MD geriatrics or functional medicine training for foreign MD

[queenki]

Hi,

I don't even know where to ask.
I am looking for some info on behalf of my aunt, who is a MD in South Korea, has been practicing Family Medicine past 30 years. She wants to take a break and get some training to reroute/refresh her career past 60. (She doesn't just want to retire, but also not looking for FORMAL complete re training to be licensed to practice in US) She just wants to get some training in US, and go back to South Korea and still practice there.

I have no idea how these kind of training works/or even exist...
Would it be just certificate program?

She want to focus on geriatrics or functional medicine (I don't even know what functional medicine is...)

If anyone has any information about these, please let me know.
All I could find was foreign national MD who has been trained in foreign medical schools will have to pass 2 board exams AND get into residency (2-3yrs) and pass the 3rd board to be eligible to practice in US.
(this isn't what my aunt wants, she just want to get some training and go back to SK...)

She is also trying to come to US, attend ESL classes to learn/advance conversational English, while observing/shadowing clinics time to time, and then get into such a program for 1-2 years.

I wish I knew better, but literally I have no idea...

Please share any relevant info if you have any

Thank you so much in advance!

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[shisong]

Hi, Im south korean myself and I currently have geriatrics rotation in my school and im working under foreign MD from middle east, from what I heard they need to take Step 1 , 2 (CK) and then apply for residency under FMG or IMG (i forgot which).

TLDR: in order to practice medicine in US , you need to apply for residency, and doing so you need step 1,2, 3

 

[queenki]

Hi, Im south korean myself and I currently have geriatrics rotation in my school and im working under foreign MD from middle east, from what I heard they need to take Step 1 , 2 (CK) and then apply for residency under FMG or IMG (i forgot which).

TLDR: in order to practice medicine in US , you need to apply for residency, and doing so you need step 1,2, 3

Thanks for the reply.

The problem is she does NOT want/plan to practice in US. So she does not need any formal board or anything from US.
She just wants to get trained some what and practice that in South Korea.The formal residency sound like a path to practice in US. (which will be a lot more rigorous work during the training I guess?)

Is there any somewhat less formal, certificate, short program?

Thanks!!