Help requested for a budding doctor

[Umairshariff23]

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Heyy guys, I have recently passed from the medical UG course (India) and i am undergoing my internship.

I want to know about the various positions and options open for me. I have heard (mostly through half-baked rumors) that if I get into a residency programme (preferably in US, Australia, Europe) i will not have to go through yearly examinations, like we don India, can someone please clarify on this??

Also, i have a basic idea, that i need to pass a licensing exam of a particular country to be able to further my study, i would appreciate as much info as you can spare.

I am looking for a future in cardiosurgery/trauma specialization, any information will be beneficial to me at this point

 

[Sheba2055]

Firstly to attain a Residency in the US you need to take the USMLE's. You need to score a minimum of 240 to be considered by the PD's. They have so many applications unless you have very high USMLE scores (If you want surgery you need 260), Research that effectuated publications, AND most importantly US Clinical Experience (Observerships and your Internship in India mean nothing here) you will have a very difficult time. You must know the ACGME Core Competencies (Communication is key). Also once and if you become a Resident you are responsible for passing Boards Exams. That is why they do not consider people with low USMLE's. If you did not do well on your USMLE's how can they be confident that you will pass your Boards? If just two people within a program do not pass the Boards the whole program will be put on probation and they do not want to risk that.

 

[Umairshariff23]

First of all, thank you for a response.

Secondly, seems like the rumors were false, the one thing that i want to get away from is regular exams, so seems like USA will be going off my list.

Anyone else wants to post their experiences, or any advice on how i should be proceeding??

 

[Winged Scapula]

First of all, thank you for a response.

Secondly, seems like the rumors were false, the one thing that i want to get away from is regular exams, so seems like USA will be going off my list.

Anyone else wants to post their experiences, or any advice on how i should be proceeding??

I'm not sure what you mean by "regular examinations". The exams mentioned above are simply to get into a US training program. While you are in training there are yearly exams but once you have passed your board certification exams, recertification is only once every few years depending on the specialty.

You will find that all Western countries require some examinations to get into their training programs.

 

[Law2Doc]

To clarify, to practice in the US, you'd need to take USMLE 1,2 (two parts) and 3 (four tests just to get licensed). Then once in residency you generally have an in-service or absite test each year. Then at the end of residency you need to take a one or two part board exam to become board certified. Then every 5-10 years you need to take a test to recertify (and make sure you are still generally competent). So that's a Fair amount of test in the US, but certainly not every year once you finish residency. Tests aren't the biggest hurdle coming to the US though -- getting a residency in the first place probably is. That being said, if you are the kind of person who would move to a whole different country just to get out of being regularly tested, you won't like the system here in the US.

 

[MaximusD]

To clarify, to practice in the US, you'd need to take USMLE 1,2 (two parts) and 3 (four tests just to get licensed). Then once in residency you generally have an in-service or absite test each year. Then at the end of residency you need to take a one or two part board exam to become board certified. Then every 5-10 years you need to take a test to recertify (and make sure you are still generally competent). So that's a Fair amount of test in the US, but certainly not every year once you finish residency. Tests aren't the biggest hurdle coming to the US though -- getting a residency in the first place probably is. That being said, if you are the kind of person who would move to a whole different country just to get out of being regularly tested, you won't like the system here in the US.

I think recert yearly is a BIT much. Regularly is far different than yearly, to be fair.