Free List of Hospitals Offering USCE - Observerships, Clerkships, Electives, Externships, Mini-Residency and direct research / clinical fellowships
USCE (US Clinical Experience) is a great value addition to International Medical Graduates seeking Residency in the United States!

Updated: June 26th 2009



Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Orthopedics Observership @ Univ. Calif, San Diego



This gotta take the cake for most obsessive-sounding degree of caution & fear about having students/docs over for observerships..lol..read on

Like 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 Surgery are approved for no more than one or two days"

Visiting Clinical Observers:

- Have no access to patient information, records, photos, videos, etc.
- Have no access to Hospital record or database systems.
- Patient consent is required from patient for Observer to be present during visit

All inquiries for Visiting Observerships should be sent to Elizabeth Wei at ewei@ucsd.edu



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Friday, May 29, 2009

Family Medicine Observerships @ Henry Ford

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 Information

Observership Policy

Contact Information

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Pediatrics Observerhips @ Texas Children's Hosp

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 website

Texas Children's Hosp. is the teaching wing for Baylor, so for contacting somebody about the above possible observerships, you will need to peruse Baylor's pediatrics department website

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Radiology Observerships @ Maricopa Med. Center

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 about formal Observership program at Maricopa Medical Center in the State of Arizona. Details mentioned on the website include:

"All our rotations start on the first Monday of each month and are 4-weeks long. The hospital allows a maximum of 2 rotations per academic year.

Maricopa Medical Center provides three free meals per day from the hospital cafeteria, during your rotation.
[Cool ;-)]

Free parking is available on-site.
[Awesome!]

Rotators have access to the hospital medical library during their rotation.
[Of course]. Two lectures are provided daily. One is at 7:30am and the other is at 12:00pm. Rotators are welcome to attend the 7:30am lectures and expected to attend the noon conferences. Most lectures take place in the Radiology Resident Conference Room.

Call and weekend coverage is not part of the rotation or observership.
[Sigh of Relief !!]

Rotators and observers can present cases during noon lectures if schedule permit
[Hmm..you should ! ]
"

Click Here for further information and Download Application Form


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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Observerships at Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Michigan

observerships at Detroit Med CenterProbably 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 application and send to GME with the following: A copy of your valid ECFMG Certificate, CV, USMLE score report, and Medical School Diploma (as well as translation if not in English) to:

Attention Observership Application
Office of Graduate Medical Education
9C – University Health Center
WSU/DMC Residency Training Programs
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit, Michigan 48201"


Download their Observership Policies & Application Form Here

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Observerships at St. Luke-Roosevelt

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 setting up an Observership, must first contact the Department directly to determine whether they will be able to accommodate them for the period being requested. Upon obtaining Department approval and scheduling the period of the Observership, please consult the documentation listed below:"

Read More on the St. Luke-Roosevelt website

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Observerships at Univ of Washington Med. Ctr

Here's what a PDF document sitting on the Univ Wash. web server says :-)

Wash U Logo

"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 is left to you, The document does have a link to the departmental faculty listing. Once your luck shines on this, you gotta fill up an application form which inlcludes immunization status info

- Click here to download Application form

Well !! I am done spoon-feeding here ..LOL ,  So read the rest of the instructions yourself on the PDF document here ;)



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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Observerships, Research Scholarships for Chinese IMGs

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 experience


Scholar for Clinical Research: Clinical Research
- Candidates must have an M.D. or equivalent degree with interests in clinical research


Scholar for Clinical Excellence: Clinical Observership + Clinical Research
- Candidates must have an M.D. or equivalent degree with interests in patient care


These competitive scholarships are open to all faculty members at an academic or medical institution in China who have shown keen interests and great potential in either cancer research or cancer patient care.


Visa Process arranged between the scholars and their research preceptors. Am guessing these are going to be J1 research scholar positions. These should be very useful for Chinese IMGs thinking Pathology, Surgery, Internal Medicine residency and of-course fellowships in Hemo-Oncology.


Download Application Details Here [.doc file]





Also Read:


- CAHON Website
- Clinical Research Advantages for IMGs seeking U.S. Medical Residency
- Types of J1 visas
- H1b Research to MD Residency: IMG fears Green Card Rejection
- Doctors East Doctors West, An American Physician's Life in China

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Observership / Externship at TIPS SW for IMGs

Thanks to a gracious reader who left me a comment to share with you all... TIPS SW stands for Texas Indo American Physician Society South West, which is one of the five chapters of the Texas Indo-American Physicians Society (TIPS), which is turn is affiliated to the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), about which I already covered on a previous post about IMG Physician organizations in USA.

Though this program is titled as an 'externship' it really is an observership in the way it works - implying no patient contact or hands-on experience....but if they officially allow you to call it an extership, that's what you can write up on your CAF ;-)

Lets go over the Details:

Duration:
- Total 6 weeks, two rotations of 3 weeks each

Location:
Non-Residency hospitals in San Antonio, TX

Specialty:
- IM, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Family medicine

Criteria:
Minimum 2-digit score of 78 on both USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK

Application:
- Click here to Apply online
- Click here to download paper-format application

Fees:
None mentioned, probably no fees, but you gotta take care of your own accomodation, travel, food, etc. etc. 


Hmmm..2 IMGs per 6 weeks, which is about 17-18 IMGs per year....hurry ! 



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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Describing an Observership on Residency Applications

Each time you experience something fantastic in life all by yourselff - to others it is only as good as you can describe it to them ..be it a great movie you saw, or an awesome car you drove or maybe that amazing good-looker that just walked by your seat ;-)

I did answer the question about how to describe an observership on the CAF on the forum and then I thought I might as well put it up here as well ..so, here's a sample of some things to add:


- Followed residents and attending closely on history taking, physical exam and assessment/plan in inpatients and clinics
- Participated in case presentations on morning rounds and contributed to management discussions
- Diligently attended didactics, noon-conferences and weekly grand-rounds
- Assembled and authored a case report with a resident on a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis
- Achieved good diagnostic and management expertise in common cases like COPD, CAD, CHF, ARF, GI bleeding and CVA [dont use acronyms like I did here ;-)]
- Gained practical expertise in the use of Cerner Electronic Medical Record systems, Epocrates drug lookup, etc.
- Developed excellent professional rapport with patients, nurses, residents and attendings


Plus you can add stuff about any poster presentation, help on research work etc. too

No bluffing ....but think back and creatively expand on what you accomplished during the time, you often will find more if you look back ;-) As for those who still doing observerships or about to start theirs, use this post as pointers to what you could be doing during your rotation...

Search keywords to this post:
- "sample description for observerships on CAF"
- "how do i describe my observership experience on residency CAF application"


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Monday, July 7, 2008

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

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Retinal Observerships @ Doheny Eye Inst., CA


This is a second successive post on Opthalmology observerships and I should be useful to at least some prospective Ophthal-residency seeking IMGs. Maybe these observerships might have some value even to candidates seeking prelim surgery positions too. Here's a another one at the Doheny Eye-Institute in Los Angeles, California, affiliated to the prestigious University of Southern California (USC).

At Doheny Eye Institute, IMGs (i.e. International Medical Graduates or Foreign physicians) are responsible for their own visitors visa during the maximum of 2-weeks of retinal department observership. 2-weeks seems short but look at the bright side - this hospital was ranked 8th in the 2007 US News Ranking for Opthalmology and besides we are talking Los Angeles here = 2 weeks is gonna be blissfully cheaper than 4 weeks or 6 months..hehe

Click here to navigate to the application form

Note: Besides IMGs seeking US residency positions, Observerships at prestigious places in the US can be valuable resume additions even to IMGs aiming for Australia, New Zealand, etc.

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Saturday, April 5, 2008

J1 Research / Observership @ Univ. California, Irvine

Yet another possible good opportunity for IMGs, not only for a clinical observership but also getting to do pulmonary medicine research alongside.

Of course, logically speaking, this experience would be especially useful for candidates planning on pulmonary medicine / critical care fellowships later on, but since thats a sub-specialty of internal medicine, candidates with interests in Internal Medicine should find it useful too.

Specific Notes:

1. If a visa is needed, Only J1 visas are accepted for the purpose at UCI - Note that a J1 visa for a visiting research associate / fellow / observers is not automatically subject to a 2-year home stay rule [212(e)] - read more on this on my post about types of J1 visas .

2. You can get your own short-term Health Insurance - if not, the brochure gives contact information for help on that issue.

3. Since this is not a post-graduate training position, the California letter (or PTAL) should not be necessary.

4. This is NOT a J1 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - rather it is an unpaid and voluntary research - another reason why I strongly believe this J1 will not be subject to the 2-year home residency requirement.


Click here For Observership Information & Application Details [PDF]

Or follow the link to the Brochure from UCI Pulmonology Website

Also Read:

- Types of J1 Visas
- Pulmonary Medicine Salaries and Career Issues

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Observerships at Wayne State University, MI

I don't believe I actually missed this one before - but here's information about observerships for IMGs at the IMG-friendly Wayne State University at Detroit, MI



Duration: 2 Observerships of 1-Month Each Allowed Per Person
Specialties: Multiple
Visa: Visitors Visa Allowed - other visa statuses (LIke an F1 during the summer) may qualify too
Application: Click Here for Application Information
Eligibility: MUST BE ECFMG Certified

[ Note: Needing ECFMG Certification for an Observership is not usually the case, that usually applies for IMG externships.]



Also Read:

- ECFMG Certification Basics for IMGs
- Observership Applying Basics for IMGs

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Monday, March 10, 2008

E.N.T. Observership @ Med. College of Georgia

Medical College of Georgia is one of the top-100 grant fund receivers from the NIH. This post is to alert IMGs interested in Ear Nose Throat (E.N.T) Surgery to a possible observership at the Thyroid/Parathyroid Center at the Medical College of Georgia.

Like I often mention, having a US Observership is better than having no US Clinical Experience at all - lemme add that having a related US Clinical Experience is better than having no US Clinical Experience at all - and thus, an ENT Observership might be of value even to the General Surgery or other surgical specialty IMG candidate.

As the Observership section on the website says:

"If you are interested in observing one of our physicians in surgery or in the patient office, please email your Curriculum Vitae and your preferred visitation dates to donnab@mcg.edu. MCG Health System requires at least 30 days notice for approval of observerships."

Maximum Duration: 30 Days

Read more Here

I was unable to open the Observerhip Policies PDF posted on the site, but that's something you can make contact and receive

They seem to need malpractice insurance, faculty approval (Faculty Listed Here)


Also read:

- Have Observerships Lost Value for IMGs ?
- E.N.T. Surgeon Salaries in USA

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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."

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Have Observerships Lost Value for IMGs ?

The usefulness of Observerships has been often questioned by some IMGs - can't blame them, since so many programs mention on their websites that they need hands-on clinical experience or a PGY1 internship and that an observership or clinical research does not satisfy that requirement.

BUT

while it's true that there are residency program directors that do not consider Observerships as clinical experience, there are also many other residency programs that do look upon observership experience as relevant, important and some, even necessary. Since we are in the era of Evidence-based this and Evidence-based that, here is some :

1. University of Buffalo Internal Medicine Residency Program ( SUNY)

"We prefer applicants who have had observerships in the U.S. or who have not been away from clinical medicine for more than 3 years (or who have graduated from Medical School within the last 3 years)"

2. St. Luke's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Maumee, Ohio:

"U.S. experience in an observership role is more desirable than no U.S. experience at all."

And more which I swear I recollect seeing, but not have the patience and time to fish that out from the World Wide Web.


worried about observerships



So, here's some things I gotta say:

1. If you had the luxury of deciding between a hands-on clinical experience opportunity and an observership, certainly select the former - hands-on experience is any day better than a mere observership, but if you have nothing else worked out, then do look for observerships - they are always better than no US experience of any kind.

2. Policies change as program directors change, which usually change every 3-4 years. Hence observerships may become important for some programs for a given year and might lose importance at others.

3. If you missed the US clinical electives boat during medical school, An Observership is at times an easier way to get a big university name on your resume than an externship, since externships are e usually available at high patient load low-budget community hospitals. ( Again, select an externship above an observership, if you had a choice)

4. An Observership still give you a US LOR !

5. Even if a program did not consider Observerships as US clinical experience - it would still look at an IMG with an Observership as more competitive than one with no U.S. Experience of any kind.

6. If the place of the Observership also has a residency program, that gives you a very good chance at getting invited for an interview at that program - you can always request the sponsoring physician to personally recommend you to the program director over email / phone.

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Saturday, February 23, 2008

ACR's Radiology Observerships for Iraqi Radiologists

Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Abdul Hadi Al Khalili, the former chair of the department of neurosurgery at the University of Baghdad, who had to escape the unfortunate & merciless killings in Iraq- the American College of Radiologists will host at least 6 Iraqi Radiologists each year for up to 4 weeks of Observerships at various participating Radiology Programs across the US.

The Radiology Programs Initially participating are:

- University of Michigan Medical School, MI
- Henry Ford Hospital, MI
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA
- Thomas Jefferson University, PA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
- University of California at San Diego, CA

Read Report Here

Eligible Candidates should inquire with the American College of Radiologists

Headquarters:
1891 Preston White Dr.
Reston, VA 20191,
(703) 648-8900

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Plastic Surgery Observership: Children's Hosp. Boston

So how many of ya'll are aiming for Plastic Surgery residency/fellowships in the United States ? Even if you were not planning the US and were interested in pursuing plastic surgery in other countries, an observership in the United States would certainly hold a lot of juice - and that too in a place like the ultra-prestigious Childrens Hospital of Boston which was Ranked 2nd In the United States by 2007 US News report for pediatrics.

Details for the plastic surgery observership:

Visa: IMGs need to do their own visas - so a visitors visa would work - in fact any visa would work as long as you don't violate the visa status. IMGs on F1/OPT visas elsewhere could do this during their summer break - hence apply during the Winter (spring) semester

Duration: More than a Month Permitted (Limited to observing three physcians total)

Application Procedure: There are two parts - Online part and the Paper part - BOTH need to be completed. Click here to goto Application Instructions

Fees: Not Mentioned, possibly no fees, but the scary living costs in Boston sound like high-fees themselves :-D

The website also says:

"In addition to shadowing day to day practices, observers may also be invited to watch surgical procedures. Observers may also have the opportunity to attend different conferences; as well as utilize all of the resources found in Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Libraries."

I don't like the flavor of the 'may also be' part in the statement above - after all isn't WATCHING SURGICAL PROCEDURES the highlight of a surgery Observership ? ;-) Of course, you should clarify this with them before hand...after all, you don't wanna only observe how the surgeons walk, talk and wend coffees off the machines ...hehe

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Paid Observership Experience at Drexel University

As Drexel Medicine's Physician Refresher Course website says:

"An innovative program for physicians wishing to return to active clinical practice, change their sub specialty, or prepare for admission to US graduate medical education training programs.This program may help meet the current physician shortage needs."

The Program is offered in three formats :

1. On-site Preceptorship (Preceptorship = Observership)
2. Online Distance-learning didactic curriculum
3. Online Clinical Skills Assessment

Hmm...Option 1 is what Most IMGs would be interested in. Drexel University is a prestigious place to be and have on your resume - except that the fees are pretty steep.

Fees:

1. Observership : $7500 (What !!)
2. Didactic Teaching: $ 7500
3. Clinical Skills: $ 8500

Combined Package: $20,000

Whoa ! It's absurd that only one letter 'r' separates the words "Fee" and "Free" - They need to be totally different-looking words that bear NO resemblance to one another ..he he..and besides someone who can afford to pay those is already very well off and doesn't need to be a physician income-wise ......I meant income-wise ;-)

- Click Here for Application Information & Application Form



Anyways, This information is now neatly filed under Observership opportunities in Pennsylvania State

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Monday, February 4, 2008

WASHINGTON (WA)

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



University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Duration: Maximum of 12 Consecutive Weeks
Visa: Will Sponsor Student Visas Only (F1) - Visitors Visa Not Accepted
Fees: Need to pay for two credits per week
Application Information



observershipsOBSERVERSHIPS

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals
Specialty: Family Medicine
This is what their Website says:
"We do not offer observerships at the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency program. Our department is, however, affiliated with WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region residencies and we encourage you to contact our network office for further inquiry (206.685.1856)" ....I say you should make the contact then :-)

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Innovative IMG or Yet Another USCE Firm :-)

Recently, this post on Craigslist, caught my eye:






Hmmm..either an innovative IMG trying to grab attention of physicians - or more likely an old / new clinical experience organization trying to recruit physicians - $2000 to be paid to the physician for one observing IMG - steep price, eh ! If that's what the USCE firm pays the physician, the IMG will obviously need to pay much more to the firm ....hmmm...middle men ALWAYS shoot up prices...

If the above method worked worked successfully for IMGs (for externships rather than cheaper to find observerships)...there will be no middlemen - Like Denzel Washington going directly to Vietnam to get drugs cheap in "American Gangster" ;-)

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AMA to develop Observership Programs for IMGs

AMA stands for the American Medical Association

The American Medical Association House of Delegates (AMA-HOD) meets each year around June to discuss new policies and proposals. Year 2007 saw a proposal introduced by the International Medical Graduates sections on the AMA about designing a formal observership program. While the proposal listed as Resolution 308 was surely not rejected, it has been referred for consideration pending resolving legal issues by individual states

- see the proposal request [Doc]
- See the Meeting outcome minutes [PDF]

Currently not many program directors are aware that a thing like 'observership' can even be done, while others are too scared of the legal implications - hence a formal model plan that comes from AMA will be most beneficial opening up many opportunities.


Hmmm...Around 10,836$ had been requested to find out about "collect information on observership programs, develop a model program, and disseminate information about the model program" - They could have just given that to me, you know - and I could have simply allowed them to call this blog an official part of AMA ;-) Lol

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Friday, December 28, 2007

Exploring "AHEC" centers for US Clinical Experiences


AHEC stands for Area Health Education Center and as the National AHEC website says , the AHEC program was "developed by Congress in 1971 to recruit, train and retain a health professions workforce committed to underserved populations" with 120 medical schools and 600 nursing and allied health schools working together to provide health care experiences to medical students in every state.

Click here to check out an interactive US Map that gives a listing of AHEC centers offering clinical rotations all over the United States - clicking on an individual state gives you the contact person, email and phone numbers of the AHEC centers.

Note that these are generally meant for US Medical school students since they are funded by tax-payers money. However I know an IMG who called up a center in Missouri and not only got a 4 week rotation, they also also arranged for his stay for a mere 75$ for the month, and that was because they did not have enough of their own medical students to rotate at that period. Anyways it would not hurt to try and talk / email politely saying you are an IMG and are looking for an experience with them since you are keen on practicing there after a residency. Though these are hands-on experiences (externships /clerkships), IMGs would most likely be allowed to only observe.

I would suggest a better idea would be to Google individual state AHECs to get mroe information. So for someone - so since we were on the Missouri page, this would be googling for "Missouri AHEC Clinical" and I get this page.

Having said that I would still prefer an experience at a teaching university rather than a non-teaching hospital - but remember the golden rule - some USCE is better than a none at all :-)

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Saturday, July 7, 2007

MAINE (ME)

OBSERVERSHIPS

Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency: Residency Website
Note: This info is based on circumstantial evidence - an IMG resident profile on the website says the resident did an observership at the program before the residency ! (yeah ain't I cheeky :-p )

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Observerships Basics for IMGs

There are three entities that must come together to make an Observership happen:

1. You, of course

2. The Physician that you will be observing: The physician that you end up 'observing' is also referred to as the 'sponsor', preceptor or the mentor. The term 'sponsor' in the context of an observership often finds some IMGs scratching their heads wondering if that 'sponsors' involves some visa or money matters - Well, No, that does not. The term in this context means: "a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing" [yeah , I scrubbed that off dictionary.com ;-) ]

3.
The administrative office that will take care of the paperwork and other stuff depending on the hospitals / programs / institution policies. Paperwork involves getting your immunization / medical records, visa issues and HIPAA issues (shall deal with HIPAA soon)

observership
Now, looking at the way various IMGs have historically got observerships, I tend to classify observership arrangements in three categories:

Informal, Semi-formal and Formal

[Lol...I am almost making this sound like a science in itself ;-) ]


1. Informal:

In a majority of places trying for observerships is an informal affair, it is upto you to make contact with a potential physician 'sponsor' via email or phone or in person to make a request. If you are lucky to write to the right person at the right time and right place, you will find a doc who is willing and get the stone rolling with the administrative office. Hmmm..so the more efforts and more places you contact, the better your chances will be. And if you got contacts in the form of residents, physician relatives, your 'chances' almost become a 'certainty' ;-)

2. Semi-Formal:

In this scenario, the department will allow observerships but will typically want you to first make contact with their physicians themselves - i.e. you gotta find a willing physician 'sponsor' yourself, and then the administration does the rest of the paperwork for you. Thus, they have an observership program in place, just that there are no formal applications accepted.


3. Formal:

This category, unfortunately the most uncommon, where the office will formally accept potential applications and then forward them to their staff physicians to make the selections on a rolling basis. The observerships mentioned on this blog with a link to application forms belong to this category, some are free while some need you to pay a fee.






Search keywords to this blog post:

- "what is the meaning of observership sponsor"

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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

OKLAHOMA (OK)

EXTERNSHIPS


Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA)

Specialties:
Various - Family medicine, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology etc.
Application: To Apply, You must procure an Application Form from OSMA - call 405-843-9571 OR 800-522-9452 and inquire about the application forms. Usually, they will email the forms to you. I secured the forms from a pal - Download sample OSMA externship form Here. Use this downloaded form only as reference, You should communicated with them directly for the form - also try emailing Linda at mcdonald@osmaonline.org, for the forms, as long as she is working for the OSMA ;-) Click here for OSMA Externship Program Website Link
Duration: "The Extern will be allowed to have four (3 week) rotations with a sponsor in different specialties. Upon completion of the Externship rotations (twelve weeks), the IMG Council of the OSMA (upon receipt of letters from sponsor physicians) will give a letter and certificate of completion to the Extern indicating the number of weeks as well as physicians and their medical specialties"
Cost: This Externship Is Free, but IMGs must take care of their own living expenses


Notes:

1. The OSMA Externship program closes from time to time, depending on the applicant volume, but reopens again - so keep a look out on their website Here for the notices.
2. They call it an 'externship', but works like an observership, since IMGs are not allowed any patient contact. Well, if the certificate from the OSMA says 'externship', I would not be wrong to call it an 'externship' when I fill in the ERAS application form for residency applications, would I ? ;-)
3. This one is from a State Medical Association, which means, its prestigious !


OBSERVERSHIPS


United Regional Health Care Center, Wichita Falls
Specialty: Family Practice
Cost: 300$ per Month
(This information awaits being verified)
Contacts Page

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NORTH DAKOTA (ND)

OBSERVERSHIPS



Merit Care Hospital, Fargo
Heard about this from a friend - so you will need to contact docs on their website
Click Here for Searching Faculty List by Specialty (Select Specialty and Click on Search) , next click on the doc's name and that will lead you to the phone number
Lotsa IMG docs !

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Utah (UT)

OBSERVERSHIPS


University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Visa: J1 visa granted for Visa-needing IMGs
Click Here for Application Information

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Saturday, March 3, 2007

KENTUCKY (KY)

ELECTIVES


University of Louisville, Kentucky
Specialties: Multiple - See list Here
Application Information




OBSERVERSHIPS

University of Kentucky, Lexington
Specialties: Internal Medicine
Contacts Page
(Try Contacting the Program Director and even the Individual Faculty Listed - some IMGs have been getting observerships here at this program)

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Friday, February 23, 2007

VIRGINIA (VA)

clinical observershipsOBSERVERSHIPS




Inova Health System

"The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education manages requests for observerships by medical students, university students, high-school students, and laypersons who have not yet earned an M.D. degree."
Application & Contact Information

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Monday, January 1, 2007

WEST VIRGINIA (WV)

OBSERVERSHIPS


West Virginia University School of Medicine
Specialty: Pediatrics
Application Information

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ARIZONA (AZ)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES



Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale
Specialties: Multiple - See List
Eligibility Criteria
Application Information - Apply Online
Malpractice Insurance : Provided Free




OBSERVERSHIPS

Maricopa Integrated Health System
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Application Information
IMG Requirements [pdf]


Maricopa Integrated Health System
Specialty: Radiology
Application Information

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

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)
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)


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

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TENNESSEE (TN)

EXTERNSHIPS



East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Apparently a friend heard that someone managed to get an externship there in 2006 - something for you fellas to dig in more about !




OBSERVERSHIPS



Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Specialty: Neurology
Application Information

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PENNSYLVANIA (PA)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES
(4th Year Medical Students)



University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Specialty: Radiology
Application & Electives Description



EXTERNSHIPS

Bryn Mawr Hospital, PA
Externship/observership + research in Cardiothoracic surg
Starts: 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]
Strong CT surgery experience in Bryn Mawr hospital, affiliated to Thomas Jefferson University.. Clinical research is strongly encouraged along with externship.



OBSERVERSHIPS



Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
This is a possibility since the webpage of Neurology research says this:
"They have also hosted international colleagues in observerships in child neurology."
Read Here

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
"Drexel Medicine Physician Refresher Course"
Specialties: Multiple
Click Here for Application Information
Steep Fees !


Penn State College of Medicine
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information


University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information


University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
This Page actually has profiles of all IMGs who did observerships in Critical Care Medicine -giving us evidence that observerships are offered :-) So you might contact the department and hope to have your own pic show up later ;-)


Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
Specialties: Internal Medicine (other may be possible)
Internal Medicine Website
(This information is unconfirmed word-of-mouth evidence)


Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Specialties: Multiple
Visa: They will determine the visa type you will be granted / eligible for (B1/ B2 / J1)
Click here for Application Information


Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Specialties: Multiple
Application & Contact Information

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OHIO (OH)


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


University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Specialties: Multiple
Click Here for Application Info and Application Form
Duration: Maximum of two 4-week electives (total of eight weeks)

Notes:
- Needs Passing USMLE Step 1 Score
- Applications must reach at least 4 weeks before start date





EXTERNSHIPS



Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus
Specialty: Pediatrics
This could be a pot-shot, but I read this information from an IMG's resume posted online who was apparently working full time as an extern in this community hospital. This makes it worth a try - call (614) 445-5000 and ask to be transferred to the deparment of pediatrics


Huron Hospital
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Policy Statement: "The Internal Medicine Program offers externships, observerships to candidates meeting our minimum criteria, but it is not required to be a resident. We do not schedule externships in the months of June or July. Externships are for one month only and must be approved a minimum of three months prior to starting."



University of Cincinnati Academic Medical Center
Specialty: E.N.T. (Otolaryngology)
Note: According to their FAQs Link, "Application are considered on an individual basis by contacting Robert Keith, PhD, Director of Medical Education at robert.keith@uc.edu, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, PO Box 670528, Cincinnati OH 45267-0528."




OBSERVERSHIPS



Case Western Reserve University
Specialty: Family Medicine (Only for candidates selected for Interview)
Application Information


Cleveland Clinic
Specialties: Various
Click Here for Application Information
Duration: 4 Weeks or More
[Needs ECFMG Certification]


Cleveland Clinic
Specialty: Clinical Neurophysiology + Epilepsy
Observership Course Information
Duration: 3 Months
Notes:
1. Course if Free - But IMGs and International Medical Students must fund their own stay
2. Good for candidates interested in Neurology Residency !


Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Specialty: Periodontology
Application Information

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NORTH CAROLINA (NC)

CLINICAL ELECTIVES / CLERKSHIPS




Duke University School of Medicine
Specialty: Orthopedics
Application Information


University North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Specialties : Multiple
Application Information
Click here for Blog Post and Details about Electives / Acting Internships at UNC



OBSERVERSHIPS




New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Observership Criteria

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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


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 for Description
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)

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NEW JERSEY (NJ)

OBSERVERSHIPS


University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Application Info + Form
Specialty: Family Medicine
Period: 4 Weeks

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NEBRASKA (NE)

OBSERVERSHIPS


University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
Specialty: Neurology
Visa: B1/B2 Visitor Visas allowed
Application Information
Application Form [PDF]

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MISSOURI (MO)

OBSERVERSHIPS



Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics, Kansas City
Specialty: Pediatrics
Durations: 1 to 3 days only
Application Information
Notes:
1. This opportunity is open to IMGs, American medical students, and current Residents and Fellows. As mentioned on the minutes of the Aug 2007 Faculty Meeting,

"International Medical Graduate Observership Requests : CMH will only allow short term observerships (two to three days) for medical graduates. All observership requests must be approved by the GME. Please contact Kerrie Jordan or Ravi Kallur." - So call (816) 983-6487 and ask for these guys

2. This is for a very short period and i would not expect an LOR out of this - but who knows, during your mini-stay if you impress the physician and try to request a longer time....;-)



Saint Louis University
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Schedule and Application Information


Saint Louis University
Specialties: Multiple
Note: I have heard of candidates land observerships by writing to faculty listed on their Individual departmental websites - Click Here for the list of their residencies and department links and then look up faculty in the department of your choice. Merely Writing to the Program director won't help - since administrative duties & headaches probably make the Program director more likely to say no - hence write to the faculty too. Agreed its based on chance - but a chance is a chance only if you take it ...


University Missouri Columbia
Specialty: Pathology
Click here for Faculty List : Get the name and Search their email address by plugging names here.
Note: University Programs in Pathology highly value research and publications for accepting candidates for residencies - so research may help you more, but a short term observership is not bad on the resume


University of Missouri-Columbia
Specialty: Nephrology (Internal Medicine)
Note: Again this is based on evidence from friends - Write to Faculty (Included Program chair) listed on the Nephrology Website and take your chances :-)



Also Read:

IMGs and Pathology residency in USA

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MASSACHUSETTS (MA)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES
(4th Year Medical Students)



Tufts University School of Medicine
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information


University of Massachusetts Medical School
Specialties: Multiple : List (only Type B & C are for Foreign Medical Students)
Application Criteria



OBSERVERSHIPS


Brigham & Women's Hospital
Specialty: Abdominal Imaging and Intervention (Radiology)
5-Day visiting Observership - Click here to learn more


Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School
Specialty: Congenital (pediatric) Heart Surgery observership course
Fees: $3000 for two weeks OR $4,500 for 4 Weeks
Click Here for Application Requirements
Click Here for Application Form


Dr. DeGroot's Orthopedic Surgery Clinic : Application Information
Specialty: Orthopedics


Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard)
Specialties: Multiple
Observership Information
Online Observership Application
Fees: Atrocious ! Upto $4,500 for 5 days and upto $16,500 for 20 days !


Massachusetts General Hospital
Specialty: Stroke and Neuro - ICU Observership Program
Application Form and Visa Instructions

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MARYLAND (MD)

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


National Institute of Health (This one is prestigious !!)
Specialties: Multiple : See List Here
Application FAQs
Online Application Form


University of Maryland School of Medicine
Specialties: Multiple : List
Application Information
Note: It is the policy of the University of Maryland School of Medicine to accept only fourth-year students for clinical experiences who are enrolled in accredited allopathic medical schools which are approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). We do, however, offer an exchange program with the University of Heidelberg and accept two students each year to study with us for six months. The students are selected by the Dean of Studies at Heidelberg



EXTERNSHIPS


Dr. Barry Mehta
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Ob-Gyn
Duration: Minimum 7-weeks tp get a Letter Of Recommendation. Schedule
Cost: $4,400 for 7 weeks (Training + Staying)
Call: 410-730-3961, 443-285-9563 (Mobile)
Note: Interestingly, as a reader pointed out on the comments, the same Dr. Barry Mehta was found guilty of fraud and fined $250,000/- for robbing the state Medicaid program. He billed the state for clients that were never present as per this news here. However, the American Medical News also featured the Barry Mehta Externship program, Read the News article here. I was amused that they did not write about the fraud, the article was written by a student of the externship program anyways



Harbor Hospital, Baltimore
Specialty: Internal medicine
Contact Program Coordinator at: 410-350-3565




OBSERVERSHIPS


Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information


Johns Hopkins : Institute of Genetic Medicine
Specialty: Clinical Genetics
Click Here for Application Information


Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
Specialties: Medicine + Surgery
Application Information

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IOWA (IA)

OBSERVERSHIPS



University of Iowa College of Medicine
Specialty: Multiple especially Family Medicine
Clinical Shadowing Program Information
Contact: Carol Alexander in Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs at 319-335 8618

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ILLINOIS (IL)

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


Northwestern University: Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
Application Forms and Information
Visa: Students need to come on their own Visitor's visas
Fees: $1000 per rotation
(Prestigious Medical School !)


University of Illinois at Chicago
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information


Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
Specialty: Psychiatry
Application information




OBSERVERSHIPS



Good Samaritan Hospital
Dr. Rao K Batchu
Charges 1000$ to 4000$ depending on length of Observership and Externship
Call: 630 963 4990


Southern Illinois University
Specialties: Multiple - Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Etc.
Application: Though there is no formal program as such, individual faculty could arrange them as per this policy manual which says:

"It is assumed that the availability of an observership is at the discretion of individual clinical departments based on that department’s availability of resources, and the existence of these guidelines is no obligation on the part of any clinical department to provide such an experience. Foreign medical schools must be recognized by the educational commission for foreign medical graduates.Any candidate accepted by a clinical department must be approved by that department’s chair, and notification of that acceptance must be given to St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center"


Link to the Medicine-Surgery Departments at SIU


University of Illinois at Chicago
Specialty: Neurosurgery
Application Information


University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Specialties: Multiple
Applications Information

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GEORGIA (GA)

OBSERVERSHIPS



Emory University
Medical School of Georgia - Georgia Health Sciences University
Specialties: Multiple
Observerships / Rotations Policies


Emory University
Specialty: Neurology
Clinical Observerships In Dizziness and Balance Center
To qualify for the observership you might need to take their short 4-day course on vestibular rehabilitation - see Observership Information
Note: Observership open to both physicians and physiotherapists


Medical College of Georgia
Specialty: E.N.T. (Otolaryngology)
Observership Contact Information

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FLORIDA (FL)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES



Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Specialties: Multiple
Eligibility Criteria
Application Information - Apply Online
Malpractice Insurance : Provided Free




OBSERVERSHIPS


Cleveland Clinic Florida
Specialties: Multiple
Application Form, Fees, Immunization Requirements & Contact Details
Duration: Maximum Two Month
Fees: $350


Medical Surgical Specialists, Naples, Florida
Specialties: Multiple
Observership Listings and Information (If any available) - but I would anyways suggest you contact them even if they say they have no current positions
Application Form [pdf]


Miami Children's Hospital, Miami
Specialty: Pediatrics
Application Information



Mount Sinai Medical Center : Mini-Residency Program (Observerships)
Specialties : ( 4 weeks each - each specialty is treated like a 'course') :
"ANESTHESIOLOGY , CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, MEMORY DISORDERS, NEONATOLOGY, ONCOLOGY /HEMATOLOGY, PATHOLOGY/LABORATORY MEDICINE, PULMONARY & SLEEP DISORDERS, RADIOLOGY "
Cost: $300 Per Specialty
Application Information



Jackson Health System Hospitals
(Includes Jackson Memorial Hospital, South Community Hospital, North Medical Center, Holtz Children Hospital, etc.)
Click here for Application and Policies Info
Application Fee: 200$



University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute)
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Additional Information



University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami
Specialties: Multiple
Contact & Application Information


University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami
Specialty: Nephrology
Application & Contact Information



University of Miami, Miami
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Application Information & Eligibility
Fee: $250.00


University of Miami, Miami
Specialty: Pathology
Application Criteria & Eligibility


University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami
Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR - Physiatry)
Application Information


University South Florida, Tampa
"Stephen Klasko Observership Program for International Physicians"
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Anesthesiology, but more may be introduced
Application Information and Application Form

Note: Though This Is mentioned as an "Observership" - the description sounds more like it is ONLY meant for current Medical Students. Remember that while Observerships could be done by both current medical students AND medical graduates - Clerkships are usually restricted only to current medical students

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)

EXTERNSHIPS


St. Elizabeth Hospital
Specialty: Psychiatry
Duration: 4 Months + More if extern is good
Application + Contact Information


Providence Hospital, DC
Specialty:
Internal Medicine
Cost:
Don't have to pay anything - just work for them, they need people due to lack of enough staff (Understaffed hospitals normally offer Externships to get free-labor in high-patient load cities)
Contact: Program Coordinator at : (202) 269-7747
Duration: 3 Months busy Externship for hands-on experience : Needs minimum 3 months for
Requirements: ECFMG Certification | 'High' USMLE scores | 3 LORs | Copies of Medical Diploma + ECFMG Certificate | Resume
Send materials by post to : Program Director (Internal Medicine Residency Program)
Providence Hospital, 1150 Varnum Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20017 - 2180




OBSERVERSHIPS


George Washington University Medical Center
Specialties: Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Medicine and specialties, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology, and Surgery
Cost: $800 per week
Application Info


Washington Hospital Center
Specialties: Multiple
As the website says:
"Upon approval of the Hospital Center’s clinical department director, international physicians may participate in observerships to observe clinical activities and participate in academic discussions with Hospital Center physician colleagues." - Thus a start would to be contact faculty in various departments listed on their website

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CONNECTICUT (CT)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES



Yale University School of Medicine
Specialties: Multiple -List of Clinical Electives
Application Information




OBSERVERSHIPS



Griffin Hospital
Specialties:Internal Medicine
Application Information



University of Connecticut
Specialties: Multiple
More Info


Yale University School of Medicine
Specialty: Radiology
More Info

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CALIFORNIA (CA)

CLERKSHIPS / ELECTIVES



David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Specialties: Multiple
Application Request Form


University California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Specialties: Multiple
Application Information

University California San Francisco
Specialties: Anesthesiology + Radiology
Fees: $500.oo per 4-week elective + 300$ Homeland Security Fee
Application Information




EXTERNSHIPS

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Specialty: Psychiatry
Click Here for Contact Information





MINI-RESIDENCY



Vision International Eye Missions, Santa Rosa
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Application Information



OBSERVERSHIPS



David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Specialty: Family Practice Observership program for Latino IMGs
Read About This in the News !



Stanford University
Specialty:
Emergency Medicine (Visiting IMG Observational Fellowship Program)
Program + Application Information



UC Davis Network of Affiliated Family Practice Programs

Specialties: FP, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Application information


UCSF - Fresno
Specialty: Family Medicine
Note: This is what the website says:
"UCSF Fresno Family & Community Medicine offers observerships on a very limited basis. Once your residency program application has been submitted via ERAS, and you have been invited for an interview, you will have the opportunity to apply for an observership. Participants are selected by the Program Director."

Well, even if you do not match there, you can still use the experience elsewhere..
Read here


UCLA IMG Program for English-Spanish speaking Hispanics and other minority IMGs
Specialty: Family Medicine
Application Information

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ALABAMA (AL)

OBSERVERSHIPS



University of Alabama, Huntsville
Specialty: Family Medicine
Click Here for Application information
Duration: 30 Days Max
Note: "Observerships are available from August to February for International Medical Graduates. March, April, and May are reserved for incoming matched Interns."


University of Alabama
Specialty: Pediatrics
Observership Information
Note: "Offer Four Observership Positions each academic year from July 1 of one year to June 30 of next year"

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