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There are more than 1400 Programs, in IM, FM, OB, Psy,
& Peds alone,



upto 10 Pro 75
10 more 80
10 more 150

For 30 Programs = 305

For 100 more Programs, 100 x25 = 2500 more
200 200 x25 = 5000 more
300 300 x25=7500 more



We don't know how many of us have paid this much?

It's crazy, ERAS is looting IMGs, no doubt about it

Many IMGs are known to apply to as many as 200 to 300
Programs, bad if they have high scores and eligible to
apply to most Programs.

It is unethical for US gov to allow ERAS/ ECFMF to rob
doctors from poorer countries, and guess what even
applying to those many Programs, there is no guarentee,
actually many of the Programs don't even look at their
application.

The system is flawed, intentionally made this way to
make illegal money.

How dare USA sell ECFMG certificate knowing that they are not able to hire them all and yet keep increasing the number of ecfmg certfied IMGs

cost step 1=750 + 140
step 2 ck= 750 +140
step 2 cs= 1295

Total = $ > 3000

plus years of hard of required for preparing for the
test.

US must be responsible for providing Residency for
those who are qualified esp beacuse here there is a big
need of doctors at least now.

Or they should reduce the number of quotas for USMLE
tests or increase the pass mark for mle.

Of the 30,543 applicants, only 21,749 matched.More than
9,000 ecfmg certified IMGs did not match and this
number keeps increasing every year, each of them paying
thousands of dollars to US system. They are being
greedier every year.

This is shameful way of making money by eras/ecfmg,
something must be done about it quickly.

The truth is US needs IMGs and IMGs need USA. To get an appointment with doctors even insured people have to wait several months except during emergency, there is no harm in increasing the number of doctors at least not now.

When there are too many doctors beyond US capacity to handle then they could do like UK stopping PLAB for some time.

If US does not make right decision, it would be a country of false hope.



true..
agree.
Hmmmm.......for some reasons I disagree, I may be wrong.

Well,when our own mother country is not doing any good for us then why blame a foreign country.

And moreover,aiming for residency is our personal choice, nobody implemented this.

So bro, if u r sad bcoz u r losing money then blame ur mother country n ur taste to study in USA......
GUESS WHAT...

Most of the IMGs are born in USA

And just because your mother country is not doing any good, it does not give US the right to exploit,

People come to USA hoping for a better future, a bunch of greedy policy makers should not be allowed to take advantage of qualified medical doctors.

First of all, they are brain draining

Then they are not allowing increase in Residency spot

And people are stock becaue of greed factor.

This is not a complex problem that requires miracle to solve, the solution seem simple and obvious.
im a fmg...and im applying to more than 100 programs...as far as i can see, the amount which i am paying for, will be about 3/4th of what i might earn as my first salary if i match....


where in the whole damn world will u see a phenomenon like this...


if i were to do this in my country where i did my postgraduation....lemme calculate.........................(im poor in math).....it will take me 14.5 months to pay the fee with my salary.forget food and house...lol

stop complaining dear friend...
That's only if u try 2pe US Residency application fee with your Poor country salary, it should be pretty cheap to apply in your home country.

US does not have to act that greedy, take cost of processing + may be 10- 20% profit, they should not be trying to make fortune from these poor IMG.

If US is desperate and wants to make money, they could take 1 month salary from those who match,and charge acceptable price to the unmatched but should not punish the unmatched with hefty fee.

That would be bearable, US is still good, it does not have to fall this bad.

20,000 IMGs X $500 each = $10,000,000
That's 10 million US Dollars per year
Yeah well how much do you pay for medical school?

I pay 9000 Euros per year.
Average US medical student: 40,000 dollars per year


IMG Application: 3000 dollars



Still worth it.

I was referring to the revenue of AAMC/ERAS.
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