Studying Abroad, Choosing Where to Practice, and USMLE Prep with Dr. Dan Levi

AMBOSS: Beyond the Textbook

The number of resident doctors in the US who were trained abroad increased yet again in 2022, despite the ongoing pandemic. And of the more than 7,500 foreign-trained physicians, two-fifths of them were US citizens. Studying medicine abroad is an important and sometimes contentious topic to discuss. To find out more about the life of a medical doctor who left his home country to study medicine, took the US medical licensing exams, and then continued traveling as a doctor, we’ll talk with Dr. Dan Levi today.
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Interviewee: Former AMBOSS medical student advisor, Dr. Dan Levi.
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