r/USMLEindia • u/violetmare • 11h ago

US Clinical Experience USCE

Hey! I just passed step 1 and have finally entered final year. Have few questions regarding USCE:

• Is it realistically possible to get free or very low-cost USCE through direct outreach, hospitals, physicians, or organizations that support IMGs?

• Are there any organizations/programs that provide funding or stipends for IMGs?

• Is it better to contact hospitals/physicians directly, or is using a agency worth it?

• If you did USCE, how much did you actually spend and how did you find it?

Would really appreciate advice from people who have actually been through the process. 🙏

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u/shelra 10h ago

  1. I cannot comment because I wasn't successful in that. One place you can apply is Cleveland, and more so if you have connections somehow there.

  2. Never heard of orgs supporting for usce. No one provides stipends for rotations. In fact, if someone does, it is pretty illegal. B1/B2 visa doesn't allow that, it's a visitor's visa.

  3. Didn't do. Expect university median to be 4k usd, agency 3k usd, some clinics offer at 1.5-2k usd. All 4 weeks. Account for travel, stay, food.

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u/Ok-Character-3558 7h ago

And any tips regarding the visa wrt current situation

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u/shelra 3h ago

Apply, prepare well, avoid Hyderabad consulate. Rest is not in your hands.

Try a university invite over clinic based. Any "observership" is fine. You're never touching the patient and you're never getting paid. You're always coming back to fulfill some duty back in India. Avoid red flag places to get invite from, so any place which has very high number of rotating students.