For those of you feeling lost in the logistics of ERAS, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers the 2013 MyERAS Residency User Guide in PDF format. It’s 32 pages of detailed, step-by-step instructions to help navigate the application process. Here it is.

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes.