sandra
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im an old img and most of the HODs of my time are now retired. is it ok to get letters of recommendation from the current ones? do they give me if i havent worked with them? im worried. how many lors are needed per programme? if any one has sample LORs pls mail me @ prekoll77@yahoo.com
thanks in advance
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| mann81
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hi sandra
I think if you can get LOR's from any MD with whom you have worked in past,it will be sufficient....better try getting LOR from an American Doc if you are an IMG.
My case and my friends case is totally different...we have our HOD sitting on his chair still but refusing to give out LOR's just because many of my batchmates never did their internship under him...His Ego is too too big 
So dont worry and plough ahead with LOR's from some quality docs...Good Luck for Match and Residency
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| sandra
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hi mann
how do i get LOR from US docs? dont i need to do observership/externship for that?
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| mann81
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hi Sandra
yes you got to do Observership/externship from there,to get LOR's from US docs....When u go there for interviews you can alwaz enrol urself for a month or two in observership and can get an LOR....hope it helps
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| sandra
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hi mann
thanks a lot for the info. how do i go about getting into research? who should i contact ..is there any prerequisites?
thanks in advance
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| mann81
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hi sandra...
sorry i have no idea regarding getting into research field i too sometime back was trying to find about it,but to no avail.....if you come across something...please do let me know(PM me).
Sorry wasnt of any help in this regard.
Good Luck in your endeavour 
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| sandra
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hi mann,
sure thing.i shall let u know if i come across anything. i understand that the the university near my place dont give externship/observership. how do i get a externship/observership position anywhere before actually appearing for the interviews? who should i approach. is there any link where i can see the list of program directors in my area? i am totally lost and depressed. do u know long long it would take to take MPH?\
thanks in advance
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| sachida
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Hi Sandra and others
Research jobs are time commitment of at least 6 months
You can look at the academic institutions in your area.
Go to their webpage and look at the ongoing research.
Prepare a resume with detailed explanation of research experience if you have any.
Then email those to professors/clinicians doing the research
Ask their time to meet and explore possible volunteer opportunities.
Few of them would be willing...
Good luck.
(I have a PhD and presently work as post-doc fellow)
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| mann81
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hi sandra
Regarding list pf PD's of your area you can visit the FREIDA website(AMA's website) at
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.htm... .All the Programs of US is listed here alongwith their PD's addresses.MPH is a 2 year course and an IMG has to pass GRE+TOEFL then apply to various univ.So its a quite long bet.If you r a US resident then I dont have any idea about the process one has to go through to apply for MPH.
You can chek for Programs in your area and apply for observership or if not possible then you can do an observership with a General Practioner also,it will also count. But doing in a hospital is better.But in end something is better than nothing. Hope it helps.
Thanks Sachida for your advise...if you have any idea then can you pls let me know which of the uni's can sponsor a J1 Visa for an IMG for research.As reaching US is also a big headache.Will be grateful for any help.Thanks
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