Medical Students from India!

sausi.aiims · 06-18-2008, 06:32 PM

Well, These are clinical electives. People from singapore had been doing it in March and april. U r posted in the departments under some unit. Duration is 1 month each and I dont think there is any specific criteria for that. U just need to contact the administrative section. I think it would be better if you apply in 3rd or 4th year as by that time you must have developed some clinical base. I dont think any feculty will accomodate you for research for such short periods. I am not aware of any more colleges.
Have a good luck!

asutoshsahu · 06-18-2008, 06:47 PM

Are these electives open for indian MBBS Students or only foreign nationals ..

sausi.aiims · 06-18-2008, 06:50 PM

I am not sure.. but I dont think there would be any such problem.. Foreign students are always second priority, is it India or US... The only requirement is that your college's dean/registrar should allow for the elective.

soledadboy · 06-19-2008, 10:57 PM

hey there,

Dont know if this is an appropriate thread to post in ... but i wanted to know if i could pursue medical education in India and get a US certification. Or even in a country that is a little less expensive. I am awaiting my ICSE board results and expect to do real good. Thanks

polly · 06-26-2008, 02:01 AM

Well, there is only one such college in India which gives you a US certification i.e. Kasturba Medical College International Centre (KMCIC). This college is affiliated from American University of Antigua College Of Medicine (AUA). KMCIC enables the graduates to attend US Medical Exams thus making them eligible to practice in US.

sausi.aiims · 06-26-2008, 07:15 AM

Thats a nice piece of information. Well, in any case, student needs to go through USMLE steps to be able to practise in US, and any student from any college can give that exam. Well thats a nice move from Kasturba medical college to guide and direct their students to US at the college level.

soledadboy · 06-26-2008, 07:16 AM

In order for graduates to practice medicine in the U.S. the medical school must meet the following criteria:

Listing by the WHO.
Listing by the ECFMG - IMED.
Provide a curriculum based on a United States medical school model.
Graduates must be eligible to practice in the country (not only the jurisdiction) where the school is located in order to be eligible to practice in the various states.
Graduates must be eligible for the NRMP Residency Placement Match in order to participate in residency training.

Theres a few colleges in the Caribbean that offer such courses. AUA comes to my mind...its a good one. hope it was helpful...

natasha · 09-05-2008, 12:13 AM

what is an elective??

MastahRiz · 09-05-2008, 05:14 AM

electives are basically really short 'internships.'