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Hi to all,
First of all I would like to congratulate the creators and members of this forum for maintaining such a wonderful and informative website...
I am a final year student (4th year) doing graduation in Karnataka, India. I shall be giving my final year exams in January 2011.
This is my first post on any USMLE website, so please be considerate. I shall be really grateful if you could answer my queries.
I shall be doing my internship (5th and last year of graduation) from Delhi starting March 2011, which I'll be dividing as-
· 10 months: Internship either in Sir Gangaram Hospital or RML.
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· 2 months: PSM posting from a community health centre (the above mentioned hospitals do not provide PSM postings)
I would like to apply for electives in US (most likely in internal medicine) rather than externships, which I understand are easier to get. I would like advise regarding-
1. Keeping in mind my internship schedule, when should I plan my electives?
2. Do I need to do a full 12 months of internship in India? Our medical system allows us to do different postings from different hospitals. So if I take up an elective in internal medicine in the US for 2 months, would it be considered in place of the internal medicine posting I'll be doing in Gangaram or RML?
3. Suppose I apply to the elective programme as a student (i.e before my internship gets over). Then by the time the paperwork gets sorted out & my dates for the electives are finalised, I complete 12 months of internship in India...Technically I'll be a graduate when I'l be doing my elective with them...Is this possible? This would save me a trip back to India after my electives just to complete my internship in India. I can finish step 2ck and cs along with my electives and apply for residency straight away, without having to come back... Possible?
4. In my case, when would it be best to start applying for electives?
First of all I would like to congratulate the creators and members of this forum for maintaining such a wonderful and informative website...
I am a final year student (4th year) doing graduation in Karnataka, India. I shall be giving my final year exams in January 2011.
This is my first post on any USMLE website, so please be considerate. I shall be really grateful if you could answer my queries.
I shall be doing my internship (5th and last year of graduation) from Delhi starting March 2011, which I'll be dividing as-
· 10 months: Internship either in Sir Gangaram Hospital or RML.
plus
· 2 months: PSM posting from a community health centre (the above mentioned hospitals do not provide PSM postings)
I would like to apply for electives in US (most likely in internal medicine) rather than externships, which I understand are easier to get. I would like advise regarding-
1. Keeping in mind my internship schedule, when should I plan my electives?
2. Do I need to do a full 12 months of internship in India? Our medical system allows us to do different postings from different hospitals. So if I take up an elective in internal medicine in the US for 2 months, would it be considered in place of the internal medicine posting I'll be doing in Gangaram or RML?
3. Suppose I apply to the elective programme as a student (i.e before my internship gets over). Then by the time the paperwork gets sorted out & my dates for the electives are finalised, I complete 12 months of internship in India...Technically I'll be a graduate when I'l be doing my elective with them...Is this possible? This would save me a trip back to India after my electives just to complete my internship in India. I can finish step 2ck and cs along with my electives and apply for residency straight away, without having to come back... Possible?
4. In my case, when would it be best to start applying for electives?