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Randy Kessler with KS Family Law and Don Mahmood and Maher Ahmed with MedSmarter

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Randy Kessler /KS Family Law

Randy Kessler is the founding partner of KS Family Law Attorneys, a 30 person family law firm in Atlanta and is the author of many family law books including Divorce: Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future (www.divorceprotect.com), The GA Library of Family Law Forms, and How to Mediate a Divorce. He teaches Family Law Litigation at Emory School of Law and is the former Chair of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia.

Mr. Kessler has over 30 years of experience in domestic relations and family law matters including divorce, custody, paternity, prenuptial agreements and child support. He has lectured in over thirty states and six different countries.

He is a LinkedIn “Influencer” with over 425,000 followers and often appears as a contributor for national media such as Fox News, CNN, NBC and others. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and Emory University School of Law. He is also the founder and inventor of Starsona and Starsona.com, providing personal videos from stars to their fans.

Don Mahmood and Maher Ahmed/MedSmarter

Best described as a hybrid of tutoring and classroom learning, MedSmarter offers MCAT, USMLE, and Residency prep courses. A high yield program with a focus-oriented approach (offered in a variety of blended learning opportunities), maintain a pass rate of 98% or higher. MedSmarter’s #1 goal is to help medical students succeed in their journey to practice medicine in the US. Their board-certified instructors provide the personal attention students need and the professional guidance future physicians deserve.

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International Medical Graduates - Top Docs Radio

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International Medical Graduates

In our ongoing series with Medical Association of Georgia, we discussed International Medical Graduates on this episode. Today, we continue to extend the age to which we humans live. This, coupled with the large post-war baby boomer population that is now entering the elderly population, compounds the effects of the period 2-3 decades ago where it was thought we possessed a surplus of physicians. During that time the creation of new medical colleges and expansion of residency programs was limited. These factors combined to bring us to the situation we find ourselves in today: an expanding shortage of physicians in the US.

The ECFMG (Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) reports that since its inception in the 1950’s it has examined and certified over 320,000 foreign-trained physicians for acceptance to train in US medical colleges and residency programs. Recent statistics show as many as 25% of practicing physicians in the US are foreign-trained graduates. And they play a vital role in the delivery of healthcare in our country. I sat down with Kate Boyenga, Director of Membership and Marketing with Medical Association of Georgia and current MAG president, Dr. Manoj Shah, himself a foreign medical graduate.

We learned about some of the reasons why Medical Association of Georgia is experiencing its largest membership with over 7500 members statewide. And Dr. Shah shared excellent information about the steps required to study in medical school abroad with the ultimate goal of practicing medicine in the US. He talked about the tests one can expect to take, challenges they may face while making application to schools/residencies in the US, and possible solutions for them.

Special Guests:

Kate Boyenga, Director of Membership and Marketing for Medical Association of Georgia