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New advice for IMGs outlines path to success in U.S. medicine

Finding the right mentors and making a financial plan are two keys for IMGs to flourish as U.S. practicing physicians. Learn more with the AMA.

International Med Ed
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2021 Residency Match: Examining outcomes for SOAP, IMGs

Learn with the AMA about notable trends this year in the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) and among international medical graduates (IMGs).

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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Biden delays Trump immigration rule on cap-subject H-1B visas

New administration pushed back rule that would consider H-1B visa applicants based on earning power rather than the value they’d bring.

International Med Ed
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Feb. 19, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Cap-subject H-1B petitions rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 12, 2021: National Advocacy Update

The delay implementation of the H-1B Visa final rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Judge voids rule pricing H-1B doctors out of areas that need them

Judge negates new rule that AMA said would “cause immediate and lasting harm” to communities that would no longer be able to afford to hire H-1B doctors.

International Med Ed
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Dec. 4, 2020: Judicial Advocacy Update 

U.S. district court vacates recent Trump Administration H-1B visa regulations in the latest Judicial Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Visa application form
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Misguided J-1 visa proposal is a “solution in search of a problem”

The AMA, medical educators and 36 members of Congress are fighting a proposal to complicate the visa process for international medical graduates.

International Med Ed
Illustration of a subtle map of the world, with heath care workers standing in different parts of the map.
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Pandemic brought challenges for IMGs, and AMA responded

IMGs are key to the physician workforce during a pandemic straining the U.S. health system. Learn about the AMA’s advocacy for IMGs and their patients.

International Med Ed