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.
• 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.  
  • For example, if you were to attend for 2 weeks and your cost is U.S. $1500, you would have already paid U.S. $100, so when the time comes to pay for the observership, you will only need to pay U.S. $1400.

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

• 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