The key is to start early, 9-12 months is the normal processing time. I was told I needed 2 more weeks of clinical clerkship. They referred me to Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California where I paid $100/ week. Easy rotation, luckily I live just 18 miles away. There is no training hospital thats going to give you clinical rotation if you are already a graduate. Its a policy. Please post any question regarding California Letter. I am happy to help anybody.
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Hi Quinidine, I was wondering if you can help me out...I left the Philippines half way through my Post Graduate Internship (PGI) so I only completed about 6 months of clinical training after I graduated Med School. Will this be sufficient for the Cal Eval Letter? Thanks in advance for your help!
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It depends where you did your PGI. They have their own list of which hospital is accredited. As for me, my one year post grad wasnt credited as one year, but they were generous to give it an equivalent of 16 weeks. But was told I needed 2 more weeks to satisfy the PTAL requirement. It is confusing how they come up with the numbers.
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Posts: 2 (11/12/06 18:20:31) |
Hi Quinidine, thanks for your response. Apparently I am lacking 4 weeks of Psych and 4 weeks of an elective rotation. Do you think I could complete the clinical clerkship at the Norwalk facility like you did? If so, how do I go about doing that? Thanks in advance!!!
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