Post Graduation

1. Post Graduation BY Dr. Dora Al-Harkan Dr. Mohannad Al-Harbi Dr. Sultan Al-Rashidi Supervised By Dr. Ayman Al-Jada

2. Start Medical College

3. Objectives: Internship Choosing your specialty Residency .. local Vs scholar Curriculum Vitae

4. Internship

5. Saudi License Exam (SLE) امتحان القبول لبرامج التدريب العليا

9. مركز الرياض : مقر الهيئة السعودية للتخصصات الصحية بحي السفارات . • مركز جــــــدة : مستشفى جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز - القاعة الرئيسية . • مركز مكة المكرمة : جامعة أم القري- القاعة الرئيسية ( العابدية). • مركز الدمـــام : مستشفى الملك فهد الجامعي بالخبر – القاعة الرئيسية . • مركز أبهـــــا : مستشفى عسير المركزي - القاعة الرئيسية . • مركز المدينة المنورة: كلية الطب - جامعة طيبة . • مركز القصيم : كلية الطب - جامعة القصيم . مراكز التقديم مواعيد الامتحان مرتان سنوياً: مارس – سبتمبر/ أكتوبر المتطلبات • تعبئة نموذج التقديم • نسخة من شهادة التخرج (تعريف بطالب الامتياز) • شيك مصدق • بطاقة أحوال / العائلة مصادر المذاكرة • ملازم لسنوات سابقة. • كتاب Toronto • Swanson`s FM

10. موعد الامتحان : الخميس 16/شوال/1429هـ الموافق 16/10/2008م الساعة 9 صباحاً - ولمدة ساعتين ونصف ويكون وقت الحضور للقاعة في تمام الساعة 30ر8 ص . الفترة الأساسية لاستقبال الطلبات: حتى يوم الاثنين 8/9/1429هـ - 8/9/2008م برسوم قدرها500 ريال الفترة الإضافية لاستقبال الطلبات: من يوم الثلاثاء 9/9/1429هـ  حتى يوم الاثنين 22/9/1429هـ برسوم قدرها800 ريال 

12. Learning

14. Choosing your specialty • Basic sciences vs. Clinical • Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • Special consideration for women. • Considering your practice option.

16. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • Generalist, specialist or non of the above: • What type of doctor you want to become?

20. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 2. Intellectual content and clinical issues: • should love the intellectual content of specialty • Interest in: (clinical material – basic science – reading textbooks, journals) • e.g: • Clinical pharmacology + physiology= anesthesiology • You don’t like anatomy → stay away from: surgery-radiology-pathology • Don’t force yourself to love an area of medicine.

21. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 3. Amount of patient contact: • Minimal contact with pt: radiology - pathology • Long term relationship: IM – FM • Getting down & dirty: ER – Ob/Gyn – surgery • Focused physical examination: urology – orthopedic • Cleaner specialty (lots of patient interaction with minimal physical contact): psychiatry - ophthalmology

22. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 4. Type of patient encountered: • Ask yourself: would you thrive emotionally & professionally in doctor-patient relationship?! • ER: angry pt – kept waiting for hours • Pediatrics: demanding concerned parents, sick child • Oncologist (M, S, R): mortal disease & poor outcomes • Ob/Gyne: highly litigious group of pt

23. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 5. Prestige, status, and social expectation: • Should be your own choice • Think about your happiness & forget about others view of your chosen specialty. • Remember by putting aside external influences such as social prestige & others expectations, you will likely choose the right specialty & end up a much happier doctor.

24. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 6. Lifestyle considerations: • Lifestyle specialties?! • Flexible career • Controlled hours of practice • Less stress • Adequate family time • More regular schedules • Income commensurate to the workload Radiology Dermatology ER Anesthesiology Pathology Ophthalmology Neurology

25. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 7. Length of residency training: • Shortest program: clinical pharmacology 2 years • Other mostly 4 years except: • G surgery – Ob/Gyn – Pathology – ENT – Urology → 5 years • Some are 6 years: plastic surgery & neurosurgery.

26. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 8. Difficulty of obtaining a residency or fellowship position: • Be realistic. • Unfortunately, just because your heart is set on becoming a plastic surgeon, dose not mean it will be possible. • Take an honest assessment of your academic competitiveness. • You may need a backup specialty if the field you want is beyond your academic reach.

27. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 9. Future income & earning potential: • Some do not think about salary, but others do so, because they want to pay off their loans right away, they lean toward specialty with high starting salary. • Remember that you will practice in that specialty for the rest of your life, so financial factor should have a less influential variable.

28. Ten variable factors to consider in specialty selection. • 10. Job opportunities and predictions about the specialist workforce: • When choosing your dream specialty, you should pay little heed toward its current or projected state of job opportunities. • Shortage can be changed rapidly by the end of your residency program.

30. Special consideration for women • How do you envision your practice style? • Short patient interaction • life-long relationship • action oriented

31. Special consideration for women • 2. Could you handle working in a predominantly male environment? • More technical ones; male club: • Orthopedic • Surgery • Ophthalmology • ER • Radiology

32. Special consideration for women 3. Would you be able to take maternity leave, have children & raise a family? The happiest female physician –no matter the specialty- are the ones who had children

33. Considering your practice option • Enter academic rather than becoming a private practitioner !! • Less clinical time • Majority of patient management done by supervised resident • Great job flexibility • Additional time for teaching & research

35. Advice for you!! • Ask & see • … …

37. Residency

38. Sponsor • No sponsor

39. Preparation • Elective period • Choosing a hospital • Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) • Exam • Interview • Courses • Recommendation • Activities

40. List of Requirements:  • Application Form • Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) • MBBS and Internship (copy) • Transcript of records (copy) • Saudi Council License Exam. SLE (copy) • Original letters of recommendation • Saudi ID (copy).

41. Important Web sites Test helping to choose the specialty: http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/specialties/ The Saudi council: http://scfhs.org.sa/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 KSU, Residency Training Office, Medical Education CenterCollege of Medicine, P.O. Box 2925 Riyadh 11461Tel # 966-1-4672609/4671564 ext# 221Fax # 966-1-4811853 http://www.mecksu.org/residency_prog/index_restraingprog.htm

43. Scholarship

44. Ability to Go

45. Sponsors

46. Job

47. Preparations • What is the specialty? • Through whom you will achieve your aim? • Which country you want? (depend on the specialty). • How to prepare to that country? • What are the steps to prepare an outstanding C.V.?

48. What is the specialty? • Crucial & difficult decision. • Seek the help of books & seniors. • Surgery & subspecialty. (North America). • Medicine & pediatric. (low threshold local). • Basic science.

49. How to Prepare to the Country You Want? • U.S.A. (USMLE step 1&2).??? kaplancenter. • CANADA (MCCEE). • AUSTRALIA (IELTS,OET) ???

50. What are the steps to prepare an outstanding C.V. FOR ABROAD? • Recommendations. (paper??-phone*****) • Researches. • Courses. (research - EBM). • Lab based research vs. master. • Observship vs. externship. • BLS, ACLS, ATLS.