r/IMGreddit is a subreddit with 92k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, img, study partner, usmle, and step 1, and they frequently recommend/review forex card, webcam, and renters insurance.
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 Themes in r/IMGreddit
#1
Advice Requests
: "IM LORs"
40 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My Us visa interview in us embassy in Egypt ( rejected)"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Urgent observership in Newyork City needed"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Unpaid Research Position"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IMGreddit
#1
Struggling
40 posts
#2
Img
17 posts
#3
Study Partner
14 posts
#4
Usmle
11 posts
#5
Step 1
10 posts
#6
Hate
9 posts
#7
Step 2
8 posts
#8
Preparation
7 posts
#9
Housing
7 posts
#10
Roommate
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/IMGreddit
Forex Card
3 reviews
#1
HDFC
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Niyo
5.0★ from 1 review
Webcam
2 reviews
#1
Logitech
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Renters Insurance
2 reviews
#1
State Farm
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Flair Used in r/IMGreddit
#1
Residency
: "LAST MINUTE ADVICE"
30 posts
#2
ERAS
: "Is the personal statement really that important?"
22 posts
#3
Residency Application
: "Final Silver Signals Check"
15 posts
#4
NON-US IMG
: "What are the new law changes being brought for IMG doctors in USA - for match and for practice etc"
4 posts
#5
Observership/externship
: "US clinical rotations for IMGs"
3 posts
#6
what are my chances
: "Step-1 passed after attempt, step-2 23X, non-visa requiring"
3 posts
#7
usmle step 2
: "Uworld step 2"
3 posts
#8
Vent
: "It is Almost certainly going to get worse. (100% for first Gen docs) (2020 students are out)"
2 posts
#9
ECFMG
: "Anyone applying without an MSPE this Match? How does it appear in your ERAS application?"
2 posts
#10
usmle step 1
: "Study partner for step 1"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/IMGreddit
Yearly
+21k members(30.2%)
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Last updated: September 21, 2026