It has been getting harder and harder for international medical graduates to secure a residency slot in the USA whether it's due to dwindling residency positions secondary to programs closing down, or due to increasing obstacles being put in the path (CSA and the like). The only way IMGs can accomplish their goal is to band together and form an organization which provides "free and voluntary exchange of information" at no cost whatsoever and at no obligations to no one. We all went through a time in the application where we felt we needed guidance and help by someone who "had been there" and knows the way, Club IMG hopefully, would be that guide, and would serve as a site where all IMG related information can be found under one banner. Club IMG also hopes to be a forum where the tone is professional and friendly, where an IMG can post questions without fear of getting flamed or incurring rude or offensive remarks, hence it is "invitation only", the only site on the internet that is created in such a way to discourage would be flamers and "KKK types". Lastly, I hope that Club IMG has served to make the residency application easier to all IMGs, but even if it only served to make the application process easier to just ONE IMG, all the effort would still have been more than worth it... To quote the words of the co-founder Igor Sikorsky... "See you poolside" jc_img (webmaster/co-founder) |