any discrimination on base of religion or race? -

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dr_foreign born

i wonder if any during interviews or selection process...any one knows????

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newbee

i dont think so. for the most part usa is a very fair country. this is just my experience. the major cross section of us society is color blind and religiously tolerant.

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Zex

Where many people are intolerant to people of foreign origin

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duckie

The USA is (in my opinion) one of the most tolerant societies in the world.
If you are capable, you are successful. Thats a perfect world. We all know what human nature is- dont we? It doesnt always happen!
but saying that, still, its as good as it gets.
Please dont make this an issue during your residency gaining process. Its non existent where we residents are concerned. if you are bothered, and feel such an inclination, look towards a big city.

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ani

No everyone is treated equally. In America doesnt matter how you look, colour, language, race, religion, age, sex...all are equal.

Which world do you live in???? Or dont you watch the news? There is no where in the world everyone is equal...even in your country or mine there is discrimintation of one group or another. As duckie says we all just have to work hard such that it does not matter what color etc we are.

Best of luck!

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aspire

hmmm well we all know its hard not to notice differences,,, but overall you will win if you are determined, good luck
yup good looks matter as much as good scores, wink... but we can all compensate somehowww, i guess....becoz we all get it, if we give it all we have got.

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duckie

You know what, adding to this , lemme tell you of a certain incidence during my residency interviews.
I went to this particular interview place. The residency paid my hotel bills for the night before interview, and due to certain reasons unavaoidable I had to arrive in that city 4 days prior to the interview- They made sure I got a proper discount at the hotel. saved me a bunch. So the night before the interview as often happens, the interviewees (candidates) go out to dinner with the current residents to some nearby restraunt or diner or whatever- depending on how much the rpogram wants to impress you. Many programs give their residents the candidate's credentials and CVs to read prior to this dinner. Some dont bother reading the whole thing, others take it seriously. Most of the residents are to report back to the PD about their impressions of various candidates. Some deny that they are suposed to.
Anyways, coming to the point...I was cornered by someone who was from my country who told me after the dinner that people treat him differently and that you cannot goof up cps they point fingers at you cos you are foreign. Blah blah. He made me feel sick.....(By the way, I grew up in ENgland, and i have ample experience of discrimintation and its forms)
The next day, i found that whatever he said was a load of bull. Everyone was so fond of him, and people said such nice things about him behind his back. I didnt feel even a hint of that kind of attitude. Everyone seemed to take a liking to me, everyone was "homely" and the program director even sent me a New Year card that was hand written, and told me they would love to have me as a resident.
MORAL OF THE STORY?
-Some people have a chip on their shoulder, and YOUR perception makes all the difference. Its not always what they are portraying as much as what YOU are percieving. Get it? And as for the finger pionting when some resident goofs up? Evryone and anyone will get kicked as a resident no matter who you are, if you srew up or do something wrong.