Girl! Put your yourself together now! Mistakes you are making in a relationship- 1. Give time to the relationship but don't get consumed in it. Its a common mistake that girls do, when they are with someone. Its a big no! Girl! You had a life before that one person came in your life. Spend time with your friends and family. Most importantly spend quality time with yourself. LOVE YOURSELF FIRST❤ Dear you, focus on yourself! 2. Don't behave differently. It can be a change in behavior due to nagging of your partner or your belief that if I do this, he'll feel good while forgetting ho ..read more

 UAB Elective Interview If you are reading this blog, congratulations! Once you have reached the elective interview part of your application, it means you are 99.9% selected for the elective. UAB elective is a first come & first serve kind of elective rotation. After you fill application, they send you an email to choose specialty and date from open slots. Most people get their 1st preferred option from currently available slots, but before that is an interview process. So, in the interview, the director of the elective program or a proxy for the director interviews you. It's mor ..read more

 Dear Dr. ABC, Hope you are doing good. I am writing to convey to you that during my virtual interview at the University of XYZ Medical Center (Month DD, 202X), I was very much reassured that your Internal Medicine Residency Program would be an excellent fit for me. The UXX Internal Medicine has captivated me with its highest quality training and the values of pursuit of knowledge, humanism, collegiality, and research while supporting each individual's passions and goals. All these attributes really spoke to me, and I am confident to keep the Universit ..read more

  Johns Hopkins Research Elective Two pathways to apply- 1. Already decided research faculty (Most departments accept pre-determined preceptor except radiology) 2. Official application pathway- https://main.ccghe.net/content/field-study-jhu-applying We’ll mainly talk about pathway one. It involves following steps- STEP 1- Find a preceptor. See video, following links will help to find preceptor- A. Electives Book: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Office of the Registrar (hopkinsmedicine.org)- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/offices/registrars/med-students/electives.html ..read more

EMAIL- I SENT THESE TO REQUEST FOR LoRs These are just for guidance. I would recommend to write a personalized one detailing your experience. Generalized- Dear Dr. XYZ, Hope you are doing good. It was a wonderful learning experience to rotate in (Department) at (University/ Clinic) under your able guidance in Month, 20XX. Thank you for taking time to teach me about ABC disease in an interactive way and patiently listening to my case presentations and going over my patient notes. I cherish all the memories and opportunities given to me during my elective which will surely help me to be ..read more

 APARTMENT HUNTING GUIDE- It can so stressful to move from one room to another in the same house (Heya! All lazy folks like me, I see you!). It can be a rollercoaster for IMGs moving from one country to another. A new city, new environment, new friends, and the list goes on! So, I’m listing the websites that I used while searching for an apartment. Before we move to the list of websites, I would like to put a disclaimer- ALWAYS CONFIRM THAT THE PLACE ISN’T A SCAM. You can ask for virtual tours, even if you’re sitting seven oceans away! I mostly used the top 5 resources but also browsed th ..read more

 TO DO LIST AFTER YOU LAND IN USA- 1. IMMIGRATION- Upon arrival to the US, you must present the J-1 visa stamp to the Immigration Officer at the airport. If everything is in order, the officer will put an admission stamp in your passport reflecting your date of admission and class of admission.  Personal experience- I landed at Chicago (ORD airport), it took me 5 minutes to go through immigration. I was asked to show my passport and ds2019. The officer also saw my immigration form (the small paper you get in-flight where you have to put how much money, goods, and other stuff you ..read more

Heya! It can be difficult to move across one country to another. Specially, when you're selected for a graduate medical education program because of dozens of paperwork!!!!!! (Literally, I feel y'all) I always hated making a travel list. Whenever I made one, I misplaced it! The vicious cycle continued. So, here I am trying to make my and your future travel a little bit (1/1000th times) easier by making a Travel List which won't be lost and will always be a click away! I have divided the documents required into- Important Documents Medications Job Essential (Medical Residency- Specific)  ..read more

 How to apply for National Interest Exemption for travel from India to USA during travel restriction. Send email to one of the following- U.S. Embassy New Delhi:  NewDelhiNIE@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Chennai: ChennaiNIE@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad: HyderabadNIE@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Kolkata: KolkataNIE@state.gov U.S. Consulate General Mumbai: MumbaiNIE@state.gov Cover Letter (Email)- Sub- Urgent application for NIE for travel from India to US on Month DD, 2021. Respected Sir/Ma'am, I am Akshee Batra, an ECFMG certified alien physician ..read more

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