Tips for the Residency Match E-Book

Justin W. Kung

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Tips for the Residency Match is a unique guide for medical students applying for residency positions. Packed with hints, tips, and recommendations from both program directors and current residents, Tips for the Residency Match chronologically covers the key information required to excel during the residency application process - from résumé advice and preparing for the interview and beyond. Both insightful and practical, Tips for the Residency Match features a wide spectrum of medical specialties and an extra section for foreign graduates.

Tips for the Residency Match is:

• Uniquely tailored to the needs of those applying for US residency positions
• Written by leading Residency Directors and current residents in the major specialties
• Offers unprecedented access to how departmental decisions about the Match are made

Boasting expert advice and a wide scope, Tips for the Residency Match is the ideal companion for those applying for residency positions throughout the United States.

Leseprobe

TIPS FOR THERESIDENCY MATCH

What Residency Directors Are Really Looking For

Edited by

Justin W. Kung, MD

Associate Program Director, Radiology Assistant Professor of Radiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH

Program Director, Radiology Associate Professor of Radiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

Pauline M. Bishop, MD

Clinical Fellow in Interventional Radiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

Ronald L. Eisenberg, MD, JD

Associate Program Director, Radiology Professor of Radiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

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Tips for the residency match : what residency directors are really looking for / edited by Justin W. Kung, Pauline M. Bishop, Priscilla J. Slanetz, Ronald L. Eisenberg.       p. ; cm.  Includes bibliographic references and index.  ISBN 978-1-118-86093-9 (pbk.)  I. Kung, Justin W., editor. II. Bishop, Pauline M., editor. III. Slanetz, Priscilla J., editor. IV. Eisenberg, Ronald L., editor.  [DNLM: 1. Internship and Residency–United States. 2. Career Choice–United States. 3. Professional Competence–United States. 4. Students, Medical–United States. 5. Vocational Guidance–United States. W 20]  R840  610.71’55–dc23

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This book is dedicated to our families for their understanding and support:

To the three girls in my life: Adrienne, Evelyn, and Ava    J.W.K.

For my daughter, Kaylie, and my husband, Kristoffer    P.M.B.

To Raja, Robert, Natalie, and Helen    P.J.S.

To Zina, Avlana, and Cherina    R.L.E.

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Disclaimer

About the Editors

Introduction

Reference

Chapter 1 The Match Alphabet Soup

The Match Algorithm and the Secrets to Stable Marriage

References

Chapter 2 Specialty Selection – Where to Begin

Self-Assessment

Exploration

Likelihood

Fallback

Summary

References

Chapter 3 The Specialties – Program Directors’ Perspectives

Anesthesiology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Dermatology and “Med-Derm” (Internal Medicine and Dermatology)

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Emergency Medicine

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Interviews

Conclusion

References

Family Medicine

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

General Surgery

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Internal Medicine

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Frequently Asked Questions

References

Neurological Surgery

Introduction

Residency

Preparation

Applying

Interviews

References

Neurology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Ophthalmology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Orthopedic Surgery

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Interviews

References

Otolaryngology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Pathology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Interview

Follow-Up

References

Pediatrics

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Plastic Surgery

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Interviews

References

Psychiatry

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Important Websites

References

Radiology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

References

Radiology Oncology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Interviews

References

Urology

Introduction

Preparation

Applying

Interview Day

Summary

References

Chapter 4 Path to the Match

Selection Process and Board Scores

Grades and Clinical Clerkship Schedule

LoRs and Mentorship

CV Fortification

References

Chapter 5 The Selection Process – Theirs

Stage I: ERAS Screening/Interview Selection

Stage II: The Interview

Stage III: Ranking

Reference

Chapter 6 Selection Process – Yours

Stage 1: Residency Application

Stage 2: The Interviews

Stage 3: Ranking – Preparing for Your Final ROL

References

Chapter 7 The Application

ERAS

ERAS Token and Registration

MyERAS Application Tab

MyERAS Documents Tab

MyERAS Programs Tab

References

Chapter 8 The Curriculum Vitae

Standard Elements of a CV

Other Common CV Insider Tips

References

Chapter 9 The Personal Statement

Addressing Flaws/Gaps in the Application

More Insider Tips for the Personal Statement

References

Chapter 10 The Interview

Preparing for the Interview

Typical Interview Day

Interview Pitfalls: More Insider Tips

References

Chapter 11 After the Interview

How to Improve

Post-Interview Correspondence

Ranking

References

Chapter 12 Match Week

SOAP

SOAP Eligibility

SOAP Logistics and Schedule

References

Chapter 13 International Medical Graduate Specifics

Introduction

USMLE Scores

Recent Graduates

Clinical Experience in the United States

Research Fellowships and/or Graduate Degrees

What Field and Where to Apply

Application

Interview

Communication

Visas

References

Index

End User License Agreement

List of Tables

Chapter 2

Table 2.1

Chapter 13

Table 13.1

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Figure I.1

Active applicants versus PGY-1 positions, 1976–2013.

Source:

Adapted with permission from [1].

Chapter 1

Figure 1.1

Residency application alphabet soup.

Figure 1.2

Hypothetical match process.

Chapter 2

Figure 2.1

SELF

:

S

elf–Assessment →

E

xploration →

L

ikelihood →

F

allback. See text for definitions of abbreviations.

Chapter 4

Figure 4.1

Typical approach to medical school.

Figure 4.2

A different approach to medical school.

Figure 4.3

Sample patient tracker sheet.

Chapter 5

Figure 5.1

Sample “Radiology Resident Applicant Evaluation” form.

Chapter 6

Figure 6.1

Median application data for US Seniors across all specialties in 2013.

Source

: Adapted with permission from figure 5 of [4].

Chapter 8

Figure 8.1

CV Sample 1: a missed opportunity (see Figure 8.2 for an enhanced version of this CV).

Figure 8.2

CV Sample 2: an edited version of our first sample CV (changes highlighted in blue).

Figure 8.3

CV Sample 3.

Chapter 9

Figure 9.1

Personal statement: Sample 1.

Figure 9.2

Personal statement: Sample 2.

Chapter 12

Figure 12.1

Breakdown of PGY-1-only positions offered in the 2013 SOAP.

Source

: Adapted with permission from [2].

Figure 12.2

The 2012 SOAP round fill rate.

Source

: Adapted with permission from [3].

Guide

Cover

Table of Contents

Preface

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Contributors

Faculty

Rina Bloch, MD

Associate Professor

Program Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, MA, USA

Robert P. Bonacci, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Family Medicine

The Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Anthony Chang, MD

Associate Professor

Associate Program Director, Pathology

Pritzker School of Medicine

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, USA

David Chong, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, NY, USA

Kenneth B. Christopher, MD

Instructor in Medicine

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

George S. M. Dyer, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Orthopedic Surgery

Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Benjamin L. Judson, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director, Otolaryngology

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, CT, USA

William Krauss, MD

Professor

Program Director, Neurosurgery

The Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Jennifer L. Kurth, DO

Assistant Professor

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL, USA

Former Program Director, Psychiatry

Loyola University Medical Center

Chicago, IL, USA

Yvette LaCoursiere, MD

Associate Clinical Professor

Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology

UCSD School of Medicine

San Diego, CA, USA

James N. Lau, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Associate Program Director, Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, CA, USA

Zachary N. London, MD

Associate Professor

Program Director, Neurology

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Suzanne Long, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Radiology

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Jefferson Medical College

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Elias M. Michaelides, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Otolaryngology

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven, CT, USA

Heather McPhillips, MD, MPH

Professor

Program Director, Pediatrics

University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital

Seattle, WA, USA

Qi Cui Ott, MD

Instructor

Associate Program Director, Anesthesia

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Andrew C. Peterson, MD, FACS

Associate Professor

Program Director, Urology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC, USA

Rachel Reynolds, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Dermatology

Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Carlo L. Rosen, MD

Associate Professor

Program Director, Emergency Medicine

Associate Director, Graduate Medical Education

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Pierre Saadeh, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Plastic Surgery

New York University School of Medicine

New York, NY, USA

Paul Tapino, MD

Associate Professor

Program Director, Ophthalmology

Scheie Eye Institute

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Medical School

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Stephanie Terezakis, MD

Assistant Professor

Program Director, Radiation Oncology

John Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD, USA

Carrie D. Tibbles, MD

Assistant Professor

Director Graduate Medical Education

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Jim S. Wu, MD

Assistant Professor

Former Program Director, Radiology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Residents

Shushmita M. Ahmed, MD

Resident, General Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, CA, USA

Sara Alcorn, MD, MPH

Resident, Radiation Oncology

John Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD, USA

Jason S. Barr, MD

Resident, Plastic Surgery

New York University School of Medicine

New York, NY, USA

Laura Chen, MD

Resident, Pediatrics

University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital

Seattle, WA, USA

Steven T. Chen, MD, MPH

Resident, Dermatology

Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Bonnie Choy, MD

Resident, Pathology

Pritzker School of Medicine

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, USA

Amy Downing, MD

Resident, Pediatrics

University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital

Seattle, WA, USA

Kathleen Dunn, MD

Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology

UCSD School of Medicine

San Diego, CA, USA

Kian Eftekhari, MD

Resident, Ophthalmology

Scheie Eye Institute

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Medical School

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Jacob Erickson, DO

Instructor

Resident, Family Medicine

The Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Shannon Fitzgerald, MD

Medical Student

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Michael Granieri, MD

Resident, Urology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC, USA

Elena B. Hawryluk, MD, PhD

Resident, Dermatology

Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Joseph Kapurch, MD

Resident, Neurosurgery

The Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Mary Lally, BMBCh

Resident, Family Medicine

The Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Christine Miller, MD

Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology

UCSD School of Medicine

San Diego, CA, USA

Vinod E. Nambudiri, MD, MBA

Resident, Dermatology

Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Boris Paskhover, MD

Resident, Otolaryngology

Yale School of Medicine

New Haven CT, USA

Michaela Restivo, MD

Resident, Internal Medicine

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, NY, USA

Samir Shah, MD

Resident, Radiology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Amanda Trotter, MD

Resident, Radiology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, USA

Natalie Wheeler, MD, JD

Resident, Neurology

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

The Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN, USA

Preface

Every year, thousands of medical students from the United States and abroad apply for residency positions through the Match. The application process can be chaotic, as students struggle to choose a future career path based upon limited exposure while at the same time trying to juggle their clinical responsibilities. In this book, we attempt to simplify and summarize the Match process. In Chapter 1: The Match Alphabet Soup, we break down the Match, giving readers insight into the history behind it, the technical intricacies of the match process, and the strategy behind the match algorithm. There are multiple organizations and acronyms associated with the Match, including the NRMP, ERAS, ECFMG, and SOAP, and we explain how they all have a role in the Match process.

Preparation is key. In reality, students are preparing for the Match from the first day they enter medical school and are wrestling with the very important decision of specialty selection. Students need to be aware of specific steps that they must take in medical school in order to position themselves for a great match. We highlight those steps which should be taken, beginning in the first year of medical school right up to the Match. We also discuss the very difficult choice of specialty selection, which is a complicated interplay of student preference and realistic expectations. A match in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery may not be attainable by every applicant. However, through a process of Self-assessment, Exploration, Likelihood, and Fallback (SELF), every student can select a specialty best suited towards his/her individual talents.

What exactly is a Program Director looking for in your application? How important are pre-interview dinners? There are multiple Insider Tips offered throughout this book based upon years of experience in the residency selection process. We offer a unique look into the Match through the eyes of a Program Director. What is the selection process really like? We detail this in Chapter 5: The Selection Process – Theirs. We also offer a detailed look at every specialty, including the information you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask, such as salary and lifestyle. These individual specialty-specific chapters are written by some of the nation's top Program Directors and their residents from institutions including Harvard, Yale, John Hopkins, Duke, Columbia, Stanford, UCSD, Mayo Clinic, and many more. Specialty specific insights are provided by leaders in fields ranging from Neurosurgery to Psychiatry.

Finally, International Medical Graduates (IMGs) play a crucial role in providing healthcare in the United States, but the path to the Match can be more arduous. We offer specific advice important to IMGs in areas including USLME preparation, research fellowships, and specialty selection.

We hope that you enjoy and profit from this book.

Acknowledgements

This book would not have been possible without the support of many people, and we wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all of them.

The medical students and residents with whom we have had the privilege of working and training

The countless numbers of Harvard Medical Students who have read portions of this book and offered us suggestions

Mei Liang, Director of Research at the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP®), for thoughtful advice and encouragement

Dr. Ammar Sarwar and Dr. Robert Kung for their very helpful comments

Clotell Forde for her assistance in preparing the manuscript

Our families, for their understanding, encouragement, and support

Disclaimer

The information contained in this book is strictly for informational purposes. The editors and authors of this book have used their best efforts in preparing this book, but make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy, applicability, fitness, or completeness of the information contained in this book. The information in this book is provided “as-is” and without warranty. The editors and authors shall not be liable to any party (including, without limitation, the reader) for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential, or other damages arising out of or relating to, in both cases directly or indirectly, from the use of the information in this book. Names and specific facts used in examples and anecdotes have been altered to protect the identity of individuals. Information regarding the subject matter of this book may change rapidly and readers are solely responsible for checking program application deadlines, fees, dates, or any other requirements.

About the Editors

Justin W. Kung is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a radiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He serves as an Associate Residency Director and has specific interests in medical student education.

Pauline M. Bishop is an Interventional Radiology Fellow and former Radiology resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Priscilla J. Slanetz is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a radiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where she is the Residency Director. A Fellow of the American College of Radiology, she holds an MPH in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Ronald L. Eisenberg is Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a radiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. An Associate Residency Director, he is the author of more than 20 books in radiology. A Fellow of the American College of Radiology, Dr. Eisenberg is also a non-practising lawyer and author of Radiology and the Law: Malpractice and Other Issues (Springer).

Introduction

Congratulations! If you are purchasing this book, you are either nearing the end of medical school and crossing a major hurdle in your training, or you are in your preclinical years and planning ahead for residency application. Both possibilities deserve praise.

Besides passing your medical school classes and boards (a feat unto itself), you have two incredibly important decisions to make: choosing a specialty and then a residency. These decisions are extremely nerve-racking for a medical student. You are only just starting to feel comfortable in your book-based knowledge and now, with very little information about actual clinical practice, you are compelled to choose a career path and the training program that will get you started on it. It is a decision that requires truthful introspection about both your professional and equally important personal goals. No doubt, your energies have been so fixated on short-term objectives, such as getting good grades on exams, that you have had little time to consider the bigger picture. What sort of life do you actually want? A specialty choice will play a large role in achieving that life. Once you have narrowed down the field to one or two potential specialties, it is time to take another honest look at your academic performance. Can you actually get a residency position in your desired specialty?