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Observership USA
Faraz Khan Luni M.D
University of Toledo Internal Medicine Resident
USMLE Step 1 99 (266)USMLE Step 2 99 (263)USMLE Step 3 99 (234)
Observership
Attachment
Tag along
Observership
Cannot touch patient!
Externships
Same as electives
CAN touch patients
After graduation
Only by contacts
Observership VS Electives
PROs
Some thing on CV
Idea about system
Contacts
Interview call
Observership VS Electives
CONs
Observership NOT clinical experience
Restricted LOR
No official system
Getting An Observership
Contacts
Parasite
Official System
Getting An Observership
Contacts
Family
Family Friends
Start Now!
Getting An Observership
Parasite
Dump your self respect
Getting An Observership
Parasite
Target Organizations (APPNA, DOGANA, Alumni)
Target programs
Getting An Observership
Parasite
E mail
Preferably after getting your passport
Get Address from program website
Getting An Observership
Parasite
E mail
Preferably after getting your passport
Get Address from program website
www.cpso.on.ca/docsearch
Getting An Observership
Parasite
Professional e mail address
[email protected] (Not appropriate!)
Personalized e mail
Getting An Observership
Parasite
Address by name
Your interest in specialty
Getting An Observership
Parasite
Meet personally- Most effective
Persistence
Luck!
Getting An Observership
Official System
Very few programs
Some expensive
Getting An Observership
Free
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Queen’s Hospital, Jamaica. NYC, NY
Getting An Observership
Free
Louisiana State University, New Orleans. Louisiana
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland. Ohio.- Need to be an MD
Getting An Observership
Charged
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI ~ $1500
University of Oklahoma~ $900 for 3 months
Getting An Observership
Charged
Mount Sinai, Miami. Florida. - ~$700
University of Miami. Miami, FL
Northwestern Medical Hospital. Chicago., Illinois
Getting An Observership
Websites/Hearsay
University of Toledo, Toledo. Ohio
Griffin Hospital. Derby. CT- Must be ECFMG certified
Thank you!