+Places where you can get an observership

ExternshipJackson Park, Chicago Contact Email:externship@hotmail.com

Mercy hospital st louis has externship on merit andcredentials. Its
free.( Internal Medicine - Filled till December 2013. They accept
applications on October 1st for January to May. Need Social Security
and scores above 220, one month
only). www.mercygme.net.Applicable only if you have US Social
security number.
Observerships:
North Shore Medical Centre-Salem Hospital Program, MA in IM,
email CV to Program co-cordinator. Link
is http://nsmc.partners.org/residency/questions
Children's hospital of Pittsburgh: department of endocrinology
Cooper University Hospital: Pediatrics Contact LanzoJeanne@cooperhealth.edu
Texas, Good Shepherd Medical center, send email forobservership to
program coordinator, her email address given on frieda. theyhave
usually 3 observers every month and 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
sponsoring 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/observingshadowing-volunteering/
Alleghany General Hospital. IM paid. Contact
Email:aghint@wpahs.org
http://www.wpahs.org/locations/allegheny-general-hospital/educationphysician
Cleveland Clinic/Ohio/Pediatrics-paid observership..visittheir website
for more information.
Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center observership,newyork:
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/healthcareprofessionals/international-observership
Texas, Good Shepherd Medical center, send email forobservership to
program coordinator, her email address given on frieda. theyhave
usually 3 observers every month and no fees for observership.
Griffin hospital Connecticut has paid observership @500$/month.

(needs official transcripts).

http://www.griffinmeded.org/Clinical-Observership.aspx
Boston Childrens Hospital:
http://childrenshospital.org/healthprofessionals/Site1392/mainpageS1
392P95.html
NICU Observership for 1 month at Boston Children'sHospital...contact
person is Hossain Tanzeema...email is
Tanzeema.Hossain@childrens.harvard.edu.
Ochsner medical center at New Orleans has freeobserverships, if any
of the faculty 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 $/month if any
faculty or resident recommend you for observership.
St. Vincent Hospital Worcester, MA - Observership - free as long as
one of the doctors agrees to it so email and call them
Mt.Sinai newyork-Cardiology observership-free of cost-long waiting
list.So plan ahead. contact Email: maria.directo@mountsinai.org
Mt.Sinai newyork-PEDS-Hepatic transplant-observership500$/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/programsand-services/recanati-miller-transplantation-fellowship/residentsstudents-observers/observers

UT houston-observership-They have an application fee apart from

processing fee too. You need to find a faculty sponsor.
http://www.uthouston.edu/global-health/observers/
Tulane University,New Orleans-You need to find a faculty sponsorFree Observership

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-observershipprogram
Mayo Clinic,Florida-does offer-should plan ahead. You need to find a
faculty sponsor.
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/Inter
nationalPhysicianObserverProgram/tabid/5479/Default.aspx
2)Global observership program.(ECFMG certificate required).
http://portals.clevelandclinic.org/cime/VisitingPhysicianPrograms/Glob
alClinicalObserverProgram/tabid/5480/Default.aspx
Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy observership-3 months.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/neurological_institute/epilepsy/formedical-professionals/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 but 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-contacts help-because many with ECFMG cert dint get).
http://mercymedicalresidency.org/index.php/observership/
UNMC,nebraska-various specialities-VERY VERY long Waiting listShould Plan Really ahead-I am on waiting list still.
UNMC neurology observership,Nebraska:
http://www.unmc.edu/neurologicalsciences/observership_program.ht
m
Creigton University neurology observership program-(Needs
step1,step2 ck score).
(FREE).
http://medschool.creighton.edu/medicine/departments/neurology/neur
ologyobservership/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 $100/ week if selected.)
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/florida/education/observerships.aspx
Mt.Sinai Medical CENTER,Miami-Paid observership(I think miller
school of medicine and this are almost same).
http://www.msmc.com/education/internation-observership-course
Drexel has a paid observership-around 7500$ for 4-6 weeks.
http://www.drexelmed.edu/Home/OtherPrograms/PhysicianRefresher
Course.aspx
Griffin memorial Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma - Psychiatry. Cost$400, 1 month. For 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.(They 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.cmflores@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
Internal Medicine externship at Heart and Vascular institute in Detroit,
u can fill the application form on their
website http://www.heartteam.com/externship.php......they take some
time to process the application around 2 months...
Pediatrics observership at New york at MDPEDS clinic.. U need to
meet the doctor personally.. U can access the address

on http://www.mdpeds.com/...The doctors name is Dr. Daniela

Atanassova-Lineva M.D. the clinic is in queens, Ny..
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 goes).
http://www.im.msu.edu/applicants/observership.asp
Baylor College of Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis Observership Program
contact email: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_Ob
server_Policy.cfm
George Washington University Observership Program:
http://www.gwumc.edu/smhs/imp/medical-programs/internationalscholars/graduate/observer-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-andTraining-Programs/Observing-Clinical-Care-and-Research-at-DanaFarber.aspx
Inova observership, Virginia:
http://www.inova.org/education-and-research/education/education-forstudents/physician-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/Divisi
ons/CardiovascularMedicine/ClinicalandResearchFellowshipTrainingP
rograminCardiovascularDisease20082009/ApplicationProcess.aspx
Baptist Health South Florida: Observer program:
http://baptisthealth.net/en/facilities/West-Kendall-Baptisthospital/shadowing/Pages/default.aspx
Childrens National Peds Observership:
http://www.childrensnational.org/ForDoctors/gme/observerships/
Seattles childrens hospital observership:
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/healthcareprofessionals/education/observership/
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (http://renalobserver.org)
Texas- University Of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Observership in Anesthesiology(free)/ Critical Care (500$)/ Infectious
Diseases(1000$)
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/schools/med/imed/education/Observership/O
bserver.h