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.
Autorentext
Justin W. Kung is Associate Program Director, Radiology, and Assistant Professor of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Pauline M. Bishop is Clinical Fellow in Interventional Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Priscilla J. Slanetz is Program Director, Radiology, and Associate Professor of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Ronald L. Eisenberg is Associate Program Director, Radiology, and Professor of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Klappentext
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.
Inhalt
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Disclaimer xvii
About the Editors xix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. The Match Alphabet Soup 5
Chapter 2. Specialty Selection - Where to Begin 17
Chapter 3. The Specialties - Program Directors' Perspectives 37
Anesthesiology 38 Qi Cui Ott
Dermatology and "Med-Derm" (Internal Medicine and Dermatology) 44 Elena B. Hawryluk, Steven T. Chen, Vinod E. Nambudiri, and Rachel V. Reynolds
Emergency Medicine 51 Carrie D. Tibbles and Carlo L. Rosen
Family Medicine 58 Robert P. Bonacci, Jacob Erickson, and Mary Lally
General Surgery 62 Shushmita M. Ahmed and James N. Lau
Internal Medicine 67 Michaela Restivo and David Chong Neurological Surgery 74 Joseph Kapurch and William Krauss
Neurology 81 Natalie Wheeler and Zachary N. London
Obstetrics and Gynecology 88 Kathleen Dunn, Christine Miller, and D. Yvette LaCoursiere
Ophthalmology 93 Kian Eftekhari and Paul J. Tapino
Orthopedic Surgery 98 George S. M. Dyer
Otolaryngology 103 Benjamin L. Judson, Boris Paskhover, and Elias M. Michaelides
Pathology 109 Bonnie Choy and Anthony Chang
Pediatrics 114 Laura Chen, Amy Downing, and Heather McPhillips
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 119 Rina Bloch
Plastic Surgery 123 Jason S. Barr and Pierre B. Saadeh
Psychiatry 131 Jennifer L. Kurth
Radiology 137 Jim S. Wu and Suzanne Long
Radiology Oncology 142 Sara Alcorn and Stephanie Terezakis
Urology 148 Michael Granieri and Andrew C. Peterson
Chapter 4. Path to the Match 153
Chapter 5. The Selection Process - Theirs 169
Chapter 6. The Selection Process - Yours 177
Chapter 7. The Application 189
Chapter 8. The Curriculum Vitae 199
Chapter 9. The Personal Statement 209
Chapter 10. The Interview 217
Chapter 11. After the Interview 229
Chapter 12. Match Week 237
Chapter 13. International Medical Graduate Specifics 247
Index 257