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04.12.08Is the version of the USMLE for IMGs harder than for AMGs?Along with “the USMLE is getting harder every year” claim, these 2 are probably the longest running and most persistent myth in various USMLE forums since 2005. The examination for IMGs (International Medical Graduates) and AMGs come from the same pool of questions and are more or less the same. The only difference being that only AMG performance is use to calculate the passing score for the examination. The passing score is set at that score where 90% of AMGs will pass the examination. Hence, every time the passing rate for AMG starts creeping up, the USMLE raises the passing ...
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07.26.06FMGs vs AMGsWell, I've read that sentence in a website a couple of months ago (..don't remember the URL). So they say it's getting even harder for a foreign medical graduate (FMG) to get a residency in the United States. That may lead to sending the foreign doctors to remote places, like rural areas,..etc. Racism? mm,.. I think it's like "Yes and No" at the same time. Why "No" ? Rationally, people of a certain country has given a lot to their country throughout their life. They've grown in it, and are more able to cope with most of the circumstances that occur. Whether it's ...
