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  1. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Hello everyone, Do IMGs must have a SSN to apply for PTAL ?
  2. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Hi everybody, I'm trying to fill an application to get the California Letter my question is if 120 hr of hands on training in psychiatry are gonna be enough to qualify for the California letter. Answers will be highly appreciated Thanks
  3. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Does it significantly help to get PTAL for match Is California IMG friendly?
  4. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Does anyone know how to go about this process? I am trying to collect my L6 forms from all the hospitals I ve done my rotations in, but I have no idea how to go forward. Where would I be able to find information about this? Please help! thankyou!:plz:
  5. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Can IMGs needing visa for residency also get PTAL to apply to California's programs?
  6. IMG Residency Match Forum
    A quick question before I submit my application. I have done a rotation in private clinic in CA for 2 months. I did everything from history/ PE and discussion of treatment with my interpretation of diag and also worked with EMR. I started as an observer but end up doing everything. Should I...
  7. USMG Residency Match Forum
    Hi, im trying to call california boards for some questions about PTAl, I give upc 45 mins holding, please do you know is there any other way to contact them? this is normal? maybe an specific hour to call? thanks
  8. IMG Residency Match Forum
    I am done with step 1, 2 and cs.... Should i send the scores now to california medical board or do i have to wait till i am ECFMG certified? Please help... thanx in advance.
  9. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Hi! I'm looking for help regarding PTAL. In addition to my clerkship rotation, can I include my postgraduate internship hours to meet the minimum # of weeks required for Family Med and Psychiatry? For anyone who did their internship in UST too: how did you get your internship rotations in Fam...
  10. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Hi all! Can I have an opinion: Do you think early August is too late to begin my PTAL application? I have already mailed in my fingerprint and L1A-E forms to the Medical Board of California, but I haven't paid the application fee yet. Plus I am still about to request my med school to accomplish...
  11. General Topics Forum
    hey guys i am an IMG, still doing my internship. i am applying for match 2014-2015, i am a US citizen. i didnt score that well in my step 1 so i want to do more electives that is why i dont want to graduate yet, but i also want to apply for california letter. i wanted to ask if its possible to...
  12. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Does anybody have any new info on the absolute necessity of a SSN for getting a PTAL? Can you match just having the proof of applying and then, when you get the J1 and a SSN seal the deal for the PTAL?
  13. IMG Residency Match Forum
    What is California Letter. For IMGs, California Letter is needed or not?
  14. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Hello Docs Are there any IMGs who applied for PTAL letter " California Letter " , can you share your experience ? and Did your PTAL letter come adequate or deficient ? I am an Egyptian graduate and want to apply for one. I know that the medical education is similar in India, Pakistan and...
  15. IMG Residency Match Forum
    I have just gotten ecfmg certified. Does everyone need to have the California letter?
  16. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Is it too late to start the application for the California letter for match 2013? When is the deadline to provide it to the programs? Can I start the online application but send the finger print 1 month later? Thank you
  17. IMG Residency Match Forum
    After sending the USMLE step 1 & 2 scores, CA medical board approves it and after that how long does it take take to send the PTAL usually? Is it a written letter or something electronic?
  18. IMG Residency Match Forum
    How can you send your PTAL to programs ? As a LOR ( I mean Instead of a Lor , since there is a limitation for them ) ?
  19. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Does ECFMG send USMLE transcript to California board for PTAL? Thanks
  20. IMG Residency Match Forum
    Hi friends !!! I have some doubts regarding PTAL. Does anyone tell me the email address where I can send email and clear my doubts? I read it somewhere but forgot to note it down and now I cant find it. It starts with webmaster.... Any help will be appreciated.:)
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