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Seminar medicine 2011
1. L DOANH DOANH, MDƯ
Study in America:
Residency in Medicine
2. Overview: The medical system in the US
Timeline:
College: 4 years
Medical school: 4 years
Residency (chuyên khoa I): 3-7 years, depending on
specialty
Fellowship (chuyên khoa II):1-3 years, depending on
subspecialty
Still want to be in school: post-doc research
Tired of school: get married, get a job
Grand total: 11 to 18 years
3. The good news is …
There’s a way you can cut that short by … 2 years!
In Vietnam, it only takes 6 years to complete medical school,
compared to 8 years in the US
You can apply to residency directly after med. school (chuyên
khoa I)
You can go directly to the “get married, get a job” phase right
after residency.
Your grand total is only 9 years
4. International Medical Graduates in the
United States
In 2006, out of 902,053 physicians, 228,665 IMGs received medical
degrees from 127 different countries, accounting for 25.3% of the total
physician count.
IMGs make up approximately 25% of the U.S. physician population.
The heaviest concentration of IMGs is in New Jersey (45% of doctors);
New York (42%); Florida (37%); and Illinois (34%).
California (23%), Texas (24%), Maryland 27.4%, Masschusetts 22%,
Virgninia 21%
The largest national group is from India (20.7% of total).
Among the top four primary specialties, the IMG population
represents 37% of total physicians in internal medicine; 28% in
anesthesiology; 32% in psychiatry; and 28% in pediatrics.
Other specialties: General/family practice 24%, Obstetric/Gynecology
17.6%, Radiology 19%, General Surgery 20%
www.ama-assn.org
6. Are you eligible?
Yes, if you are a graduate of
University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Ho Chi Minh city
Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
University of Medicine Ha Noi
7. How do you get there?
The process of applying for residencies in the US is
complicated (even for US grads) and requires
patience and perseverance, but not undoable
You should start by gathering information and
required documents
Start months-years in advance for the application
process
Start NOW studying for USMLEs
8. Useful websites
www.ecfmg.org
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG), the organization that certifies foreign medical
graduates to enter U.S. residency and fellowship programs
and conductor of the CSA.
Know the ECFMG well!!!
www.nrmp.org
www.ama-assn.org
www.google.com
www.acponline.org/about_acp/international/
www.usmle.org
9. Getting started
Contact programs for requirements and deadlines
Essential documents:
Medical student performance evaluations
Medical school transcripts
Letters of recommendations (usually 3 or more)
Exams:
USMLE 1 and 2 (testing centers in Singapore, Thailand, Hong
Kong, Philippines, etc)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Clinical Skills Assessment (this may be hard because it’s
unfamiliar to Vnese medical students)
11. Choosing programs
The programs that are more “foreign medical
graduate “friendly” are internal medicine, pediatrics,
and family practice
Surgical programs are competitive (even for US
grads)
Programs that traditionally take IMGs will be more
“friendly” as well, and easier to get in
12. How do you pay for it?
In residencies, you are paid a stipend, which is
about $30.000 – $45.000/year, depending on the
cost of living in that city. This is generally enough
to live on
So you (or more likely, your family) don’t have to
pay for it. You don’t need to apply for scholarship.
They actually PAY you. Which is nice.
13. In conclusion
This is a different tract than the master programs
After residency in the US, you can choose to return
to VN or to stay
The process is difficult (but not more difficult than
other scholarship programs) and chooses only the
most clinically competent medical students, but if
you get in, the pay and the US clinical training make
it all worth it.