blizkonebe
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found this on micheal reese program's website:
6. Do you consider International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes. IMGs must submit the following material in addition to that listed above:
-Current visa
-Type of visa anticipated for training
-License
-MBBS marks or other certifiying exams
-Documentation of four weeks or 160 hours of Psychiatry training
*Please note: We cannot accept applicants who do not have
documentation of Psychiatry training and/or who require an
H-I visa for training.*
7. Do you have a minimum acceptable score for the USMLE?
No. We consider all applications on an individual basis.
For more information, call the Internal Medicine Residency Program at 312-791-2670
needless to say, i am pleasantly confused...
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| doc_droc_apurva
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that program never goes to match. gives prematches left right and center. cancels all iviews after dec. and usually picks up insecure imgs with 95/95+ on j1s. i plan to stay away.
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| blizkonebe
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to apurva...
thank you for the tip, man...
can you believe the nerve of those people?
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| wamba
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Apurva, How do you know all those things. You're awesome man
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| katzung
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I went to mechael reese for an interview interview last year they had about 4-7 positions left in match rest all filled in by prematches (mostly double 99's who signed the prematch in hurry thinking that they wont match-most of them from India),hospital according to many sources is running under loss,and is no longer a non-profit organisation,so they cannot sponsor H1B visa as they used to do 2-3 years ago!!!
This is my interview experience in that hospital.
Interviewed here only 5 out of 10 turned up and PC was thoroughly pissed about this she was saying why dont these people give notices and she said she will not shortlist these kinda people next time round which was dissapointing for her. Very old hodpital built in 1881 and was once very famous for cardiology,used to have 4 cardio fellowship positions now has only 2,i heard micheal reese became a for profit organisation few years ago and because of which they no longer sponsor H1B,THIS YEAR MANY DOUBLE 99'S HAVE TAKEN PRE-MATCHES HERE,PD was on vacation and we didnt even know it which i thought was rude on their part,I got to know that they have given away 16 pre-match spots this year and are left with only 4 categorical and three priliminary positions!!!!!. This is a hallmark of a programme which is not sure of filling the quota via match.
Very disorganised interview we were asked to come at 7:30 i wonder why? Interview started nearly 2 hours later, started with cheif residents welcome and info about the programme(basically from what she told the hospital has had great history)::: but what about the future? no one knows? i have a strong suspicion(which was confirmed later by various sources) that this hospital is financially unstable,it was bought by another company few years ago as i told you and that company officials were caught misappropriating funds from medicaid etc.... NEXT UP WAS MORNING REPORT--WHICH WAS GOOD because i thought the chief resident was very knowledgable then i waited for 2 hours for my first interview which was frustrating interviewd by associated PD from middle east,he was a nice chap who didnt know what to ask from me!!!!,basically he started off with a questions ''why do you want to come to USA when ur earning well in UK? i said earning isnt alone my goal my goal !! then he asked-- any questions about the programme ? !! with a strruggling english, i asked how does IMGS' do when it comes for fellowships? He gave me a very pessimistic answer that as a img u need not be extremely optimistic and take what u get in terms of fellowship!! I dont blame him that guy must have struggled because of his pessimistic attitude during his early days,and to some extent what he said is true as well!!!But he was a nice guy.He was least intrested in research and papers which i had published and looked thoroughly confused!!!. Thus ended my first interview he didnt think of asking anything else and i didnt bother asking anything.
Next was dinner we had nice mexican food being brought into conference room we were beign hauled away to the canteen when one of the interviewees said we shall stay back and convinced PC for us to stray back and listen to noon lecture in the conference room which was good(because the food was good,hehe),wow nice mexican food just like Indian food,this was the only part of the interview which i enjoyed. The lecture was about DIC,speaker was well learned middle eastern professer,it was very intresting and the speaker was very knowledgeble. But ubfortunately i was feeling very sleepy at that time. Then we were taken around the hospital for hospital tour---tour guide-sardarjee from amritsar,nice chatty and jovial guy--told us about plus and minuses(>) of the programmes----i was surprised that icu and ccu were empty,and when we went to ward i found out that the case was same in wards as well. I was told that this was because of holiday season,HUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!--i have my doubts hospital lacks patients -- thats why it might be under loss!! i dont know my assumption................
Then an exit interview with chief resident,the same one who conducted morning report. She was good basically general questions and later i started asking her at one point about why she choose this programme? she said ''we donot choose being IMGS' but they choose''---- which in itself has got lots of meaning--she still thinks that she deserved a better programme,and even being a chief resident if u strrugle to get into fellowship then!!! rest upto your guesswork. All in all programme is better than some Newyork programmes---like Bronx---but--if i have to go on J1 visa i would rather go to some other programme. I still cannot belive that of 16 pre-matched positions offered about 6-7 are double 99's- i guess this is height of exploitation of IMG'S,what do u think?--or u think cant blame the programmes' blame double 99's as well. UR GUESS AND UR DECISION. GOODLUCK-HOPE THIS HELPD.
AFTER ALL THESE MICHALE REESE SENT ME AN E-MAIL SAYING THAT THEY HAVE RANKED ME IN THEIRRANK ORDER LIST!!!!!
BUT WHEN THE LIST WAS RELEASED MICHALE DIDNOT GO FOR MATCH AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEY FILLEDUP ALL THEIR POSITION IN PREMATCHES!!!!!!!
WHAT A BIG LIE TO TELL WHEN THEY FILLED UP ALL THEIR POSITIONS VIA PREMATCH THEY SHUD HAVE ATLEAT TOLD ME ABOUT THIS (ANYWAY I DIDNOT RANK THEM,BUT IT DOESNOT LOOK GOOD WHEN A PROGRAMME PUTS A LIE DOWN ON PAPER NOW THEY CANNOT EVEN RETRACT THEIR STATEMENT BAD)
AVOID THIS PROGRAMME,IF POSSIBLE,DOUBLE 99'S DONT BE dumb abd take whatever prematches you get donot sell yourself short of anything you think you deserve,after al you have strrugled to get that score now if u get into a programme like michael reese then!!!!!!!,well thinkover.
Good Luck
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| blizkonebe
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katzung, your insight is very appreciated...
i knew there was something not right with the whole psych. training requirement...
namaste
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