USMLE tips and tricks - US Clinical experience!
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Here is another one of your frequently asked questions answered! All about US clinical experience!
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Thank you so much Dr. Raga! I am currently a 2nd year US IMG, this video is so helpful!
Love your channel! Please do a video on preparation for Step 2 CS, and overall exam experience. Thanks! And keep up the awesome work you're doing
Excellent videos! I wish these were all up when I applied for residency.
All the best for the match Dr. Raga! :)
Appreciate to the core Doc ! That music track for your video !!! It cheers me up in the beginning n ending :)
Haha, glad you like it!
hi doctor raga.thankyou for this video.this is going to be very helpful
Thank you very much, Raga :)
Thanks for the video Dr. Tags, it was really helpful! I'm an IMG and would like to make a hands-on in the US, do I need to take step 1 first? Or are there hospitals that would accept me even though I haven't taken it yet? Thank you :)
finally a channel which talks about externships:) It would be great if you could make a video on how a typical day was at the chicago clerkship....what were your duties? was it just history taking and presenting to the attending or did you also have to start i.v lines/give i.m injections/catheterise etc...? If this is not one of the frequently asked questions I'll be happy with just a reply too...your doing a wonderful job Dr.Raga:)kudos:):):)
Hello Nishi!
Thank you for your comment and suggestion! Even though it's not a commonly asked question, i am more than happy to make a video about that! :)
It's on my list now!
I figured you are residing in dubai at the moment. I stay in dubai too.do u think doing an observership in the cleveland clinic in abu dhabi will help in the residency process.
@@nishichandrasekaran1076 Hey Nishi I am also a recent graduate from India. And I am confused which externship to go for in US, did you complete your externship and can you help me with any guidance
@@nishichandrasekaran1076 it can go on your CV for sure
thank you for the informative vid :)
can you give a more detailed explanation of how a strong CV should have?
like languages most acquired by hospitals, certificate courses, type of voluntary work etc..
Hello, that is quite an extensive topic, so i will make a video about that very soon to give a more broader perspective of what is important on your CV :)
Thank you for your suggestion! :)
Hey Dr. Raga, Would you be able to say more about the Chicago clerkship experience? I live in Chicago and wanted to go through them, would it possible for you to say what hospital you were in and how hands on it was and the general comments?
Great job dr. Raga, your videos are really helpful for IMGS, although I have a request. Can you please make a video on the the MATCH process and how important is score, research, USCE and what other factors effect your match process? I will be very thankful to you. Again, good job, keep it up.
Regards.
Hello Abdullah! Thank you for your comment! That is a great suggestion! I am working on a video about that and will hopefully upload it soon!
Hey thank you for making this video it's very helpful. Can you please take a minute and tell me if it's essential to appear in USMLE step 1 before applying/doing hand on clinical experience (not observership or research) as an IMG ?
how to take steps during rotations IMG from India?
can you please make a video about observership and how to get them ?
Hello Dr Raga,
I find your videos very informative, According to you how much of USCE is enough for an IMG?
Your help is much appriciated
thank you so much for this video..but I was wondering what will be beneficial doing away rotation of same speciality in different colleges or doing 2/3 away rotations of different specialities
Very helpful 👍👍
Hello man.your video are very helpful for medical students who want to crack usmle .specially video about residency is superb .Could u please tell about which country u r from ?
Hi Doctor Raga A very informative video indeed,Thank you!! I wished to enquire about good clinical elective hospitals in your opinion? and do we get one LOR per month per rotation? What should we do to get good LORs?
Hi Doctor Raga, Thank you for your videos. It gives me lots of information which are very helpful. I have one question. How many months of USCE are necessary for minimum? As you know, they are very expansive, even for few weeks. Thanks in advance.
Can I go through organization for usce after graduation with J1 visa or require H1B visa?
can i get USCE(while being a student) in parts...like...one month during some period of time and other during another period of time? at the end..will they consider all the hand in clincial experience in total or what? ...and
2) is it such that...i need to select the department which i need to do specialisation in
3) if i select different departments for USCE...will it still be considered as hands on clinical experience if i am not getting speciality of my choice but performed clincal experience in that?
Does the type of elective you take affect ur match with a certain specialty ( im elective and wanting to match in surgery for example)
How many months of USCE is good for an IMG?
After the medical school of 2years from carrebean for the FMG' s, can the clinical rotations be done in USA on B1/B2 visa.please clarify.thankyou.
Hey Doc Raaga.. Your Videos are of great help 👏🏻 Can you please let me know how much it costed for USCE through the Organization you mentioned? I'm in need of it .. to know how expensive it is ?
Hi how much did you have to spend in total for the roatations in the USA?
Dr Raga , you are doing excellent job. My doubt is whether EAD holder who have passed USMLE Step 1 & 2 is trying for residency can consider as equal as green card holder for residency interviews?please respond.
A really good video I have a question on foreign medical students doing rotations in us I looked into this also and aamc website that medical schools participating in vslo program can go to medical schools in us but my medical school is not in the program and the website has not given any info on that it just says you will have to make a lot of calls . So it would me really helpful if you could like mention the steps you will have to do to get a rotation
Thnx ☺️
hello dr raga, ur videos are so helpfull, thank u , well I am curious about smth, did u get matched? , because I've heard in ur videos that u are working, so I have these qe, can we work in community hopital with just step 1 nd step 2? can we do shifts and be paid for, while waiting for the interviews periode. ?
Hi Doctor Raga. I’d like to know if USMLE results are necessary for practicing CE in the US. If not, so what is necessary for IMS to attend CE?
Make a video on Step 2 CS -clinical skills
What does internship mean, I mean the difference between observeship and internship?
How long should the experience be?
How many electives did you do?
Hi Doctor Raga! Thank you so much for your videos! They are very helpful and I really appreciate them. But, since I'm still a med student, do you know how to apply for a hands on clinical experience without the organisation you mentioned?
Bye!
Hello!
If you are still a medical student, I would say it is still pretty easy to get a hands-on rotation in a US hospital. All you need to do is to go on the website of a specific hospital (including university hospitals) and email the secretary of the specific department that you want to rotate in. They usually provide that contact information on their websites. They will then get back to you informing you of whether it is possible or not and about what to do next.
Good luck!
Perfect! Thank you sooo much and good luck for everything! And keep doing these videos ;)
How many rotations are required?
Hi Doctor Raga! Thank u for d helpful videos! Im a med student in India and here we have a 4.5 years mbbs course + 1 year internship. In these 4.5 yrs we have 1 yr pre-clinical, 1.5 yr para-clinical and 2 yrs clinical! So When Do u think i should do the USCE?? And have u taken up your Usmle step 2 CS yet?
Hello meera! Great question!
Technically you can do your USCE at any time during medical school. However, i think the best time to do it is when you are done with ATLEAST one clinical year in medical school (where you have rotated in all or most major specialties). That will be most advantageous to you because you will have some basic clinical knowledge and skills when you are doing your US rotation. You can also do your USCE right before you start your internship (when you are still considered a "medical student").
And yes i am done with my CS. Video about that is coming soon!
Hope this helps!
how to apply for USCE?
Hello dr raga! Thanks for the information.. I am a medical graduated (2015), if I go to a hospital in america and do some volunteering, would it count as clinical exp??Thanks !
Hello. Unfortunately, volunteer work is not considered as USCE!
Hi Doctor Raga, your videos are very hepful! thanks. Do you recommend making the usce before or after de steps, as a IMG graduate?
Hello! Well, most hospitals that offer rotations to foreign medical students/graduates usually require your step 1 score! Also when doing USCE it will be better if you already have some clinical knowledge and skills so that you perform well in the rotation and get a good evaluation from your preceptor! So i would suggest you to get USCE after atleast completing your step 1 :)
Thank you so much!
Dr.Raga can we do hands on rotation on US during our internship....plz reply me..!!
yes you can, in india if you are an intern, you have yet not graduated
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Hi Dr Raga,
Thanks for the video! It was very helpful
I have a question: Do you think I can get a letter of recommendation from an observership ?
Even if some program directors don't consider observership as USCE...?
Best regards,
Michel
You can but its going to be written in Observer ship point of view!
Hello Michel!
Yes you can definitely still get LORs when doing an observership! :)
Hi, thank you for sharing. My question is dose pay position count USCE? For example, I am an anesthesia technician in famous academic hospital. I assist anesthesiologist during surgery. Will that help me when I apply anesthesiology program?
Hello! I believe that USCE only counts when you have US experience as a doctor! I believe i have heard of someone who had years of US experience as a nurse but that was not counted for her! So I'm guessing that experience as a anaesthesiology technician may unfortunately not be considered as proper "USCE" to the programs! But do feel free to confirm this with another source as well! :)
hey doctor
i want to ask regarding the material for step1 , Since I'm a IMG student in UAE , i would like to know what books and things i should study ... FA and pathoma , kaplan lecture notes as well is included isn't it ?
Hello! If you check out my video on my preparation for the step 1 (I believe it is the second video I have posted on my channel), you will get a detailed understanding of the resources that are needed!
Hi Dr. Raga,
My name is Hassaan Sadiq and I am a medical student from Pakistan. I have a question regarding USCE. If I do a clinical elective in my country (or any other country except for US) but my supervisor is a diplomat of American Board. How significant will his LOR be? And at the end of my clinical rotation how should I ask for a LOR. Should I ask them to write me one or type it and upload it on my USMLE application when the time comes?
And thank you for these videos. These videos have helped me and my friends a lot. :)
Hello! Well that recommendation letter from your doctor will be helpful but will still not be as strong as an LOR from a doctor currently board certified and practising in the US! Once you do a rotation in the US, is you are planning to upload a waived LOR at the time on your application, then you will have to take the contact details of that doctor and contact them at the time of application and request them to upload it directly to your profile! But if you are planning to upload an unwired LOR, then at the time of your rotation you can ask them to print it out and sign it with the institutions stamp etc.
Minimum how many USCE and LORs should we have for cardiology field?
Well, when you apply for residency, you are only able to assign 4 LORs to each program! So i would say it would be great if you can get atleast 4 LORs.
And any amount of USCE would be good! Different programs ask for different amounts of USCE and some programs are happy even if you have any USCE at all! At the end of the day, some USCE is better than no USCE. So get as much of US clinical experience as is possible for you!
Hello DR. Raga ,thank you so much for making such useful videos. I am an Indian graduate and I would like to do hands on clinical experience ,my doubt is how many mnths of experience is required . I read in some forums that 3 mnths is absolutely necessary , can i do it for 2 mnths
Hi! To be honest, there is no real cut-off time that you are supposed to do USCE. But the general rule is, the more the better. Different programs have different requirements for USCE. Some require 3 months, some 6 months, some 1 year and some just was ANY amount of USCE. So you have to make a judgement based on this and based on your situation!
Doctor Raga thank you so much for your response.
Hey ..,thank u so much for the video! I still have one question for u. 😁 Is an IMG who is already graduated is still eligible to apply for hands on experience in US by paying required fee thro these organizations? What I heard /read on forums was , for an already graduated IMG they don provide hands on clinical experience and are eligible only for observerships! Does doing observership help in getting LoRs ? Plz help me make my concepts clear about this! Thanks again n wish u good luck for all your interviews!
Hello!
If you do not go through these organisations, then yes, it is only possible for you (as a graduate) to get an observership and not a Hands-on rotation in the US. But if you go through an organisation, they are usually able to get you a hands-on rotation in a US hospital. Again, i only have experience with the organisation that i have mentioned in this video and i cannot really comment on others because i have no personal experience with them.
You definitely can get LORs even when doing an observership, however, most programs in the US do not consider observerships as "USCE".
Hope this was helpful!
Thank you and good luck! :)
Doctor Raga thank you for the all the advice!😊
Hello Dr. Raga :) Could I plz know, which country are you from ?
I am an Indian national but born and raise abroad.
thank you so much ! i have a 3 years gap. i was not doing anything . I am so scared to go down this pathway but i really want to do it.
What happened?
Thanks doctor I'm an IMG I would like to know for how long should someone do a hands-on clinical experience before the match
I mean they cost much so ideally how long should I do it ?
Thanks
271 step1 , do I need usce?
Tulasimani B S can you guide me for usmle prep