retina fellowship in aborad for indian students

[ckj]

i,m doing clinical vitreo retina fellowship in india, want to ve some experience outside india also , do we need to give any exam? which? how about the surgical chances? Canada or US or UK or any other country? which one wud be better? can some body help me?

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[orbitsurgMD]

i,m doing clinical vitreo retina fellowship in india, want to ve some experience outside india also , do we need to give any exam? which? how about the surgical chances? Canada or US or UK or any other country? which one wud be better? can some body help me?

Someone I respect once said the best fellowship is the one you get. That is largely true.


Applying from India, I don't know how easy it would be to get the necessary visa in the USA, but plenty of Indian residents seem to manage. Your problem might be with programs that expect you to be able to obtain a license in the state where you are doing your training. Without at least an internship year (and in some places a whole residency) in the USA, you might have difficulty qualifying for the license. You would likely also have to take the general boards examination required of all doctors in the USA.

I know of at least one doctor from the USA who was not yet licensed for having not completed his Step 3 examination who managed to get a retina fellowship in the UK, at Moorfields, no less. So go figure.

 

[drvinayshah]

Fellowship in the US is possible from India but you will need ECFMG certificate

We have some information on fellowships and how to apply, visa etc that you can read from. Please visit:

http://www.medrounds.org/international-ophthalmology/2006/04/table-of-contents.html

Hope this helps