"What can Brown do for you?"

I was totally hoping he would have delivered my diploma ( since the volcano prevented us from going to the island for any graduation, my class got our diplomas---and became doctors via UPS !

For comparison, the AMA website has some good information.
http://www.ama-assn.org/vapp/freida/.../0,,TR,00.html

Residents: Average percent international medical graduates
Internal Medicine: 46.9%
Family Practice: 28.4%
Obstetrics/Gyn: 18.2%
Anesthesiology: 35.4%
Surgery-General: 21.2%
Surgery-Ortho: 1.7%
Surgery-Thoracic: 25.5%
Dermatology: 2.9%
Urology: 4.7%
Neurology: 42.3%
etc. etc. blah blah blah

I think it's obvious some specialties are extremely difficult for IMGs to enter. However, if you don't make it into one specialty there are ~48 others you can choose from.

lots of good info on AMA website

You can't count on putting all of your money into your home to protect you in case of a lawsuit. Only three states have 100% homestead protections. Florida, Texas, and I think, Wyoming. Even these states place limitations on homestead protection, and Florida is considering doing away with it altogether. In other states, you'd be able to keep something ridiculous, like $10,000 of equity in your home, in the event of a bankruptcy caused by a civil judgement against you. If you don't have insurance, you shouldn't practice. It's dangerous for you, and unfair for your patients.

BG--Lawyer considering med school.

and you guys know that the AMSA opposed tort reform? best advice my lawyer ever gave me was to have everything in my moms name that way even my wife can't get to it...hehe seriously it really is getting to the point were i may have to put a safe somewhere and keep gold/silver stock or everything in my kids trustfunds......did i mention i hate lawyers yet? kind of rough at the dinner table with my inlaws...

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