Dominate the Match - Episode 7: Applying to Residency as an International Medical Graduate - Part 2 of 2

Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Education, Science

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🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students- both US and International- are preparing their residency applications. This year, we have been focusing on the special challenges International Medical Graduates face when applying to US surgical residency positions. In our previous episode, we discussed how residents can make their applications stand out to program directors. Today, we will explore the unique challenges, experiences, and the future of IMGs with special guest Dr. Hasan Alam.

Guests:
Hasan Alam, MD- Chair of the Department of Surgery and Professor of Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care) and Cell and Developmental Biology- Northwestern University

Previous DOMINATE the Match Episodes:
Episode 2- “Choose Me” (Personal Statements and Letters of Recommendations)
https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-2-choose-me/

Episode 3- “The Interview”
https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-3-the-interview/

Episode 4- “Rank and Match”
https://behindtheknife.org/podcast/dominate-the-match-episode-4-rank-and-match/

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0:00.0	Behind the surgery podcast relevant and engaging content designed to help you dominate the day.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome back to another episode of Behind the Knife.
0:25.0	Today we're continuing our discussions around international medical graduates and applying
0:29.4	into surgery training programs in the United States, With tips to navigate the system.
0:34.0	Coming off a great conversation with Dr. Ragavendron and Dr. Hughes,
0:38.0	we wanted to extend this dialogue with another guest who has extensive experience
0:42.0	as an IMG himself, and now as the department chair at Northwestern
0:45.7	University.
0:46.7	I'm Jessica Miller, General Surgery resident and BTK fellow.
0:51.2	And I'm John Williams, also General surgery resident in a Behind the Night fellow.
0:55.0	Today we're thrilled to be joined by Dr. Hassan-Olam, who's the chair of the Department of
0:58.9	Surgery at Northwestern University, Fiveburg School of Medicine.
1:02.2	Dr. Olin was originally born in Kett of Pakistan
1:04.7	and completed his medical degree at Aga Khan University Medical
1:07.8	College in Pakistan.
1:09.6	He then moved to the United States
1:10.8	to complete his general surgery and subsequently trauma surgery training at the
1:14.8	Washington Hospital in Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
1:18.6	After completing surgical training, he spent time as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Uniform Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, where his prolific research and trauma resuscitation and innovations in the management of hemorrhage was catalyzed.
1:33.0	He then became a faculty trauma surgeon and program director of the surgical
1:36.4	critical care fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital,
1:39.6	where he founded the institution's first multi-specialty intensive care unit.
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