1. Does USA country accept international physicians for specialization in its hospitals?:
Yes
2. Specialties offered (name duration)::
Please refer to the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database(FREIDA)
American Medical Association - Physicians, Medical Students & Patients (AMA) for the most up-to-date information on specialties offered in the USA.
3. Are there examinations during the residency? How are the residents' evaluated?:
Knowledge based and practical examinations may be administered within an individual residency program. These examinations are developed locally by each program and it is also up to the program how much weight is placed on these examinations, i.e., whether passing the examinations is required for progression from year to year or graduation from the program.
Most programs also require their residents to take "In-Service" examinations that are developed and administered by the medical or surgical specialty board that would ultimately offer certification to the resident in their particular specialty. These examinations are primarily for self-assessment and are generally not used as requirements for progression for graduation.
One other examination is frequently taken during residency, although for residents entering the US on an H1B (work permit) visa, it must be taken and passed before beginning residency. This is the USMLE Step 3. It is one of the examinations required for licensure and is not specialty specific. In some states, it is required to obtain a license sometime during the residency, and Step 3 is the last of licensing exams. In other states, it is required to have a license in order to continue beyond a certain point in the residency. Please refer to the USMLE Step 3 website for more information:
During residency, residents are evaluated by direct observation by faculty, and residency programs are required to provide this information directly to the residents periodically. Satisfactory performance based on these observations is generally required for progression and graduation.
4. How many hours of work per week are there?:
The current cap on resident hours is 80 hours per week.
5. Is there a tuition fee for the residency? If so, how much (in euro or usd)?:
No, there is no tuition fee for residency, but there is a fee to apply for residency programs.
6. What is the annual salary (in euro or u.s.d)?:
Residents receive stipends ranging from US$35,000 to US$50,000 for the first year of training and these increase with each additional year of training. Residents also have comprehensive benefit programs including health-insurance and paid annual vacations and often are provided free or discounted meals and uniforms. Sleeping quarters are provided when residents are on call in the hospital overnight.
7. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:
The vast majority of PME positions are obtained through participation in a National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Applicants typically interview at several programs and subsequently submit a rank order list of programs in which they would like to pursue training. Simultaneously, program directors also submit a rank order list of applicants that they would like to have in their program. A computer program then matches applicants to programs. The result is that applicants are matched to programs as high as possible on their rank order list while programs fill their positions with the applicants that they most preferred. A detailed explanation of the NRMP can be found on line at
www.nrmp.org. A small number of programs or positions may be offered "outside the Match" in which case there are direct negotiations between the applicants and the program director.
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www.ecfmg.org
www.faimer.org
www.usmle.org
www.fsmb.org
www.nrmp.org
