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IMI's 35th National Residency Guidance Webinar

10:00:AM Online Webinar

IMI 35TH NATIONAL RESIDENCY GUIDANCE WEBINAR

What & Why?

It’s time for the highly acclaimed IMI Residency Guidance Webinar that has successfully assisted hundreds of IMGs secure residency programs. Attendees can expect to gain invaluable insights and strategies to get accepted into their preferred residency programs in Match 2027.

Date

September 12, 2026

Time

10:00 AM EST

Format

Online Webinar

Deep Dives

01 Interview Prep & Skills
02 ERAS CV
03 Personal Statement
04 Research & Scholarly Activity
05 Cost of USMLE Journey
06 Residency Program Search
07 Program Signaling & LOI
08 IMG – Matching to an OBGYN Residency
09 Live Q&A

Meet the Faculty

Webinar Moderators

Dr. Ahmar Jaffrey & Dr. Ahmad Husaini

Opening Remarks & Program Introduction

Dr. Shahzad Raza

Chair, IMI Residency Guidance Council
Hematologist / Oncologist
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio

Interview Preparations & Skills

Dr. Rida Shah

Internal Medicine Resident at the Zucker School of Medicine / Hofstra Northwell Health

ERAS CV

Dr. Syed Ahmad Husaini

PGY-3 Internal Medicine
Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey
Former Chief Intern

Personal Statement

Ahmar Jafary, D.O.

Board-certified infectious disease physician who completed his residency and fellowship training at Rutgers-NJMS.

Research & Scholarly Activity

Dr. Zuhair Ali

GME Research Director at HCA Healthcare, Houston and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Houston College of Medicine.

Cost of USMLE Journey

Dr. Salma Badr

PGY-3 Internal Medicine
Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey

Searching for Residency Programs

Dr. Hassan Nawaz

PGY-2, Family Medicine
Southern NM Family Medicine
New Mexico

Program Signalling & Letters of Interest/Intent

Dr. Syed Mohd. Taqi

PGY-1, Internal Medicine
NYC Health & Hospitals / Woodhull
New York

Matching to an OBGYN Residency as an IMG

Dr. Zainab Y. Motiwala

PGY-1 OBGYN Resident at Hurley Medical Center / Michigan State University

Open Q&A Session & Special Remarks

Dr. Ghulam Akbar

Dual fellowship-trained in Nephrology & Cardiology. Clinical Cardiologist at Lehigh Valley Hospital & the Lehigh Valley Heart Institute.

Dr. Behjath Jafry

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

Dr. Shahan Sibtain

Chief Psychiatrist, Ambulatory Services and Associate Residency Program Director at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Paramus.

Dr. Munis Raza

Interventional Cardiologist, Mercy Southeast Health, Cape Girardeau, MO.

Dr. Shujayat Ali

Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South Florida / Lehigh Valley Health Network (PA) and former IMI US Director.

Nourishment, Encouragement, Support and Training (NEST)

USA, UK, IRELAND

What is NEST?

Since its inception, IMI has worked to train and empower health professionals to become leaders in their chosen fields. For many young medical students and foreign graduates, having good experience through electives and research in the US can make a significant difference in finding Residency, the first step in realizing their long-awaited dreams.

However, many young doctors are discouraged due to the financial burden of temporary housing and program fees.

IMI’s NEST, under the direction of Dr. Wajih Rizvi, is a pilot program managed by a team including past IMI interns to address this concern.

200+ Young Doctors and Medical Students helped with rotations and subsidized housing
450+ IMGs connected to programs of their choice in the US, UK & Ireland
98% Residency match rate of IMGs through IMI’s Career Guidance Council, NEST and Mentorship Programs
34 Years of providing FREE Residency Guidance Webinars
OVER 2800 YOUNG DOCTORS / MEDICAL STUDENTS
FROM 36 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HELPED THROUGH THE NEST PROGRAM

REGISTER NOW!

Join IMI's 35th National Residency Guidance Webinar and build your path to Match 2027.

tinyurl.com/IMI-ARGW-2026

FREE WEBINAR

Questions? as-imi@imamiamedics.com

Let’s Build Your Path to Match 2027 Together!

September 12, 2026 @ 10 AM EST

Testimonials
  • It was an excellent conference well planned, presented, and well attended.  If individually traveling we may have never enjoyed the kind of reception the participants received throughout their stay in Iran. 

    Shaukat Syed
  • I want to thank you all for giving me such a great opportunity to be a part of your team (in Haiti). It was a unique experience and I really enjoyed working with you all. 

    Mitra Arjang
  • Thank you very much for the wonderful work you do. I have seen it first hand in Karbala during the Arbaeen camps and my son was fortunate to participate in two of the missions. I have made a donation today. 

    Abbas Abidi
  • If InshAllah, I secure a residency in the upcoming match, I will owe the organizers and the speakers at the seminar more than they will take credit for. 

    Annie Agha
  • IMI has been my outlet for philanthropic work since before I entered into high school. It is through IMI that I see my efforts, here in New Jersey, manifest into something much greater around the world. IMI has helped me realize that ambition alone is not enough to change the world; in order to achieve the changes we wish to see in this world we require ambition, vision, and most importantly execution. That is why I have joined IMI, so that my ambition and vision can meet their execution. 

    Zamin Kazmi
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