Foreign Medical Grad Requirements

Applications are accepted only through the
Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).

Requirements for Foreign Medical Graduates:

• One full year (twelve months) of experience in the United States
• Must have graduated from medical school within the past two years
• Must score higher >90 on Step I of USMLE
• Step II CK and CS scores also mandatory
• Foreign medical graduates may be required to provide other materials in support of their applications in addition to the materials for graduates of American or Canadian medical schools.

Visa Sponsorship
The Department of Medicine will only sponsor J1 VISAs. No special considerations will be made for H1B visas for any applicant.
MCG at a Glance
•Founded in 1828
•Schools of Allied Health, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Nursing & Medicine
•Inpatient services at the 630 bed MCG medical center & attached VA medical center
•Approximately 840 full & part time faculty, 2131 students, 455 residents & fellows, 88 Ph.D., candidates, & 20 MD-PhD candidates
•Multidimensional resident research program
•Within the University System, MCG has links to Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University & the University of Georgia
•$79.7 million awarded for research in fiscal year 2005
•Fellowships in Allergy, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonology-Critical Care, & Rheumatology