r/IMGreddit is a subreddit with 91k members. The community frequently discusses struggling, img, study partner, usmle, and preparation, and they frequently recommend/review forex card, webcam, and renters insurance, and the most common flair used is residency, eras, ecfmg, what are my chances, and observership/externship.
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
12 posts
#3
Study Partner
12 posts
#4
Usmle
10 posts
#5
Preparation
7 posts
#6
Study
7 posts
#7
Housing
7 posts
#8
Roommate
7 posts
#9
Step 2
6 posts
#10
Step 1
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/IMGreddit
Forex Card
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#1
HDFC
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#2
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Webcam
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#1
Logitech
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Renters Insurance
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#1
State Farm
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Flair Used in r/IMGreddit
#1
Residency
: "IM Application as a non-US IMG"
40 posts
#2
ERAS
: "I've been editing residency and fellowship personal statements for >10 years, these are the PS mistakes that send me screaming"
26 posts
#3
ECFMG
: "How much time did it take for OET result to be verified by ECFMG?"
14 posts
#4
what are my chances
: "US-IMG IM chances"
13 posts
#5
Observership/externship
: "An observership with an American doctor"
10 posts
#6
Medical School
: "How important is MSPE/Dean's letter for IMGs?"
10 posts
#7
NON-US IMG
: "signals"
10 posts
#8
Visa
: "Are the recent US visa changes going to affect visa-requiring IMGs?"
9 posts
#9
usmle step 2
: "IM chance with step 2CK 233"
9 posts
#10
usmle step 1
: "IMG in Chicago, Step 1 target summer 2027, looking for a weekend study group in the Loop or north side"
7 posts
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+21k members(30.7%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026