The health care system in US is one of the best in the world. Many renowned hospitals are functional in the US like Mayo clinics, MD Anderson and NYU being some of them. The availability of latest medical facilities to the masses has been its hallmark. The healthcare system in US is provided by Medicare and Medicaid. Low income families can receive health care facilities through Medicaid program.US residents get accepted into Medicare program after the retirement age.
Health Care system in USA has four parts: Hospital Insurance, Medical Insurance, Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drugs. Many private health insurance companies do provide with health care assurance facilities. Because of many government initiatives the health care system in the US cover most of the population. Obama care is one of such government initiative.
Other Important details of Healthcare system in USA
Health care in the US is mainly provided by private hospitals and clinics
Most US citizens have medical insurance provided by the employer and including immediate family
US residents avail to the Medicare program after the retirement age
Low income families can receive health care facilities through Medicaid program
Some visas like the J1/ J2, H1/H2 do require a basic level of health insurance because of expensive health care in the US
A valid health insurance is recommended for an international student before arriving in the US or after arriving from private health insurance providers
Types of Specialized Jobs available after USMLE:
There are many specialties and super specialties available for the applicant. Among all, an international medical graduate prefers internal medicine, family medicine, and psychiatry. However, other specialities like surgery, dermatology, anaesthesiology and radiology are also available and applied by the graduates.
In surgery residency program, the applicant learns surgical skills and can enter into super speciality surgical branches.
In radiology residency, it involves CT, MRI and USG and later into interventional radiology. The primary reason for preference towards internal medicine being availability of large number of residency spots.
Also, American medical graduate prefers high earning medicine specialties like surgery orthopaedics and radiology.
Family medicine and psychiatry are less competitive hence comparatively easier to get the residency spot. Many Indian graduates have been successful in securing residency spots in internal medicine, family medicine, psychiatry
Also after residency there are many fellowship opportunities available. A recent trend among the Indian post graduate is to sought an US fellowship and continue there as a faculty or give the board certification examination.
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