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04-09-2006, 05:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Status: Medical Student Location: Lahore, Pakistan |  Okay. One more I wanted to ask. After doing one or two electives in a speciality like neurosurgery, what are my chances of getting a residency at Hopkins assuming I impress the faculty over there? Also assume I get top scores in the Steps (99/99). Will I have to do more hospital work/research in the US before applying to get a successful match or will the previous electives and good scores suffice? |
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04-09-2006, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Status: Medical Student Location: Sacramento, California, USA | I'm not exactly sure, but I do know that the more you do and the more contacts you have, the easier it is. After doing a couple of electives in the same place and building up a good relationship with the faculty you will probably be at least given an interview when it comes time for a residency and of course top scores on the USMLE will only help you. Basically, you're headed in the right direction--just keep working hard and stick with it and I'm sure the sky's the limit! 
__________________ Cheers, Rehan Please DO NOT private message me for help. Post all questions in the public forums only. Interested in Pakistani Medical Schools? READ THIS! |
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04-11-2006, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Status: Medical Student Location: Los Angeles, California    | Some friends of mine just got accepted into research electives at University of Washington, so if anyone out there is still looking for electives, try to get in touch with someone there. Good luck.
__________________ Rizwan A. Alvi, Medical Student Shifa College of Medicine http://rizwanalvi.com Applying to pak med schools? READ THIS FIRST |
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Thanks for that info MastahRiz.
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04-17-2006, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Status: Medical Student Location: Sacramento, California, USA | Kashish, Well, research electives and clinical electives are both equally important and I feel that you need both on your CV/resume in order to be a competitive applicant for a residency position in the US. As I understand it, usually people do research electives if they are in 4th year or below of med school and do clinical electives in their final year of med school. I would personally recommend a research elective at JHU if you have the opportunity to do it---a good LOR (letter of recommendation) from a doctor at Johns Hopkins can open the door for other research or clinical electives later on. Is the mediocre university you refer to in the United States or is it in India?
__________________ Cheers, Rehan Please DO NOT private message me for help. Post all questions in the public forums only. Interested in Pakistani Medical Schools? READ THIS! |
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04-17-2006, 11:44 AM
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| I wanted to ask which one is better to do a clinical elective or research elective?? which all universities allow IMG's to attend a elective??Did u have any benefit of attending a elective in John Hopkins,did they call you for a interview/match? Sorry for asking so many questions..bt it would be nice if you could clear my doubts? Is it necessary to do a elective before finishing the medical school? Kashish |
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04-17-2006, 02:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Status: Medical Student Location: Los Angeles, California | Kashish, Please read through the rest of the forum, namely, the two threads you have posted this response and you will see that your questions have already been answered. 
__________________ Rizwan A. Alvi, Medical Student Shifa College of Medicine http://rizwanalvi.com Applying to pak med schools? READ THIS FIRST |
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04-18-2006, 08:57 PM
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| electives Hello rehan, thank you very much for answering my queries.Ur forum has vastly increased my knowledge. I posted double by fault,sorry for that. I talked of mediocre uni in USA like uni of connecticut..they are giving electives to international students.I m in final year already,so which is the better option for me?Can i do these after finishing my medical school? Thank you! |
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04-21-2006, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Status: Medical Student Location: Ahmedabad, India
| Hi Kashish I m a final mbbs student studying in Ahmedabad. I have a GC and i am also planning to do my electives, atleast 6months in US. I would recommend that u should do the electives in the med school where u further want to do the resiency. If u can impress the HOD and the PD of the department, u can definitely find a place in the prog, or atleast it will help u to secure an interview with them. Also u r right, that most of the uni of US offer electives to foreign studnts, and i have also known (from other forums) that doing a clincical elective would be much better than doing a research elective, as u want to do residemcy in primary care. i would like to know what universitiess u consider for electives and why, pros and cons of diff universities.. best Ashish |
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