r/IMGreddit is a subreddit with 87k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses img, match, usmle, struggling, and visa, 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
: "US IMG, failed step 1 x 2 (passed on 3rd), 260 on step 2, YOG 7 years but have been working in the system as scribe, clinical research, surgical externship and as MSL. What are my chances matching into GS prelim or IM please Advice. Thank you"
35 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "IMGs falling into residency traps and nobody warned them"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Can anyone guide me on which paid usce agency to choose from?"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "The 100k fee is back"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/IMGreddit
#1
Img
: "OrtjodoxJabbi racist comments here on Imgreddit and usImgs subreddit"
50 posts
#2
Match
: "2027 Match"
36 posts
#3
Usmle
: "I made a Usmle Guide for Med Students and IMGs"
33 posts
#4
Struggling
32 posts
#5
Visa
: "The Visa situation is actually horrible"
30 posts
#6
Residency
: "I made a 100% free site that shows you which Residency programs automatically screen out IMGs and why!"
24 posts
#7
Observership
: "I was rejected visa for Observership"
24 posts
#8
J1
: "Why are there so many J1 physician Visa rejections?"
23 posts
#9
Research
: "Is Research work just code for buying from paper mills?"
20 posts
#10
Usce
: "Can anyone guide me on which paid Usce agency to choose from?"
17 posts
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Forex Card
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#1
HDFC
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#2
Niyo
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Webcam
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#1
Logitech
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Renters Insurance
2 reviews
#1
State Farm
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Flair Used in r/IMGreddit
#1
Visa
: "The Visa situation is actually horrible"
44 posts
#2
Residency
: "I made an IM residency survival guide for incoming interns"
42 posts
#3
NON-US IMG
: "2027 match"
20 posts
#4
ERAS
: "I made a USMLE Guide for Med Students and IMGs"
16 posts
#5
Observership/externship
: "American Externship Somerset Family Medicine SFM (AVOID!)"
16 posts
#6
what are my chances
: "Going for AMC over USMLE"
13 posts
#7
Residency Application
: "I made a 100% free site that shows you which residency programs automatically screen out IMGs and why!"
11 posts
#8
ECFMG
: "Regarding Observership"
8 posts
#9
Vent
: "OrtjodoxJabbi racist comments here on imgreddit and usimgs subreddit"
5 posts
#10
Miscellaneous
: "IMGs and IM: 15k applicants, 1.3 million applications."
5 posts
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Last updated: June 25, 2026