How Competitive Is Getting Placement In Obstetrics And Gynecology In The United States Of America As A Foreign Trained

[kendell]

as a foreign educated physician, what opportunity do i have to get a residency placement in obstetrics and gynecology in the united states

[Marlon]

I think that the cited site is representaive of most places. The foreign trained doctor need to get a residency program ECFMG CertificationThe Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates(ECFMG), through its program of certification, assesses whether international medical graduates are ready to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education(ACGME).ECFMG and its organizational members define an international medical graduate as a physician who received his/her basic medical degree or qualification from a medical school located outside the United States and Canada*. To be eligible for ECFMG Certification, the physician?s medical school and graduation year must be listed in the International Medical Education Directory(IMED) of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research(FAIMER). To verify that a particular medical school and graduation year are listed, access IMED on this website.The examination requirements for ECFMG Certification include passing Step 1 and Step 2 of the USMLE. The Step 2 exam has two separately administered components, the Clinical Knowledge(CK) component and the Clinical Skills(CS) component.To meet the examination requirements for ECFMG Certification, applicants must:1. Satisfy the medical science examination requirement.Step 1 and Step 2 CK of the USMLE are the exams currently administered that satisfy this requirement. To meet the medical science examination requirement for ECFMG Certification, applicants must pass both Step 1 and Step 2 CK within a specified period of time. For detailed information, including information on time limits for completing the examinations for ECFMG Certification and former examinations that satisfy this requirement, refer to Examination Requirements.2. Satisfy the clinical skills requirement.This requirement includes demonstration of data-gathering and communication(including spoken English) skills. Step 2 CS of the USMLE is the exam currently administered that satisfies this requirement. Specific time limits for passing Step 2 CS for ECFMG Certification may apply. For detailed information, including information on time limits for completing the examinations for ECFMG Certification and using a passing performance on the former ECFMG CSA to satisfy this requirement, refer to Examination Requirements.topMedical Education Credential RequirementsThe physician?s medical school and graduation year must be listed in the International Medical Education Directory(IMED). International medical graduates must have had at least four credit years(academic years for which credit has been given toward completion of the medical curriculum) in attendance at a medical school that is listed in IMED. IMED is maintained by the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research(FAIMER), a non-profit foundation of ECFMG. IMED contains information supplied by countries about their medical schools. FAIMER is not an accrediting agency.To meet the medical education credential requirements for ECFMG Certification, applicants must provide the required medical education credentials, which include the final medical diploma and final medical school transcript.Applicants must document the completion of all requirements for, and receipt of, the final medical diploma. ECFMG verifies every applicant?s medical school diploma with the appropriate officials of the medical school that issued the diploma. When ECFMG sends your medical diploma to your medical school for verification, ECFMG will request that the medical school include your final medical school transcript when the school returns the verification of your medical diploma to ECFMG. An applicant?s credentials are not considered complete until ECFMG receives verification of the medical diploma and the final medical school transcript directly from the medical school. For detailed information, see Medical Education Credentials. Important Note: Submitting altered or falsified documents to ECFMG may be sufficient cause for ECFMG to bar you from an exam, to terminate your participation in an exam, to withhold and/or invalidate the results of an exam, to withhold a certificate, revoke a certificate, or to take other appropriate action. ECFMG may also report instances of altered or falsified documents to the USMLE Committee on Irregular Behavior, FSMB Board Action Databank, state medical licensing authorities, and directors of graduate medical education programs, or to any other organization or individual who, in the judgment of ECFMG, has a legitimate interest in such information. In all cases when the ECFMG Committee on Medical Education Credentials has made a finding of irregular behavior, a permanent annotation will be included in the individual's ECFMG Status Report and ECFMG Certification Verification Service(CVS) Report. See Irregular Behavior.topStandard ECFMG CertificateECFMG issues the Standard ECFMG Certificate to applicants who meet all of the examination and medical education credential requirements. Applicants must also pay any outstanding charges on their ECFMG financial accounts before their certificates are issued. Standard ECFMG Certificates are sent approximately two weeks after all of these requirements have been met. Currently, ECFMG sends the Standard ECFMG Certificate to the applicant?s address of record by Federal Express. If your address of record with ECFMG is a U.S. post office box, the certificate will be sent by certified mail.The Standard ECFMG Certificate includes: * the name of the applicant; * the applicant?s USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number; * the dates that the examination requirements were met; * the date that the certificate was issued; and * if applicable, the dates through which the passing performances on certain exams remain valid for the purpose of entry into graduate medical education.(See Validity of Examinations for Entry into Graduate Medical Education).Applicants may use the Standard ECFMG Certificate to enter an accredited program of graduate medical education in the United States.topValidity of Examinations for Entry into Graduate Medical EducationClinical Skills ExaminationsFor applicants who satisfy the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification by passing Step 2 CS, this passing performance is not subject to expiration for the purpose of entering programs of graduate medical education.For applicants who satisfied the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification by passing the former ECFMG CSA and an English language proficiency test, passing performance on the CSA may be subject to expiration for the purpose of entering graduate medical education, as described below. * Passing performances on CSA administrations that took place on or after June 14, 2001 are not subject to expiration for the purpose of entering graduate medical education programs. If you are certified by ECFMG and your Standard ECFMG Certificate lists a "valid through" date for an administration of the CSA that took place on or after June 14, 2001, you may request a permanent validation sticker on-line by accessing OASIS or by completing a Special Request for Permanent Validation Sticker(Form 295) and submitting it to ECFMG. * Passing performances on CSA administrations that took place before June 14, 2001 are valid for three years from the date passed for the purpose of entering graduate medical education programs. The date through which passing performance on the CSA remains valid for entry into graduate medical education(the CSA "valid through" date) will be listed on the applicant?s Standard ECFMG Certificate. If the applicant has entered a program before expiration of the valid through date, the applicant may request permanent validation. This means that the CSA date is no longer subject to expiration. To request permanent validation, the applicant and an authorized official of the training institution must complete a Request for Permanent Validation(Form 246). On receipt of this form, ECFMG will provide a permanent validation sticker to be affixed to the certificate. If an applicant who passed CSA before June 14, 2001 does not enter a program within three years of the CSA pass date, the applicant?s CSA passing performance will expire for the purpose of entering graduate medical education. Before entering a program, these applicants must pass Step 2 CS. Passing performance on Step 2 CS does not expire for the purpose of entry into graduate medical education.English ExaminationsPassing performances on the English language proficiency test(such as the TOEFL exam or the former ECFMG English Test) are not subject to expiration for the purpose of entering graduate medical education programs, regardless of the date passed. If you are certified by ECFMG and your Standard ECFMG Certificate lists a "valid through" date for an English language proficiency test, you may request a permanent validation sticker on-line using OASIS or by completing a Special Request for Permanent Validation Sticker(Form 295) and submitting it to ECFMG. Sources: http://www.ecfmg.org/2006ib/ibcert.html#validity awarulz 85 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Somerton]

OB is losing its luster among US grads.  With malpractice at an all-time high and poor work hours US grads are looking elsewhere.  As a foreign grad you can definitely get in.  I think it all depends on how qualified you are.  Best of luck in your endeavors

[Aodha]

In the  U.S. there is a high demand for obstetriticians, but because of high malpractice insurance fewer people are entering the specialty. Many programs are actually dropping OB and just doing GYN. There are usually vacant spots left so you can get a spot somewhere if you are not picky about the location   http://forums.studentdoctor.net/archive/index.php/t-122477.html   You can check out the different programs: http://www.scutwork.com/cgi-bin/links/page.cgi?g=OBGYN%2Findex.html&d=1

[crisdean77]

While true, it doesn't answer the question about OBGYN specifically.

[Devine]

It is relatively competitive but if you are a good foreign candidate you can get in without problems... OB is losing its luster among US grads.  With malpractice at an all-time high and poor work hours US grads are looking elsewhere.  As a foreign grad you can definitely get in.  I think it all depends on how qualified you are.  Best of luck in your endeavors Nadia803 85 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.