Surg. Externship @ Bryn Mawr Hospital, PA

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 a 5-year general surgery residency, hence an externship in CT surgery will be a valuable resume addition for Gen. Surgery residency as well. Here are the details:

Externship/observership PLUS clinical research in Cardiothoracic surgery
Starts from somewhere around the end of March 2009
Duration: 3 months to 6 months Contact: Pat Dorris (dorrispa@mlhs.org )
Attending: Robert S Boova M.D.[ System chief Cardio Thoracic surgery]
Jefferson Mainline health, Bryn Mawr Hospital,
Bryn Mawr(suburb of Philadelphia), PA

Description: Strong CT surgery experience in Bryn Mawr hospital, affiliated to Thomas Jefferson University.. Clinical research is strongly encouraged along with externship.

Our helpful doc, who wishes to remain anonymus, has also promised to share on this blog, his application experiences and how he went about in obtaining his surgery residency..lets watch out for that ..

Also Read:

- Cardiothoracic Surgery Salaries in USA
- General Surgery Salaries in USA
- Low Pay makes CT surgeon sell Pills instead

Possible Observerships at Univ. Florida

If my intent on this blog is to throw light on USCE possibilities and avenues for ya'll to follow-through, then I must back that with a disclaimer that in case it does not work out - "Like I said - This is a good possibility" ;-)

I might have mentioned this already, but you gotta understand that most observerships that IMGs are not formal departmental programs. Additionally, even though a website or a program coordinator emails you saying that we do not do observerships, if you make contact with a physician faculty on whatever pretext and then he /she does agrees on letting you observe , then the 'observership' will occur even if the department does not formally encourage it.

Anyways, when I see a Univ. Florida webpage declaring a formal procedure for visitors interesting in shadowing physicians (observing, that is), I would think it's a pretty good chance that you might.

The webpage itself was last updated in 2005, but its worth digging more into. Here's what it says:

"For any visitor who wishes to shadow a physician/clinical staff member and observe patient care at the University of Florida Health Science Center and/or Shands HealthCare at UF, the following must be done PRIOR TO THE VISIT:"

Read More here

TEXAS (TX)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES
( For 3rd/4th Year International Medical Students)



University of Texas Medical Branch
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information
UTMB even provides you with an I-20 for F1 Visas!


University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (UT-Southwestern ) -Very Prestigious !
Specialties: Multiple: List of Electives
Application Instructions



EXTERNSHIPS


North Richland Hospital, North Richland,TX
Specialty: Pediatrics
Note: This was mentioned on the resumes of one of the residents at the Texas Tech University of Health Sciences at Amarillo - hence an externship might be a possibility to explore.


OBSERVERSHIPS


Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Specialty: General Surgery
Application Information


Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Specialty: Family Medicine
Observership Information : For IMGs currently enrolled in Post-Graduate Family Medicine Residencies in Home Countries

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Specialty: Physiatry (PM & R)

Observership Application Requirements

Visa: B1 / B2 supported if needed, fees extra for supporting your visa.

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (University of Texas)
Specialties: Check out this list of Specialties to contact Program Directors for
Observership Application Information
Download Application Form [pdf]


MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (University of Texas)
Specialty: Pulmonary Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Observership & contact Information (scroll down on the page)

Methodist Hospital, Houston
Specialties: Multiple
Observership Policies


The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Specialty: Pathology

Duration: 2 Months

Visa: J1 (Should not be liable to 2-year Home country requirement)

Application Form and Information

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Download Application Form (Word Document)
Observership Rules and Application Instructions
Specialties: Multiple

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Specialty: General Surgery
Click Here for Application Information - scroll down on the page


University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (UT-Southwestern)
Specialty: Toxicology
Duration: 4-8 week rotation
Applications, Contact and FAQs
Note: They even offer a direct 2-year Toxicology Fellowship without need for US Residency for IMGs who have completed post-graduate training in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, or Internal Medicine. Read More Here

NEW YORK (NY)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES
( For 3rd / 4th Year International Medical Students)


University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester
Application + Requirements


Albany Medical College
Application + Requirements


Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Electives for Foreign Medical students
They also sponsor your J1 visa for the electives

New York University (NYU)
Specialties: Multiple
Application Forms


Columbia University College of Physicians + Surgeons
Only for students of these 23 Medical Schools around the world.


SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn
Fee: $175 1st Elective : $100 per additional Elective
Visas: Students are responsible for their own B1 visitors visa
Duration: 12 Weeks Maximum
Application Form & Instructions


Weill Cornell Medical College
Specialty: Multiple
Fees: 2000$ per month
Application Information




EXTERNSHIPS



Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY
(Don't confuse this with the country Jamaica..LOL)
Specialty: Psychiatry
Duration: 5 Months
Call: 718-291-0764 or See more Contacts
Requirements: Must be ECFMG Certified, and have your own Visa / Green Card

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Cabrini) Program
Specialty: Psychiatry
As their Residency Program Website Says: "We have in the past offered externships, but they are offered at the discretion of the Program Director.You may fax your resume and cover letter regarding externships to (212) 995-7031."
Thus - its worth a try :-)

New York Medical College (Westchester Medical Center), Valhalla, NY
Specialty: Psychiatry
Duration: 8 Months !
Click Here for IMG externship selection & policies
Click Here for IMG externship application form
Email inquiries: wmcexternship@hotmail.com



North Short LIJ, Long Island
Specialty: Psychiatry Externship for a Year
Contact: Externship Coordinator at : 718-470-7992




OBSERVERSHIPS



Beth Israel Medical Center
Specialty: Pain Medicine & Palliative Care
Application Information


Hospital for Special Surgery
Specialty: Radiology (For Current Radiologists)
Fees :

• $500 per 1/2 day
• $1000 per day
• $4500 for one week (10% discount applied)

Expensive Affair ! Read more here

Hospital for Special Surgery

Specialty: Anesthesiology

1. Two days only

2. Only for Attending Physicians - yes, IMG attendings outside US allowed

Read More here

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Specialty: General Surgery
Click Here for Eligibility Requirements
Click Here for Application Information



New York Eye Center
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Application Information


New York University (NYU)
Specialty: Dermatology
Click Here: International Dermatology Observership
Duration: 1 Month, 6 Months or 1 Year
Fees: This is a very comprehensive Observership Program and carries a hefty Tution:
1 Month: $3000
6 Months: $15,000
12 Months: $30,000
"Participants in the Program will receive a certificate from the Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine verifying their observership as an International Dermatology observer."


New York University Medical Center
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Visa: If you need a visa, the University does do a J-1 Visa for the Observership, though it may not be compulsorily be a J1 - in that event, I would recommend going with a Visitors or F1 visa instead.
Application Form and Links


St. Lukes Roosevelt Medical Center

Specialty: Multiple

Application Information - Click Here or call Graduate Medical Edu. Office at (212)523-2154 

Unity Health System and it's ring of hospitals e.g.: Park Ridge Hospital
Specialty : Primary Care / Internal Medicine
Residency Contact Information : Individual Hospital Contacts


Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn
Specialties: Internal Medicine (I know IMGs have done it in Internal Medicine - other specialties may be possible)