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get a residency or become a license MD
drtonycamuy - 01-07-08 15:25
If you did not match, you still have a great chance of getting a residency position in puerto rico. Puerto Rico is an island about 3000 miles from Florida shores.
Puerto Rico is a territory of United States of America and all residency programs are accredited by AGME.
Your chances increase because although some residency programs participate of ERAS, you can reach directly the residency coordinator turn i all require documentation and easily get an interview. If you have your ECFMG certification or steps I II II, you have a great deal of chance to enter a program
Why is this so I will eplain why. The mayority of doctors who train in Puerto Rico or abroad take the Puerto Rican boards (not usmle), if you pass all three steps you are elegible for licensure and may practice as a general physician. this is good but can be in disadvantage beacause you are not elegible for residency training, this is odd, but it is a fact in our country. These boards might be an alternative for most of you if you have not pass the usmle and want to become license to practice medicine in a USA territory, even in the USA if you work for the federal goverment (indian reservation, correctional, VA hospitals etc)
Good luck,I hope I was of some help
drtonycamuy - 01-07-08 15:25
If you did not match, you still have a great chance of getting a residency position in puerto rico. Puerto Rico is an island about 3000 miles from Florida shores.
Puerto Rico is a territory of United States of America and all residency programs are accredited by AGME.
Your chances increase because although some residency programs participate of ERAS, you can reach directly the residency coordinator turn i all require documentation and easily get an interview. If you have your ECFMG certification or steps I II II, you have a great deal of chance to enter a program
Why is this so I will eplain why. The mayority of doctors who train in Puerto Rico or abroad take the Puerto Rican boards (not usmle), if you pass all three steps you are elegible for licensure and may practice as a general physician. this is good but can be in disadvantage beacause you are not elegible for residency training, this is odd, but it is a fact in our country. These boards might be an alternative for most of you if you have not pass the usmle and want to become license to practice medicine in a USA territory, even in the USA if you work for the federal goverment (indian reservation, correctional, VA hospitals etc)
Good luck,I hope I was of some help
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Re: get a residency or become a license urkhan - 01-07-08 16:35 thank you for sharing information
can u tell how can i find hospitals where i can work
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Re: get a residency or become a license
drtonycamuy - 01-07-08 16:55 Urkhan I am glad you got interested. first of all, what is your status, do you have usmle all steps and looking for a residency or are you willing to take the boards in puerto rico also know as ( la revalida)??
If you are looking for hospitals in Puerto Rico with residency training you may find them under the programs of various college:
1. Recinto de ciencias medicas
2. escuela de medicina de ponce
3. universidad central del caribe escuela de medicina
4. universidad de medicina san juan bautista
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Re: get a residency or become a license urkhan - 01-07-08 17:09 thank u so much for ur reply
i have passed all usmle exam step1/2/3 and looking for residency
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Re: get a residency or become a license urkhan - 01-07-08 17:20 how i can i get information about their residency programme
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Re: get a residency or become a license drtonycamuy - 01-07-08 17:39 from the top of my head:
internal medicine:
hospital centro medico de mayaguez, mayaguez puerto rico
hospital la concepcion de san german puerto rico
hospital universitario de san juan
VA hospital san juan puerto rico has various residency programs
search from ponce school of medicine, ponce puerto rico
hospital regional de bayamon, has family, internal medicine and peds
family residency
hospital adventista de mayaguez, has a very good program i have seen many foreign grads there
hospital de dama en ponce also has a fam practice residency.
look also for the VA hospital in puerto rico they offer PMNR physiatry
also when you are applying for interviews look under puerto rico programs you will see all the specialties there
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Re: get a residency or become a license urkhan - 01-07-08 18:13 thanks for ur reply
can you give me the email address of these hospitals
r u from puerto rico?
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Re: get a residency or become a license mindswapper - 01-07-08 23:27 OMG... is the official language Spanish there?
Is it ok if somebody doesnt know any Spanish?
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Re: get a residency or become a license drtonycamuy - 02-05-08 23:16 YES , SPANISH IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE IN PUERTO RICO.ALSO WE COMUNICATE IN ENGLISH AS WELL.
GOOD LUCK
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Re: get a residency or become a license taghrid - 02-06-08 02:31 I think speaking spanish is a must, last year I sent an email to Pediatrics PD and he replied in a friendly way , But he said if you speak spanish I will send you application , and when i told him I do not speak spanish, He did not reply !!!!, So You can not appy there now without learning spanish!, Good Luck
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Re: get a residency or become a license radhamesramos - 02-09-08 18:04 PR is spanish speaking in its entirely population...so spanish is a must
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Re: get a residency or become a license doctor1 - 02-12-08 10:37 hey thats interesting so do they hav efellowships there like gi or cardilogy, if so are they accepted her in the us to practice without going through further examination process
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Re: get a residency or become a license mindswapper - 02-18-08 13:09 I am ready to learn Spanish too! Will they accept a Spanish learner? A new-bie?
1. But is it possible to do a residency in PR?
2. Can one practice in the US with the residency training done in the PR?
3. Is the residency done in PR paid?
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