Observerships at Large University Hospitals

Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

Cleveland Clinic International Physician Observer Program fee $500

Cleveland Clinic Global Clinical Observer Program designed for 12 “highly qualified participants” for “a
four-week shadowing experience” fee $1000

Johns Hopkins “We recommend that you directly contact the department you’d like to observe”

University of Pittsburgh Critical Care Medicine

Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University Program

Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

University of Chicago Center for Global Health Clinical Observer. Requires faculty sponsorship.

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston offers observerships once a faculty sponsor is
identified. Application is here and requires a fee to apply.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Integrative Medicine, Anesthesia/Critical Care)

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Pulmonary Medicine)

Thomas Jefferson (applicant must have letter from Thomas Jefferson Faculty member to be accepted)

George Washington University Hospital

University of Miami Observership Program (Foreign nationals may be eligible for a 3-month
Observership Program) Contact Olivia Cata (OCata@med.miami.edu)

University of Washington

UCLA Family Medicine three month Observership program. Geared towards candidates who speak
Spanish.

Observerships at hospitals with Internal Medicine Programs that have taken a large % of
IMGs

Griffin Hospital Program

Cleveland Clinic (Florida) Program

Mercy Health Partners/Mercy Hospital St. Louis

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center – observership offered only after the match to matched
candidates

Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Program

St John’s Mercy Medical Center Program

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Lower Rio Grande Valley RAHC ProgramIMG
physicians currently enrolled in training programs

Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital Program Offers a Structured

Physician Refresher/Re-entry program which is expensive
Hurley Medical Center See information under “Do you allow applicants to observe in your hospital
before the interview?” USMLE steps 1 and 2 must be > 220.

Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach Florida International Post Graduate Observership Course, 4
weeks in Cardiology, Infectious Disease or Internal Medicine. USMLE steps 1 and 2 must be > 235.
Application is here.

Good Shepherd Medical Center Observership in Internal Medicine, contact 903-315-5171

Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

Other Observership opportunities

Children’s Hospital Boston

Florida Hospital Medical Center Program

contact Nicole Yates, Residency Coordinator Nicole.Yates@flhosp.org

Baptist Health South Florida

Washington Hospital Center

Harbor Hospital

University of South Florida

Methodist Hospital, Houston TX

Allegheny General Hospital–Western Pennsylvania Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Programcall

International Services (412) 359-5269 or e-mail: aghint@wpahs.org

Jackson Memorial Hospital/Jackson Health System Program

Moffitt Cancer Center – Tampa, FL and here

Children’s Hospital Boston

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Radiology