Great News for Georgia Hopefuls!!!

[MattFromGeorgia]

I have seen all the talk about FMG and licensing in their prospective states!

I spoke with the Medical Board of Georgia this morning and found out some VERY interesting information!

1) Georgia only requires 60 hours of undergraduate work

2) Georgia has NO pre-med reqs (as far as 2 semester of organic etc)

3) Georgia Medical Board wants to see 3 things from a FMG
A) Passed Step I, II, & III
B) Passes Step III within 3 attempts
C) 3 years of residency training

The man I spoke with, Jeffery, was one of the directors @ the Georgia Composite Board of Medical Examiners

Just thought I would share this information with you!!

Thanks!

Matt

[ams]

sounds nice....but that still doesnt mean "the great state of Georgia" is IMG friendly.

its actually one of the tougher states to get into. Those who have, had alot of pull. You need to pass step 3...which you take after residency. Most non american citizens take thier Step 3, to improve thier chances of matching.

[IMG SURVIVOR]

I think the op was been sarcastic.

[DoctorJ]

Just make sure that your US clinicals are Green Book. I was asked to sent in a copy of my passport (I'm USIMG) I guess to make sure you did go to the country where the school was located. You also have to list the places of your clinical rotations (US and foriegn). If in the US, again, they will need to be Green Book and they will need to be verified. Good Luck!

[mia gelato]

does georgia accept the family medicine umbrella for electives??

[mia gelato]

does georgia still require that all rotations includ electives be greenbooked? and if so.... does family medicine umbrella apply? THANKS!!!

[med etudiant]

So you can't complete a residency in Georgia?

[cosine]

I thought geoergia does not differentiate between green vs blue. They just require 3 years of acgme residency.

[rokshana]

I thought geoergia does not differentiate between green vs blue. They just require 3 years of acgme residency.


blue = DO rotations, not FM umbrella

ACGME = green

the hx is that there are actual books that contain all the residency programs...the green book has the ACGME residencies and the blue book contains all the AOA residency programs...

[cosine]

So what that basically means is that I can do my core rotations either AOA or AGME but NOT any FP umbrella, but my electives can be anything right?