Medical career in USA from A to Z

1. Medical Career in USA
Dr.Mohamed Abdel Fatah Amin El-Nagdy
USMLE Certified & Lecturer
Demonstrator MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY – KASR ELEINY
Psychiatry rotation : Cleveland Clinic – Ohio
Neurology rotation : Institute of Neuroscience – New York
Member _ Medical Research Society for undergraduates

2. Medical Career in USA
Dr.Mohamed Abdel Fatah Amin El-Nagdy
USMLE Certified
Psychiatry rotation : Cleveland Clinic – Ohio
Neurology rotation : Institute of Neuroscience – New York
Member _ MRS

3. CONTACT ME
• FB e-mail : dragonmisr@yahoo.com
• What’s up number : 01003637741
• Contact e-mail : dragonmisr@gmail.com

4. Why Medicine in USA ??
• Research : highest publications
• Money : doctors are in the high economic
standard
• System : known criteria that ensure fair
opportunities

5. Ways to enter medical system in USA
• Residency :
- ECFMG Certificate : USMLE STEP 1, 2CK, 2CS
- Optional : Step 3, Research experience,
Clinical experience, Connections.
• Fellowship :
- Residency certification
- ECFMG Certificate : USMLE STEP 1, 2CK, 2CS

6. ECFMG Certificate
• USMLE STEP 1:
- Content : Basic science
- Exam : 7 blocks (each 44 MCQ cases) + 1 hr
break
- Location of exam : AMIDEAST
- Duration of preparation : Average 8-10
months
- How To prepare : At the end

7. ECFMG Certificate
• USMLE STEP 2 CK:
- Content : Clinical Knowledge
- Exam : 8 blocks (each 46 MCQ cases) + 1 hr.
break
- Location of the exam : AMIDEAST
- Duration of preparation : Average 5-6
Months
- How to prepare : At the end

8. ECFMG Certificate
• USMLE STEP 2 CS :
- Content : Clinical skills
- Exam : 13 Clinical encounter + Patient notes
- Location : USA (preferred is TEXAS)
- Duration of preparation : Average 2 Months

9. Clinical Experience
• Types :
- Hands on trianing:
 Elective rotation : undergraduates
 Externship : Postgraduates
- Observer only training:
 Observership : both under & post
• We provide clinical experience through TA7
USMLE PREPARATION SYSTEM (For more info call
our rotation coordinator : 01002837780)

10. STEP 3 exam
• Exam composed of some basic science &
clinical decision making questions
• Location : USA
• Advantage : enhance your matching potential
• High score is not required

11. Matching process
• Apply electronically through ERAS
• Interview
• Arrange your preferences
• Get your Match !!

12. Way after matching
• Resident : duration is variable according to the
specialty
• Fellowship : usually prepared in a SUB-SPECIALTY
• Board Exam : A variable exam held by the board
of your specialty
• Attending physician : Board certified !!

13. Vicious circles
• Postpone until you become postgraduate !
• USA vs ENGLAND vs GERMANY !!
• USMLE vs MR !!!
• USA is not guaranteed !!!!
• Its all about your grades in college !!!!!
• Surgery is immpossible !!!!!!

14. HOME MESSAGES
• Never Let yourself down by entering any
vicious circle
• Start your WAY (whatever it is) while you are
undergraduate
• Never think about the outcome until late
• Science does not care about your AGE

15. THANK YOU