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)

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Observership

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!