Make sure to watch this – a new Insider Medical Admissions Guru on the Go© stop motion video. These under-one-minute videos give you professional admissions tips for free… and they are fun to watch! This one, called “Stars are Made, Not Born,” guides pre-meds and residency applicants toward some good interview advice.
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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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Compared to the Old Scramble, NRMP’s SOAP Cleans Up the Match
For those interested in a comprehensive explanation of the NRMP’s process for unmatched candidates,here is an article I wrote for Student Doctor Network with a step-by-step approach to the
Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). Most residency applicants are hopeful about their Match prospects, but if you are not a strong candidate, it’s not a bad idea to understand SOAP early.
New! Guru On the Go© Stop-Motion Video Series
Make sure to watch the first of the Insider Medical Admissions Guru on the Go© stop motion video series. These under-one-minute videos give you professional admissions tips for free… and they are cool to watch! The first one is geared toward residency applicants, but the graphics are so fun, it’s worth seeing even if you aren’t applying to residency. Check out the video below and subscribe to my Youtube channel to see more in the coming weeks.
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. Read more
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