International students and pharmacy residency

[farrahyuen]

Hello, I am graduating from an US pharmacy school in 3 years. I am very interested in doing a PGY-1 residency after I graduate. I just realize that Pharm D degree is not eligible for STEM extension. So I will only have 12 (or 14) months OPT time to work after I graduate... A residency program is usually a year but I am not sure when the programs usually start.... If it doesn't start right after I graduate, then I wouldn't have enough OPT time to complete a 1 year residency program. Does that mean F-1 student can never do a residency program? I am very desperate now
Has anyone done residency as an F-1 student? Does anyone know how this would work (like what type of visa should I get to do residency) or know if it doesn't work?

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[KARM12]

I know nothing about Visas, but most residency programs start late June to July 1.

 

[swaps]

Hello, I am graduating from an US pharmacy school in 3 years. I am very interested in doing a PGY-1 residency after I graduate. I just realize that Pharm D degree is not eligible for STEM extension. So I will only have 12 (or 14) months OPT time to work after I graduate... A residency program is usually a year but I am not sure when the programs usually start.... If it doesn't start right after I graduate, then I wouldn't have enough OPT time to complete a 1 year residency program. Does that mean F-1 student can never do a residency program? I am very desperate now
Has anyone done residency as an F-1 student? Does anyone know how this would work (like what type of visa should I get to do residency) or know if it doesn't work?

hi did you find any residencies that sponsor for u ?