A heart surgery that would cost $30,000 in the US or UK costs around $7,000 in India. Likewise, a bone marrow transplant procedure cost around $30,000 in India, compared to $250,000 in the US or UK. Besides this, India has brilliant, internationally qualified and experienced specialist doctors, and clinical outcomes in India are at par with the world's best centers. According to content published by Arnold Milstein and Mark Smith in Health Affairs - Volume 26, Number 1 (Jan/Feb 2007), CABG mortality rate is <1% at Apollo Chennai and Wockhardt Mumbai, compared to California's 2.91% (based on telephone and email responses during the fourth quarter of 2005) More...

CGFNS INFO

Nurses who hold the CGFNS Certification Program Certificate or the CGFNS/ICHP VisaScreen Certificate are some of the most highly recruited candidates for practice in the USA. Passing the CGFNS Qualifying Exam:

• Satisfies one of the immigration requirements for securing an occupational visa to work in the USA
• Is the best predictor of success for NCLEX-RN USA Licensing examination
• May be REQUIRED prior to taking NCLEX for state licensure

THE CGFNS QUALIFYING EXAM CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED IN INDIA. For latest schedule of CGFNS qualifying exam, visit: http://www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/cp/cp-qe.shtml

Examination Date	Deadline for NEW Applications*	Deadline for Re-Applications*	Location/Test Date Change Deadline
March 12, 2008	December 12, 2007 Extended to Jan. 11, '08	January 9, 2008 Extended to Jan. 25, '08	January 2, 2008
July 9, 2008	April 2, 2008	April 30, 2008	April 23, 2008
September 17, 2008	June 18, 2008	July 2, 2008	June 25, 2008
November 12, 2008	August 6, 2008	September 10, 2008	September 3, 2008

For more and latest information, go to www.cgfns.org