Resources for International Medical Graduates
Introduction
International medical graduates (IMGs) comprise approximately 51% of the active nephrologists in the US (Source: AMA Physician Masterfile). Additionally, approximately 63% of nephrology fellows attended an international medical school (Source: ACGME Data Resource Book). IMGs and other international students are an important and ever-growing part of the nephrology workforce, and they face unique challenges in their journeys to becoming kidney health professionals in the US. This webpage is intended to provide resources for IMGs and international students interested in becoming nephrologists or nephrology researchers. It should not be used to replace the services of an immigration attorney.
Resources
Please navigate the tabs below (Residents/Clinical Fellows, Graduate Students/Research Fellows, and Educators) to view different information.
ASN has put together a list of frequently asked questions for international medical graduates. Click here to access the FAQ document created for medical residents preparing for nephrology fellowship and nephrology fellows transitioning to practice.
ASN has also put together an infographic showing the common pathways for international medical graduates to first become physicians and then nephrologists in the US. Click here to access the infographic PDF.
ASN has put together a list of frequently asked questions for international students. Click here to access the FAQ document created for graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows.
ASN has also put together an infographic showing the common pathways for international medical graduates to become physicians and then nephrologists in the US. Click here to access the infographic PDF.
Kidney educators: please click on this link to view a chart explaining the different types of student or work visas that trainees at your institutions may have.
Video Testimonials
Acknowledgments
This information on this webpage has been reviewed by Frank & Delaney Immigration Law, LLC.
Many thanks to the following ASN members for contributing to this webpage:
- Carmen Elena Cervantes, MD
- Kerry C. Cho, MD
- Ilse S. Daehn, PhD, FASN
- Koyal Jain, MD, MPH, FASN
- Javier A. Neyra, MD, MS, FASN
- Juan David Salcedo Betancourt, MD
- Harish Shanthanu Seethapathy, MD, MBBS