The Complete Guide to Clinical Electives Applications

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Timestamps - 00:00 Intro 00:35 Other videos you should watch 00:43 Ideal USMLE Timeline 00:56 Total Cost of USMLE Journey 01:09 Guide to Clinical Electives in the US 01:25 Contents 03:12 Electives requiring STEP 1 03:51 Electives not requiring STEP 1 04:21 Searching for Electives 06:49 Dean's Letter 08:23 Medical School Transcript 10:00 LORs 11:07 Health Insurance 12:15 Malpractice Insurance 12:54 Immunisation (AAMC form) 14:19 TB Form 15:22 Summary

[@medisid8304]

thank you so much

[@srinivasanramachandran6398]

Very informative. My daughter is applying for Elective this year.🙏🏾

[@tonmaamo2102]

Wow this is an excellent resource! Very helpful. I hope you could also do a vlog on your research year at Cleveland Clinic. Thank you.

[@ArjunChatterjee]

I am at Mayo Clinic. I was at Cleveland clinic for my elective. I will do a summary video before my research year ends.

[@sreoshysaha2359]

Can't thank you enough for this EXCELLENT video!!!🙏

[@ArjunChatterjee]

If you want to thank me, then share the videos with the one who seeks it.

[@sreoshysaha2359]

@@ArjunChatterjee Sure!😊👍

[@stonefaze1157]

Thank you for the detailed explanation of the process!! Really love your videos!

[@debistutisaha4170]

This is such an informative video especially the insurance section. Thank you so much!

[@aditipunia2359]

Please make a similar video regarding research options in USA. Thanks a lot.

[@atchayad842]

This video is pure gold !

[@khushpatel4463]

Loved it. The perfect type explanation that i needed.It really helped me.Thnxx

[@anamasif3553]

A really good and summarized video regarding electives

[@myp1600]

Very helpfull and informative video. Highly recommend.

[@komaldiptianandmaisuriya4301]

Thank you so muchh this really helped solve my all doubts

[@nilusharma6496]

I came to know about electives 3 months before completion of my graduation ..what can i do now for doing electives

[@hadjoudjmehdi7606]

i appreciate your videos , good work.

[@amuktapalakurthi5167]

Thank you for this insightful guide. Is there any chance you can help provide a template for the Deans letter and the medical transcripts on home school clerkships?

[@19chaithanyashanthi64]

Sir u deserve many subscribers. Each and every video of u is a gem. I am in my final year of MBBS my dream branch is radiation oncology how to get electives for it and is it possible for an img to match into radiation oncology .

[@ArjunChatterjee]

You need to check the NRMP match results. If you apply early getting an elective shouldn't be an issue, although I have no idea how difficult or easy it's to match in rad-onc.

[@19chaithanyashanthi64]

@@ArjunChatterjee thank you sir

[@mansimratsingh5220]

Sir when u did 3 electives before starting of your internship, keeping in mind that u need to apply 6-8 month prior, u must have applied for electives during your 4th year, which means neither u have 4th prof marks nor u r in final year at the time of applying. Also u don’t have clinical rotations in different departments since your internship has not started yet. So how did u manage a medical school transcript and dean’s letter saying u r in final year??

[@ArjunChatterjee]

They gave me provisional versions of the transcript and letter with the clerkships which I had completed.

[@mansimratsingh5220]

@@ArjunChatterjee ok sir... actually I wanted to ask that like some places such as Cleveland clinic asks for requirement that u should’ve completed all your core clerkship/rotation at the time of clinical electives. Sir are they asking that u should’ve completed final year internship rotations or they are asking for clinicals before the internship/final year?? because it’s almost impossible to first complete internship/final year rotations and then apply for electives..... PLEASE HELP SIR

[@ArjunChatterjee]

@@mansimratsingh5220 final year clerkships mean 3rd year part 2 rotations.

[@atchayad842]

If i have done only my general medicine and general surgery postings during intern year at the time of applying for usce, should i mention only them in the transcript ?

[@snehaarora8243]

Sir please guide about how to apply for research from US hospitals & universities.

[@Abhishekyadav-yt1en]

Awesome 👍👍👍

[@usmleunlimited6980]

Most universities require colleges to a be part of the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program to apply for electives... Only 10 indian colleges are registered to the VSLO program.. Even places like Mayo clinic require application through VSLO... Is this any way around this?

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Not that I know of. Sadly most of the colleges are moving to the VSLO platform.

[@usmleunlimited6980]

@@ArjunChatterjee So what can i do now Very limited universities are left to apply without vslo What is your opinion on private agencies like usmle sarthi and amo opportunities They are providing clerkships with physicians affliated with universities..

[@usmleunlimited6980]

Is it difficult to enroll my college to vslo?

[@salmajamali5881]

When should i get the immunization paper? Before or after being accepted in electives?

[@magentableue7540]

This was really useful, thank you for the video. I have a question about the transcript mentioning the duration of the courses taken. If I am applying for an elective in my fourth year (in orther to do the rotation in my fifth year), should I explain about the courses that I am going to take or just the courses that I've already taken? Because in my fourth year I am not doing rotations, just externships, or do they count as courses taken? Thank you for your time :3

[@muditsagwaria3539]

What if you get selected for a particular elective and that you paid its tuition fee but you don't get the visa appointment slot. Or you get the slot but by that time you no longer are a student (and become a graduate)?

[@gawrikondaskar5104]

I am planning for electives for July next year so how many months prior to my electives should I get the infuenza and ppd vaccine.

[@vedanshishah4071]

Thus video is quite informative! Thank you! I noticed that we have to select a particular course in the department i choose to apply for electives, for eg: I choose internal medicine and in that there’s cardiology, pulmonary medicine, endocrinology etc. Is there a way to do internal medicine elective as a whole ( by not having to choose a specific course) ? Or if I do need to choose one, will it count as experience in that specific course only OR internal medicine as a whole?

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Medicine is usually reserved for own medical students and not international students

[@anyatarh9237]

Hello sir did you have any mentors who guided you. I'm also from a place where people dont know about these stuff n usmle is far fetch..i don't even have anyone from US. So all these factors is really discouraging me

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Watch my videos and read the blogs. There are a lot of material out there. You can guide yourself. Good luck.

[@revanth.shanmukh]

Doctor Chatterjee could you please say about your experience at UAB?

[@NewBie-yp8wm]

I'm in 3rd year and done with step 1 but does not have visa for electives.So when(immediate future or 4th year)to apply and how to obtain visa for electives?

[@SD-om5lf]

Hi, thanks for the video! I was wondering if we are also allowed to do electives if our internship postings are completed but we have not yet submitted internship materials or applied for the internship completion certificate?

[@ArjunChatterjee]

I don't know if that's allowed. Ask you university.

[@Sreeja196]

Dr. Chatterjee, do you have any suggestions on KUMC? Should I pursue it?

[@deepakrajendran8549]

Hey, great video! Any advice on what time of the year research positions tend to open up? Thanks!

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Usually around Match season. March to June. Start emailing professors just after the match week.

[@deepakrajendran8549]

Thanks! Best of luck for the journey ahead!

[@ektabhatia1024]

Can you suggest for some dr. Or people for research that i should contact?

[@sajithsakthi5979]

Make a video on the list of free electives offered to international students.and low cost electives for us

[@medicalcarnival7047]

Sir,If I extend my internship for 8 months and do the electives ...is it a good decision or not... because once I graduate I may regret it..I wanna match into obgyn..which might need my electives LOR

[@heshambakir491]

when we should pay the tuition fee? while we apply or when we go to us?

[@medphilomath4436]

Very helpful video sir,☺🙏👍 SIR PLEASE TELL IS GUYTON 2020 SUFFICIENT IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE REQ FOR STEP 1 PHISIOLOGY QUESTIONS? OR ANY OTHER RESOURCE SHOULD BE USED?? 🙏

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Asking me the same question twice won't change my answer! Go re-watch my 1st-year video you'll find what I say. Next time, I'll avoid and treat this as SPAM!

[@ArjunChatterjee]

You need to do BRS Physiology in case you want to understand physio, then read Guyton or Gannong. Just by opening a 1000 page book, you won't learn anything.

[@medphilomath4436]

@@ArjunChatterjee sorry sir i forgot that i have asked u this question already Really sorry😔🙏

[@sanjeevaggarwal7986]

When one should apply for visa , sir

[@raghavendrasarai4027]

bro what is the acceptance rate of electives if ur board exam score is too low , or will it make a difference ?????

[@ArjunChatterjee]

No difference. There is no standardised acceptance rate, but it's quite low I would say. So apply to as many places as possible.

[@raghavendrasarai4027]

Thanx bro🤩🤩

[@simrankm1591]

Can one apply for electives without OET scores?

[@ehabishteiwy7163]

Would it hurt your application if you postpone your internship a year or repeat a year in med school in order to buy time & prepare yourself to apply for electives ..? Looking for your valuable insight.

[@ArjunChatterjee]

See the timeline video.

[@medphilomath4436]

Sir also 🙏🙏please make a video on how to build a strong base in mbbs from starting

[@ArjunChatterjee]

Dude do you watch my videos or just come here to comment? Watch my identify resources and study smart video!

[@shreypatel8113]

If i want to do 3 months of electives than how many places should i apply if incase i got rejected after (completing step 1)

[@ArjunChatterjee]

As many as possible

[@shreypatel8113]

Yeah thanks but a figure like how many places did you applied

[@ArjunChatterjee]

@@shreypatel8113 I would say maybe 10-12. I had no contacts so couldn't take chances.

[@45-jayanthgottipati]

Visa type . Pls?

[@ramster4444wazza]

Hi sir. Why are you doing a research year in Rochester when you have such good usmle marks?

[@ArjunChatterjee]

It's like asking why go to high school, when you've aced in middle school. Lol. I want to perform clinical research in my career. That's why.

[@maximusjaip]

With application fees of $300-$500 , how many applications should the candidates submit , given that some can be rejected ?.

[@ArjunChatterjee]

As many possible so that you can get 2/3 months of USCE

[@eeshanbatarka69]

@@ArjunChatterjee how many LORs can i get from a single elective ??