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Originally Posted by monalisa
There is one girl whose parents are FMGs in Chicago. She believes they can do residency in California, but getting licensed may be a different matter. I don't know how right she is because my point of view has always been that you need to be a school for 20 years before California will even look at your school. Hope has only been open since 1993.
Hope that helps some.
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She is sadly mistaken, as are you.
California does not have a twenty year rule to my knowledge. However, it does require that the non-native language programs in Europe (along with other non-domicile schools) formally apply to the medical board for recognition.
As of this date, none of the English language programs in Poland has been
approved. (The native language programs are approved. However, contrast their listings to schools in the Czech Republic and Hungary, wherre the English programs are listed directly.) This means, in real terms, no clinical rotations, no residency, no licensure.
Also, as an IMG, one needs the so-called
Postgraduate Training Authorization Letter (PTAL) in order to begin a residency in California.
But, please, don't take my word for it, contact
Ms. Pat Park, the Foreign Schools Liaison at the Medical Board for up to date information.
(BTW, I'm still on posting vacation, I just answered a PM or two, so I won't be following this or other threads.)