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IMG Mock Interview Group for the 2027 Match — Does One Already Exist?

Hey everyone! Is there already a WhatsApp group or Discord server where we can practice residency interviews together?

If not, would anyone be interested in starting one? I’d be happy to set it up as well.

We can conduct mock interviews, give each other honest and constructive feedback, identify areas for improvement, and help each other become better communicators.

The goal isn’t just to reassure each other that we’re doing well. It’s to give honest feedback, challenge each other, and help each other improve.

If you know of an existing group or would like to join one, comment below!

YOG: 5 years
Step 1: pass( no attempt)
Step2: 22x
Step 3: Not yet
ECFMG certification : In process
No USCE
No research
Get an EAD( Employment authorization document) no GC

Actually get 6 Invitations for interviews in Peds
I applied for 20 peds program

If you applied this cycle without step 2 score even at this time,

1. what’s your exam date or if you’ve taken it, what’s your result date?
2. what specialty did you apply to and have you gotten any interviews?
3. how many programs did you apply to and have you sent an LOI to any of your programs or have you updated them on when your score would be out approximately?

Hello everyone,

I'm a visa requiring IMG here applied IM. I'm grateful to God for what I have been granted.

I just received an interview from an internal medicine program.

I was eleted until I read that this year they will be conducting interviews in person, which wasn't previously mentioned on their website.

I reached out to the PC to ask for a special consideration for a virtual option, but is there any other way of going about this?

Anyone else had a similar experience with any program?

I think realistically deep down everyone knows that they still have a high chance of getting interviews cuz it’s so early in the season . But that’s not the problem . The problem is that every time someone gets an interview from a program that you wanted or signalled , you’re brain instantly thinks there something wrong with my application. Maybe i left something out , maybe i assigned the wrong letter, maybe my letter wasn’t good , any number of reasons . Your application might not even have been seen yet but your brain doesn’t think about any of that . It just thinks that everything is wrong until you get your first interview . Stay strong , we still got time .

To be honest, i know i have a weak application for IM. But just asking if someone matched in IM with similar stats and if they did when did they start getting Interviews?
Step 1- pass
Step 2- 22x
Step 3- yet to be taken
YOG- 2014
Completed home country Residency
4 USCE
5 publications
Adjustment of Visa status (green card under process)

Applied to around 50 IM programs and a few Fm programs , so far got nothing

Thanks

The PD and faculty both asked me a hypothetical scenario and wanted me to identify and narrate management of shock and CKD. Definitely wasn’t expecting that and even messed up on Ckd management.
Should i expect from more programs such clinical management questions and how much value do they carry?
Thinking of reviewing 2ck algorithms i guess

Breathe. You're going to be okay.

I know its been said before a million times but the truth is that if you're visa requiring, you're going to get IVs later than everyone else. Interview season is till January, we have literally 3 months for you to get an interview and trust me, if your profile has no flags, there is a high chance you will get at least one. You just need to take your time and breathe.

There is also a very high chance that some of your applications haven't even been LOOKED at yet, let alone categorized as good or bad. So give the programs time, and go do something fun, a hobby perhaps?

We all signed up for a marathon, not a sprint. So keep jogging on and eventually you will reach the finish line.

I genuinely don’t intend for this question to hurt, discourage, demotivate, or undermine anyone. It’s simply a doubt I’ve had for a while, and I’m sure many applicants who are going through this process have wondered the same thing.

What differentiates applicants who match from those who don’t?

I’ve seen applicants with 260+ scores, multiple publications, excellent USCEs, impressive CVs, and seemingly great interview skills still go unmatched.
On the other hand, I’ve also seen applicants with scores in the 240s, 1–2 publications, fairly standard USCEs, decent CVs, and good communication skills successfully match.
Of course, every applicant has a unique journey, and we can never know the complete picture from the outside. But it does make me wonder: what does it ultimately come down to?

Is it the way we signal programmes? The connections we build? How well we fit a programme’s culture and expectations? Our interview performance? The overall narrative of our application? Or, to some extent, simply luck?
And perhaps the most important question is: Are there any red flags or shortcomings in an application that can significantly reduce an applicant’s chances, regardless of how strong the rest of their profile looks?

What are the factors that applicants might overlook, the mistakes they might not even realise they’re making, or the weaknesses that could ultimately cost them a Match?
I’d genuinely love to hear perspectives from residents, applicants who have matched, and especially those who have served on selection committees or have first-hand experience with the process.

Not looking to compare or judge anyone’s journey, but to understand the process better and learn what we can realistically do to improve our chances.

A friend in tech recently mentioned that it’s common for job applicants in his industry to practice mock interviews with one another through platforms that match people together.

Is there anything equivalent for residency applicants?

If not, would anyone here be interested in pairing up for mock interviews? We could take turns interviewing each other and providing feedback. I’m applying to psychiatry, but I’d be happy to practice with applicants from other specialties as well.

Non-US IMG, got 2 invites just two days after submission deadline.

Was very excited and lowkey amazed because programs said they would start sending invites after 1 week.

Anyway, there’s just dead silence now. I wonder whats going on? And the programs i have signalled have been sending invited here and there even to non-signalled applicants.

Hi everyone, has anyone received an Internal Medicine interview from any of these programs yet?

1-DMC/Wayne State University (Sinai-Grace) — Gold
2-Prime West Consortium/Centinela Hospital Medical Center — Gold
3-Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University — Gold

1-Geisinger Wilkes-Barre — Silver
2-Jamaica Hospital Medical Center — Silver
3-Nazareth Hospital — Silver
4-Palmetto General Hospital — Silver
5-Rutgers Health/Community Medical Center — Silver
6St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital/NEOMED — Silver
7-St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton — Silver
8-Texas Tech University Amarillo — Silver
9-UConn/Waterbury Hospital — Silver
10-UPMC Harrisburg — Silver
11-Willis-Knighton Health System — Silver
12-Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center — Silver

If you received an IV from any of the others, please mention the program name , if possible, when you received it.
Thank you!

have any of you got

ivs from : lubbock, renassaince, elmhurst, bronxcare, harlem hospital, united health, good samaritan uni? If so, would you mind sharing your stats?

anyone heard from the Anne Arundel IM program yet?

IMG with an MBBS, 8+ years of experience, and strong clinical experience in my home country, currently based in the US.

I want to remain in healthcare but am exploring career options outside the USMLE and residency pathway. What realistic roles can leverage an MBBS and prior clinical experience without requiring US residency?

I would especially appreciate insights from IMGs who have pursued alternative paths in clinical research, pharmaceuticals, public health, healthcare administration, informatics, or other healthcare-related fields.

so I passed step 1 july 2025 and step 2 may 2025 with a 254 and graduated 2026 march and now I'm a teaching assistant in clinical toxicology and addiction treatment in my faculty of medicine as a non US img .

now I have obligatory military service as a military officer peds physician may be for a 1 or 2 years my q is after 2 years if I apply in 2029 for 2030 match as a 2.5 or 3 y old graduate and a toxo teacher with a master degree in it applying for peds and I will do observations and step 3 before applying in Sept.

what are my chances I feel lost