For international physicians
Your road to practicing medicine in the US.
The pathways, the exams, the Match, the visas and the new state laws, explained with official sources in English and Spanish. With a roadmap that tracks exactly where you are.
Free. No account needed.
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pathways compared
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phases, 24 steps
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exam guides in depth
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official sources linked
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languages, written natively
Two roads in
Most physicians take the residency road. A newer road exists for those with years of practice, in some states.
The residency path
ECFMG certification, the USMLE Steps, US clinical experience, ERAS and the Match. The road most traveled, open to every IMG.
The state license laws
A growing group of states now licenses experienced foreign physicians without repeating residency. Powerful, recent, and full of conditions worth reading twice.
This is your roadmap
Six phases from decision to residency. Mark each step as you complete it: the roadmap shows where you stand, what typically comes next and how long it usually takes.
Start my roadmapUSMLE Step 1
USMLE Step 2 CK
OET Medicine
USMLE Step 3
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Every exam, explained before you pay for it
Step 1, Step 2 CK, OET and Step 3: the format, what you study, how applicants actually prepare and what each attempt costs, with the official fee page one click away.
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- Both pathways with official sources
- Four exam guides in depth
- The 24 step roadmap, saved on your device
- Glossary, in English and Spanish
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$9 per month, or $79 a year
- Your roadmap synced across devices
- Deadline reminders anchored to the real Match calendar
- Notes and documents checklist on every step
- A budget planner with your real numbers
Why a subscription: the laws, fees and dates on this road change every season, and Premium exists to keep your plan current. Cancel anytime, no contracts.
Fair questions
Is this legal or immigration advice?
No. RoadmapMD is educational information with official sources. Immigration and licensing decisions depend on your specific case: make them with a licensed immigration attorney and the official bodies involved.
Why is the useful part free?
Because the information should never be the paywall: it is public, we organized it. Premium will charge for convenience (sync, reminders, planning tools), not for the knowledge.
I am still a student. Is this for me?
Yes. The residency path is open to students and graduates alike; the earlier you see the whole road, the cheaper your mistakes. Only the state license laws require years of practice.
Where does my progress live?
In your browser, on your device. We cannot see it. When Premium ships, syncing it to an account will be your choice, never a requirement.
Who is behind RoadmapMD?
DEOCAs LLC, a Florida digital lab that builds software for physicians and healthcare organizations. This tool exists because the journey it maps is the story of many of the physicians we work with.
How current is the information?
Every fast moving fact shows the date we last verified it and links to its official source. When a source and this site disagree, the source wins, and we want to know about it: contact@deocas.us.