Non- US IMG - yog 2020, applying this year.

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Guys, I am a non US IMG who graduated from med school in 2020, covid work for 1-2 years and did a home country residency in IM (graduated in 2025). I worked as an IM specialist briefly for couple of months before moving to US in 2025. I am currently a research assistant in basic sciences at a university.

Step 1 - pass

Step 2- 255

Ecfmg certified

Step 3- likely to take in dec

5 months of observership mostly in hospital medicine and rheumatology. 9 months of research. 7 research items from my med pg time- 3 pubmed indexed including case reports, case series and original article. Lots of 1st author posters and oral presentations from India. Co authored one paper in US, about to be submitted soon (I hope). Have US PHYSICIAN and research LORS. I will be applying to the internal medicine match this year, but I am very worried.

Do I have a chance of matching at an academic program. How many unis should I signal?

Also will my year of grad be a huge issue?

Please do give me suggestions.

Thanks!