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!
"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"
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
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 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
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 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 :-)
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: $1000 per rotation (Prestigious Medical School !)
Good Samaritan Hospital Dr. Rao K Batchu Charges 1000$ 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"
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]
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
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
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"
