Abstract
When planning my elective I wished to experience Medicine in North America as it is often at the forefront of medical developments. This would also allow me to make comparisons with our National Health Service. I arranged a four week attachment in cardiology in Toronto and a similar period at Columbia University Hospital in New York in the Medical Emergency Room. As an undergraduate, no formal USMLE qualifications were required for elective periods at these locations, and in order to work in America all doctors must have these qualifications. As I do not intend to obtain this qualification this was the only opportunity for me to experience the healthcare system in North America from the inside!
Highlights
When planning my elective I wished to experience Medicine in North America as it is often at the forefront of medical developments
ISSN: 2051-7580 (Online) ISSN: ISSN 0482-3206 (Print) Res Medica is published by the Royal Medical Society, 5/5 Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL
No formal USM LE qualifications w ere required for elective periods at these locations, and in order to work in A m erica all doctors m ust have these qualifications
Summary
When planning my elective I wished to experience Medicine in North America as it is often at the forefront of medical developments. S, North American Frontline Medical Care as Experienced on a Fifth Year Elective, Res Medica, Volume 268, Issue 1 2004, pp.[11-14] doi:10.2218/resmedica.v268i1.1016 North American Frontline Medical Care as Experienced on a Fifth Year Elective.
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