This book collates the expertise and experience of leading medical professionals to give foreign medical graduates an understanding of the American health care system. All the fundamental stages in the preparation of a foreign medical graduate for medical training in the US are covered.
The book aims to provide essential information and guidance on how to navigate the American health care system. The characteristics of it are described in this concise and easy to read volume to help foreign medical graduates integrate into the American system.
contents
Part I The Journey
1 International Medical Graduates and the American
Health Care System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Marco G. Patti and Francisco Schlottmann
2 Research Experience in the USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Francisco Schlottmann
3 What After Training? Returning to Your Own Country . . . . . . . . . . 11
María Verónica Gorodner
4 United States Medical Licensing Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Amy Holmstrom
5 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Amy Holmstrom
6 U.S. Immigration Law: Legal Pathways for
Physician Immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Matthew A. Streff
7 Applying from Abroad Versus Applying from the USA:
Importance of a Research Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Marco G. Patti and Francisco Schlottmann
8 International Medical Graduates: Role of Mentoring . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Marco G. Patti and Francisco Schlottmann
9 Our Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Marco G. Patti and P. Marco Fisichella
Part II The Testimonials
10 My Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Marco E. Allaix
11 Anthony Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Anthony Charles
12 Chirag Desai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chirag S. Desai
13 Fernando Elli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Enrique Fernando Elli
14 Alessandro Fichera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Alessandro Fichera
15 Roberto Hodara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Roberto Hodara
16 Journey of the Surgeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tomasz Kozlowski
17 Fabrizio Michelassi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Fabrizio Michelassi
18 Luigi Pascarella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Luigi Pascarella
19 Marco Patti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Marco G. Patti
20 Marco Bertucci Zoccali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Marco Bertucci Zoccali
21 Carlos Galvani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Carlos Galvani
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115