A brief guide to the common ways of getting a place for studying abroad especially for medical students .. It's a BRIEF guide and additional efforts should be done from candidates to show good intentions :D ..

1. By :
Ahmed Adel Abdelhakeem
Assistant lecturer, Internal medicine Department,
Asyut University hospital, Asyut, Egypt
Ahmed_adel_1984@yahoo.com
Road To Studying Abroad

2. Introduction
How to start and types of scholarships ?
Who can?
Getting prepared
Where ?
Aboutthistalk

3. introduction

4. It really deserves !
- Personal ( scientific, cultural)
- Your institute (scientific, academic rank)
- Your country (decision making)

9. How to start (and types of
scholarships) ?

10. Medical scholarships
Governmental Missions
Individual application
Either

11. - Government scholarships (missions): From
MOHE
- Exchange programs: DAAD, Erasmus
- University scholarships
- Institution scholarships (Saweeres) .
Types of scholarship

12. -Who can apply?
- Advantages?
- Disadvantages?
- Requirements:Acceptance letter, research - --
- proposal, language skills + Egyptian routine.
Government scholarships(missions):

13. Exchange programs
DAAD, Erasmus
-Who can apply?
- Advantages?
- Disadvantages?
- Requirements:
Acceptance letter,
research proposal,
language skills -
Egyptian routine.

14. University scholarships
- Research
Scholarship
-Teaching
Scholarships
- Unpaid
Fellowship

15. Requirements:
Application procedures
Deadlines
Fees
Language
SpecialVisa requirements
University scholarships

21. - Masr El-kheir
- Islamic development bank
- Karim Camel Toueg International Fellowship in
Hepatology at Cleveland Clinic
Institution scholarships

25. USMLE then matching or fellowship (USA)
MRCP and PLAB then GMC registration (UK)
Others (Canadian)
Individualapplication(notascholarship)

26. USMLE
- Steps: ( Step one, Step
II CK, Step II CS, Step III)
- Preparation (Kaplan,
first aid)
- Fees
- Application
- Matching (residency
program)
- Fellowship

28. Fees

29. - Steps: ( Step one, Step two, Step three)
- Preparation ( essential revision notes,… )
- Fees (half that of USMLE)
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- MRCS, MRCPCH, MRCOG, MRCOph,
MRCOPsych, MRCR, MRCA, MRCPath
MRCP

30. Who ?

31. - Students
- Residents
- Non university practitioners
- Demonstrators
- Assistant lecturers
- Post doctor
Who can apply for a scholarship?

32. Getting prepared
(Requirements)

33. - Up to date CurriculumVitae
- Language proficiency
- Official E-mail
- Official papers :
- Passport
- Recommendation letters
-Transcripts & general grade
- Any certificates ( military status,….)
- Electronic payment access
Beforeyoustart

34. Your CV
Powerful points in
your CV :
- USMLE, PLAB or
MRCP
- International
Publications
- Observership
- Scientific activities
-Transcripts

35. Language skills
TOEFL
IELTS
Which is better ?

36. -Yahoo
- Hotmail
- G-mail
- Official institution mail (best)
E-mail

37. - Last medical degree
- Recommendation letters
-Transcripts
- Certificates of field training
Official papers

38. - Make sure that all your papers are complete.
- Choose your research/study topic, thesis or dissertation.
- Decide what type of scholarship you could apply for.
- Choose suitable universities and make sure that there is
an available suitable scholarships.
- Search for professors of your research interest.
- Email them to get an acceptance letter through a cover
letter (be polite, precise and avoid excessive unnecessary
information).
steps

39. Acceptance letter

42. Where ?

43. USA: USMLE then matching program
UK: MRCP or PLAB then limited registration or IELTS
score 7.5 and sponsorship.
Germany: German language level B2 then a clinical
practice job.
Canada
Australia
Turkey
Startbycountries

44. Good CV writing
https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/en/cv/compose
World ranking of universities
http://webometrics.info/ http://www.shanghairanking.com/
Cultural affairs and mission sector
http://mohe-casm.edu.eg/
Scholarships for developing countries
http://www.scholars4dev.com/
Find master
http://www.mastersportal.eu/
DAAD
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/en/
Erasmus Mundus
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/funding/available_partnerships.php
IELTS - British council
https://ielts.britishcouncil.org/egypt
TOEFL
http://www.ets.org/toefl/
Useful links

45. How to write to a prospective supervisor
http://thesistips.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/how-to-write-to-a-prospective-phd-
supervisor/
Masr El-kheir scholarships
http://www.misrelkheir.org/static/80/scholarships.html
Islamic development bank scholarships
http://www.isdb.org/irj/go/km/docs/documents/IDBDevelopments/Internet/Arab
ic/IDB/CM/ScholarshipAndAssistance/Scholarship/Merit_High_Technology/MHT
_Announcemnt.html
ECFMG
http://www.ecfmg.org/
GMC website / PLAB
http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/plab.asp
MRCP website
http://www.mrcpuk.org/
Useful links