In this episode, Dr. Dena Khaefpanah, PGY-2 of Pathology at University of UC San Diego, CA talks about her experience in applying to pathology residency. She shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the residency MATCH.

If you’re considering pathology as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Reza Moradi, a PGY-3 ophthalmology resident at CPMC in CA, talks about his experience in applying to ophthalmology residency. He shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the residency MATCH.

If you’re considering ophthalmology as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Alireza Emami, a Surgical Sports Medicine fellow at Andrews R&E Foundation in FL, talks about his experience in applying to a clinical fellowship of orthopedics. He shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the Fellowship MATCH.

If you’re considering Surgical Sports Medicine fellowship as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Arezoo Rajaee, PGY-2 of Family Medicine at University of Louisville in KY, talks about her experience in applying to Family Medicine residency. She shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the MATCH.

If you’re considering Family Medicine as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Mohammad Reza Ostovaneh, PGY-2 of Internal Medicine at Hershey Medical Center in PA, talks about his experience in applying to Internal Medicine residency. He shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the MATCH.

If you’re considering Internal Medicine as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Mehdi Taghipour, PGY-2 of Radiology in PA, talks about his experience in applying to Radiology residency. He shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the MATCH.

If you’re considering Radiology as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Sadaf Sharfaei, and Dr. Nima Zarandi, co-founders of PARSI, talk about their experience in getting US visa. They shared essential tips about different types of visa (J1 Research, J1 Clinical, F1, H1B Visa, and their dependents), 2-Year home residency, and how to apply for the US Green card.

For more information, please refer to the following websites:

* J1 Visa and Conrad 30 Waiver Program* Green Card Through a Physician National Interest Waiver (NIW)* Lawyers directory

P.S. No Objection Statement: Your home country’s government must issue a No Objection Statement. Specifically, its Embassy in Washington, DC must issue the statement. It must state your government has no objection to you not returning to your home country to satisfy the two-year home-country physical presence requirement and no objection to the possibility of you becoming a U.S. lawful permanent resident.The Embassy must send the No Objection Statement to the Waiver Review Division. (Note: The Embassy cannot provide it to you to submit.) Contact the consular section in your home country’s embassy in Washington, DC to make this request.Alternatively, a designated ministry in your home government may issue the No Objection Statement. The ministry would then send it to the U.S. Chief of Mission, Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy within that country. The U.S. Embassy would then forward it directly to the Waiver Review Division.Note: U.S. law does not permit foreign medical physicians who acquired J-1 status on or after January 10, 1977, to receive graduate medical education or training to request waivers under this basis.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Soroush Pakniyat, PGY-2 of Psychiatry at Bronxcare Hospital in NY, talks about his experience in applying to Psychiatry residency. He shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants for the MATCH.

If you’re considering Psychiatry as your target specialty, this podcast covers valuable information for your application.

Host: Nima Zarandi

In this episode, Dr. Ashkan Javadzadeh, transitional year PGY-1 at Wayne State University in MI, talks about his experience in getting a license of Assistant physician in the State of Missouri. He shared essential tips that are important for Iranian applicants who want to pursue a plan other than match.

Please note that “Assistant physician” is different from “Physician Assistant.”

Additional Information for a Job Offer for AP in 2020:

* Base Salary: $110,000* Relocation: Up to $5,000 for qualifying moving expenses* Housing Stipend: $1,200 for 3 months* Sign on bonuses: $15,000* $5,000 at signing,* $5,000 after 1 year,* $5,000 after 5 year* Re-Sign Bonus: $1,000 per year of a renewed contract

Educational Loan Assistance: $3,600 per year, paid directly to loan agency in monthly installmentsCME Allowance: $3,500 per yearLicense and Dues: $2,000 per yearPaid Time Off: 25 days PTO plus 5 days CME/year

For more information please refer to this website.

Host: Nima Zarandi