So which is it? Foreign Medical Graduate or International Medical Graduate?
Some years ago, it used to be FMG (remember that little organization called ECFMG?). Then, the term became IMG. Why?
The standard answer would be, “International Medical Graduate” is a more politically correct term. Fair enough. But to accommodate this website’s name, enter a peculiar muse: the new term has been brought in to play probably because a lot of American citizens graduate from medical schools located outside of USA, e.g. the Caribbeans. Technically speaking, they aren’t really “foreign”, are they?
So whether you look at it from a political correctness point of view or as just a peculiar muse, maybe IMG IS a better term after all.
Mystery solved.
Now you can sleep better.
Before you go to bed however, know this. On these pages, you will frequently come across the terms IMG and FMG being used interchangeably. If you are “international” and not “foreign” (and vice versa), please accept our apologies in advance.
