r/IMGreddit is a subreddit with 95k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, img, study partner, usmle, and step 2, and they frequently recommend/review forex card, webcam, and renters insurance, and the most common flair used is residency, interview, invites, observership/externship, and vent.
A community for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) navigating the path to US residency - Caribbean grads, foreign medical school graduates, and everyone in between.
Share your USMLE prep, ECFMG and visa questions, signaling strategy, interviews, Match results, and the trials and tribulations of the IMG journey.
Please review the rules before posting. ALL IMGs & IMG supporters welcome.
Popular Topics in r/IMGreddit
#1
Struggling
32 posts
#2
Img
14 posts
#3
Study Partner
14 posts
#4
Usmle
11 posts
#5
Step 2
8 posts
#6
Step 1
8 posts
#7
Preparation
7 posts
#8
Housing
7 posts
#9
Roommate
7 posts
#10
Study
6 posts
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#2
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Webcam
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Logitech
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Renters Insurance
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Flair Used in r/IMGreddit
#1
Residency
: "Mid season thoughts- some useful insights to future applicants"
27 posts
#2
Interview
: "Zero IV"
16 posts
#3
Invites
: "Any feedback would be appreciated"
10 posts
#4
Observership/externship
: "Hospital-based IM/FM observerships"
6 posts
#5
Vent
: "Has anyone else started asking the “is this really worth it?” Question to themselves way more frequently in past year or so with the answer becoming less obvious each time?"
4 posts
#6
Visa
: "J1 visa renewal"
4 posts
#7
NON-US IMG
: "YOG and its role?"
3 posts
#8
usmle step 1
: "[IMG] Step 1 study partner wanted (exam in 4-6 months, any timezone)"
3 posts
#9
Rejection
: "Lost hope"
2 posts
#10
ERAS
: "Visa requiring candidates with only 1 ivs?"
2 posts
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Last updated: October 29, 2026