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FAQ- Rising Star Mentorship Program

AKMG's Rising Star mentorship program is designed to mentor and groom medical students and international medical graduates connected to Kerala by medical education or Malayali roots and aspire to have a medical career or healthcare career in the United States of America.

Medical graduates from the medical colleges of Kerala.
International medical students or medical graduates of Malayali or Kerala roots from North America or elsewhere.
Tips to prepare for USMLE
Mentoring and grooming to be successful in observerships, externships, and shadowing.
Grooming to prepare for residency in the United States through interaction with practicing attending physicians in the United States and Canada
Review of CV and ERAS application
Review of personal statement for general comments
Mock zoom interviews
Preparation for a successful residency.
There is a WhatsApp group to which the mentees will be added once the registration process is completed. This is the main platform where mentees and mentors share information, ask and answer questions.
At least one Zoom meeting every month or more.
Meet, greet, and code of conduct
USMLE preparation
Medical Professionalism in North America
Professional etiquettes
Preparation of CV and ERAS application
Preparation of personal statement
How to prepare for interviews
Mock interviews
Career advice about different specialties
Research, presentations, publications
Conferences
SOAP and Scramble
Residency preparation
Question and answer sessions
No, however, we have a list of mentors who may offer observerships or externships according to their convenience and institutional rules. They are available to only those who exhibit ultimate professionalism and can make their transportation, stay, and food arrangements.
No, the feedback is primarily general comments and reviews atleast once or twice, like what happens when a program director or faculty reads it. The mentees are responsible for writing and editing correctly by themselves or with the help of online or in-person professional help for writing style and American English.
All questions can be asked in the WhatsApp group or during the Zoom sessions.
If a personal question can not be shared in the group, you may text the leadership to fix an appointment time and date for a short segment of time to talk.
Registration is open once a year, from April 1 to May 15. Within 10 days after May 15, the leadership team will review all applications, and you will be notified whether your application has been accepted. Our secretary will then inform you about the payment process for the $200 fee, which covers participation in the program for the next two years. Once the payment is received, the secretary will add you to the WhatsApp group, where you will remain a member for two years.
Please fill out the application form on the AKMG website and submit it with a CV and other documents requested in the application form
Once our secretary receives the application form, CV and other documents, she will verify it through email, make a list. Within 10 days after May 15, the leadership team will review all applications, and you will be notified whether your application has been accepted. Our secretary will then inform you about the payment process for the $200 fee, which covers participation in the program for the next two years. You required to pay the fee within a week. Once the payment is received, the secretary will add you to the WhatsApp group, where you will remain a member for two years and then you will have access to the zoom meetings which will be published in Residency guidance group. You will be added to the residency guidance WhatsApp group, The first Zoom meeting to meet and greet will be by the end of May.
We recommend you follow the professional etiquette of North American medical culture and have the resident applicant or Mentee initiate and continue the communications rather than parents, relatives, and friends on the future Mentee's behalf. This is important for functioning well in residencies and helps us to have an ongoing evaluation of professionalism throughout the 24 months/ 2 years.
Practicing attending physicians ( AKMG members) in academic or non-academic settings . Current residents or fellows.
Yes. All the mentors are volunteering their time.
The program will formally accept mentees once a year only duril registration from April 1 to May 15th of each year. The formalities will be complete by end of May. The fee will be $200 for two years inspite of their status of USMLE or residency match.
Yes. Each individual has to pay the administrative fee. During the meetings, we expect to see each of you on the camera. The reason is that you will be appearing individually for interviews and will be doing your residencies individually. You will also be evaluated individually in every situation.
We prefer to see ERAS format of your CV, if its not ready Click here to review the format
The candidates who have the highest professionalism, who take feedback well, who are humble enough to learn a new medical culture and abide by it, who have a medium USMLE score without many attempts, and who have an intense desire to succeed in North America, but do not have any contacts to move forward like family or friends. Those who are with higher or lower score can benefit from the program.
AKMG has a national convention every summer in different parts of the United States or Canada. During this national convention, the mentees will have the opportunity to have poster presentations or oral presentations. The mentees will have oppertunities to meet with senior attending physicians.
In some years AKMG conducts an in person Path to Residency Prep workshop, and then you have more oppertunity for mock interviews, review of CVs, applications, and personal statements in person. This will be announced each year based on to front factors.
Please read the code of conduct and abide by that.
Work on american english language and communication skills. You may use any number of videos from american youtubers to refine accent, pronounciation, enunciation, pace and communication skills. Take keyboard classes to improve fingering skills. Read about electronic medical records in America and insurance programs. Prepare thoroughly for the USMLE Steps. Study and understand the Code of Conduct.
We expect all the mentees registered with the AKMG Rising Star program to adhere to the following code of conduct. The Code of Conduct was developed to optimize the available resources and equity in support.
1. All initial enrollment or AKMG program questions should be directed to the AKMG administrative staff. (office@akmg.org)
2. All other questions should be posted only through the group WhatsApp chat.
3. Personal statements and CV-related questions must be posted at least one month before the deadline.
4. Mentees should not request individual mentors to write letters of reference (unless they have worked with the mentor for at least 2-4 weeks), visa letters, or solicit residency interviews.
5. Include your assigned enrollment number in ALL communications.
6. Attend atleast 80% of the group Zoom meetings, including the Mock interviews and complete assignments.
7. Non-adherence to the code of conduct may result in the loss of privileges associated with the AKMG Rising Star program membership.

For Contact:

office@akmg.org
(407) 777-0047
(8PM -10PM EST)

For Convention 2026:
convention@akmg.org

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