wamba
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Will my past professional experience be a disadvantage for me to get IM residency, as I worked as, at the same time and for the last 6 yrs, as a primary care giver and Emergency doc?
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| doc_droc_apurva
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no.. use it ur advantage.. say havin had exp in em u wud be an asset to the team when on call. and ur primary care exp will stand u in good stand in outpatient clinics.
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| wamba
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thanks man. I say that
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| wamba
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And when a prog says moonlighting is not allowed within the institution does it mean it could be allowed in another one?
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| bbb
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Moonlighting is allow for residents in some hospitals and depends on your visa. If you are on a J1 visa, no moonlighting - don't even think about it. It's because you are on an educational visa.
H1b visas can allow moonlighting if it's written into the original paperwork for the government that a portion of your duties are moonlighting.
Also, remember that moonlighting hours will count for your maximum of 80 hours a week that residents are legally allowed to work.
And any program director can deny you moonlighting if your performance isn't up to were he thinks it should be.
Good luck
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| wamba
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well, one of the most important criteria I'm looking for in a prog is moonlighting. do you think the PD would find it contradictory that I say I will go back to my country after the residency but I need an H1 visa for the moonlighting?
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| doc_droc_apurva
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DONT MENTION MOONLIGHTING AT AN IVIEW TO PD as an img. OR U HAVE TECHNICALLY KISSED THE PROGRAM GOODBYE. very few pds are supportive of it - i was told about this by a friend
ask in vague terms to some resident. and check out on freida if the program has written about its moonlighting.
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| bbb
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Residency is educational. Moonlighting is not.
Moonlighting is hardly ever allowing in the first year - occasionally in the second. Residents have to have the PDs approval to moonlight.
Apurva is correct - don't mention moonlighting in an interview. You might ask some of the residents that you talk with during the day about moonlighting.
Moonlighting is the exception, not the standard.
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| wamba
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Tx bbb and apurva for ur precious answers
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| bbb
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Anytime Wamba - even though it's not the answer that you wanted.
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| bo
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Excuse my ignorance, what is moonlighting?
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