IMGs from Sudan for USMLE and Residency


Sudanese 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 Sudan 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.


Sudanese medical graduates usually come from these medical schools:

Ahfad University for Women School of Medicine
Al Neelain University Faculty of Medicine
Al-Yarmouk College Faculty of Medical Sciences
Al-Zaiem Al-Azhari University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Alfashir University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Almughtaribeen University Faculty of Medicine
Elrazi University
Faculty of Medicine, National University - Sudan
Ibn Sina University Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
International University of Africa Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Karary University College of Medicine and Surgery
Kassala University Faculty of Medicine
National Ribat University College of Medicine
Nile College
Nile Valley University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Red Sea University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Shendi University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Sinnar University Faculty of Medicine
Sudan International University Faculty of Medicine
University of Bahri College of Medicine
University of Bakht Alruda Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Dongola Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of El Imam El Mahdi Faculty of Medicine Kosti
University of Gadarif Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
University of Gezira Faculty of Medicine
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
University of Kordofan Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Medical Sciences & Technology (UMST) Faculty of Medicine
University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine
West Kordufan University Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Bahr El Ghazal University Faculty of Medicine
University of Juba College of Medicine
Upper Nile University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences