Thanks to USMLE FORUM 2014

Externship-
Jackson Park, Chicago Contact Email:externship@hotmail.com
Mercy hospital st louis has externship on merit andcredentials. Its free. (Need
Social Security , one month only). www.mercygme.net. Applicable only if you hav
e US Social security number.
Observer UPDATES:
Thomas Jefferson , PA 200/month Needs faculty reference
MSKCC, NYC 125/week need faculty sponsor
Observerships:
Texas, Good Shepherd Medical center, send email forobservership to program coord
inator, her email address given on frieda. no fees for observership
UMC Las Vegas - you'll need to find a faculty sponsor.
University of Florida Gainesville/Pediatrics,Free ofcost. Need to find a sponsor
ing faculty..the information is given on theirwebsite....
clerkship coordinator-Haltam Tabatha--tseay@peds.ufl.edu...for onemonth only
http://residency.pediatrics.med.ufl.edu/resources/observing-shadowing-volunteeri
ng/
Alleghany General Hospital. IM paid. Contact Email:aghint@wpahs.org
http://www.wpahs.org/locations/allegheny-general-hospital/education-physician
Cleveland Clinic/Ohio/Pediatrics-paid observership..visittheir website for more
information.
Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center observership,newyork:
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/healthcare-professionals/international-observer
ship
Texas, Good Shepherd Medical center, send email forobservership to program coord
inator, her email address given on frieda. theyhave usually 3 observers every mo
nth and no fees for observership.
Griffin hospital Connecticut has paid observership @500$/month.(needs official t
ranscripts).
http://www.griffinmeded.org/Clinical-Observership.aspx
Boston Childrens Hospital:
http://childrenshospital.org/healthprofessionals/Site1392/mainpageS1392P95.html
NICU Observership for 1 month at Boston Children'sHospital...contact person is H
ossain Tanzeema...email is Tanzeema.Hossain@childrens.harvard.edu.
Ochsner medical center at New Orleans has freeobserverships, if any of the facul
ty working there recommends the candidate.
CHM,children's ,Detroit-observer ship in ED, no cost
contact email:JVelasco@dmc.org
USF infectious disease,Tampa,Florida paid observership(2000$)
Wayne state univ paid observership $1500/month
http://gme.med.wayne.edu/future/observership.php
(website says not offering now- i donno why-i knew people who have done recently
too).
St Agnes hospital Baltimore MD- In Int.Medicine 500 $/month if any faculty or re
sident recommend you for observership.
St. Vincent Hospital Worcester, MA - Observership - free as long as one of the d
octors agrees to it so email and call them
Mt.Sinai newyork-Cardiology observership-free of cost-long waiting list.So plan
ahead. contact Email: maria.directo@mountsinai.org
Mt.Sinai newyork-PEDS-Hepatic transplant-observership-500$/MONTH. Sometimes they
waive the fee(that is they give it for free).
contact email: sarah.hammond@mountsinai.org
http://icahn.mssm.edu/departments-and-institutes/surgery/programs-and-services/r
ecanati-miller-transplantation-fellowship/residents-students-observers/observers
UT houston-observership-They have an application fee apart from processing fee t
oo. You need to find a faculty sponsor.
http://www.uthouston.edu/global-health/observers/
Tulane University,New Orleans-You need to find a faculty sponsor-Free Observersh
ip
UPMC -Offers observerships-you need to find a faculty sponsor
http://www.ccm.pitt.edu/clinical-visitor-observe
Miller school of Medicine,Miami-Paid observership(May be around 1500$).
http://imi.med.miami.edu/education-and-training/global-observership-program
Mayo Clinic,Florida-does offer-should plan ahead. You need to find a faculty spo
nsor.
Cleveland Clinic-Two kind of observerships
1)International physician observer program(doesn't need ECFMG cert-not meant for
USMLE aspirants-but still give a try).
http://portals.clevelandclinic.org/cime/VisitingPhysicianPrograms/InternationalP
hysicianObserverProgram/tabid/5479/Default.aspx
2)Global observership program.(ECFMG certificate required).
http://portals.clevelandclinic.org/cime/VisitingPhysicianPrograms/GlobalClinical
ObserverProgram/tabid/5480/Default.aspx
Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy observership-3 months.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/neurological_institute/epilepsy/for-medical-profes
sionals/observership.aspx
Oklahoma state Medical Association- observership-3 months(Paid)- application fee
$250 + $900 for 12 weeks. not a University hospital, no choice of speciality bu
t you get placed in IM mostly.
http://www.okmed.org/index-2_internationalsection.html
Mercy St.Vincents ,Toledo,Ohio-Check their website.(Needs ECFMG certificate-cont
acts help-because many with ECFMG cert dint get).
http://mercymedicalresidency.org/index.php/observership/
UNMC,nebraska-various specialities-VERY VERY long Waiting list-Should Plan Reall
y ahead-I am on waiting list still.
UNMC neurology observership,Nebraska:
http://www.unmc.edu/neurologicalsciences/observership_program.htm
Creigton University neurology observership program-(Needs step1,step2 ck score).
(FREE).
http://medschool.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/neurology/neurologyobservers
hip/index.php
University of Kentucky-Neurology observership-see their website.(free)
http://ukneurology.com/education/observership.html
Massachusetts General hospital-Paid observership.
http://www.massgeneral.org/vep/observerships/
Moffitt's Cancer hospitals-Tampa,florida
http://moffittcancercenter.com/Site.aspx?spid=52228CED6507409E8C68B26ED85A9FC6
Cleveland Clinic Florida-Paid observership(Cost: $500 for application and $100/
week if selected.)
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/florida/education/observerships.aspx
Mt.Sinai Medical CENTER,Miami-Paid observership(I think miller school of medicin
e and this are almost same).
http://www.msmc.com/education/internation-observership-course
Drexel has a paid observership-around 7500$ for 4-6 weeks.
http://www.drexelmed.edu/Home/OtherPrograms/PhysicianRefresherCourse.aspx
Griffin memorial Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma - Psychiatry. Cost- $400, 1 month. F
or more details contact program coordinator- Pam Melton, psmelton@odmhsas.org
Duke University, Durham- Oncology.
Univ Of Louisville,Psychiatry-4 month duration
MD Anderson cancer center,Leukemia department,4 weeks,No charge,apply early.(The
y are not offering them now these days-Also i dont see any benefit in doing here
).
Baylor college of Medicine, Texas- Pediatrics. Contact Ms. Claudia Flores. cmflo
res@texaschildrens.org (I am not sure whether they are offering it now adays.
University of Minessota observership- multiple specialties
website- http://www.med.umn.edu/gme/observinfo/home.html
Michigan state university-Sparrow Hospital-Internal Medicine Observership. They
offer limited Obsies and Application time is single day-It was on April 30 this
year. Timings was from 8AM to 1.30 PM .See how narrow it is. (Lets see how it go
es).
http://www.im.msu.edu/applicants/observership.asp
Baylor College of Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis Observership Program contact em
ail:vrivera@bcm.tmc.edu
Jackson Memorial Hospitals,Miami:
http://www.jacksonhealth.org/residents-fellows-observers.as
Florida Hospital,Orlando:
http://www.floridahospital.com/careers-education/observership
Case Western Univesity, Urology Observership:
http://casemed.case.edu/dept/urology/Visiting_Medical_Students_Observer_Policy.c
fm
George Washington University Observership Program:
http://www.gwumc.edu/smhs/imp/medical-programs/international-scholars/graduate/o
bserver-training/index.cfm
Henry Ford Hospital,Detroit observership
http://www.iihe.org/fpres/policymanual/OBSERVERSHIP.htm
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Observership:
http://www.dana-farber.org/Education-and-Training/Fellowships-and-Training-Progr
ams/Observing-Clinical-Care-and-Research-at-Dana-Farber.aspx
Inova observership, Virginia:
http://www.inova.org/education-and-research/education/education-for-students/phy
sician-observerships.jsp
Penn Medicine Observer program:
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/gme/coordina/observer/index.html
Beth-Israel Deaconess Center,Observership Program:
http://www.bidmc.org/MedicalEducation/Departments/Medicine/Divisions/Cardiovascu
larMedicine/ClinicalandResearchFellowshipTrainingPrograminCardiovascularDisease2
0082009/ApplicationProcess.aspx
Baptist Health South Florida: Observer program:
http://baptisthealth.net/en/facilities/West-Kendall-Baptist-hospital/shadowing/P
ages/default.aspx
Childrens National Peds Observership:
http://www.childrensnational.org/ForDoctors/gme/observerships/
Seattles childrens hospital observership:
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/healthcare-professionals/education/observership/
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (http://renalobserver.org)