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Posted by Tatiana B. Durbak on August 10, 2002 at 20:18:37:
In Reply to: Re: Can a doctor from Ukraine work in USA as a doctor? posted by Bohdan A. Oryshkevich on August 08, 2002 at 23:31:06:
: Your mother has to pass the USMLE. This is a three time exam including a section on English.
: Then she has to find an internship which is difficult to do for foreigners with no experuience here.
: This is a process that is virtualy impossible for someone who is over forty years old.
: The site for all this is www.ecfmg. WES is only for getting permission to sit for the USMLE. The USMLE covers everything from the first year of medical school.
: Bohdan Oryshkevich, MD
I and collegues whom I know have had clients who were over 40 years old and who did pass the USMLE tests and who are now procticing physicians.
Of course, this is not easy. If someone is determined and willing to study hard, it is possible.