Dissecting The Medical Board Of California's Licensing Requirements For IMGs

A major concern of international medical graduates (IMGs) is that their foreign medical school's medical curriculum may not meet the medical licensing requirements observed by certain State Boards in the United States.

While my husband and I are not sure if we will eventually be practicing and settling in California, we thought we'd go by the Medical Board of California's requirements since it has been concisely laid out for us on their website (and from what we've heard, it has one of the most strictest licensing standards).

We thought it would be helpful to compare the State Board's current requirements with a preferred Philippine Medical School's current medical curriculum...

Our Medical Education Strategy As Prospective USIMGs

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I know, I know--I should be studying for the Philippine NMAT as we're scheduled to take the exam on December 1st in Los Angeles. That's less than one month away. Granted, it was only one week ago that my husband and I both decided that we will be pursuing our calling to go to Med School...in our 30's. Yes, we will humbly accept all the prayers that we can get, not only because we are aging (albeit gracefully), but because we also have a growing family to feed.