very much.. This was an important thing to know, too!
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    Family Medicine in Australia ??

    Sure this helps !! Thank you very much Ezekiel !! This was a great piece of information that I needed to know about, and it opened a new door in my future-plan-thoughts. So, excuse me for asking more questions: - Is it OK to finish the internship outside Australia ? - Are the years...
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    Questions from a Beginner !

    Sorry guys! I didn't know that you were asking about me! Well, I told you I haven't taken my USMLEs yet. So the others would be like: I graduated from a local school in my country: I'm from Saudi Arabia, my college was King Faisal University in Dammam ( I don't think that you've heard about...
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    Family Medicine in Australia ??

    Good Day .. Does Australia offer residency programs in Family Medicine? I've been told that this speciailty is not available in Australia, instead, there are 2-year programs to graduate as a General Practitioner only ? Does anyone know more about this ? Thanx
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