tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14684540924558536092010-03-15T14:01:18.145-07:00<center>Free List of Hospitals Offering USCE - Observerships, Clerkships, Electives, Externships, Mini-Residency and direct research / clinical fellowships <br>USCE (US Clinical Experience) is a great value addition to International Medical Graduates seeking Residency in the United States! <br> <br> Updated: Aug 24th 2009</center>Digitaldoc, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490732171275104383noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-2092374127349119362010-03-10T20:14:00.000-08:002010-03-10T20:40:25.785-08:00

Though Family Medicine probably has the highest number unfilled residency positions each year, IMGs may not find it very easy to secure spots. A big concern among program directors is that candidates try to switch specialties after their first year, in essence, using family medicine as an experience building gig to apply to other specialties. Hence what they are looking for is signs of

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Earlier on this blog, I had hinted at this possibility based on circumstantial evidence and now the Univ. Pittsburgh website does carry information about full fledged observership program for IMGs interested in Critical care medicine, which it appears has been around for a while... Also the program has unpaid and paid J1-research scholar programs. Critical Care medicine, as you may know, can be

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From August 2010, the Association of Chinese American Physicians intends to start an Internal Medicine observership programs at New York Hospital of Queens, Flushing, for ACAP members only.ACAP Membership fees stack up like this:Full Member: $100.00Student(CMG): $25.00Associate : $50.00Life Time Member: $1,000.00Observership Details:Period: Two WeeksTimings: 7am to 6pmRequirements: Passing scores

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A Quick post: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) website has a good listing of medical universities providing academic experiences, including research fellowships, for international / foreign neurosurgeons. Click here to see the listAlso see : International Visiting Surgeons Fellowship (with stipend)"The AANS funds two observational fellowships per fiscal year to provide

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UT Southwestern is a prestigious University to hang out at (Among the top 20 medical schools in US) and certainly a cool addition to your resume. Starting 2008, the University now has official Observership procedures & policies in place.Specialties: MultiplePeriod: Max 3 MonthsRequirements:1. Observer Application Form2. Departmental Sponsorship Agreement3. Copy of Medical school degree4. Letter

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I had made a reference to this possibility on my Indiana listings, but had not found a document clearly mentioning an application process. Well, here it is now !Download Application Form [PDF]Download Application InstructionsObservership Period: Two WeeksRequirements:- Proof of immunization for chicken pox, rubella, measles- Proof of being free of Tuberculosis for the last 6 months- Picture ID (

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Union Hospital at Terre Haute, Indiana, recently got good points for lowest heart attack death rates in the US. Their family medicine residency has an observership program that also accepts IMGs, after a rather exacting selection process - which includes a personal interview and requires a personal statement and three letters of recommendation - it's like applying to a residency program !Only

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I probably don't need to write anything, these pics alone should talk better than me. This might be a standard practice in most countries already (pardon my ignorance), but if not then this should be useful for IMGs who have not had a taste of American medical practice yet.On daily progress, notes - this is a standard short-hand method of representing basic labs - BMP and CBC:And here's an

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The Internal Medicine residency program at University New Mexico is IMG-friendly, has lotsa fellowships and about fills up about 40-50% of those fellowship positions with it's own Internal Medicine graduates ..and apparently, if you did an externship there and you are liked, you have a good chance of getting into their program.An anonymous reader posted information about an externship available

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This gotta take the cake for most obsessive-sounding degree of caution & fear about having students/docs over for observerships..lol..read onLike the website says:"Opportunities for, and sanctioned activities of, observers are very limited! Per UCSD policy, all opportunities for Visiting Observers must be for no more than 5 days. Most visiting observerships with the Department of Orthopaedic

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Though the website mentions that the applicants need to fulfil US citizenship or Green card status, that's because they won't be sponsoring visas..hence if you can have your visitors visa or other status that allows you to be in the US (like F1 students can have summers off and yet stay in the US ), then it may not be a problem.Application InformationObservership PolicyContact Information

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Yet another quick FYI: "Observership program - Medical students and doctors come from such diverse locations as Mexico, Germany and Guatemala to participate in the international observership program. These professionals and students spend approximately one month observing the techniques and processes of specialty clinics and inpatient units throughout the hospital"Click here to check out the

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Recently, Maricopa Medical Center lost a legal battle regarding abortion training for its Ob-Gyn residents, to Dr.Christopher Carey, who insisted that it was unfair that abortion training be made compulsory for trainee residents who did not believe in abortion being ethical...fair enough! Anyways, as usual, I am losing focus again..lol. The purpose of this post was to alert Radiology hopefuls

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Apologies for the broken link : Go Back to Observership Info at Detroit Medical Center

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Probably amongst the largest residency programs in the USA, DMC along with Wayne State University have many hundreds of residents training in various specialties at any given time."Rotations are 4 weeks (1 month) in duration. Due to the number of observership requests GME receives annually, a limit of two one-month rotations per person has been set. "How to Apply ?"Complete the Observer

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A good residency program for most specialties, this is what's mentioned on St. Luke's GME website:"St. Luke’s-Roosevelt welcomes individuals interested in doing Observerships, with the understanding that Observers will be here on a voluntary basis, have no direct patient-care contact and not be eligible for academic credit from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt for the experience.Individuals interested in

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Or rather...I should say 'has launched' it's observership program, since it began May 1st this year. A while back I had blogged about this possibility. And yeah, AAPI stands for "American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin", so I am thinking this will be only for IMGs from India. Application Fee: $100 non-refundableProgram Fee: $ 500 upon acceptanceRead other details and application form 

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Here's what a PDF document sitting on the Univ Wash. web server says :-)"Clinical observational activities must be independently arranged by the student seeking this type of experience. The Medical Director’s Office does not coordinate communications or other arrangements for students seeking observational activities."Doing the ground work of finding and persuading a faculty for an observership

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I used to say 'ophTHALmology', stressing on 'THA', which most of my American resident colleagues found tough to understand - they corrected me to pronounce it as a rolling tongue "OF-thu-MAW-lugy" - with 'u' pronounced similar to first a in "America"....lol..just some petty trivia ;-)I personally know an IMG, an Opthalmic Surgeon from India, who entered a Neurology residency and then switched to

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Many thanks to an IMG who not only shares his externship details but also was responsible for formalizing this externship for the benefit of future surgery-aspiring IMGs ! He understanbly feels this externship opportunity was one of the biggest reasons for his success in landing a prestigious general surgery residency in the United States. Cardiothoracic (CT) surgery is a fellowship you do after

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To understand what I mean by "Direct", Read this first.The prestigious Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center at Houston, TX offers a year-long Addiction Psychiatry fellowship which will for IMGs who have completed residencies in either US or have equivalent training from outside US, in either psychiatry, internal medicine, Family medicine or Adolescent medicine. This fellowship can be especially

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University of Texas Medical School at Houston allows IMGs to participate in one month-long pathology observerships in Clinical or Anatomical/Surgical pathology, based on the same cirriculum as american medical grads during pathology electives, which is good since that guarantees good teaching on the scope, etc.- Click here to download application form, rules and visa policies[pdf]They need you to

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Sounds Good ? BUT this observership is only for :1. Two days !2. For Attending Physicians only 3. Yes, IMGs who are attending physicians outside US are welcomeSorry...I had to spoil it for most of u :(For others still interested...Application request must be submitted in writing at least 2 weeks prior to start date, on institutional letterhead, and include the requesting physician's full name,

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CAHON, which stands for Chinese American Hematologists and Oncologists Network, is a fairly new organization started in 2005 and offers the following funded scholarship positions for MDs from China: Following positions are offerered:Scholar for Translational Research: Lab-based Basic Science Research- Candidates must have M.D. and/or Ph.D. or equivalent degree(s) with laboratory research

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There is a teeny-weeny possibility that I have already covered this, pardon me if that's the case. Baylor might have added a new policy that IMGs doing observerships will not be allowed to engage in any kind of research, or maybe its just the PM&R department policy.  This observership is available for a month per candidate, from August to May.Requirements:- Apply 90 days in advance- Telephone

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