Hey guys,
Not sure if this has been addressed before specifically for cards fellowship but I couldn't find anything previously on the forum.
I hope this isn't a stupid question but here goes - if an Australian trained cardiology attending was to apply for a fellowship in interventional cardiology in the US with no intentions of staying after completing the fellowship, is there any requirement to have completed an IM residency program etc beforehand in the US? I'm not exactly familiar with how the system works for IC fellowship programs in the US if there is no intention for the applicant to stay on after completion of the fellowship.
Is this something that is highly program dependent?
For a fellowship, I understand that USMLE step 1, 2 (and 3?) would be required as well as the appropriate visa...these seem to be universal.
Any thoughts?
Thanks a bunch.
Skraps
Not sure if this has been addressed before specifically for cards fellowship but I couldn't find anything previously on the forum.
I hope this isn't a stupid question but here goes - if an Australian trained cardiology attending was to apply for a fellowship in interventional cardiology in the US with no intentions of staying after completing the fellowship, is there any requirement to have completed an IM residency program etc beforehand in the US? I'm not exactly familiar with how the system works for IC fellowship programs in the US if there is no intention for the applicant to stay on after completion of the fellowship.
Is this something that is highly program dependent?
For a fellowship, I understand that USMLE step 1, 2 (and 3?) would be required as well as the appropriate visa...these seem to be universal.
Any thoughts?
Thanks a bunch.
Skraps