Electives

 Hi Umar. ur doing a gr8 work with ur website. By the way i would like to know if there is any solution for doing electives when the dates r overlapping. i have got at university of south alabama n SUNY. bt dates r overlapping by 1week. i dont wanna let go of either of em. n in case i postpone my Suny elective by a month, then ill hv li'l more than 3wks of zero period which i cant afford. so ne advices from your side?

Hey Umar,

I'd like to get an opinion whether an elective done at U of T is comparable to an elective done at say an average institute in the states (not the likes of Harvard, Yale, Baylor)..?

Thanks in advance

Hello Umar Bhai, how are u doing?
I got acting internship in IM at CASE WESTERN RU, can you provide some insight into this elective as u have already done 1 at YALE. How should i prepare myself for the maximum gains and a good LOR?
I am posting the same question on ur website, plz reply at ur ease....tk cr.

Thanks Umar Bhai, Medisid and all..for all the info and guidance.

God bless u..

About my profile, it was nothing special about it, just applied with step 1 score and all the necessary documents mentioned on their website . I guess timing of application is important, send atleast 4-5 months prior...rest it depends on luck also.

All the Best.

 First of all i cant thank you enough for all what you have done for the medical student community...Thanks again

I got accepted at Mount Sinai Surgery clerkship at one of its affiliated hospitals for the month of February...i want to apply again there but the time passed now...will i be able to extend my clerkship over there for another month...and also please advice me how can i get a research surgery elective at mount sinai...as i hope to get into a surgery residency..any other advice will be really helpful

looking forward to hear from you.

 Hi,

I am an intern in India,n have got an elective at Cornell however its a 1 month elective with 2 separate departments,2 weeks each,will that hinder the kind of Lor I get cause i ll be with a single department 4 only 2 weeks,(weekends are holidays)

Thanks a lot..;-)

hi umar bhai... ur website is of great help.. i have a few doubts.. pl consider them..

i got accepted for an elective at cornell in the month of feb.i have also applied to harvard for feb - march . i am waiting for the confirmation from harvard.. can u pls guide me what is a better option - 2 months at harvard, or  one month at cornell and is it feasible to do one month at cornell and other at harvard.. it would be a great help..

thanx in advnace

Hello Umar Bhai!

Hope you are in best of your health and spirits!

I wanted to ask that do clinical electives at a hospital with no IM residency but a FM residency count? Does the hospital lqualify as a teaching hospital for clerkships? Would the PD accept them as clerkships and true USCE?

Hi Umar,

     How are you?How is life going on?I have been accepted for the month of May at MSKCC.My graduation is going to end on may 4th and my elective dates are from may 3rd to may 28.Will I face any problem,If VO stresses this point as there is only one day left for my graduation?

   Can I go to visa with the print out of my mail acceptance.In MSKCC website,they mentioned "only email notifications".Or should I wait for any other  acceptance letter?

    I already got rejected visitor's visa on nov,2008.I went along with my family for visa interview.My brother stays in USA and he completed his graduation at that time.We all applied to attend his graduation ceremony.But we were not given visa.What should I answer,If VO asks this point.

    Please reply.I am worried.

hello umar bhai.....i have applied for electives in harvard for the april 2010 slot which begins on 29th march. I will be finishing my internship on the same date. will there be any problem ? i haven't got any confirmation from them.

hi,,,,,,,,,

i m an intern in govt. medical college surat...i want to knw whether  i can get us clinical experience  while doin mph?

and what kind of? i mean observership ,externship?

hi..........

1 more ques i want to ask.....ive been an average student in my mbbs..  around 91 percentile.......will this matter in my  selection in residency in d us?

hi  .... i don  t  know  what  to write  in   this  nyu  elective  application...can  somebody  pls help..thanks....

AT THE TIME OF THE ELECTIVE STUDENT WILL BE A ______YEAR STUDENT IN A _____YEAR PROGRAM. THE DATES STUDENT WILL HAVE COMPLETED THE
FOLLOWING CORE CLERKSHIPS AT THE TIME OF THE ELECTIVE ARE INDICATED BELOW:
MEDICINE:_______________________ SURGERY:______________________ OB/GYN:_________________________
PEDIATRICS:_____________________ PSYCHIATRY: ___________________ NEUROLOGY: ____________________

sir . i m doing hoise surgeon in chennai , kilpak medical collegee .... i got 97 in step1 ... i told u i m trying for electives this feb2011 , i met my dean without any ground work or influence .. i messed it up ... he said  " never will i allow u to go to us during house surgeon " u bring anyone in front of me , i ll fight "

pathetic , i am ... dont know what to do .. i met two times for this ,,, the 2 nd time he asked me to get out ..... , i went to DME  for this ... directorate of medical education .... the ass . DME  was very friendly , but he said u need dean s letter of forward to dme to start he process ... he is not even doing that ...  tomorrow i m going to eet neurology chief , who once told me  ,, if u want to do neuro electives ill help u ....  i ll meet him ....  suppose i m not able to get electives , what can i do ... i want to match in a really good progrsmme. please send a copy of ur reply to my facebook also . prashanth muthukrishnan

Hi umar bhai

I am applying for an elective at yale university .i wanted to ask if anyone has been there and weather they hand the evaluation to the students personally or they mail it to the medical school.Thanks and regards

Dr l

    hi everyone..   does  anyone  know of site  where we can get  free osha  certificate???

 many sites  give  free  training  but  no certificate...

so I would be grateful if someone could  throw  some  light on this...

 thanks......

Lovely site..As per the site instructions i applied at NIH for an elective program next year in june ..i really worked around the system to get my application completed ..but the NIH ppl rejected the application in less than a day..and when i called and asked they said that the program is highly competitive.As i cant know what my dean wrote in my recommendation do u think it might be the reason for rejection as the letter was written by Deans PA not by the dean himself . 

PLEASE NEED IMMEDIATE HELP!!

I need your immediate assistance on this matter.Presently I'm doing my internship from Motilal Nehru Medical college.Actually I have applied for the electives at weill cornell medical college, New York. I have already sent all the application material to the college but it has come to my notice that in the Dean's letter by my mistake it has been written that I have completed my Undergraduation (M.B.B.S.) instead of doing my undergraduation but in the official transcript it is written correctly. So presently I'm in a fix what to do?? Will it be fine to forward an e-mail to the college stating that the college registrar has informed me that there has been some error in the LOR sent and that the college authorities can cross check it with my  official transcript that I'm presently doing my internship and is expected to graduate in April 2011 and that a fresh rectified lor will be sent to them directly from the dean as soon as possible and ask for any other information I need to furnish. please help me.....

hi bhaiya. i wanted to know whether albany medical coll letter of ecommendation count or not?? and is der any prob gettin visa based on letter from albany medical college... kindly throw sum light on this.. 

thanks

Umar Bhai

   I have sent my application to NIH with all the required documents. I wanted to participate in research in Psychiatry.My  Dean and HOD of Psychiatry did send a LOR for me through the application. I have a good CV as I  did a lot of researches in my college specifically in Psychiatry and do also have an international publication.

I received a mail yesterday from Vicki Malik that as I have not completed core clerkships in all the 5 subjects-med,surg,paeds,OBG and Psy, "I am holding your TOEFL score report with me till you send me your revised transcript in coming months".

I am currently in my 9th sem of my final year.I have completed 24 weeks of med, 26 of surgery, 10 of paeds, 18 of OBG and 2 of Psych.I think it is more than what they require.I dont have any more clerkships left in MED,PAEDS and PSY.So did she wanted me to do?If I complete all of it, I wont be a final yr student anymore. Or was it because in the grades column of application,I mentioned Medicine, surgery,paeds,etc,etc currently in progress.So should I send her my marks when I pass my final yr.in December??Or was she rejecting me??but she told she'll be holding my TOEFL scoresheet.

I am really depressed as I put a lot of hard work in pulling through my application.

Thank you

"Do not give me money. But give me the power to give it away.

Do not teach me medicine. But give me the power to distribute health.

Do not give me love. But give me the power to make others feel beloved.

I don't ask for just some life. I ask for a life with the power to touch other lives.

~Dr.Scales"

Dear Umar, I am sure we have a lot of poets & philosophers going through this website. It will be nice to have a section for contributions such as this one.

hello umarbhai,, thanks for the previous reply and yur great help..

I have been accepted at thomas jefferson university for nephrology electives in the month of february..I am still to receive answer from tufts,yale, ucsd and northwestern. Should i go for visa with jefferson acceptance or wait for other unis? Does more than 1 unis acceptance make differnce?

Thank you..

        I'm in my 5th sem and i mailed professor in john hopkins about elective in oncology and got a good response,he told me to contact the registrar and go through the application procedure and he will mentor me.. now should i apply under his sponsorship but i dont have any conformation letter or anything.. i'm trying to get in contact with the registrar by phone but i cant get in touch with her.. and the prof mentioned in his mail that he will be paying my  health insurance,, does that happen??

I would be grateful if u help me out in this regard. I had applied for electives in Weill Cornell and Harvard in the months of November- Dec, January. A couple of days back I got a mail from cornell that due to limited seats ,you are not accepted. Have not got any mail from Harvard yet. I am totally disappointed. I am about to give my Step 1 on 1st of Nov.I haven't given TOEFL.I am currently doing my internship in India and will graduate next year in April. What shud I do? I want to do an elective desperately coz they help in getting a competitive residency.

Am I run out of options?? Please help.  Nd anyone who has done an elective at Harvard can u please tell, how many days in advance they notify about the acceptance.

Do v have to fill the CORI form as well  in our application to Harvard?

i called them up n they said that every1 has to fill it , in that case whose signatures should be taken in the end ?

or i can send the application without sending that form as well

Hello Umar Bhai

First of all thank you so very much for creating all this awareness and helping all of us. May Allah fulfill all your wishes. I had a couple of queries:

1. Considering that in pakistani government institutions we barely have time during 5th year to go out on a clinical rotation...what do you think is the ideal time? Can we go at the end of fourth year?

2. Most of the universities off clinical placements for 4-5 weeks as per their applications. Can we extend this period?

3. I intend to take Step 1 next june Inshallah during my fourth year and then apply and go early in fifth year. Is this suitable?

I got accepted for an elective at Yale in emergency medicine. I wanted to know what they could expect from me in that one month and what should I do to get a good LOR from the same.

Help would be appreciated

can u plz tell me the deparments in NIH to apply for as o got toefl speaking 27/30.

n need some tips which would be usefull while applyin for NIH.

i am planning for a elective in jefferson.i could not find its requirements.could u please help me in this regard?

thank u,

sudheer

Hie,

    I am a final yr student in India, have started with internship since march. I need to know.. what all should be considered when choosing your 'month' of application. I mean because the temperatures there are very low, most of us cant tolerate it.. it wouldnt be wise if one goes there and falls sick .. so is it like.. we should reconsider applying in winter months. But, I heard that its easy to get an elective during winter. How much does this affect your chances to get elective?

hi Umar bhai,

Sickle cell at NIH

Trauma

pediatric allergy/immunology

for future residency in IM, which elective is better: trauma elective or Sickle cell at NIH or Pediatric allergy/immunology?

i got 99/243 in step 1.i sent applications to lsu,mskcc and wayne state for the months of oct,nov and dec in dept of internal medicine and pediatrics.wat is the chance of getting a clerkship for me? is there any dept i can apply so that i will get clerkship for sure?

I am currently getting an observership at UNM in May..I am currently at the end of my Elective in Baltimore and have my return ticket booked in a weeks time..I am in my 3rd year 1st term MBBS in India.

Please can you advise me whether to go for the observership or not at this juncture..please let me know asap.

Thank you so much..

thanks for the wonderful website,i have a doubt regarding electives, regarding doing electives more than 12 weeks.i heard some rules about newyork board, but can u plz give me proper suggestion regarding the same?

Thanks a lot! Gudday!

im  an img from india................im a graduate. nd gave my step 1 recently..........can nyone plz help me out by listing all the universities which offer observerships  wid step 1

Hello,

I have been a silent member of the forum and it has really helped me throughout the elective process! I just had one querry regarding the respiratory fit testing document. A university requires it as part of their application. Please could anyone guide me as to where in Karachi that could be made from.

Thankyou!

Hello Umar,

I applied for research elective in emergency medicine at jhu and got an email from from research co-ordinator regarding phone interview.

what do they usually ask in phone interview and how can i impress coordinator?

Is it useful to do an research elective? kindly reply soon

Thanks for the guidance. It's a very useful website for img.

hey guys >>

can i find samples clarify how to email the US universities for elective ?? thnx in advance :)