tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:00:08 +0000<center>Free List of Hospitals Offering USCE - Observerships, Clerkships, Electives, Externships, Mini-Residency <br>USCE (US Clinical Experience) is a great value addition to International Medical Graduates seeking Residency in the United States! <br> <br> Updated: Oct 13th 2008</center>http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/noreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)Blogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-7386507290777516031Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:03:00 +00002008-10-12T22:25:01.291-07:00PMRPhysiatryPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationThere 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 - http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/10/pm-physiatry-observership-at-baylor-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-4988801778237166398Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:30:00 +00002008-09-25T22:54:01.272-07:00Family MedicineInternal MedicineGastroenterologyExternshipsCardiologyObservershipsThanks 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/09/observership-externship-at-tips-sw-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-1121152150247678078Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:40:00 +00002008-08-26T20:31:21.830-07:00ObservershipsEach 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/08/describing-observership-on-residency.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-2354031137542727611Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:38:00 +00002008-07-09T21:09:13.490-07:00It should not be anything new or surprising to you that an established IMG physician in the US (or anywhere abroad) might naturally be inclined to like help a fellow IMG of his/her own country more than others. A reader had requested me to put up a country-wise list of IMG physician organizations and such associations have been known to offer some kind of help to fellow IMGs in securing clinicalhttp://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/07/list-of-img-physician-associations-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-2578308576522256584Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:41:00 +00002008-07-07T18:03:57.015-07:00General SurgeryAnesthesiologyObservershipsIf 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/07/possible-observerships-at-univ-florida.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-1554926537276935290Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:20:00 +00002008-04-22T21:47:59.365-07:00Though this blog is for US clinical experience, I have decided to include research / research fellowship and other alternative, worthwhile career opportunities too, for IMGs. You got a thing for computers and informatics ? Then you could avail of this fellowship opportunity at the prestigious Center for Disease Control (CDC) at Atlanta, Georgia. Candidates with MPH, Epidemiology, MHA (with http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/04/pub-health-informatics-fellowship-cdc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-2006275402771369574Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:32:00 +00002008-04-17T09:42:41.371-07:00OpthalmologyObserverships 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)http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/04/retinal-observerships-doheny-eye-inst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-5058855199558277032Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:37:00 +00002008-04-15T00:58:28.695-07:00Opthalmology The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Residency Program does have some IMGs in its Opthalmology residency program. A well paid specialty, Opthalmology remains an AMG domain - even though salaries have dropped from the previous years, a clean surgery environment and a controllable lifestyle with not as many emergency sleepless nights, it is still a very desirable specialty for AMGs. And yes, http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/04/opthalmology-observership-at-nyee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-208973269425210072Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:12:00 +00002008-04-14T13:32:16.903-07:00ElectivesActing InternshipsAs the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill policies document about Electives (pdf) says: "If you are enrolled in a foreign medical school, you must contact Ms. Pattie Currie in the UNC International Affairs Office for information on applying for electives. Ms. Currie can be reached via email at pattie_currie@med.unc.edu." A friend did email the administrator and this is the response he gothttp://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/04/electives-acting-internships-at-unc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-8893810194533164502Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:16:00 +00002008-04-05T22:57:47.176-07:00ResearchObserverships 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/04/j1-research-observership-univ.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-1194906941103241690Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:08:00 +00002008-03-21T00:30:25.437-07:00OpthalmologySomeday, an outdoor nature fan that I am, I hope to take my backpack and go trekking in the immensely beautiful forest parks in the state of Utah, that would be an 'observership' of a different kind ...guess I simply had to crack a bad one ;-) Back to business - The first look at the website section of the University of Utah regarding this observership might confuse you a bit, since the title http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/03/opthalmology-observership-univ-of-utah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-9046156908364976685Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:51:00 +00002008-03-18T00:57:25.914-07:00Neurology Another good place for neurology aspirants to try and get some US clinical experience in the form of observerships Duration: Max 6 Months As mentioned on the website: "Visiting Clinical Observers (in Residence) include a person who holds a valid medical license in another state or country, who has the proper credentials to come to the Hospitals for a period of observation and training and http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/03/neurology-observership-univ-chicago-med.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-7812097768237722145Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:38:00 +00002008-03-16T08:47:01.658-07:00ObservershipsI 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/03/observerships-at-wayne-state-university.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-5503142719007617691Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:18:00 +00002008-03-11T10:11:51.081-07:00ObservershipsMedical 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/03/ent-observership-med-college-of-georgia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-8753355377098220660Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:18:00 +00002008-03-04T00:28:17.497-08:00ObservershipsThese 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 'http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/03/university-of-iowa-observerships-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-4696124602572755176Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-03-03T12:28:34.163-08:00Electives University of Vermont College of Medicine (UVM) which ranked 7th in the United States in 2007 for primary care, allows International medical students to take up electives. Eligibility & Policy: The first thing an interested candidate's gotta do is to read their eligibility criteria and policies - Download that here [PDF], which includes basics like TOEFL scores more than 600, must carry own http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/03/univ-vermont-electives-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-483035946333332009Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:58:00 +00002008-02-25T11:01:30.763-08:00ObservershipsThe 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/have-observerships-lost-value-for-imgs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-3955394040781431492Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:07:00 +00002008-02-23T19:24:27.102-08:00RadiologyObservershipsThanks 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/acrs-radiology-observerships-for-iraqi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-6388583171079687531Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:25:00 +00002008-02-23T14:33:25.731-08:00Plastic SurgeryObservershipsSo 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 http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/plastic-surgery-observership-childrens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-973702762221100842Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:27:00 +00002008-02-21T00:41:47.837-08:00ClerkshipsElectivesPuerto Rico is a semi-autonomous U.S. Commonwealth territory island located around 1200 Miles off the Florida Coast and the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine offers electives to Non-US Foreign medical students too, in various specialties. Here are some details: Before you read any further, note that besides English, you need to be fluent in spoken Spanish too - merely knowing Hola, http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/univ-puerto-rico-electives-for-non-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-4202306416967512403Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:19:00 +00002008-02-19T21:27:48.016-08:00And here are the details: Duration: Maximum of 12 consecutive weeks Fees: "International students must pay non-resident/non-matriculated tuition. Each week of a full-time clinical elective is equivalent to two credits." - might turn out expensive ! Visa: Student Visas Only - Visitors Visa Not Accepted Click for Application Procedure - I love the great detail with which their website explains howhttp://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/univ-washington-electives-for-non-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-4162244583761995387Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:42:00 +00002008-02-18T19:47:02.796-08:00ClerkshipsElectives The fresher a applicant from medical school while applying for residency, the better - add in a hands-on US Clinical Experience to that freshness - that's like an icing on top ;-) That's why clerkships / electives are cool to do. Here are the Details of the SUNY Downstate Electives Program - which is of course, now neatly indexed on our New York Listing for USCEs on this blog. SUNY Downstate http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/suny-downstate-electives-for-non-us-med.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-5265959570045755361Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:00:00 +00002008-02-17T22:32:41.680-08:00OrthopedicsThe Observerships program in Orthopedics at New York University Medical Center (NYUMC) is also called the Visiting International Physician's Program and the rotations will occur within the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Length: 1 Months to 6 Months Fee: Not Specified - May be free, but living expenses are your own Application:Click here for Information, Application Form and J-1 visa form. http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/orthopedic-surgery-observership-at-nyu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-4270897189542907957Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:11:00 +00002008-02-18T05:52:13.680-08:00Well..I simply had to share this and did not know where else to put it - especially for Indian IMGs now in the USA ..a brief trip to Nostalgia :-) This was a 2004 writeup by Dr Chaitan Narsule from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ) who did a 4th Year Medical School Rotation at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai, India - one of India's premier teaching hospitals. Here werehttp://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/observership-experience-of-american-med.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468454092455853609.post-8409679456196075655Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:58:00 +00002008-02-14T21:29:35.370-08:00LOL...I don't know an answer to that - but here's how a job posting for a cosmetic physician on an America cruise ship tries to sell the position to IMGs: "International Medical Graduates are welcome to apply. This is a great opportunity to use your clinical skills while earning money and traveling the world. Also, for those applying for US residency programs, you will have sufficient time to http://www.usmletomd.com/usce/2008/02/would-working-as-md-on-us-ship-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)1