Having US Clinical Experience is REQUIRED to obtain US medical residencies and fellowships.

While you will not see it listed, per se, in applications and in the NRMP Program Director Survey, International Medical Graduates MUST have US Clinical Experience when applying to medical residency and fellowship programs in the United States.

When evaluating applications from IMGs, Program Directors depend upon US Clinical Experience…

• To demonstrate that the applicant has familiarity and experience in the US healthcare system
• To demonstrate that the applicant has familiarity and experience with the US standards of doctor-patient relationships
• To demonstrate that the applicant has familiarity and experience with the US standards of peer relationships in healthcare settings
• To allow US physicians to evaluate the applicant's professionalism versus US standards and expectations
• To allow US physicians to evaluate the applicant's aptitude for and likelihood of success in a US residency or fellowship program

US Clinical Experience rotations also give you opportunities to obtain Letters of Recommendation from US-practicing physicians, and they allow you to demonstrate commitment to specialty.

 
Simply put… Without US Clinical Experience, your application is almost worthless.

Not all US Clinical Experience is alike.
 

US Clinical Experience rotations (aka "Observerships") come in two basic types:

• True OBSERVER Type
• HANDS-ON Type

True OBSERVER Type rotations are just that… Stand and OBSERVE.
These rotations do not provide an opportunity for you to interact with patients; and, as such, do not give you the experiences needed and do not give the preceptor an opportunity to evaluate the skills needed to support an ERAS application.

HANDS-ON Type rotations are INTERACTIVE.
While variable, these rotations provide the opportunity to interact with patients – perhaps taking histories, doing physical examinations, or even doing minor procedures. You gain valuable experience in US healthcare; and, your preceptor has the opportunity to evaluate you and to provide meaningful comments in their Letters of Recommendations to Program Directors.

 
Note: Practically all advisors and preceptors use the term "Observership" generically to refer to all US Clinical Experience rotations.  It is the actual experience and the description that counts.

 
You need HANDS-ON Type US Clinical Experience.
 

When selecting US Clinical Experience – regardless of what it is called – you should select rotations and/or observership service providers that supply INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON experience.

USCE rotations affiliated with DRN Education are HANDS-ON experiences.

Because DRN Education and our USCE partners prioritize YOUR NEEDS…

 
DRN Education also has exclusive placement agreements with many unique and sought-after preceptor physicians and sites.
 
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