Eligibility Criteria

Prerequisites

• Must be fluent in the English language. 
• Needs to have completed medical education with language of instruction as English or have passed the TOEFL or IELTS.
• There is a $25 application fee to be made when application is submitted
• Must have passed any Step exams taken on the first attempt.
• Must be a medical graduate and have completed their medical education in the last five years (no earlier than 2020). 
• Medical students are not accepted for the program. 
• Visiting international candidates must hold a valid visa. Our Institution does not sponsor visas.
• Once your application is accepted and you book a session, you will need to send a non-refundable deposit of U.S. $100 to hold your spot, along with your initial documents.  This deposit will be applied to your BIO Program fee when you make your payment for the Program.  

Three weeks prior to your start date, you will need to provide the following items:

• You will need to make full balance of payment for the course, (minus your application fee of $25 and registration fee of $100):
  • 2 week session cost:  $1500 - $125 = $1375 due
  • 3 week session cost:  $2200 - $125 = $2075 due
  • 4 week session cost:  $2900 - $125 = $2775 due
• A photo of yourself, a headshot against a plain background in jpg format, to be used for your hospital ID badge
• Proof of health insurance coverage - many candidates get it as part of travel insurance
• Proof of negative TB test:
  • If done in another country, only Quantiferon Gold test is acceptable. Must have been done within the past year
  • If done in the U.S., TST or Mantoux test is accepted within the past 3 months
  • Chest x-ray report required if test result is positive
• TDAP vaccination within the past 10 years
• MMR and Varicella titers - proof of positive titers within the past 5 years required to prove immunity. If titers do not prove immunity, then candidate must get vaccinated
• signed & dated proof of physical exam within the past year, stating that the candidate is in good mental and physical health, is free from contagious diseases and is able o perform his/her professional duties
• Flu vaccination for the current season (only required in September through March)
• The dress code policy for BIO observers requires men to wear a clean, ironed dress shirt and tie,  trousers or slacks, polished, clean professional-looking shoes; women should wear a skirt or dress of business length OR tailored dress slacks, a blouse or shirt that looks professional and professional footwear (without sacrificing comfort)
• For both men and women:  No scrubs, no sneakers, jeans, t-shirts or sandals.  Neat hair and nails. 

Application Package Checklist

• Copy of your medical diploma
• A copy of the biographic page of your passport
• Step Exam Score Report Document(s)
• U.S. $35 payment (via PayPal link to be provided) for background check
• $100 non-refundable deposit (via PayPal link to be provided) which will be applied to your BIO Program fee when you make your course payment