International Residency Programs

[La Miraflorina]

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Out of curiosity, is there such a thing as international residency programs?

 

[prehysteric]

Out of curiosity, is there such a thing as international residency programs?

yeah, there are residency programs in most every country. however, if you want to practice in america, you need to get an american license which requires passing steps 1-3 and doing 1 year post med school training (for american med school grads) or 2 years post med school training (for IMGs). these days in america, you can't get a desirable job without being board certified, which at a minimum is 3 years post med school training.

 

[BellKicker]

prehysteric's answer is correct but I suspect your question is whether there are residencies focusing on international health.

I know of several FP programs with international health tracks. One can also take an MIH (master of international health).

I do not believe there are full residencies focusing on international health, however.

 

[beyond all hope]

Is a growing subspecialty of EM, mostly focusing on helping developing countries create their own EMS systems and ERs. USC has a pretty good website about what they do, as do many other programs.