WEST VIRGINIA (WV)

OBSERVERSHIPS


West Virginia University School of Medicine
Specialty: Pediatrics
Application Information

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

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

MINNESOTA (MN)

OBSERVERSHIPS



Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Specialty: Pediatrics / Medicine
Application Information




University of Minnesota : Applications Info
Specialties: Multiple

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

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

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 year"