What are IMG-friendly anesthesia programs?

[citixen]

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guys, could you please tell what are IMG-friendly anesthesia programs?

 

[citixen]

more or less?

 

[amoebaman]

My advice is to apply to all of them to be sure. That's what I did.

 

[citixen]

i'm an foreign student , trying to decide where to take an elective rotation, please suggest what programs are IMG friendly?...so that i won't waste the money and time....i'll appreciate any advice...

 

[amyl]

i'm an foreign student , trying to decide where to take an elective rotation, please suggest what programs are IMG friendly?...so that i won't waste the money and time....i'll appreciate any advice...

my program, CCF, is friendly to IMGs -- however, most admitted are either attendings in their home country and/or come and do a year or so in the research department.

 

[doctor712]

Umiami has gone on the record as being IMG friendly...

D712

 

[Engin]

Drexel (Hahnemahn Hospital) in Philadelphia takes alot of IMGs. Solid program. Good luck.

 

[Chief Brody]

Loyola in Chicago had at least 10 FMGs interviewing on the day I was there.

 

[citixen]

thanks, guys, i'll take that into account

 

[211498]

Baystate, UAMS, UF, BWH (given that you wrote some papers) and CCF to name a few. I think Henry Ford and Jackson Miami also accept some FMGs each year.

 

[SukaNeNauka]

Penn State, Temple, Wisconsin College of Medicine

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

Baystate and CCF prematch FMGs all the time... to the point of cutting their avail slots in half.

CCF requires prior experience, not sure about Baystate.

 

[citixen]

thanks a lot

 

[ILM5]

thanks a lot

CCF, WVU, Wayne State, Tufts, Arkansas

 

[citixen]

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[citixen]

bump..

 

[211498]

No offense, but that's more than 15 suggestions, how many more do you need?

 

[citixen]

The thing is that being IMG-friendly the majority does not allow electives for non-us students, also, due to health issues i can't choose programs from the south
Anyway, I found the following list on the internet, it may be helpful to someone,although not sure if it's true

ARKANSAS
1-University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Program

CALIFORNIA
2-Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program
3-University of California (Irvine) Program
4-University of California (Davis) Health System Program
5-University of California (San Francisco) Program
6-Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program

FLORIDA
7-University of Florida Program
8-Jackson Memorial Hospital/Jackson Health System Program

GEORGIA
9-Medical College of Georgia Program

ILLINOIS
10-University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
11-John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County Program
12-McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
13-Rush University Medical Center Program
14-Loyola University Program

IOWA
15-University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program

MASSACHUSETTS
16-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program
17-Boston University Medical Center Program
18-Tufts Medical Center Program
19-Brigham and Women's Hospital Program
20-Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Program

MICHIGAN
21-Henry Ford Hospital Program
22-Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Program

MINNESOTA
23-University of Minnesota Program

Mississippi
24-University of Mississippi Medical Center Program

Missouri
25-University of Missouri at Kansas City Program
26-Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program

New Jersey
27-UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Camden) Program
28-UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program
29-UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Program

New York
30-Albany Medical Center Program
31-SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program
32-Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Program
33-St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Program
34-SUNY at Stony Brook Program
35-SUNY Upstate Medical University Program

North Carolina
36-Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program

Ohio
37-University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Program
38-Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
Pennsylvania
39-Penn State University/Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program
40-University of Pennsylvania Program
41-Thomas Jefferson University Program
42-Temple University Hospital Program
43-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Medical Education
Program

Virginia
44-Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program

Washington
45-University of Washington Program

Wisconsin
46-Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program

 

[xbulletin]

This list doesn't seem very likely, as it covers a good 1/3 of all anesthesiology programs. Anesthesia is moderately competitive for US grads, so it seems unlikely all these places would consider IMGs.

On your list, I see some programs that probably do not interview IMGs often, if at all: UCSF, Northwestern, BID, Brigham, Penn, U Wash.

Some that do: St Lukes Roosevelt, Jackson Memorial, Bostun University.

 

[kazuma]

X2 on Wayne State.

 

[darkmansaad]

This list doesn't seem very likely, as it covers a good 1/3 of all anesthesiology programs. Anesthesia is moderately competitive for US grads, so it seems unlikely all these places would consider IMGs.

On your list, I see some programs that probably do not interview IMGs often, if at all: UCSF, Northwestern, BID, Brigham, Penn, U Wash.

Some that do: St Lukes Roosevelt, Jackson Memorial, Bostun University.

I disagree, I know UCSF and UWash do and I interviewed at Brigham personally. I think when it comes to being an IMG it varies all over if you are a true foreign grad or a US citizen caribbean grad (different programs have different preferences between the two, no idea why) and research as well as local ties to the area can come into play as well as connections or people making calls for you. Basically if your an IMG with a great app I would apply everywhere esp if you have money to burn. If your application isnt outstanding, there are def match lists online on the Ross/SGU/other carib school websites that show places that tend to take foreign grads. Rule of thumb also is that the farther away you are from a big metro area the friendlier the programs get as more American grads tend to go to big cities. I personally think I had a pretty good application but ran into substantial roadblocks on the way to getting into anesthesia (such as doing a prelim year in general surgery) but if your determined and really want the field....you can do it.

 

[211498]

I think when it comes to being an IMG it varies all over if you are a true foreign grad or a US citizen caribbean grad (different programs have different preferences between the two, no idea why) and research as well as local ties to the area can come into play as well as connections or people making calls for you.

I second that. BWH is very IMG friendly, just look at the match results. BUT: IMGs that match at BWH have usually done extensive research with several peer-reviewed publications, usually in basic science.

 

[El Dooderino]

I second that. BWH is very IMG friendly, just look at the match results. BUT: IMGs that match at BWH have usually done extensive research with several peer-reviewed publications, usually in basic science.

They do research at the brigham for sometimes multiple years and put out great publications. This isn't really img friendly as much as research friendly. Some kid from Ross is not matching there. To the op, the img friendly programs are at less desirable programs in less desirable cities. People's anecdotal stories of img's at bigtime programs are worthless considering any program would want someone with great research