Medical Residency Training in the US : Important Con
siderations
SVASTIJAYA DAVIRATANASILPA, MD*, CHAKRAPOL SRIAROON, MD**,
DARIUS LOGHMANEE, MD***, HENRY WILDE, MD*,
VISITH SITPRIJA, MD, PhD*
Affiliation : * Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
** Internal Medicine Resident, St Joseph Hospital Program,
*** Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics Resident, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
AbstractThe United States attracts medical scholars from abroad. However, the previously open- armed
welcome extended to medical residents in America no longer exists for a variety of reasons. A series
of barriers based on high educational standards and a rigid system of testing scientific and clinical skills
and communication abilities, now tend to eliminate many applicants. Added to this is that American
medical colleges now produce a near adequate number of new graduates and that foreign trained resi
dents are often relegated to less desirable programs. These may not provide the level of training expected
by the applicant. Less attractive programs are also less likely to enhance the scholar's chances of
gaining an academic career and professional recognition on returning home. Applicants for residencies
in the US should now be aware that only the best are likely to gain entrance to highly desired posts
and to quality fellowships after completing a residency in America. All of this should be weighed
against the stress and high costs that are now entailed in obtaining postgraduate medical training in
America. This study endeavors to summarize what a young doctor should know about the application
process for an American residency position and what he might expect from it.
Keywords : US Medical Residency Training, Foreign Medical Graduates
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