Dear President Obama,
I hereby petition you stop the discrimination upon residency applicants by residency programs based on year of graduation. While the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates(ECFMG) which organizes the United States Medical Licensing Examinations(USMLE) places no limitations on year of graduation as a criterion for taking the prescribed examinations for physician-certification in the United States, which process qualifies medical school graduates for medical residency in our nation, it has been the practice of program directors to place graduation year cut offs as a selection criterion for invitation for residency interviews and subsequent positions. This is discrimination and an injustice in our nation.
The ERAS process is due for change.
Ema Uko-Abasi,MD