You will see patients under the supervision of physicians with a proven track record for excellence in patient care, some are Chairman/ Head of their departments and Chair of sections, some are even on residency program faculty and program directors.
Rotations will be Hands On, and you will learn how the United States Health Care system works – by learning the way to talk and interact with patients, formulate notes, assessment, and Rx plans. You will also get familiarized with EMR systems of record keeping. This will help you get the strongest possible letter of recommendation.
You will improve your oral communication skills by presenting patients to your attending physicians daily. As a medical student taking care of patients, you will be interacting with other fellows, residents, and other specialty attendings taking care of your patient. You will also be able to refine your skills in public speaking by presenting topics to your physician preceptor. You will write patient notes in EMR that will be reviewed by your physician preceptor, allowing you to master the written communication skills. You’ll learn to practice evidence-based medicine (EBM) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR). These are the qualities most residency selection committees are looking for.
The specifics of your involvement will vary from one rotation site to another. We have Physicians who engage students in a variety of ways that is appealing to the residency program directors.
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TYPES OF ROTATIONS:
- CLINICAL HANDS ON – IN PATIENT + OUTPATIENT
- CLINICAL HANDS ON – CLINICS & OUTPATIENT
- CLINICAL + RESEARCH ROTATIONS – MOST POPULAR
- RESEARCH ONLY ROTATIONS
- All clinical rotations are Hands on.
- All clinical rotations at University Affiliated Hospitals
- Most of our recommenders are Chairman or Head of Divisions.
- LOR personalized for every student.
- LOR on Hospital letterhead
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RESIDENCY TIMELINE FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES –
Internship year is the best year to solidify your plans to come to the USA as a foreign medical graduate. Right at the beginning of this year you should study step 1 & 2 very nicely and properly over 3 to 4 months each and plan on giving the exams. you should make every effort to score well because scores are immensely important!! By the 8th month of internship, you will have the USMLE step 1 and 2 scores in hand. From the 6th month of internship, you should start exploring to secure clinical rotations in USA. Visit our website to secure the same at university affiliated hospitals with faculty members.
https://www.medicalstudentrotation.com
Also, during this year or soon afterwards, you should also do at least three electives of one month duration each in different specialties in USA to gain USCSE (United States Clinical Experience). Getting three different letters of recommendations from our Attending Physicians in USA makes your ERAS application strong and competitive by conveying to the program directors that you are exposed to the US Health Care system and ways of managing and treating patients in the US.
Your ERAS Application will become very strong if you do research in US too. We have research rotations with faculty at university hospitals in USA. You can combine research with clinical rotations and get 2 LORs in one month!!
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OUR FACULTY FOR CLINICAL & RESEARCH ROTATIONS:
- They comprise of physicians, specialists, consultants, and researchers from all over the US.
- The faculty consists of very experienced physicians either in Academia at university hospitals and research centers or private practices with most having more than 20 to 30 years of teaching experience.
- Most mentors have hospitals, University Medical Center’s, specialty clinics or physician practice affiliations.
- Most of our faculty are leaders in their respective fields.
- Our faculty also has some residency program directors who help mentor our students with advice and counseling to improve their chances of getting into residency programs.
- Research is usually with faculty mentors from University of Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Stanford, and University of Oklahoma with LORs on University Hospital Letterheads.
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LIST OF SPECIALTIES:
INTERNAL MEDICINE
CLINICAL ROTATION – Hands On (Inpatient + Outpatient)
IM ROTATION – Hands On (with Chairman, Dept of Medicine)
FAMILY PRACTICE
CLINICAL ROTATION – Hands On (Inpatient + Outpatient)
PEDIATRICS
CLINICAL ROTATION – Hands On (Inpatient + Outpatient)
CLINICAL ROTATION – Hands On (Outpatient)
PSYCHIATRY
CLINICAL ROTATION – Hands On (Inpatient + Outpatient)
GENERAL SURGERY
GENERAL SURGERY ROTATION – Hands On (with Chairman, Dept of Surgery)
CARDIOLOGY
CARDIOLOGY ROTATION – Hands On (with Chairman, Dept of Cardiology)
NEUROLOGY
CLINICAL ROTATIONS – Hands On (with Chief of Neurology Division)
HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
HEME/ONC ROTATION – Hands On (with Chairman, Dept of Hematology/Oncology)
NEPHROLOGY
CLINICAL ROTATIONS – Hands On (with Chief of Nephrology Division)
INFECTIOUS DISEASE – I/D
TELEROTATION
RADIOLOGY
CLINICAL ROTATION – Hands On (With Radiology Attendings)
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SCOPE OF IMGs/FMGs IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2023 AND BEYOND:
AAP the American Academy of Physicians say that the demand for physicians in the US has been there and will always be there. This is because of the strict oversight of medical field, the quality control and the policies of the governing medical institutions and the government. According to the 2022 census report rural areas and inner-city area clinics and medical centers have an unmet need of physicians and need thousands of more physicians in the years to come.
Why does the US need foreign medical graduates?
They fill a vital role in caring for patients in many hospitals across the country. We don’t have enough graduates even to fill residency slots. This means that we are reliant on physicians trained outside the country to fill the gap. Every year around 20-30,000 IMGs apply for U.S. residency positions to fill 15-17,000 spots allotted to FMGs.
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What does a Medical Student do in Clinical Rotation?
Once assigned to a site, students deliver supervised care individually and as a team. Tasks such as patient interviews, examinations, lab data reviews, diagnostic work up and determining treatment options and team discussions are common practice. Also included are clinical experiences under the direction of a preceptor, lectures, case discussion sessions and presentations. Usually, 4-5 hours of time a day is needed for clinical rotations. Sometimes it could be longer or shorter.