1. To become a doctor in the USA

2. Shortage of doctors in different states

3. Steps that a foreign medical graduate takes before practicing:
Pass Educational Commission for Foreign Medial Graduates (ECFMG)
Get matched with a medical residency program
Take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
Apply for a medical license

4. Structure of USMLE
STEP 1 (understanding of the basic scientific concepts essential to understanding medicine)
STEP 2 (focuses on patient care and application of scientific principals, health promotion and disease prevention)
- clinical knowledge
- clinical skills
STEP 3 (assesses the individual’s readiness to practice without supervision)

5. Examinee Performance: International Medical Students/Graduates Taking USMLE Step 1

6. Examinee Performance: International Medical Students/Graduates Taking USMLE Step 2 CK

7. Examinee Performance: International Medical Students/Graduates Taking USMLE Step 2 CS

8. Examinee Performance: USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 (CK and CS) Administered to Students/Graduates of LCME- and AOA-Accredited U.S./Canadian Medical Schools/Programs and to International Medical Students/Graduates

9. US Medical License Issued by state and local governments
Allows professionals to legally operate
Types very by state
Is required for both domestic and foreign students
License statuses: active, inactive, temporary, limited

10. The research
Purpose: to investigate the possibility of employment of foreign med graduates in the USA
Object:40 Russian doctors who have moved to the US during to continue their medical activity
Hypothesis: the majority of physicians have successfully confirmed their diploma in the US are working as doctors

11. Age Structure

12. 79% of physicians practiced the same specialty
21% had their profession changed

13. Conclusions Among licensed, male to female ratio is 1:1
25% of doctors are employed in academic positions
Most of them regularly attend conferences in the country and abroad
Material standard for all is high

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