RESIDENCY IN THE UNITED STATES

Dr Qing Zhao, a fellow Singaporean and Anesthesiology resident at Harvard University, shared on what it's like to train and practice Medicine in the United States. A fruitful sharing session done on Zoom allowed participants to tune in and ask all the questions that they had about purusing a residency in the US. Following are some resources shared by Dr Qing Zhao.

Click here to download Dr Qing Zhao’s presentation slides

Click here to download Dr Qing Zhao’s presentation slides

National Resident Matching Program | This site matches application resources and timelines for each cycle as well as consolidates statistics each year on match success rates by categories including IMGs, USMLE scores, specialties etc.

Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates | A sponsorship body for accreditation to start residency with useful information on VISA application process and paperwork; Links to US immigration website for visa information.

AAMC for Students, Applicants and Residents | A website for match application; Sign up separately to AAMC to access resources to look up all the US residency programs in different geographical locations, number of spots available etc.