Which Specialty to Apply in?

hello sir,

i m medical student of new final year. plz guide me dat in which universities i must apply for clerkship?in which departments i should apply? how should i apply either by visiting all the sites of all the universities?i will be very thankful to you.

                                regards

i inquired about doing my electives in my field of interest and the agent was nice enough to say that there are quite a few programs in chicago that i could get in no problem. but when i said my field of interest was anesthesiology she replied this:

Well, there aren’t really realistic chances at Matching in Anesth in general. You cannot go straight into this specialty you need to be able to Match in a transitional program (highly competitive) AS WELL as matching in your PGY2 in Anesth in the SAME match year, otherwise you will be sitting out of residency. So this is something that is extremely difficult for IMG’s. NOT impossible, only improbable. We do offer this type of rotation, but I suggest that you focus on Internal Medicine to start, once you have gotten into residency you can look into changing into Anesth.

if she offers that rotation (in anesth) then y the big commotion of not getting a residency match in anesth. my friend in the states said ppl have stopped getting into anesth due to law suits so my chances are good. where do i pick my rotation now for electives? do i have to get into int. med first? what did she mean by a transitional program which is highly competitive and match my PGY2 in anesth the same yr? i had no idea what she meant there. i tot the entire PG was under one program.

Asalam-o-Alaikum, I got a summer research at a top 15 med school in the U.S. and I wanted to ask if it would be worth it because I will have to pay for housing, food, etc so around $2,000. The university isn't very IMG friendly so I doubt this will help me out in matching there or anything. Will a LOR from the mentor count for something good? Say I don't get a publication, then is it worth it?

hi there.

first of all let me say how thankful i am to u for making this website and lives of medical students all over so much easier.

I'm a 4th year medical student in Indonesia (it's a 6 year medical degree course here). I'm originally from Malaysia. This M.D is my second degree. My first was a BSc. Biotechnology (from Newcastle, Australia). Will the second degree help me in any way to get a MATCH in a place that i want?

About the electives that u did in NIH. that has no fees at all right? means they don't charge anything but u had to pay for yr flight ticket, accommodation there, visa application and postage charges? any other payments that u made? also, how many times did u do your electives? i heard it has to be for one month. so did u go twice or only once? and if i want to specialize in anesthesiology, can i get the appropriate LOR from NIH?

and if u don't mind me asking, how much did the accommodation cost u in US for the time of yr electives. U see this is my second degree so it has become a little hard for me to ask for too much money from my parents. so i kinda have to choose the cheapest program. also i wont be going directly to US after i graduate. I plan to work in Malaysia for a year at least so I'll have my own savings to spend on the 2 trips i have to make for my step 2cs,step3 and interviews. is that an ok plan?

just like u, my chances are my hope. i have very high hopes and i believe in them. i havent done my step 1 exam(will be taking it in november) but ive started studying last sept and im going with my planned schedule. i love anesthesiology and i want to do my residency at a place that will offer me that program. actually i was hoping for either L.A or N.Y. i'm very sure i will score a 99 for my step 1 and 2ck. and the other things like electives and all just seem to be coming in place. it was my luck i guess that i had stumbled upon yr website (also akshay's). so like i say all is falling into place slowly. :) so thank u for this wonderful website.

p/s: if the electives is just for a month can i go on visitor's visa? (applying for visitors visa from malaysia is quite simple, but im not sure about the other types..)

i just wanted 2 ask about NIH do dey give LORS coz i havn heard of ny1 goin dere bfore n none o my seniors has so if u cud help i hav a clerkship dere