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The AMA's Medical App Competition

2011-04-09T22:16:00Z

Feeling Appilicious ? Got an idea ? The American Medical Association wants to reward you for it.All you need is a idea and a description of features - no programming or drawing.The Downside ? The submission agreement :"If you share your App Idea with the AMA, you will forfeit proprietary rights to your App Idea."(does not matter whether you win it or no)So then you have to wonder, if the app

Surgery Externship @ St. John Med Center, OH

2011-03-30T23:19:00Z

Thanks to an update from a reader - the Cardiothoracic Surgery externship that I had posted earlier at Bryn Mawr Hospital, PA has now shifted to St. John Medical Center at Westlake, OH, a 200-bed hospital affiliated to Case Medical Center University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH. The physician facilitating the externship is the same - Dr. Robert Boova.Like mentioned before, this is a cardiothoracic

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2011-03-29T21:56:00Z

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Surgery Observership / Externships at Univ. Florida

2011-03-29T22:23:00Z

The General Surgery residency at University of Florida @ Gainsville does take in a few IMGs into their program each year - either Green card holders or on J1-visas, as evidenced by the resident listing with medical schoolsAbout Observerships, here is what the applicant webpage says:"International student Observerships will be considered for a fee. Externships are must be arranged in advance

Family Medicine Observerships for IMGs @ ETSU

2010-03-11T04:14:00Z

Though Family Medicine probably has the highest number unfilled residency positions each year, IMGs may not find it very easy to secure spots. A big concern among program directors is that candidates try to switch specialties after their first year, in essence, using family medicine as an experience building gig to apply to other specialties. Hence what they are looking for is signs of

ICU Observerships for IMGs @ Univ. Pittsburgh

2010-03-11T03:12:00Z

Earlier on this blog, I had hinted at this possibility based on circumstantial evidence and now the Univ. Pittsburgh website does carry information about full fledged observership program for IMGs interested in Critical care medicine, which it appears has been around for a while... Also the program has unpaid and paid J1-research scholar programs. Critical Care medicine, as you may know, can be

NY Internal Med. Observerships for Chinese IMGs

2009-11-25T04:27:00Z

From August 2010, the Association of Chinese American Physicians intends to start an Internal Medicine observership programs at New York Hospital of Queens, Flushing, for ACAP members only.ACAP Membership fees stack up like this:Full Member: $100.00Student(CMG): $25.00Associate : $50.00Life Time Member: $1,000.00Observership Details:Period: Two WeeksTimings: 7am to 6pmRequirements: Passing scores

Observerships / Research Fellowships for IMG Neurosurgeons

2009-08-24T21:34:00Z

A Quick post: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) website has a good listing of medical universities providing academic experiences, including research fellowships, for international / foreign neurosurgeons. Click here to see the listAlso see : International Visiting Surgeons Fellowship (with stipend)"The AANS funds two observational fellowships per fiscal year to provide

Observerships @UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

2009-08-21T12:13:00Z

UT Southwestern is a prestigious University to hang out at (Among the top 20 medical schools in US) and certainly a cool addition to your resume. Starting 2008, the University now has official Observership procedures & policies in place.Specialties: MultiplePeriod: Max 3 MonthsRequirements:1. Observer Application Form2. Departmental Sponsorship Agreement3. Copy of Medical school degree4. Letter

Observerships @ Wishard Memorial, IN

2009-08-21T04:16:00Z

I had made a reference to this possibility on my Indiana listings, but had not found a document clearly mentioning an application process. Well, here it is now !Download Application Form [PDF]Download Application InstructionsObservership Period: Two WeeksRequirements:- Proof of immunization for chicken pox, rubella, measles- Proof of being free of Tuberculosis for the last 6 months- Picture ID (

Family Med. Observership @ Union Hospital, IN

2009-07-23T04:24:00Z

Union Hospital at Terre Haute, Indiana, recently got good points for lowest heart attack death rates in the US. Their family medicine residency has an observership program that also accepts IMGs, after a rather exacting selection process - which includes a personal interview and requires a personal statement and three letters of recommendation - it's like applying to a residency program !Only

USCE Basics for IMGs: Writing Basic daily Labs

2009-07-20T02:24:00Z

I probably don't need to write anything, these pics alone should talk better than me. This might be a standard practice in most countries already (pardon my ignorance), but if not then this should be useful for IMGs who have not had a taste of American medical practice yet.On daily progress, notes - this is a standard short-hand method of representing basic labs - BMP and CBC:And here's an

Internal Medicine Externships at Univ. New Mexico

2009-06-26T04:10:00Z

The Internal Medicine residency program at University New Mexico is IMG-friendly, has lotsa fellowships and about fills up about 40-50% of those fellowship positions with it's own Internal Medicine graduates ..and apparently, if you did an externship there and you are liked, you have a good chance of getting into their program.An anonymous reader posted information about an externship available

Orthopedics Observership @ Univ. Calif, San Diego

2009-06-24T23:29:00Z

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

Family Medicine Observerships @ Henry Ford

2009-05-30T02:49:00Z

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 InformationObservership PolicyContact Information

Pediatrics Observerhips @ Texas Children's Hosp

2009-05-29T03:31:00Z

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

Radiology Observerships @ Maricopa Med. Center

2009-05-26T02:43:00Z

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

Link to DMC Observership Application Corrected

2009-05-25T10:11:00Z

Apologies for the broken link : Go Back to Observership Info at Detroit Medical Center

Observerships at Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Michigan

2009-05-23T15:55:00Z

Probably 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

Observerships at St. Luke-Roosevelt

2009-05-23T02:30:00Z

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