azygous1
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hi
i m a IMG..currently doing my Phd in a US university in Biochemistry n molecular biology..i m planning to apply fr the 2006 match,( as i would be graduating them)..i m 27 yrs old..
i have really good publications along with a lot of prsentations..
i m not sure how good would be my USMLE scores but i should be in 80-85-90...something like that atleast..
my questions are...
1) how much does having a Phd. helps on ur resume for applying
2) whoose recoomedation should i give to the ECGMG....my currents professors of my home country's professors..(i m confused here)
3) should i do a observership or some thing like that in my last yr 05-06
plz help me in this...
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| azygous1
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another Q..do i need to give step 3 for getting a H1-B visa...
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| bbb
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You will need step three to get an H-1b visa
Should you do observership? - it can't hurt, might help, hard to find.
LORs - mixture of medical school, observership (if you have one) and current professors
PhD? Depends on what field you are applying for.
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| azygous1
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thanz a lot buddy..
i m planning to go in internal medicine...
how many hours of oberservership does it count??
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| bbb
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Different programs require different things. For example, my program doesn't require US clinical experience at all.
Good luck!
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| retroviridae
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PhD helps at research heavy programs ... most-university programs. You definitely will need a letter from your PI, but you should still give letters about your clinical skill. Try and do some clinical work and get letters from that, but some programs (MGH for e.g.) will accept time in a PhD program as US experience ... most won't though.
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| bbb
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True, Retro..... especially in a community or university affiliated program - they are looking for clinicians and not research persons (although it doesn't hurt).
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| azygous1
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thanz retro and BBB..
whats a MGH....?? can u plz explain..
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