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[kirang]

Hi All,

I have cleared my step 1 -99 step 2 CK - 96 & i have step 3 CS in may 1st week 2009. Radiology is my dream... My question is for 96 i am sure that i wont get radiology seat in US . but if do PG in Radiology in India what is the chance/percentage of getting radiology seat in US. kindly let me know if any one of you have an idea on this.

Thanks,
Kiran

Good Luck

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Kiran,
if you have done Radiology outside the US, you can bypass the Radiology residency in the US. There are 2 ways as far as to my knowledge:

Choice 1. Do 4 years of fellowship. These 4 years HAVE to be in a row AND in the same institution. You can do one research year out of these 4 years. The fellowships are your choice.

Choice 2. Do 2 years of fellowship. These 2 years HAVE to be in a row AND in the same institution. Afterwards, you can apply for a "junior staff" position at the SAME institution. You HAVE then to practice 2 consecutive years as junior staff. I am not quiet sure if the 2 fellowship years can also include a research year.

Before you start the fellowships, you HAVE to pass the american Radiology boards.

There will be soon a great Radiology community website out, called RadiologyCity (www.RadiologyCity.com). It will launch in a few weeks (in February). There you can get even more information, exam preparation etc..

Good luck!
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