UTMB - Combined Aerospace/Internal Medicine Program

[etraise2]

A few questions... I am a US citizen, but studying at a foreign med school, the University of Buenos Aires. Would I still be eligible for an aerospace medical residency at UTMB? Does UTMB offer aerospace residencies in other fields, such as surgery or psychiatry? Would the master's in Public Health be an addition to the MD? Does the UTMB aerospace residency program provide for research in nanomedicine?

[DukeNukemIsHere3]

@etraise2 Hey dude, I've had an eye on this program for some time, I guess I can answer some of those questions. 1: Yes, you are eligible. You'll need to take the ECFMG exam, but the only real requirement is US citizenship, which I unfortunately do not have. 2: Hmm, this is the only aerospace residency. You can see a list of all the residencies at the UTMB website here utmb(dot)edu/gme/contacts/defa­ult.htm

3: Yes, the MPH (ms public health) is an additional degree.

[DukeNukemIsHere3]

@etraise2 4: I'm not sure about the nanomedicine question. "The goal of this residency is to prepare physicians in the operational aspects of aerospace medicine and space biomedical research." So you'll probably be following the program's schedule for the most part, that would be my guess anyway. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some independent research opportunities, and we all know enthusiastic students are usually given full support from their schools when researching.

[DukeNukemIsHere3]

@etraise2 Just to add, you can ask UTMB about the program at their website,

utmb(dot)edu/gme/contacts/defa­ult.htm

I asked a question once and they responded immediately by email.

And I think you might want to know that there is one other civilian aerospace medicine program in the states. It's in Ohio in Wright State university. Seems very similar to the UTMB program, from what I've read. Here is a link to that program: med.wright(dot)edu/asm/index.h­tml

best of luck

[DukeNukemIsHere3]

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