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maoudoody
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10/08/07 - 03:41 PM

am searching for elective in usa and i found that electives in internal medicine , pediatrics , surgery r preferred by american students so very hard for ims to take where anaesthesia , radiology electives- anaes and radio r very competitive specialities- donot have the same preference by american students

any body can explain this?

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10/08/07 - 11:45 PM

i dont know how u got this info but gettin in med, pead not diffi..

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10/08/07 - 11:46 PM

just apply well in advance

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maoudoody
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10/09/07 - 01:47 AM

many universitites mention it on their websites

they say internal medicine , pediatrics r only for amgs and the only openings in anaesth

so i was asking in other universities which donot mention so is the situation the same?

and thnx saquib for contribution

good luck for the match

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10/09/07 - 02:43 AM

i am not for this match...i graduate this sept..i am on the race for 2009 match..wish u luck

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ManuNastai
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10/10/07 - 07:08 AM

maoudoody wrote:
many universitites mention it on their websites

they say internal medicine , pediatrics r only for amgs and the only openings in anaesth

so i was asking in other universities which donot mention so is the situation the same?

and thnx saquib for contribution

good luck for the match

dude, the ones you entioned are not electives. they are core clerkships. visiting students are accepted to do only ELECTIVES which are done in America in the last (4th) year and are done in SUB-specialities. you won't be accepted to do surgery, but you can do onchologic surgery, colo-rectal surgery, plastic surgery etc etc good luck

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10/10/07 - 11:35 AM

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forevergood
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10/10/07 - 09:02 PM

i am applying for surgery clership in Cleveland clinic now. i cant catch any word mentioning that surgery is limited for amg???or maybe i am not thorough. i am not sure if my appli is acceptable, though my 2nd choice is ER.
anyone ever tried cleveland before,plz share

maoudoody
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10/10/07 - 09:53 PM

i havent tried cleveland before

am not saying all universities dont allow ims to do electives in im , ped, surgery

i said these electives r preferred by ams and so our opportunity is less but still one can make it

ManuNastai
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10/10/07 - 10:00 PM

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maoudoody wrote:
am not saying all universities dont allow ims to do electives in im , ped, surgery

YOU SHOULD SAY THAT because you CAN'T do these ones is any univs!!! Read their requirements.

maoudoody wrote:
i said these electives r preferred by ams and so our opportunity is less but still one can make it

Am I speaking to the walls here? Surg, IM, peds, psych, obs/gyn ARE CORE CLERKSHIPS, not electives so.. off limits to IMS!!! Let's make this final.

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10/11/07 - 11:00 AM

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... fourth year electives... nod

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11/21/07 - 11:19 AM

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Hey!

Does anyone knoe how to get a health insujrance (requied for an elective). I have a health insurance here in my home country, but it is in spanish and i don't think it covers any issues outside my country. any suggestions? did anyone buy a health insurance? those who got there for any other purpose?

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