USA Office: Charu Mehta, MD, President
Phone: office 410-730-3961, cell 443-285-9563, FAX 410-772-9473
Address: 5551 Oakland Mills Rd. Columbia, Maryland USA
21045
Email:
fmgaffordable@gmail.com
Application: After passing Step I exam you should email us your CV (resume). If it is accepted,
we will send you preliminary approval, fee information and payment date. All fees are due in full 60 days
prior to start of your session. If your session starts in less than 60 days, they are due within one week
of approval. Upon payment of the full tuition and room rent fees, we will email you formal sponsorship/invitation
letter that you can use for visa approval.
Priority System: Some students, due to personal schedule issues, wait until the last minute
to register. We strictly follow a priority system whereby choice assignments are given based on registration date.
We encourage you to register early to get higher priority for the best training assignments. Do not delay. We
also request you to take as early a session as possible so as to leave some time for further training or research.
Your registration for one session is transferable to future sessions if you are delayed for some reason; e.g.,
visa, bad health, etc. Thus, by registering well in advance of your intended session, you can get higher priority to get choice assignments that are in great demand.
Training Goals: Getting residency in US hospitals
is extremely competitive. You are competing with students with scores in the high 90's. The more US clinical
experience you have on your CV, the more desirable your application will be. You always have the option to add
another 3-week module to your training here. You may not make this decision until the 1st or 2nd week of
starting your training, so do not book your return ticket before you arrive in order to provide flexibility to
add more training or research time.
2012 Training Program and Schedule: The standard program of 6 weeks has
two mini-sessions of 3 weeks each. We enroll students for standard sessions only (6 weeks minimum),
after which you will have earned two LOR's. Your first assignment will be partially at a teaching
physician's office, but mostly hospital-based. Your second assignment can be 100%
hospital-based if the student so chooses.
All Sessions are for 3 weeks statrting on Monday and ending on third Friday.
2012 session dates are as follows:
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Mini-Session |
Start Date |
End Date |
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1 |
20 Feb, 2012 |
09 Mar, 2012 |
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2 |
12 Mar, 2012 |
30 Mar, 2012 |
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3 |
02 Apr, 2012 |
20 Apr, 2012 |
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4 |
23 Apr, 2012 |
11 May, 2012 |
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5 |
14 May, 2012 |
01 Jun, 2012 |
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6 |
04 Jun, 2012 |
22 Jun, 2012 |
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7 |
25 Jun, 2012 |
13 Jul, 2012 |
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8 |
16 Jul, 2012 |
03 Aug, 2012 |
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9 |
06 Aug, 2012 |
24 Aug, 2012 |
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10 |
27 Aug, 2012 |
14 Sept, 2012 |
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11 |
17 Sept, 2012 |
05 Oct, 2012 |
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12 |
08 Oct, 2012 |
26 Oct, 2012 |
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* All fees, including tuition and room rent, are non-refundable. They may be transferable within
sessions with management approval. All business is conducted per the laws of State of Maryland, USA.
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Fee Information: It will be provided automatically upon student approval.
* All fees, including tuition and room rent, are non-refundable. They may be transferable within
sessions with management approval. All business is conducted per the laws of State of Maryland, USA.
2011 Holidays: There will be no training on the following US holidays: May 30-Memorial Day,
July 4-Independence Day, Sept 5-Labor Day.
Session Start: On the Tuesday prior to your session, you should email (or re-email) your
itinerary with photograph and cell phone number (if possible) to us in order to be picked up at BWI Airport.
Sessions start on Monday morning at 9am (be sure to look at "What to Bring" on Misc. tab). You may arrive
at any of the following terminals: BWI (Baltimore-Washington International) Airport, BWI Amtrak Station, or
Baltimore Downtown (Haines Street) Greyhound bus depot (not Baltimore Travel Plaza). Please arrive Saturday 1-6pm
or Sunday 9am-4pm for us to pick you up. There will be a $40/night charge for early arrivals.
Session End: On the last three days of each session, the student will get a chance to
discuss future plans with Dr. Mehta and an opportunity to provide program feedback and testimonial.
As the session ends on Friday, students are required to leave by Saturday noon time so that the
dorm facility can be prepared for the next session. Late departures will be charged $40/day. Departure
transportation is provided for a reasonable fee.