The surprising similarity between successful Entrepreneurs and IMG physician in dealing with failure

“If you don’t have big dreams and goals,

you’ll end up working for someone that does.”- Unknown

I just finished watching the Netflix series “Super Pumped” last night which tells the story of Ub...

The necessity and surprising benefits of Discomfort on our way to achieving career goals

“The only thing that is stopping you from where you are to where you want to go is your comfort zone.” – Dhaval Gaudier

I was recently reading a book called “ The comfort crisis” by Michael Ester which disc...

How the words “ Networking” and “ Connections” are poorly understood by most IMGs,

yet essential to getting into good programs in the US

It isn’t just what you know, it’s who you know.
It isn’t just what you do, it’s what others are willing to do for you.

Your network is your net worth!”  --...

The risks and benefits of doing residency in your home country before coming to the US for medical training

“Every decision brings with it some good, some bad, some lessons, and some luck.
The only thing that’s for sure is that indecision steals many years from many people who wind up wishing the...

How being an old medical graduate can help you get into competitive specialties?

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

Coco Chanel

One word I always hear from applicants with a shameful tone is “ But I’m an old graduate” and you can almost hear the sorrow and...

How IMGs waste so much time and money doing the wrong things and thinking the wrong way.

“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality;

and then there are those who turn one into the other.”

- Douglas H. Everett

I was an IMG once applying for ophthalmo...