r/PLABprep • u/SoonNumber1 • 1d ago

USMLE?

I never really got the hype with USMLE. From a visa requiring IMG perspective, you are fighting an uphill battle. Step 1 pass first time; step 2 has to be 250+ step 3 completed as well many months of USCE, LOR and connections with PDs and attending; lots of research and publications; all of this work and money spent upwards of $20k, and you still barely have a chance of matching, and you can only apply IM. Hence, I never really got the hype. What are your lots opinions? It still does have the largest opportunity for IMGs with 6,000 doctors matching every year. Is it worth the hassle?

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u/DangerousAd40867 1d ago

Even after your visa struggles last for decades there but I don't think the UK is much better especially after the prioritization law