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Program Requirements - Updated for 2009 Match!


 ResidentsCafe Program Minimum Requirements with official emails from Program Directors has been helping thousands of residency applicant get into the resideancy of their choice since 2004. We provide the most upto date and detailed information all on the residency programs in the country as we know the programs inside out.

Review of Residentscafe Program Requirements


I was like all of you, a visa seeker, looking for a list of programs that sponsor H1B. My scores were in the early 90s and because of Residentscafe.com's program requirements list, I received 30 interview calls. You see its not how many programs you apply to, the secret is the right programs to apply to that will sponsor your visa and is IMG friendly. Residentscafe.com has all that.

Essay Writing and How I Write Essays


Writing an essay is a very interesting activity. Everybody has expectations of what they think a writing class at a university will be like. Mine, however, were more of concerns and worries than expectations. I thought of college writing classes as constant writing, papers due everyday, along with in-class writings right and left. Although this may have been me just panicking, after all English is one of my weaker subjects, but I feel coming into a class worrying for the worst will prepare me for anything that I am about to be faced. That way, if it is a non-stop writing melee I would not be too surprised. To be honest, I cannot say I would enjoy any part of any type of writing class.

Personal Statement Editing Service


A lot of people have contacted us and asked if there is a reliable service to have their personal statements edited. We have contacted a group of attending physicians who agreed to edit a limited number of personal statements for residency applicants at Residentscafe.com.

How does it work?

In order to signup, please go to http://www.residentscafe.com/members/signup.php and choose the personal statement editing service. You pay via paypal. Once you complete the payment, you send us your personal statement along with your CV to our email ID tumpati at hotmail.com (remove spaces and replace at with @). It takes 1-2 weeks to complete the eiditing process. IF the reviewer has any questions, they will contact you.

List of Hospitals Offering Observerships


This is a partial list of hospitals that we know of that offer OBSERVERSHIPS for international medical graduates and medical students. For a list of hospitals offering externships, please see the separate list titled Hospitals Offering Externships
If you find any other hospital that offers observerships, please leave a comment below and we will be glad to update the list.

List of Hospitals Offering Externships


We are compiling a list of hospitals in the United States that offer Externships to medical graduates/medical students with an emphasis on those programs that accept IMG's. Externships are learning opportunities, similar to internships, offered by hospitals to give you short practical experiences.

Apply Early or it will cost you an year!


Applying Early vs Late for the Match.

If you apply late - let us say in Oct/Nov/Dec.

The program will have 500-2000 applications by that time. The secretary finds it hard to find place to keep all these files organized in her office. She hardly will have the time or interest to consider new applications. The deadlines of most programs are over by Oct/Nov. So they may not look at your application. Even if they look at your application, they will say, we are sorry all our interview slots are filled.

If you apply early, say in September...
You may have less exam results than you wish to have on the application. But you can call the program or email them as and when something changes in your status. They will automatically get the results via ERAS, anyway.

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