"Million Tips for International Medical Graduates"Note: Presently "Million Tips for International Medical Graduates"
is being written by Dr. Suzanne Belibi and should be ready for sale soon...BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Million Tips for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) is an informative manual with multiple templates (statement of need from your country, Dean’s letter, recommendations letter, letter for clerkship/externship request, letter of support from your medical school for a clerkship, CV, personal statement... ) that guide international medical students and graduates on the process of getting into residency training in the U.S.
The population targeted is medical students in medical schools located out of the U.S., any international medical graduate that is interested in practicing in the U.S. that resides either in or outside of the US, family members of international medical graduates, program directors of residency and fellowship training programs in the U.S., international medical schools libraries, U.S. embassies and consulates (students section) from around the world.
CONTENT SUMMARY
Every year, thousands of IMGs apply to U.S. residency programs to enter a specialty that will allow them to practice in the U.S. or their country of origin after the training. The shortage of American medical graduates from U.S. medical schools has made it necessary to fill graduate medical programs with IMGs. Every year, there are around 25.000 residency training positions for only 15.000 American medical graduates, around 10.000 residency training spots are filled by IMGs. Statistics show that 50% of IMGs that apply for residency successfully match with a graduate medical program.Getting into residency in the U.S. is a journey that requires good planning.
This book is intended to be a pocket mentor that will assist and guide IMGs in critical career decisions regardless of where they are on the path. An understanding of the complex background of IMGs and the unique challenges they face at an emotional, financial and legal level makes it necessary to lay a foundation for a strong mindset for success.The book is organized as a step by step process from the general statistics on IMGs by country of origin with reasons to enter residency training in the U.S to the choices made by IMGs after a successful training. It describes the medical licensing procedure (ECFMG certification) and USMLE step 1, 2 (CS and CK) and Step 3, immigration status and visa options for IMGs in great details with more than 6 ways to get a non-immigrant visa besides the J-1 and 4 ways to get the permanent residency status including the self-sponsored green card. The detailed chapters on how to organize and enhance the residency application, perform well at interviews and have a successful match are a cornerstone in the process.
Getting into residency by itself is a tremendous achievement, staying into residency could be a challenge for some IMGs that do not adjust quickly to the American medical system, this is why I have dedicated a part of the book to talk about the residency training etiquette, cultural competency and tasks and milestones that will propel IMGs to excellence in their individual programs. The last part of the book explores the various choices IMGs make after the training, as well as few stories of IMGs in various situations that have come to the U.S. to enter a graduate medical program.
"Million Tips for International Medical Graduates"
OUTLINE
PART I: The International Medical Graduate (IMG)
Chapter 1: Reasons to enter a graduate medical training in the U.S.
Chapter 2: Statistics on International Medical Graduates in the U.S.
Chapter 3: Success Principles to Enter Residency
Chapter 4: Getting Organized: Timetable and Checklist
PART II: The ECFMG Certification
Chapter 5: ECFMG Purpose and Eligibility Criteria
Chapter 6: USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK (+ testing regions)
Chapter 7: USMLE Step 2 CS
Chapter 8: USMLE Step 3
PART III: Immigration and Visas Options for IMGs
Chapter 9: Nine Non-Immigrant Visas for IMGs
Chapter 10: Five Immigrant Visas for IMGs
Chapter 11: Green card self-sponsoring
PART IV: Preparing the Residency Application
Chapter 12: The Curriculum Vitae
Chapter 13: The Personal Statement
Chapter 14: The Letter of Recommendation
Chapter 15: The Dean’s Letter
PART V: Experiences that will boost your application
Chapter 16: The Medical Clerkship
Chapter 17: The Medical Externship/Observership
Chapter 18: The Medical Research
PART VI: The Residency Application
Chapter 19: Number and Availability of Positions
Chapter 20: Selecting a Residency Program
Chapter 21: The Electronic Residency Application
Chapter 22: The Interview
Chapter 23: The Ranking List and the Match
Chapter 24: The Scramble
PART VII: The Residency Training
Chapter 25: Cultural Competence
Chapter 26: Residency etiquette
Chapter 27: The History & Physical
Chapter 28: The Admission Orders
Chapter 29: The Discharge Summary
Chapter 30: Getting Organized
PART VIII: Choices after residency
Chapter 31: The Fellowship training
Chapter 32: Getting ready to start a medical practice
Chapter 33: Returning to Home Country after the training
Chapter 34: Few IMGs Stories
Chapter 35: Other Options
APPENDIX I: Recommended Study Material
APPENDIS II: Useful Organizations
Glossary, Index
