EM for IMG???

[uberth]

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Hello,

I am a foreign medical student (US resident) interested in EM. I would be glad if anyone could give me some advice on how to proceed. I am in my last year of medschool here in germany and I guess the time will come where I have to take the USMLE. What are the average score in Step 1 and 2 in order to have a chance to get an interview? ALso, whatelse do the program direktor look for? I greatly appreciate any advice !!!😕

 

[Melb]

uberth,

There are a few IMG on this forum who have matched well in EM, so it is not impossible. I would try to do the best you can on step I and II, no matter what anyone says it is important. Is there any way you could do a elective at a US emergency department? Getting good letters of recommendation and networking a bit does help. Also I would suggest applying to a lot of programs, so that you increase your chances.

Hope this helps, good luck with everything.

Melb

 

[sgufmg]

You need to rotate at a ED with an ACGME residency program and obtain a SLOR letter otherwise, it will be extremely difficult without US clinical experience to obtain a residency.

 

[uberth]

I do have the luck that I am able to do a four month rotation in a hospital that has a residency program in EM, also I do an additional rotation in
Anesthesia for three month during my final year. Unfortunately the german med. ass. does not allow to do the whole year in EM...but I hope this will help anyway. 🙂

 

[DrQuinn]

Whoever the Ger Med Ass is, they're right... you woulnd't want to do a whole year of EM anywyas. Max you'd want to do three months... most US residents do two, but since you're in a different boat, three would be okay. But don't worry if you can only get one.

Make sure you get a good LOR, and use the SLOR form (do a google search for SLOR and CORD), because the Program Directors prefer that EM-specific LOR.

Do as well as you can on the USMLE.

And like Melb said, apply to lots of programs. You're the underdog, and need to keep that in mind.

Q

 

[anonymousEM]

The SLOR form is available somewhere on the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine website www.saem.org

Also there you can find a virtual advisor which may be helpful so you could get some contact with someone in a US residency.