Career paths for International Medical Graduates

This article is very close and personal to me. 

I write this as a letter to my fellow IMGs, as I am a foreign medical graduate. Excuse any typos and grammatical errors. 

Dear Fellow IMGs, 

As you all know, the world of USMLE steps and residency matches looks gloomy once you have low scores or visa restrictions. Many of my friends found themselves in this situation where they feel that they cannot progress as a medical doctor and practice medicine in the United states. Having a dream of being a medical doctor and becoming one , it feels as if your identity is your profession. Then when so-called reality hits you, you feel as if that identity is being stolen from you and there is an immense emotional/social toll. 

I had numerous conversations with my IMG friends who were in these situations, and who feel very incapacitated after all the hard work and knowledge they have gained through medical school. 

I want to give not just hope but confidence in looking at careers which are not alternative any more but there are mainstream now, where you will be satisfied professionally and financially. 

Career paths that you have a choice to make are (In the order of most IMGs choice)

1. Drug safety or pharmacovigilance 

2. Medical affairs 

3. Clinical operations 

4. Clinical research 

5. Clinical trial Management

6. Clinical data management 

To evaluate each of the above choices, will be in another upcoming blog post.

I strongly recommend to take Option 1 – DRUG SAFETY OR PHARMACOVIGILANCE. 

Compensation, work-life balance, appreciation, peer collaboration, teamwork, stability, career growth, and cause bigger than themselves, etc are some of the parameters that make drug safety a successful and lucrative career.

For more information, check this article in our blog – http://www.medipharmsolutions.com/blog/top-five-reasons-to-choose-drug-safety-as-a-career-in-pharmaceuticals

10 years ago, when I started my journey as a drug safety professional, I was skeptical but soon I knew I was onto something greater than I expected. I am happy with the choice I made to be a drug safety physician. I currently work as a medical director for a reputed pharmaceutical firm and enjoy mentoring others to do the same. 

MEDIPHARM SOLUTIONS was launched as a solution to bridge that gap so your transition into a pharmaceutical drug safety career is successful. No monetary compensation can equal our achievement when that is made possible.

Medipharm solutions provide the training necessary to assist professionals in bridging the gap between their qualifications and skills needed to secure a career in the pharmaceutical industry. The Institute offers this by focusing attention on deploying cutting edge training and testing certification methods. Empowering professionals with the current market place needs by building industry-standard course curriculum. Most important of all, to make you a trained professional with job-readiness skills and knowledge.

Our course coaches who designed this curriculum are pharmacovigilance leaders in the pharmaceutical world who are passionate about guiding you in your drug safety career path. 

Failing to plan is planning to fail. So take your first step towards a life-changing career at

http://www.medipharmsolutions.com/course/drug-safety/certificate-in-advanced-drug-safety-pharmacovigilance

Best wishes,

Abhishek Pitti 

CEO & Founder, 

Medipharm Solutions Inc. 

Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drabhishekpitti/