Have you completed all ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) requirements to start an Internal Medicine Residency?
This question will only be important for 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.
"Yes, I have completed steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE requirements and have brought the supporting paperwork with me. Would you like to take a copy?"
If you are a foreign medical graduate, come to your Internal Medicine Residency interview prepared to discuss the steps you have taken for the ECFMG certification. If you have any supporting paperwork, bring it with you to the interview and offer it to the interviewers. You must be prepared with an affirmative answer to this question.
"Yes, I believe I have gone above and beyond the requirements to be successful in your Internal Medicine residency program and am excited to start this next chapter."
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Anonymous Answer
Yes, I have completed Steps 1,2, and 3. I can provide a copy of my ECMFG certificate.
Marcie's Feedback
Awesome! The interviewer will be pleased to learn this. Consider ending your answer with a sentence that conveys your excitement about becoming an IM resident. Nice job!
