University of Iowa Observerships for IMGs

These are clinical experiences that the University of Iowa refers to as 'traineeships' - both observerships and hands-on externships for physicians with IOWA licenses, but for IMGs, they seem to be limited to observerships.

These are conducted as CME - Continued Medical Education activities and charged as thus.

This is what their instruction document says about Non-US Physicians seeking 'traineeships'

"If you are NOT a U.S. licensed physician who would like to apply for a traineeship, please contact the Carver College of Medicine’s CME Division at 319/335-8597 for assistance. "

Read More Here on the University Iowa Website

So that is what you should do and then get back here to leave a comment your findings ;-)

And this is what the Iowa Medical Board says about US Clinical Experiences in Iowa for unlicensed IMGs:

"State law does not allow a physician who is not licensed in Iowa to provide hands-on care except in certain circumstances. The Board cautions physicians not to provide clinical experience with patients for graduates of international or domestic medical schools when the graduate is not licensed in Iowa as a physician. While the Iowa-licensed physician may offer such a graduate the opportunity to observe, the observer may not provide direct patient care, regardless of the level of supervision."