HOSPITALS OFFERING CLINICAL ELECTIVES / CLERKSHIPS TO INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STUDENTS
Clinical Electives / Clerkships / Visiting Student Programs for International Medical Students
These rotations can be done by International / Foreign Medical Students who are currently enrolled in Medical Schools - mostly 4th Year students . If you are already out medical school and are looking for rotations, look up the links on the side-bar for a list of Observerships / Externships instead
Almost all of these programs will provide you with a visa letter to show at the US embassy to help you get the Visitor's Visa required for the elective. Some will want a J1 visa (Remember that this J1 visa DOES NOT have a 2-year home country requirement - so don't freak out ! - go for it baby ;-) ) while some will allow you to do it on a visitors (B1) visa too.
These rotations are somewhat easier to get and carry far more value than observerships for residency applications - so guys, if you are still in Medical school and have decided on USMLE and Residency, clinical electives in desired specialties are strongly recommended. They will be worth every cent and dollar spent ! I agree this list needs better arrangement - that's why I shall soon be coming up with the list on a separate blog dedicated to USCE and classified state-wise. Until then, please do bear with me.
[keep coming back for list updates...]
These rotations can be done by International / Foreign Medical Students who are currently enrolled in Medical Schools - mostly 4th Year students . If you are already out medical school and are looking for rotations, look up the links on the side-bar for a list of Observerships / Externships instead
Almost all of these programs will provide you with a visa letter to show at the US embassy to help you get the Visitor's Visa required for the elective. Some will want a J1 visa (Remember that this J1 visa DOES NOT have a 2-year home country requirement - so don't freak out ! - go for it baby ;-) ) while some will allow you to do it on a visitors (B1) visa too.
These rotations are somewhat easier to get and carry far more value than observerships for residency applications - so guys, if you are still in Medical school and have decided on USMLE and Residency, clinical electives in desired specialties are strongly recommended. They will be worth every cent and dollar spent ! I agree this list needs better arrangement - that's why I shall soon be coming up with the list on a separate blog dedicated to USCE and classified state-wise. Until then, please do bear with me.
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY : Application + Requirements
- Albany Medical College, NY : Application + Requirements
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine : Electives for Foreign Medical students - they also sponsor your J1 visa for the electives
- Columbia University College of Physicians + Surgeons, NY: Only for students of these 23 Medical Schools around the world.
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University : Application Requirements: Fee = 2000$/Month
- University of Pennsylvania Visiting Student Programs for Canadian & American Medical School Graduates
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: Psychiatry Electives
- University Pittsburgh Medical Center: DermatoPathology Electives
- Baylor College of Medicine Family Medicine Electives Program for International Medical Students, Houston, TX
- Brown University Medical School, Rhode Island: Visiting International Student Clerkships
- Cleveland Clinic, OH Clinical Electives Programs - International Med Student Requirements
- Darthmouth Medical School : Elective in Pediatrics
- Duke University's Visiting International Student Program
- Duke University : Orthopedic Surgery Electives Program
- Yale University Clinical Electives Program
- Harvard Medical School's Office Clerkship Program
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA: Application Requirements
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, N. Worcester, MA Clinical Electives Program
- Kansas University Medical Center Visiting Medical Students Program
- University of Kansas (KU) Clinical Electives Take International Medical Students
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, New Orleans: Requirements
- Louisiana State University Health Science Center : Pediatrics Electives
- Mayo Clinics Clerkship Program for International Students
- Memorial Health - Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA: Application Forms
- National Institute of Health (NIH) Clinical Electives Program
- University of Arizona College of Medicine
- University of California, San Francisco Clinical Electives Program (Anesthesiology + Radiology)
- University of Cincinnati Visiting Students Program
- Ohio State University College of Medicine
- University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine : for Affiliated Colleges Only
- University of Illinois Peoria College of Medicine: Affiliated Colleges Only
- University of New Mexico Visiting Clerkship/Extern Program
- University of South Florida: Dermatology Electives for IMGs / Visiting Students
- University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston (UTMB) : They provide their own Malpractice Insurance (2 to 3$ a month) and can even give you a Student Visa (F1) , which I think is a better visa to have, since you can extend it easier than B1/B2 Visitors Visa
- University of Vermont College of Medicine Clinical Electives Program for International Medical Students
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI: Application Requirements for International Med students
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 7:45 PM
Comments on "HOSPITALS OFFERING CLINICAL ELECTIVES / CLERKSHIPS TO INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STUDENTS"
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Digitaldoc, MD said ... (September 11, 2007 7:46 PM) :
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haitham said ... (October 3, 2007 10:29 PM) :
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anna said ... (December 31, 2007 7:02 AM) :
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Digitaldoc, MD said ... (December 31, 2007 1:46 PM) :
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Digitaldoc, MD said ... (January 31, 2008 10:37 PM) :
Post Your Comment !kalai said ... (September 09, 2006 7:05 AM) :
Dear Digital doc
I am a Post graduate in medicine,Can i apply for it?
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (September 09, 2006 8:52 AM) :
Thought that is less likely, i would still ask you to go thru each the programs requirements and confirm.
Anonymous said ... (November 27, 2006 10:23 PM) :
dear Digital doc,
thanx for the vast u r doing.i finished my step 1 in may with 91,done my step awaiting results,i wish to go for externship near chicago or cincinati,plz suggest hospitals providing externship in that area for IMGs.
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (November 28, 2006 7:31 PM) :
hi - shall keep updating sites for observership and externships on the link for observerships - hope u had a chance to look at that link on this blog
Anonymous said ... (January 14, 2007 2:50 PM) :
Hi digidoc..
Can u post the link for the observership? i am intersted in doing observership in US, mainly near chicago.
thank u in advance :)
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (January 14, 2007 3:14 PM) :
http://www.USMLEtoMD.com/usce
Anonymous said ... (January 20, 2007 7:12 AM) :
hi digidoc...
im still in a medical school and i want to know what will be best for me at this time-observership,externship,electives or working with a private practitioner; and am i eligible to do all this...
plz reply back because im a little confused
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (January 20, 2007 4:42 PM) :
electives / clerkships are for 4th year medical students - as listed on this article. Others are for Graduates of medical school - working with private practitioner - in most cases they will want you to be graduates who are certified by the ECFMG (graduates with step1,2ck and cs done + medical credentials and diploma verified )
Anonymous said ... (January 21, 2007 11:37 PM) :
Hi I DD, wanted to ask u, Whether an IMG- a Grad, can do electives or clerkships.? like I have seen people saying that I am an IMG doing elective rotations at bla bla hosp,, and when I ask them they reply nothing. So can an IMG do elective rotations?
Thanks
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (January 21, 2007 11:58 PM) :
The term IMG is often loosely used - should suggest grads, but international medical students too use it sometimes. On the other hand, the term 'electives' too is loosely used by IMGs - some might use it for externships !
Electives / Clerkships are usually only for 3rd or 4th year medical students. some sites like gmcgroup.org are known to get IMGs enrolled provisionally in carribbean schools, on paper, to get you that medical student status and do electives - but not sure of that.
Anonymous said ... (January 25, 2007 9:48 AM) :
hi DD.
can electives/clerkship be done when one is doing internship...im asking u this because im in final year and i dnt think that i'll be able to take out time for electives this year...what do you suggest....
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (January 25, 2007 11:34 AM) :
yes - they are normally done during medical school internships of your home-countries - taking 3 months off for externships and getting credit for it towards your home medical school
s.khan said ... (February 04, 2007 4:39 AM) :
hey digital doc...
hope ur gud..thnx fr da useful info u hve been posting here...
a question : i hve been approved for an elective in g.surgery at harvard medical school...but i m nt able to decide abt it bcz:
1.aint yet sure whether i wanna do my residency in medicine or surgery..
2. its v costly...i may need some 5000 $ for it..!! which i cant afford..
wht do u suggest? plz reply asap..
thnx
Anonymous said ... (February 12, 2007 7:50 PM) :
Hey Doc, im a U.S citizen, currently studying at China Medical University. They say you have to do a year of internship and i could do it in China or the U.S. Would i be able to substitute that for some kind of externship or observership in the U.S?
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (February 13, 2007 10:18 AM) :
To S. Khan:
Congrats on getting A Harvard Elective - that's a big name opportunity for u !
5000$ is a lot of money - agreed, and if you can arrange for it by borrowing, it is still worth it. But if you are feeling more inclined towards medicine, you can wait till you get a medicine elective at other places that you might have applied to. Surgery, too, eventually, is a clinical elective.
To China Medical University Student - what they are asking for in internship rotations - so 4th year clinical electives / clerkships in US will qualify more than observerships and externships (which are after medical school is completed)
S.Khan said ... (February 14, 2007 5:37 AM) :
hey..thnx fr getting bck,
ur an inspiration...
best wishes n regards :)
mohammed ahmed said ... (April 15, 2007 11:45 PM) :
hii s.khan first of all i need to congratulate you for getting admitted at harvard,can u plz help me,if u give me ur email id,i can ask you some questions regarding clerkship if u dont mind,my email id is drahmed_glad@yahoo.com so plz do send me a mail..thanx a lot bye
YUVNISH said ... (July 14, 2007 1:16 AM) :
hey doc,the discovery of ur blogs has been like a divine intervention for me,i have graduated in dec 2006,step 1 score is 89,preparing for step 2,currently doing non PG residency in india to gain clinical skills here...wanna do an externship\clerkship\observership and where can i find out about there availability.....could u please give me some info on them
LEON said ... (July 20, 2007 12:13 PM) :
how is PRINCETON STEP 1 ONLINE WORKOUT??is it worth to do?i mean,how is d quality of q's n more importantly their explanation,test level similar to dat of actual usmle step 1 examination?n wat 'bt USMLERX ?
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (July 20, 2007 2:04 PM) :
Kaplan Question bank and USMLEworld are good standard ones that I know - USMLERx is a new one, I am not knowledgible about Princeton course
Digitaldoc, MD said ... (July 22, 2007 6:57 PM) :
Hello Yuvnish - am maintaining tips about USCE on a separate blog - click here for USCE list & Tips for IMGs
hi digi
most of medical schools r asking for mal practice insurance
how to get that?!
hey digitalblog first of all i would like to thank you for helping all the medical students. My quetion is that i have done five months of electives in usa after completin 3 months of psm internship in india but now i am back and i got to know that i have a repeat for 5 month for med and sur internhip? so cant my college consider my rotations done in usa? whom should i go and ask if i am doing my internship in mumbai?
AS far as I know, medical schools in mumbai, India generally accept 3 months of electives abroad as part of their cirriculum, which means you only need to do 9 months of ur own med-school internship. But this arrangement is confirmed with the medical school BEFORE doing the electives after getting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the concerned University at ur home medical schoo. You could approach your medical school university (MUHS) for that.
To Haitham:
Have covered about Purchasing Malpractice Insurance for IMGs doing Observerships, Clerkships / Electives Or Externships on the USCE Blog