Houston Medical Clerkship offers clinical experience in multi specialties. We understand obtaining US residency is tough as more graduates are applying every year. With growing competition, it is becoming mandatory to have USA clinical experience. Our Neurology Department also has an excellent...

Hello, I am an IMG trying to apply for observership after completing my steps. planning to schedule my CS in June 2012. so do u guys suggest i do observership before that or after that? and when should i start applying for both CS and obsevership? I hope someone can help me out in this...

I wanted to take the steps, and I thought that was all I had to do in order to get into a Pediatrics residency in the states. And then someone told me that if I don't have recommendation letters I should just forget all about it. Is that really the case? If so, should I apply for an externship...

Is it useful to go for a observership in a private clinic.Is a letter of recommendation from a private doc plays any role.thanks for any replies and suggestions.

Hi I've just finished my exams and i need your help in How to start building my resume? I need your guidance about where & how to do observerships? Externship? Research? and which is more important btw i live in NJ so if you know someone who can help, i appreciate it. Thank you :)

How should I use them to improve my chances to the residency research is more important? observership? is paid externship better than both? can i compress my days to do both observership? in the morning and research in the night? advice plz:confused:

hey guys i had applied for observership program of cleveland clinic ohio for the period jan to april 2012 and they were supposed to rply till oct 15 and its oct 22 nd m still waiting, anybody with any kind of news

What are the chances of getting visa to do observership in USA? if u already gave step 1 and step 2 CK?

I am a graduate...taking my step 1 in Nov... want to do observership in march / April.. plz guide

hi, wanted to know if anyone has any information regarding applying for observership in any of the UPMC hospitals in Pittsburgh...thanks in advance

hi! i will be applying for observership soon..can anyone tell me how to write a letter a letter for observership and what things to include in it..i haven't given my steps as yet... thanx in advance..cud the moderators help me..cud'nt find it anywhere!

I know its not possible to change the CAF once its submitted. is there any other way of letting programs know that i have got a new observership or something like that. I mean do we have to email them seperately or is there no use. Please reply.

Hello everyone, I have some private clinics near my house where I am planning to request for an externship...but I have a confusion...how to approach them? what to say to the receptionist to increase my chances? or should I call them first and if they give me a positive response then go? (and...

hey guys , have an observership starting from September 7th ,,, can I put it in my ERAS application as work experience ?? though I hope to apply to programs latest by the 4th or 5th ?? can i still mention the observership ?? plz help , step taker,,anyone else ?? thanks in advance

Hello friends, I am trying to schedule an observership for one month. I want to schedule it next year during april and give step 2 cs at the end of april after finishing one month of observership.Can I, in any way check if dates will be available for next april or may now and how long before...

I know this topic has been discussed before.....I read some threads about it but I am still wonder what is the best thing to do about it..... In the forum it says that we should put observership under working tab.....I also saw a topic where is says that, since you don't get paid for it, you...

I want to ask you one thing when I am searching the website to apply with my step 1 scores only there are contact emails of program directors shall i write mail directly to them asking about externship or observership

Regarding observerships/externships........ In the eras application it says , put all unpaid work done under Volunteer but here one of the forums staff mentioned to put it under work experience ??? plz help ,,though i personally wud prefer to put obs/externs under work experience...

hi guys i want to ask about family medicine electives...i already have 3 weeks of clinical experience in fam med but m deciding if i should go or not for another 4 week electives since i have the opportunity?? its costing me alot for this elective..i dont know if wasting that much money to...

Is it possible to add multiple entries on ERAS EXPERIENCE under Application?? I had done observership at two places and will be doing another one starting on august last week?? Can't I add all three of them in the EXPERIENCE page as work experience?? I dont find any add buttons or anything in...