How This IMG Went From A Having a Tough Time in College To Getting Into Two Highly Competitive Medical Fellowships
If anyone understands the ins and outs of becoming and being an International Medical Graduate, it is Dr. Francis Christian. This is due to his broad, firsthand experience with medical education.
Dr. Christian completed high school in the island of Jamaica before moving to the United States and completing college, then completing a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. Next, he began his medical studies at St. Matthew’s University in Grand Cayman.
Once he matched into residency, Dr. Christian put the pedal to the metal to set himself up for fellowship success. He matched into a competitive Pulmonology and Critical Care Fellowship, and is now pursuing a second fellowship in Sleep Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess | Harvard Medical School.
There is gem after gem in this interview for IMG medical students and residents alike. We get into:
[4:53] Why Dr. Christian chose to attend a Caribbean medical school
[8:35] 3 tips that IMGs can use to be successful in the residency match process
[16:38] How he used his time during residency to become a competitive fellowship candidate
[21:10] The power of unpaid research externships for the IMG with red flags who still wants to match into residency
[24:04] Looking back, what he would change about his residency application process
[24:46] How being married to a physician impacted his experience in residency training
[25:12] How he organized his time in a demanding residency to be able to do clinical care and research, and stay healthy
[28:24] How IMGs can be strategic about where they do externships or rotate
[29:30] What he does for fun
[30:14] What it was like to welcome a baby during his first fellowship
[31:02] What make the hard work worth it
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