I was wondering how any foreign students gain residencies in Texas

[Bevo]

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I was thinking about this earlier today.

You're 4th year electives are supposed to be short tryouts at the various hospitals in which you would like to possible apply for residency out. Its a way to know them and for them to know, I believe.

But I keep on hearing/reading about this Texas law that prohibits any foreign med student from doing any clinical rotations in the state and then applying for a residency in the state afterwards. Basically, you can do clinicals there, but you can't go for a residency there afterwards.

Im from Texas and I was hoping to attain a residency in Texas.

How do people get around this?

 

[Elkewlbeanz]

Howdy,

Where did you read all that mambo jambo? Here's what I've read on UTHSCSA website...

"Information for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs): Applicants from medical schools outside the U.S may apply. Only graduates from medical schools that are recognized by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners are eligible. To be considered for a position in our program, FMG applicants must have successfully completed USMLE(tm) Steps 1 & 2, the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA(r)), and the Test of English as a Foreign Language(tm) (TOEFL(r)) by the 31st of Jan in order for the ECFMG status report to be updated prior to the NRMP Rank Order List deadline in February. Matched residents requiring ECFMG certification need to be certified by 30 April prior to beginning our program. For applicants with Foreign Visas, only J1 visas are offered by UTHSCSA programs."

Here's a link to Texas Tech's Graduate Medical Education (Residencies) http://www.remedy.ttuhsc.edu/GME/

From there you can go to the TSBME site and find out if your school is eligible. I know that graduate-entry programs in Australia and med schools in Mexico are in that list.

I hope this helps!

Ruben

 

[Elkewlbeanz]

Imbebo, the Texas medical board site is a maze... here's a better link.. http://www.tsbme.state.tx.us/professionals/docinfo/doclic.htm

just go to Physician Applicants then on to Medical Schools of Licensed Texas Physicians its a Word document.

Cheers

Ruben

 

[Bevo]

well

I know my school is eligble for licensure in Texas.

but Ive read on here and other sources before that foreign medical students are not allowed to participate in any clinical rotations if they want to be eligible for residency placement later on.


thanks for the link tough. I think once these tests are done and Im home I'll be contacting them to get some more definitive answers hopefully.

just wondering if someone else out there has or is going though this.

 

[Leukocyte]

Dear Imbebo

When I was in 4th semester, Dr. Perry came to the island and gave us a lecture on clinical rotations. One dude from Texas asked her if she knew of any students who did clinical rotations in Texas. She said Texas has very tough regulations when it comes to international medical students doing clinical rotations in Texas hospitals. According to what I understood from her, it is close to imposible.

However, I do recommend that you contact Dr. Perry and ask her about this issue. She is very knowledgable when it comes to rules and regulations.

Good luck on your final minis and shelf exams

PEACE

Leuk.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I cannot comment on the regulations in texas, but the same situation exists in Pennsylvania. Essentially, you can't count any rotations done in PA toward those required for licensure. Thus, students wishing to do a residency in PA would be well advised not to do any clinical rotations here.

What that means for the OP is that he/she needs to do his elective rotations outside of Texas to gain LORs which can be used to obtain a Tx residency. Obviously one would like to use the clinical electives as an "audition" for residency at that program, but in some states this is not possible.

 

[pitman]

What the $@#? Kimberli, what's the reasoning for a state saying that rotations done in its OWN state can't count for later residency?? I could sorta' see a requirement for IN STATE rotations, but this sounds really peculiar!

-Pitman

 

[Apollyon]

Originally posted by pitman
What the $@#? Kimberli, what's the reasoning for a state saying that rotations done in its OWN state can't count for later residency?? I could sorta' see a requirement for IN STATE rotations, but this sounds really peculiar!

-Pitman

Welcome to bureaucracy, state-medical-board style.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Originally posted by pitman
What the $@#? Kimberli, what's the reasoning for a state saying that rotations done in its OWN state can't count for later residency?? I could sorta' see a requirement for IN STATE rotations, but this sounds really peculiar!

-Pitman

Can't explain the rationale behind PA's regulations only that a classmate of mine wasn't allowed to use any rotations done here, and any rotations that weren't done at hospitals with residency programs (ie, she did a rotation with a physician in private practice and it wasn't allowed to be counted toward total required weeks).

At any rate, its a well known (at least to those of us here) peculiarity of PA (and it seems, Texas).

 

[Global Disrobal]

I don't know about the T Tech website and all, but what I can tell you is what I have obtained from the Texas Medical Examiners site and talking with them:

To be elgible in TX
1. NO clinical clerkships in TX
2. 1 month of approved Neurology rotation during medical school
3. Pass Step 1, 2, CSA, and TOEFL
4. Apply and also take the juris prudence exam

Hope this helps Y'All 🙂

GD

 

[Apollyon]

Originally posted by Global Disrobal
2. 1 month of approved Neurology rotation during medical school

Now this is a bummer. I can only hope that a month of neurology as a resident might be able to cover it.