IMG Navigator: Strengthen your IMG recruitment strategy
Take a quick assessment to strengthen your program’s approach to IMG recruitment.
Take a 10-minute assessment to strengthen your program’s approach to IMG recruitment.
International medical graduates (IMGs) are an important part of the family medicine workforce. But identifying and evaluating qualified IMG applicants can present unique challenges for residency programs—from navigating application requirements to developing efficient review and recruitment processes.
The IMG Navigator can help your program understand what’s working, identify opportunities for improvement and connect you with resources tailored to your needs.
Evaluate your approach to IMG recruitment
Every residency program has different recruitment priorities, processes and challenges. The IMG Navigator is a brief assessment designed to help family medicine residency programs evaluate how effectively and efficiently they identify, evaluate and recruit IMG applicants.
In about 10 minutes, you’ll answer questions about your program’s current practices and receive guidance based on your responses.
Get resources tailored to your program
Once you complete the IMG Navigator, you’ll be directed to a customized collection of AAFP resources based on your program’s needs.
Your results can help you identify practical next steps for strengthening your recruitment and selection processes.
Identify opportunities for improvement
Explore where changes to your current processes could help your program identify qualified IMG applicants who may otherwise be overlooked.
Put practical strategies into action
Access recommendations, tools and resources you can use to improve application review, recruitment and selection.
Build a more effective recruitment process
Use your results to help your program develop an efficient, consistent approach that supports your program’s mission and recruitment goals.
How the IMG Navigator works
1. Complete the assessment
Spend about 10 minutes answering questions about your program’s current IMG recruitment and application review practices.
2. Review your results
Identify strengths, potential gaps and opportunities to improve your current approach.
3. Explore your customized resources
Visit the recommended AAFP resource collection for action items, tools and guidance aligned with your program’s needs.
4. Take action
Use the recommendations to strengthen your program’s IMG recruitment and selection strategy.
Strengthen your residency selection strategy
The IMG Navigator is part of the AAFP’s Residency Selection Improvement Initiative (RSII), which is working to improve the family medicine residency recruitment and selection process for programs and applicants.
Explore additional RSII tools, guidance and resources to help your program build a more effective, efficient and mission-aligned selection process.