<p>“Perhaps. Do you have a list for this? Don’t all graduates from allopathic medical schools qualify to practice medicine? Do tiers even matter in medicine? Isn’t that why they have the USMLE?”</p>
<p>Tiers do matter in medicine, especially when it comes to competition for fellowships, but also for residency programs. Not everyone sets out with the goal of completing an incredibly prestigious fellowship, of course, but there are people who do.</p>