That was inspiring! Keep up the good work. God bless you :)

Very Nice Umar bhai! You are a continuous inspiration for all of us!

Refreshing
As always perfect
and most people dnt know how wonderful cook u are.
God be with u

Very Helpful Website !!..
Hats Off  for your Interest in helping people !!
I do not know how many thousands of people you are helping through this website !
God Bless You !!!!! :-)
 
Sanjeev

Q) JHSOM require US based hospital's insurance...can i use IMG global for this purpose, is it US based? If not any other option available other than getting their own insurance ..which is very costly 2 as website states"Foreign insurance is not acceptable. Application for coverage in the School of Medicine insurance program can be made at the time of registration. The cost is $251 per month"

Q) Are all the research electives international student friendly? If not, which one are?

Umar bhai!! absolutely gr8 job u'v done thru this site!

been goin thru evrythin abt electives in past few days..

Wantd 2 know 1 thng.... how do u come to know which univs r strong in certain electives and others aint? for example, i wanna go either for dermat or IM.. can u pls put up a list in terms of strength , if any??... thnx!!

umar bhai m goin crazy wid d document stuff!... c every univ requires malprac n health insu n deans approval letter...in original... how can v get more than 1 original letter if v wanna apply for 4-5 schools for electives?????

 hi Umar, hw did u manage 2 do 6months of electives? dint d dates clash? im hvin probs wit dates. there could be 1 wk of overlapping if i get in CASE western n SUNY

Considering that i come from a simple middle class family,.... umar bhai how many univs (approx.) do u think 1 shud apply wid a decent CV and all documents ready??

hi umar bhai..
Is it compulsory to give blank evaluation form..
Because my college does not provide it..
So what to do..

hello Umar..
i had a doubt..and i cant find the answer to it anywhere..so i guess you are the best person to ask abt it..

i am done with my electives..but m gonna apply for 2011 match..and people tell me that u must be in contact with letter writers..
now what does this "bein in contact " exactly mean?what am i supposed to be doing and how often??
plz do gimme ur suggestions

Hi Umar...as i have already told you i've got an elective at NIH for the month of december!!I want to ask them for a postponement to march or april...!!will that be okay??im a bit apprehensive about it...want your advice regarding it!!

Hi Umar,

Can tell me about the visa requirements for JHUSOM? Which visa did you go on? Is there any rigid requirement regarding that or do they accept any visa?

hi,umar,,,,you have really done a very commendable job,,,,,i wish there was such awebsite when i had applied for my electives,which contained all the information.....

nwyz,umar could  give me a little more idea about research and hoe to get them?,,,,as i am now a graduate,and now not elligible for elective

hi,umar,,,,you have really done a very commendable job,,,,i wish there was such a website containing all the the required information regarding electives,when i had applied,,,,,,,,nwyz,,,nw i am a graduate,,,,umar cud you a give alittle more idea about research n hw 2 get them?i hv already read all the available info on ur website,,,,,i wanted 2 kno the list of universities where ione can apply fr research??????????

hello umer bhai.....I am currently a 2nd year student in Pakistan...and i plan to enter the US in the next year i.e in the summers.......because of the medical college proceedings here i would be able to go for a periodof 1 month only.......I plan to target  a radiology spot later.....considering this I have 2 questions:

Q1: for a period of 1 month would an observership be better or a research elective?

Q2: If i go for an observership is it better to go to a physician I know ie a contact not necessarily in a top notch university or go to some top university hospital instead if i can?

thamks a bunch umar bhai.......may God be with you always!

Hey umar....will keep that in mind from next time.....cud u plz guide me on this....ive got newborn medicine in harvard and some branch in med in suny for oct....im already doin peds ID in suny now and will do cardio there again in nov...... what wud u suggest for oct? im apprehesive bout harvard bcoz dunno if ill spend so much n get an lor or not... is there value for having worked at harvard even if you dont get an lor?? thanx!!

Umarbhai, I have got two electives , cardiology and pulmonoolgy for january and february in . Now i had applied in jefferson for gastro for march. they replied that medicine elective is not available in march, but other electives are available. Should i go for pedia or surgery, will it be helpful to me. please let me know.

as umar sir says ... somethin is better than nothin..i think if u dont hav ny other elective for march go for paed or surgery...and dude can u plz tell me which university u got acceptance n when had u applied?

sir hav u completed  months of electives????? wow sir thats awesme.. is tht authentic news?

hello umerbhai,,,,u hv bn doin a fabulous kinda work by guidin us.m 3rd 1st yr medical student in india.(2 year before internship).i wanna persuade core clerkship abt 4 wks in 2010 during my summer vac.i would like to knw d list of collages dat offer me core clerkship in IM.i would also like to let u knw dat i hv B1/B2 visa.is it feasible to do core clerkship or research elective?

and surely not sir...... :) i m happy u r one among us...

hi everyone...due to bad luck i lost step 1 by 5 marks...im lost now..can anyone tell me what are my chances of getting a residency?only keen on psychiatry...is it tough?will they reject my application?

how should i study this time?how many months should i take...need urgent guidance please...

hi umar bhai

INSTRUCTIONS:
COMPLETE & SUBMIT THE VISITING STUDENTS – NON LCME ELECIVE REQUEST FORM DURING THE FOLLOWING
PERIOD: APRIL 13, 2009 – May 11, 2009. DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS.

this was instructions at d NYU website.... does it mean we have to apply 1 year prior to this college? now hav we lost te chance of applying?

bhai one more doubt... my internship was expected to end on 01/09/09 ..... but as i hav not given joinin for last 15 days so its postponed.. but bhai in every college application they ask expected date of completion of internship... what date should b entered over ther....?

 When obstacles arise change your direction to reach your goal not the decision to get there.

salam umar bhai, 

 im a 3rd yr med student .ure forum is amazing, got loads of info. Im in such a fix, i applied to for research electives to the US, Canada and singapore, i did get acceptance from Mcgill but they wanted malprac insurance and i had no idea how to get that. I have some questions if u can answer, im really desperate coz the rejections for these electives has left me miserable. i want to do my residency from the US:

1. is it safe applying for the US just for visit when u actual intend to use it for electives for a later year, for eg ppl get a 5 yr visa, but im afraid abt rejection and whether applying now would be safer coz of the long security clearance thing. My passport is empty too so im really confused coz some ppl say if u ure first visa on the passport is a US visa and if its rejected thats a bad thing.

2. Is doing an elective in singapore NUS in the 4th yr any advantage when applying to the US for residency or (visa for electives in 5th yr)?

3.Im in Dow, and they have introduced the semester system in which we have to 2 profs a yr, with half the course in each and they have also added ENT and Ophtal now in our 4th yr instead of the final. With profs in June and Dec, would it be advisable to sit for USMLE step 1 in 4th or would u recommend I give it after graduation

Plz help,

Regards 

ZIA

thanx alot (:

assalamu alaikum bhai..

                              i m from india , hydrabad ,DCMS doing my internship and till now almost 6 months completed ... actualy i think i have decided very late to go for usmle .. now i m preparing for step 1 .... i m interested to do clerkship , for IM so is it late to apply .... pls guide me ...

and regarding u its really good to see the help thats being given ..... v hope & pray god ,give uu great rewards..

                                  thanks a lot brother ..... waiting for ur reply

                                                                                                                 abid hussain

Dear Umar;

I came across your name on the KEMCAANA message boards on Yahoo. I had seen it before but never got around to writing. I must say I am amazed at how focussed and energetic you are at such a young age. I was nowhere near as enterprising when I was at KEMC (graduated in '91). It is great to see how you are helping others at achieving their goals. I work in a small town in Arkansas as a Psychiatrist. If there is any way I can help, let me know. Keep up the good work.

Regards,

Ali

 hey bro waz up

  have a querry..........is it better to have a  postal acceptance letter or the one via email in a pdf format, actually which is more genuine to show to visa person. or both r equal.

thanks

himanshu

 hi dr. umar.. 

is it easier or tougher to get residency in us after doing post graduation in india?

Hi, Is it possible to do electives in other than these ur described universities?  I have some type of connection in NJ medical school, UMDNJ, Roberthood johnson university hospital in NJ, Barkfield in CA, Point pleasant in WV, charlotle in NC, Tampa in FL.  Will this possible for me to do electives at these hospitals? Are there any disadvantages for this?  Please reply as soon as possible.Thank you. Have a nice day

salaam bhai,

       can u plz tell me wheter it is necessary to do anesthesia clerkship for a residency in aneathesia and the universitys offering it! 

hi umar i'm iraqi med student in my last year n i'v been preparin for step 1 and i wonder if there is any universities that may accept iraqis for electives other than those mentioned here in the site ,i would be very pleased , thanx alraedy

UMAR BHAI

 I just downloaded the form of NYU school of medicine .There is a column in the form "referred by" .what need to be filled in this ?

regards

I have sent the request form to NYU .I wanted to know what is their acceptance rate and after how much time they reply??.

Also i am planning to apply at NIH next year in January and june(2011) .Is it such that Cardiology and Endocrinolgy electives at NIH rarely select foreign medical students ???

In short is it necessary that we remain in our final year till the completion of our elective?

hello sir,

can you name few universities which do not require toefl.??5 would suffice....

thanks in advance..

AoA,

I m dr.quratulain, a pakistani citizen, graduated this year (2010). i m currently preparing 4 step 1. and will be appearing for it in feb 2011 inshAllah.im thinking to go 4 clinical observership after attempting my step1.

 i need to ask u that  as a graduate can i apply for observership at any medical school in usa and what r my chances of getting visa?

and i also need to know that what medical schools offer observership program to foreign graduates?

kindly help me with my queiries

Thanks.

That's so inspiring !!

you are doing an excellant job by helping others get their residencies..there are very few people like you..sir i m frm india...i just graduated in december....i m planning to give step 1 in march 2011...n den step 2 ck after 3-4 months..kindly guide me with ur study tips for exams so that i do well...n if i do well in my exams what r my chances of geting a residency in 2012...i have no clinical experiance in any US hospital...kindly guide me in this situation..thanks

Thnks Umar Sir for such a wonderful site !!

Can u please guide me how to go about getting residency n doing elective in psychiatry ?? I m presently doing my internship in India ....What are the chances of IMG of getting psychiatry in US ?? Which all universities can i apply in for elective in Psychiatry ??

PLEASE HELP !!

THANKS !!

It will be very kind of you to reply.

I have completed my internship in december 2011.&now have been thinking of switching to USMLE.bt havnt done any elective or observership or any other kind of experience in US universities.do i still stand a fair chance of getting a residency program in US?i mean if i try my best to get good scores in step exams...looking forward to your reply.

thank you

Hello Umar Sir, First of all I just want to appreciate and also thank you for this job,May God bless you .Sir, here is my concern,Im an IMG, graduated 2 yrs back,and I dint have any electives or any sort of clinical experience in US,im planning on taking steps and  try for residency.I heard that recently almost all the universities are asking for electives when applying for residency.so now do I still have a chance to get residency if apply for 2013 august (as its been 2yrs since i graduated and I dont have electives)..sir pls could you give your advice.

Your thoughts are a great sense of inspiration but at some points really lingering when your make afraid of Pakistani students that never think of starting a research group in your country .Its sad cz like your webpage and other welfare jobs, someone has to start at some point.You also mentioned that most tired and apparently unsuccessful people were behind the astontishing and hear-touching discoveries of nature.Really the apprehensions and fear would never let you proud of being a Pakistani.At least learn from some recent accomplishments of handicapped people in Pakistan.they are not more blessed than you people.I highly suggest  Pakistani students,now the competition of getting into competitive field anywhere in the world is not so easy.SO,start the research societies and groups according to your goals and start working.This is also necessary for the very existence of Pakistani society in this flourishing scientific world as a Global Village.SO by the name of God .........start....................

i am in usa preparing for step1.i missed the chance and could not do clinical electives..i am planning to search for a place in research after my step1..there are some CME courses of 2 to 3 days in the university of washington.should i do them?are they worth it?do they have any importance in my c.v?i dont have clinical electives and i will be doing research after 1 year iA.(i just started studying for steps).should i take these courses?

 first of all great effort by u dr umar ..... it is really appreciable 

now , i wanna ask fellowship in radiology like interventional radiology , neuroimaging and neurointerventional radiology after postgraduation in pakistan (FCPS) in diagnostic radiology ........as i m doing doing FCPS in diagnostic radiolgy in pakistan n i have also cleared FRCR 1 ........also 1 year training ....... whats is the pathway for superaspecialization in radiology in usa ......... do they accept fcps or frcr ? it is necessary to pass USMLE exam to further specializaton in radiology.......?or it is very difficult to find fellowship residency slots there in usa in radiolgy? 

 Salam .. I want to write step 2 ck .. How do apply for it ..??

 Can anyone inform how much time karachi consulate takes for Administrative Processing.

I got my documents back from the consulate but not the passport. I'm just wondering about it.

Regards,

 I am an intern and have 2 months left for my graduation. I got an approval from JHU immunology department for research elective. Its a lab research for 8-9 weeks. I am confused whether to go ahead or not, as far as I understand he is PhD and it must be a lab research, not clinical. Is it worth to go for it? I have both time and money constraints. Please suggest.

 Please any similar kind of platform for Engineers ? If any do help .