Faire son internat de médecine aux Etats-Unis, c'est possible!

The goal of these articles are to depict what's the hospital system and the life of an intern/resident like in the US (more precisely in Dallas, at UTSW). I'll start with the wards (internal medicine) rotation at the Veterans hospital since this is the rotation I just finished. Like all our rotations, it lasts 4 weeks. Each team is made of one intern (= first year resident, that's me), one resident (2nd or 3rd year), 2 medical students and 1 attending. Each person has a specific role in the team: - The med students follow between 2 and 4 patients. They are the ones who will have most time to spend with them and get to know them. They alert us about anything concerning (for example, one of my former med students realized my patient was being abused at home and thanks to her we were able to gather resources to help her). They see their patients in the morning before rounds and present them on rounds. They're expected to have a broad differential about their patient&#

I think I gave you most of the information I had about all that, but if you have any other questions please don't hesitate to comment the articles or to contact me directly at elisa.pichlinski@gmail.com. I will answer as soon as possible :) On my to-do list for future articles - How to choose the programs in which to apply - The structure of medical studies in the US - The American residency rotations - The health system and the hospital Subscribe to be notified of updates by email! They shouldn't be too often. :-) Thank you! Elisa

Once you took the exams, applied for programs, interviewed, have been accepted ... It's not quite finished! There are still some specific steps on arrival for IMGs. The first thing you'll have to do is to report your arrival in the country. You will be contacted by your university's international affairs office to go see them as soon as possible. They will notify the ECFMG of your arrival. About ten days later, you can apply for a US social security number (the International Affairs Office will explain how). It takes another two weeks to receive it once you have filed your file. You will need it for many things. You can open a bank account quite easily with your employment contract. You can take a phone number but only prepaid (payment at the beginning of the month) before having a social security number. In terms of driving license, it is more likely that you will have to take retake a driving license test, unless you're from one of the four countries that has a

For everything included, count at least the following fees: - ECFMG application fee $125 - Step 1 $910 + $150 if you take the test outside the US / Canada - Step 2 CK $910 + $150 if you take the test outside the US / Canada - Step 2 CS $1565 + Airfare and Hotel Fee - The 5 existing test centers for now are located in Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, LA - Translation fees for your transcripts and diploma. I used rushtranslate  on internet who offers fast translations (24-48h), that are accepted by the ECFMG, and cost $25 / page - ERAS token $120 - Application fee for each program (to send your file via ERAS): $100 for the first 10, then  $14 / program for the 11-20th, then $18 for the 21-30th, and $31/program after the 31st - Application fee for the J1 visa $325 - Cost of SEVIS $180 - Visa fees 136€ in France - Resources to study: First aid book $50, UWorld ~ $300 x2, Micro Sketchy $100, Pathoma $85 for 3 months of access to videos plus a book Plus every