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FAQs

What are your USMLE or COMLEX score requirements? 
We do not have minimum score cutoffs, however, preference will be given to applicants who have passed any USMLE or COMLEX exam on one attempt.

In order to be considered for interview, we allow no more than 1 failed attempt on USMLE Step 1.

In order to be considered for ranking, applicants must not have any failed attempts on USMLE Step 2CK, and no failed attempts at USMLE Step 2CS for those with previous USMLE 2CS scores when it was still being administered.

Do you have a USMLE Step 2 CK or COMLEX Level 2 score deadline? 
USMLE Step 2 CK scores are not required for interview selection, but must be reported by the rank order list deadline.

Do you accept VISA applicants? 
We accept ECFMG sponsored J-1  VISAS. We do not sponsor H1A/H1B VISA applicants.

Is US clinical experience mandatory for IMGs applying to the program? 
U.S. Clinical Experience in the form of hands-on clinical rotations are required. Observerships, scribe work, research, and medical assistant work does not fall into the category of US clinical experience.

Do you offer Observerships or research positions? 
We do not offer Observerships or research positions.

If I have graduated medical school, but have not yet started residency, can I work in a physician’s office or clinic? 
As a medical school graduate not in a training program, you cannot “moonlight” by working in a physician’s private office or clinic in the state of California.

Graduates unable to gain admission into an accredited training program cannot gain clinical experience by working in a physician’s private office or clinic as a trainee or “physician assistant.”

Graduates can be employed as a medical assistant in a physician’s office as long as they:

More information on these laws is available from the Medical Board of California. For questions about unlicensed activity, contact the board’s Enforcement Unit by phone at 916-263-2424.

Do you have a cutoff date for medical school graduation? 
For international medical school graduates who have never completed an ACGME approved residency, the cutoff date for medical school graduation is 5 years. 

How many Letters of Recommendation do you require and is a Letter of Recommendation from a Family Medicine Physician required? 
We require 3 Letters of Recommendation dated within the past 3 years. It is recommended that one of these Letters of Recommendation should be from a family medicine physician who has directly worked with the applicant in a clinical setting, whether outpatient or inpatient. 

Do you have any open positions in the PGY-2 or PGY-3 year? 
Currently, we do not have any advanced standing open positions.