electives for IMG with "hands-on" experience

[medc]

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Hi,

I am no longer a student because I graduated last summer.

My question is: are there US hospitals (in-patient or outpatient) or private groups in which I could do 12-16 weeks of internal medicine with "hands-on" experience?

I am aware that I would have to somehow obtain malpractice insurance to do so.

I have found several references on this website to Mt. Sinai Florida, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Jackson Memorial, John's Hopkins, Harvard, Brown and others, but they seem to be observerships with no hands-on experience.

I have also found some companies that offer such services. They cost over $5,000 for as little as 12 weeks. I was wondering if it would be less costly if I ventured on this on my own without employing their services.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Hi,

I am no longer a student because I graduated last summer.

My question is: are there US hospitals (in-patient or outpatient) or private groups in which I could do 12-16 weeks of internal medicine with "hands-on" experience?

I am aware that I would have to somehow obtain malpractice insurance to do so.

Trouble is, as a physician, I think you would be expected to have a license as well as malpractice insurance to have some hands-on experience.

I have found several references on this website to Mt. Sinai Florida, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Jackson Memorial, John's Hopkins, Harvard, Brown and others, but they seem to be observerships with no hands-on experience.

I have also found some companies that offer such services. They cost over $5,000 for as little as 12 weeks. I was wondering if it would be less costly if I ventured on this on my own without employing their services.

I cannot imagine a firm providing you with malpractice insurance as an unlicensed physician to see patients, even supervised, at least not cheaper than this. I've never heard of a graduated physician being allowed to do anything but an observership.

 

[medc]

I cannot imagine a firm providing you with malpractice insurance as an unlicensed physician to see patients

It seems I had my words wrong. from what I read, malpractice insurance and medical liability insurance are somewhat different. IMGs get the latter or at least that's what the companies offering US clerkships claim.

However, I've read mixed opinions about this sort of companies. not to mention the price. wonder if I can get such experience with a physician on my own.