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Hello members,
Need some help understanding USCE. What is considered as USCE?
I have already graduated from a med school, yet to take my steps...
1. Shadowing a doctor?
2. Volunteering in a doctor's office?
3. Volunteering in a hospital?
I do have the above opportunities but still trying to understand which of the above is really looks worth it on my application....
Kindly answer please
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none of above. usce=externship or sub I.
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Thanks stepthree123 , Waht is sub I
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Sub I is sub-internship i believe and you have to be in medical school to be eligible for that.
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or medical rotations+electives through which your school has a formal agreement with the institution you are rotating through
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1. Shadowing a doctor?
2. Volunteering in a doctor's office?
3. Volunteering in a hospital?
none of these are USCE; however, if you participate in these you can still network and maybe negotiate an elective rotation (thats if you're still in school) or externship...key is to network network network!
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thanks a lot Karvel222/cpqxrz/stepthree123 I really thank you for the time you spent.
Does getting a LOR from an Indian origin doctor worth it? I know few who work in a teaching hospital...
I heard from other members that it wont make a huge difference if you get a LOR from an Indian doc..
Thanks again...
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The only real factor they'll care about is if its a US LOR vs non-US LOR. Ethnicity plays little role. The content of the letter is highly important as well.
The letter writer's faculty position also plays a role i.e. Chairman/PD letter vs attending letter