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The 5th Semester
- USMLE/BOARD REVIEW, KAPLAN LIVE PREP SERIES
- INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE
- BLS (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT) CERTIFICATION
- HIPAA (HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT) CERTIFICATION
- GETTING INTO RESIDENCY SEMINAR
Requirements for the Fifth Semester:
- Four passport sized photos
- Clear copy of your passport information / picture and all pages
- Immunization record (MUST include recent MMR, Hepatitis B Series, and TB); PPD cannot be over 12 month old at any point during the rotations
- Completed Clinical Rotation Request Form
- Complete attached Background check release form (cannot be over 6 months old)
- Verification of US citizenship, permanent residency, or other visa status; a Work Authorization Number (WAN) is required for the Canadian citizens (Please read: Visa Information below)
- Copy of one of the Acceptable Documents from list A, or one item from list B and another from list C, in order to establish identity.(Found in Downloadable Forms)
Orientation
All students must be present at 9 AM for the orientation. Attending the orientation is mandatory. For any inquiries regarding the orientation, please contact the registrar's office in USA at 516 333 2224.. There is a mandatory 90% attendance policy for all MD 5 students. Failure to comply will result in a failing grade.
1st Half : USMLE Step 1 LivePrep
Kaplan Live Prep (7 Weeks)- New York Live lectures: January 4, 2012- February 21, 2012
The Kaplan center is located at the following address:
131 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019-3802 ,(212) 977-8200
Phone: (212) 977-8200 ext. 2
2nd half : INTRODUCTION TO CLINCAL MEDICINE
80 Broadway, Hicksville, NY, 11801
2nd Floor Room: 2003
(212) 977-8200
Phone: 516-333-2224
MD 5 Pictures
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Many times students will rent apartments or homes together to share in expenses. The preferred areas to live in are:
- Queens, NY
- Nassau County, NY
- Suffolk County, NY
Manhattan, NY and surrounding areas are easily accessible by public transportation from these locations. We highly suggest using LIRR (Long Island Railroad) or MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) http://www.mta.info/
You can use the following sites to search for housing:
- http://www.rent.com
- http://www.promove.com
- http://www.apartmentguide.com
- http://www.hotels.com
- http://www.forrent.com
- http://www.sublet.com/
- http://www.craigslist.org
All students are to have their own transportation. Your rotation schedule may not allow you to share the ride with your peers. The public transportation system may not be conveniently available in your area of housing.
The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) has a special provision for foreign medical students who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents to enter the U.S. for clinical training in B-1 nonimmigrant status.
The FAM states that an alien may be classified as a B-1 business visitor if he or she is a student at a foreign medical school, and is coming to participate in an "elective clerkship" at a U.S. medical school hospital, without remuneration from the hospital, as part of the foreign medical school education. An elective clerkship is defined as a "practical experience and instruction in the various disciplines of the practice of medicine under the supervision and direction of faculty physicians."
Foreign medical students (not of U.S origin) who wish to enter the U.S. for clinical training must obtain a B-1 Nonimmigrant Visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate prior to entering the U.S.
Canadian students are required to have a visitor's visa (B1/B2) in order to attend Kaplan review and clinical clerkships. The Registrar's department for this purpose will issue a letter for all MD 5 students. You can request for this letter from the U.S. Registrar's office or online. Canadian students can get this visa stamped at the border.