<p>Not all foreign medical schools are recognized by licensing agencies. California, for instance, scrutinizes foreign medical schools (<a href=“http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/01/16/prl10116.htm[/url]”>http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/01/16/prl10116.htm</a>) and their graduates very carefully. See <a href=“http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm[/url]”>http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm</a></p>
<p>The NRMP identifies six different independent applicant types: Student/graduate of an osteopathic medical school, U.S. citizen student/graduate of an international medical school, Student/graduate of a Canadian medical school, Non-U.S. citizen student/graduate of an international medical school, Student/graduate of a Fifth Pathway Program, and Previous graduate of a U.S. allopathic medical school.</p>
<p>For matching purposes in the US, graduates of US or Canadian schools fare best. See the 2003-2007 match statistics for US and all other grads at <a href=“http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/tables/table5_2007.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/tables/table5_2007.pdf</a>.</p>