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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
This question will only apply to Foreign Medical Graduates. If you are in this category, your interviewers will need to know that you already have your ECFMG certification by completing steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE before joining a fellowship program in Infectious Disease.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Yes, I have completed steps 1 and 2 of ECFMG requirements for my J-1 visa. I have brought the supporting paperwork with me if you need me to provide that."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
If you are a foreign medical graduate, come to your ID fellowship interviews prepared to discuss the steps you have taken for the ECFMG certification. If you have any supporting paperwork, bring it to the interview and offer it to the interviewers. Be prepared with an affirmative answer to this question.
"Yes, I have gone above and beyond the requirements to be successful in your Infectious Disease fellowship program and am excited to start this next chapter in my training."

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