I'm writing this on behalf of thousands like me who have been unable to complete their training due to the haphazard process in place for residency placement in the US. As a 2007 graduate from a foreign medical school I faced the hardest obstacle in my struggling career as a physician. Carrying over a quarter of a million in loans I am unable to get a spot for over 5 years in a row. I was told that I was not cut out for medicine because I did not pass a licensing exam on the first attempt with an ideal score. Is this the true measure of a physician? Should scores outweigh your love for medicine, your commitment to your patients, and your character? We need a better system with more residency slots to offer hope and a future for those of us with no options to maximize our education.



