MCI of late is seen to be becoming stricter at least in approving new medical colleges or increasing the number of seats in those colleges. New colleges fail to get nod Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Faridabad will not be able to start its maiden MBBS course this year. MCI has refused to grant […]
Delhi government on Tuesday imposed Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) Act on resident doctors on strike as they failed to resume work by 11am as ordered by the government.Around 2,000 doctors at 20 hospitals in the national capital on Monday launched an indefinite strike, demanding adequate life saving drugs, security at workplace and timely payment […]
What is the ideal USMLE step score? This is a very common question by the aspirants; what is the ideal USMLE step score? There is no right answer for that, there is no single thing that defines if you are going to get speciality and residency of your choice. Many factors determine that. There is […]
The ideal USMLE step 1 Strategy Preparation time 6-9 months (if you are not doing anything else) Material USMLE world, Kaplan, first aid, Goljan Rapid review, High yield neuroanatomy, 100 cases of Fischer for ethics. Pre USMLE world I prefer preparation to be divided into pre U World and post U world phase. The pre […]
This is the exciting and scary part for most of us. For me, it was the first plane experience, first trip outside of India and first trip without my family. There were many questions in my mind as well. As soon as you get your visa and tickets, you are ready to go to the […]
Seven Easy Steps to find clinical electives in USA Step by step approach to search for clinical electives 1. Make a list: Go to Freida.com (www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/graduate-medical-education/freida-online.page?) and search for all the residency programs in your speciality. 2. After that list, you can skip the programs of California (you need PTAL for match application) and Florida […]
I will be covering most of the questions that has been asked from me till now, by many other USMLE aspirants during my journey. By the end of this article, all of your doubts will be cleared about LORs hopefully. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM HOME COUNTRY Most of us underestimate the LORs that we get […]
This is a very important fact for surgery residency and it affects residents in the long term. Think before you apply for specific type of visa. If you are aiming for surgery residency then go through this article.USMLE preparation and aiming for surgery residency: Facts, myths and a detailed strategy J1 visa: There is a […]
Six factors that increase your chances of getting B1 visa 1. Travel history – If you have travelled to other countries before your first USA trip, then chances of getting issued a B1 visa increases. 2. Medical student – If you apply for B1-visa as a student rather than as a graduate, then it means […]
Already a surgeon in home country: Do I still have a chance to become a surgeon in USA? Most of the universities prefer recent graduates as their residents and the older graduate you are, there are less chances of you getting matched. “This is a big fat lie in the field of surgery.” I have […]