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List of Friendly Hospitals for Observerships


The following is a list of hospitals that have a history of offering observerships to FMGs. If you know of any other hospital that offers observerships to FMGs and would like to add it to this list please click here . If you know that any of the hospitals in this list no longer offers observerships please let us know (by clicking on Feedback) and help your fellow FMGs.
  1. Chandler Medical center, Lexington, KY
  2. Cleveland Clinic, FL
    Added to list on 9/13/2006
  3. Columbia University(Med)
    Added to list on 2/19/2006
  4. Cabrini, NY
    Comment by referrer(4/5/2007): Chance to do Observership with Housing free
  5. Duke Hospital, Durham, NC
    Comment by referrer(10/9/2005): I did an observership in Pediatrics-Neonatology. It was nice but they don't allow to touch any patient only watch and listen.
  6. Elmhurst Hospital, Queens, NY
    Comment by referrer(10/17/2005): They take lot of fmgs for observership in many departments, like medicine and paediatrics , psychiatry.
    Comment by visitor(1/31/2006): I have contacted this hospital for pediatric and Internal medicine and they donot offer observership.
  7. Emory University
  8. Griffin Hospital, CT
    Added to list on 10/16/2005
  9. Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  10. Hennepin County Minneapolis, MN
    Added to list on 2/19/2006
  11. Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago, IL
  12. Maricopa Medical Center
    Added to list on 9/21/2006
  13. Meridia Huron Hospital, East Cleveland, OH
  14. Mount Sinai Medical Center, FL
    Added to list on 9/13/2006
  15. Providence Hospital, Washington, DC
  16. Temple University, Conemaugh, PA
    Comment by referrer(10/23/2006): I emailed the general surgery programme director and he allowed me to do an observership in gen, surgery..
  17. University of California, San Francisco, CA
    Comment by referrer(3/27/2007): I have contacted the department of internal medicine at niversity of sanfransisco, California. They do not offer observerships anymore.
  18. University of Miami, Miami, FL
  19. University of Texas,Houston Medical School, TX
  20. VA Medical Ctr., Washington, DC
  21. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
    Comment by referrer(10/22/2005): IM offers observership.
    Comment by visitor(1/31/2006): I have contacted this hospital for pediatric and Internal medicine and they donot offer observership.
  22. West Virginia University Hospital, WV
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