On Friday, the International Medical Graduates Section (IMGS) began its 18th year of interim meetings with the 13th annual AMA Research Symposium in collaboration with the Medical Student and Resident and Fellows Sections. The research symposium included several computerized enhancements for judging abstracts and offered live networking and educational opportunities for all participants.

Winners selected among the ECFMG certified physicians awaiting residency included: Rupesh Natarajan, MD, Podium for the Clinical Medicine category and Remi Okwechime, MD, Poster for he Improving Health Outcomes category.

The IMGS Congress reception and business meeting featured two speakers. Lisa A. Robin, chief advocacy officer from the Federation of State Medical Boards, provided an update on the Interstate Licensure Compact. While Subhash Chandra, MD, led the congress participants in a meditation exercise for the well-being of meeting participants. IMGS was successful in reviewing the items considered for this House of Delegates meeting and was a positive forum for discussing IMG policy initiatives and organizational reports.

On Sunday, the IMG Section held its Busharat Ahmad, MD, Leadership Development Program, which featured two speakers: Gerald Griffin, MD, retired Brig. General from California and Mark Abramson, California Center for TMJ and Dental Sleep Medicine, who spoke about “Effective Physician Leadership Essentials.”

The IMG Section meetings culminated with its joint IMGS and Minority Affairs Section Caucus held on Monday. For more information visit the section Webpage or email your inquiries to img@ama-assn.org.