IMGs from Georgia for USMLE and Residency



Georgian doctors study for the USMLE and get the ECFMG certificate to apply later on for residency in the US. They apply through ERAS every year to the same programs that interview and match their peers. These programs include the following: IMG Friendly.

Physicians from Georgia will come to the US ahead of time to do 2-3 months of clinical experience to make their profile more competitive. They will do these rotations in the following hospitals before applying to residency: Observerships.


Georgian medical graduates usually come from these medical schools:

Akaki Tsereteli State University Faculty of Medicine
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health Care
BAU International University Faculty of Medicine
Caucasus International University Faculty of Medicine
Classical and Traditional Medicine Academy
Critical Care Medicine Institute
David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia Faculty of Medicine
David Tvildiani Medical University AIETI Medical School
European Teaching University Faculty of Medicine
Georgian National University SEU Faculty of Medicine
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Medicine
Kutaisi Institute of Medicine
Medical Institute of Reconstruction Plastic Surgery and Dermocosmetology
New Vision University School of Medicine
Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy Faculty of Medicine
Tbilisi Medical Institute 'Vita'
Tbilisi Medical Teaching University 'Hippocrates'
Tbilisi National University 'Gaenati'
Tbilisi State Medical University Faculty of Medicine
Teaching University Geomedi Faculty of Medicine
University of Georgia School of Health Sciences and Public Health
University of Legia and Company Faculty of Medicine
University Sakartvelo Faculty of Medicine