Monday, July 29, 2013

AMCAS is Done. Now Prepare for Your Next Big Step.


By Michelle Finkel MD, Insider Medical Admissions

Pre-meds, now that your AMCAS personal statement writing is completed, are you starting to worry about your medical school admissions interview?

Have no fear! I've just started a series of interview blog entries as an invited guest writer on the Varsity Tutors blog. Take a look at the first in the series "How to Prepare for Your Med School Admission Interview" here.

Note: This series of entries will offer residency interview strategies too. Take a peek.



Monday, July 22, 2013

NRMP® Data

Here's a reminder that the National Residency Matching Program® (NRMP) provides a cornucopia of Match data, which can be very useful in deciding how to approach your residency candidacy. It's impressive that the NRMP publishes this data, offering transparency in what can be a confusing process. Some newer reports are viewable here.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Emergency Medicine Should Not be your Back Up

I've recently heard from several residency applicants who are considering emergency medicine as a back up specialty for the coming Match. These candidates are interested in applying in their field of primary interest and using emergency medicine as a safety specialty. I would not recommend this strategy! Emergency medicine's popularity has waxed and waned over the years, but currently it is pretty hot. It's far from a back up.

For more information about emergency medicine candidacies and careers, take a look at my piece "Why Are Emergency Physicians Burning Out" on KevinMD.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Get Started on Your ERAS® Now

Every September a swarm of panicked residency applicants contacts me asking for urgent help. Don't be one of those harried people, approaching your future career goals in a frenzy! It's time to get started on your ERAS® personal statement and experiences section now. MyERAS® is already open for candidates to start working on their applications, and residency tokens are already available for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates® (ECFMG).

Here is a list of the residency application services I provide and here is my comprehensive package.

And for those of you who don't think the personal statement matters, take a look at the (bizarrely) high percentage of residency directors who site the personal statement as a factor in selecting whom to interview in the 2012 NRMP Program Director Survey.

Finally, for fun, take a look at my under-one-minute Guru on the Go® stop-motion, animation video "Honors Won't Make It Write" about the import of the residency personal statement.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

The Complete Package

If you plan to hire me for the Complete Package for Residency Applicants, please do so very soon. The benefits of an early Strategy Session are numerous: I can assist you in furthering your candidacy and avoiding common missteps. Also, getting your written materials polished early will afford you a strong advantage in the residency application process.


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