Clerkship Program: Due to repeated requests from foreign medical students for USCE, we are
launching a new clerkship program to help M.B.B.S. students fulfill part of their 12-month internship requirement
after completing the course work.
Requirements:
1. Student must have completed all course work and passed USMLE Part I with better than 85% score.
2. Must have a strong desire to want to practice medicine in USA and resources to pay for the training.
3. The medical school must accept the following training format in writing.
Training Format:
1. There will be 2 assignments of 3 weeks each with 2 LOR's.
2. Student will stay in the fmgaffordable dorm for the 6 weeks.
3. Student will then do self-study for 7 weeks with phone and email guidance from Dr.Mehta.
4. The medical school will accept this as 3 months Internship credit for the student. This program would work
best for the last 3 months of Internship.
Training:
Training will consist of learning to take history and physical and perform comprehensive physical exam in an
effective and efficient way as commonly done in US medical practice. Student will learn how to do a thorough check-
up in a limited amount of time (similar to CS exam) and still obtain high degree of diagnostic accuracy. This will
be hands-on training where the student will touch and examine the patients under the watchful eye of the teaching
physician. This training will teach you the basics to be a successful physician in private practice in USA.
Additional services:
For no additional cost following help will be provided as requested:
1. Familiarization with USMLE exams, ERAS and NRMP procedures, getting AAMC token number
2. CV and Personal statement preparation
3. Residency Interview techniques
4. Accent reduction
5. Career Counselling
Referral System: Anyone who refers a student to us will receive a nice gift from us of $120 value
for their referral. Gift will be sent after referred student is registered.
Patel-Mehta Foundation: This foundation awards a scholarship of $500 for any externship student
registered with us who has 99 percentile scores for both Step I and Step II CK. Pankaj Bansal from Punjab, India,
is our first recipient of this award.
What to bring for Externship:
Original plus a copy of medical degree certificate, USMLE results, proper ID (passport and/or drivers license),
and your CV. THESE ITEMS ARE MANDATORY.
Your medical records, including PPD test, X-rays, and other immunization records. This is required to work at the hospital.
Two (2) white full-sleeve lab coats
Stethoscope
Formal attire for office and hospital visits, including necktie and formal shoes comfortable for a lot of walking
Laptop computer with wireless G capability (If you don’t have one, you will need to buy one upon arrival)
PLEASE limit the belongings you bring with you to one large suitcase and a small carry-on bag. There is very limited
storage space in the dorm.
Immunizations: The following immunizations are required by the hospitals:
DPT
Polio
MMR
Varicella
Hepatitis B
Skin test for TB (PPD) within past one year. Chest x-ray needed for positive ppd.
If you are BCG vaccinated, chest x-ray is required.
Location: Columbia, Maryland, the largest planned community in USA, is an attractive area for physicians
due to being only a half-hour drive from both Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Baltimore has the renowned Johns Hopkins
Medical System as well as University of Maryland and Maryland General Hospital. All are teaching hospitals.
Washington, DC, has Washington Adventist (known for cardiac care due to Dr. Shawl, a fine cardiac surgeon
originally from Kashmir), Georgetown University Hospital and also George Washington Hospital. Washington area
also has the National Institute of Health (NIH). Free Pri-Med weekend (2 full days) medical seminars are readily
available, and there are frequent pharmaceutical company educational dinner meetings. A visit to the Smithsonian
Institute Museums in Washington, DC, can be very interesting. The Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Natural
History (with the fabulous Hope Diamond) are really special.