125. Breaking into Residency: Tips and Opportunities for IMGs with AMOpportunities CEO Kyle Swinsky

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As an IMG, applying for residency in the US can be an intimidating process, especially when you're trying to enhance your application package with US clinical experience, observerships, and other related opportunities. That's where AMOpportunities comes in to help! Today, we're talking to Kyle Swinsky, the CEO and co-founder of AMOpportunities, an organization dedicated to helping medical graduates secure residency and achieve their own medical stories.

Here a few highlights of this episode:

• Organization helps medical graduates, especially IMGs, secure residency and achieve their career goals
• AMOpportunities has over 600 training sites around the US, with a team focused on bringing in IMGs
• Helps students find opportunities in rural areas as well as urban centers like California, New York, and Illinois
• Offers observerships and visa support, with an in-house legal team that can help with letters of support and exemptions
• Goal is to provide a diverse learning environment for all students and maximize learning
• High match rate of 75% for IMGs compared to the general match rate of 60%
• AMOpportunities has helped thousands of students successfully navigate the residency application process

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You can also reach out to Dr. Swinsky and his team on Instagram @AMOpportunities and other social media.

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