Preparing for The Match. A Residency Resource Guide

This Internship Survival Guide offers first-year residents practical, real-world medical and professional guidance from senior residents and faculty advisors at the Washington University School of Medicine. Advice is presented in a concise, bulleted format, lending itself to quick comprehension of the material. You'll learn the nuts and bolts of logistical issues and patient and colleague communication, as well as the basics of navigating your clinical rotations.  To-the-point, updated explanations of the 10 most common diagnoses and patient complaints you'll encounter; includes key history, what not to miss, and when to call for help. Features a detachable pocket card with step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations of basic procedures you need to master to pass residency requirements. Now with checklists--also on the pocket card--that serve as handy action items for interns. Includes helpful do's and don'ts on often overlooked workplace issues such as patient admission and discharges and communication with others on the medical team. Medical topics cover patient safety, risk mitigation, fluid management, operation of common devices like EKGs, as well as overviews of key clinical specialties.  

Completely updated, the 8th edition will continue to be vital to medical students by providing a step-by-step guide through the process of selecting a medical specialty and obtaining a residency position. Packed with tips and practical information, it could be called “How to Get the Most Out of Medical School” or “How to Succeed in Your Medical Career!” This unique book provides invaluable information about all the medical specialties, including the difficulty of obtaining a position and the number of available slots. Numerous charts illustrate the specialty selection process, updated URLs provide additional sources of updated information, and the "Must/Want" Analysis provides a way to rank residency program selections.

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 - preparing for the interview and beyond. Both insightful and practical, and features a wide spectrum of medical specialties and an extra section for foreign graduates.Tips for the Residency 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.Tips for the Residency Match is the ideal companion for those applying for residency positions throughout the United States.

What does it take to match into the specialty and program of your choice? Utilizing a unique combination of evidence-based advice and an insiders perspective, this book shows residency applicants how to develop the optimal strategy for success. Replacing the best-selling "Residency Match: 101 Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid Them," this new edition covers all aspects of the residency application - upgrading your credentials, writing high-impact personal statements, soliciting strong letters of recommendation, shining during interviews, and much more. An invaluable resource to help applicants gain that extra edge.

Finding the ideal match between student and appropriate residency can prove demanding. This guide is designed to help medical students and foreign medical graduates make the most effective choices. Written by students for students, personal anecdotes appear throughout. Key issues covered include choosing which programmes to apply to, handling the paperwork, making the application stand out, how to solicit strong reference letters, and successful interviewing.

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The ultimate survival guide for medical students, interns, residents and fellows; time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a resident's life - from choosing a residency program, to coping with stress, enhancing self-care, and protecting personal and professional relationships. It provides hundreds of tips on how to cope with sleep deprivation, time pressures, and ethical and legal issues. Informative, compassionate, and professional, this new edition will again show why it is required reading for medical students and new physicians pursuing postgraduate training.

Each year, more than 15,000 U.S. medical students--along with more than 18,000 graduates of foreign medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine--take part in the National Residency Matching Program, vying for a small number of positions in the United States. Based on more than two decades of experience preparing candidates for residency programs, John Canady has developed a concise practical guide to making one's way through the maze of residency applications and interviews. Guiding residency applicants past the pitfalls in all aspects of the process, 101 Tips to Getting the Residency You Want includes sections on tried-and-true methods for senior year planning, the importance of networking, tips for interviewing, practical advice for carefree travel, and guidelines for follow-up to out-of-town rotations and interviews.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, is divided into two sections:Part 1 Planning Your Medical Career delves into the main issues surrounding the choice of your medical specialty. These twelve chapters provide everything you need to begin making this major decision – from how to research each specialty to how to apply for residency. Part 2 Specialty Profiles features chapters devoted to each of the 20 major specialties. It provides important information such as the latest salary information, employment data, and match statistics. Features: An “insider’s look” at different areas of medicine -- with specialty chapters written by physicians just out of residency training Candid and revealing descriptions of each specialty Profiles of the major specialties, including those to which you may have had little exposure, such as radiation oncology. A concise, up-to-date guide to the residency application and matching process. A chapter with valuable advice to help you maximize your success in obtaining a residency position in each field Updated to include alternative career paths for MDs, such as laboratory science, the military, MD/MBA, and MD/JD

This is an absolute must-read for students entering clinical rotations. The authors of the "Successful Match" bring their same combination of practical recommendations and evidence-based advice to clerkships. The book begins as a how-to guide with clerkship-specific templates, along with sample notes and guides, for every aspect of clerkships. The book reviews proven strategies for success in patient care, write-ups, rounds, and other vital areas. Grades in required rotations are the most important academic criteria used to select residents, and this critical year can determine career choices. This book shows students what they can do now to position themselves for match success. An invaluable resource for medical students - no student should be without it.

Becoming a doctor is so much more than acing your MCATs, living through med school, then getting the perfect residency. It is a career that demands long hours on little to no sleep, constant continuing education, and a tough decision about which of the many types of medicine you want to practice. But with the right guide, you can make the right choices each step of the way.

Residency is a defining period in a physician's life because it is the decisive stage for personal growth, intellectual challenge and emotional stress. It is a major transitional period transforming a medical student into a practice-ready physician. This role-change for the physician-in-training usually takes place in a new setting and necessitates coping with conflicting demands, heavy responsibility and long work hours. This manual was designed to help medical students on this final critical segment of their journey to become practicing physicians. It will enhance the students' awareness of the potential obstacles along the way and provide them with guidance on how to avoid them. The book includes: selecting an appropriate specialty, maximizing the chances of being selected, surviving residency and beginning practice.

You'll get tips, a long-term plan, and answers to your questions, including: When do I start planning my residency strategy--and how How can I set up a timeline and task list to keep myself on target for success? How can I ace the interview process? What should I have in my portfolio? What happens if I don't make the match? The authors of Get the Residency put together a course at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy that has helped their students achieve an 83 percent residency acceptance rate, against the national average of 60 percent in the most recent match. They offer candid advice, guidance, and warnings that will be directly applicable to your hunt for a post graduate residency or fellowship and will stay with you as your career grows. You can begin using this as a guide as early as your first year, or as soon as you are ready to begin the residency application process.

You owe it to yourself to read this book before you choose a medical specialty! The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition delivers a well-researched, insider's look at the complex issues medical students face when choosing a medical specialty. Supported by first-hand knowledge, useful facts and statistics - plus the author's personal experience and gut-level reports from current residents -- this unique guide provides everything necessary to compare specialties and make a confident decision. The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition is divided into two sections:Part 1 Planning Your Medical Career delves into the main issues surrounding the choice of your medical specialty. These twelve chapters provide everything you need to begin making this major decision - from how to research each specialty to how to apply for residency. Part 2 Specialty Profiles features chapters devoted to each of the 20 major specialties. It provides important information such as the latest salary information, employment data, and match statistics. Features: An "insider's look" at different areas of medicine -- with specialty chapters written by physicians just out of residency training Candid and revealing descriptions of each specialty Profiles of the major specialties, including those to which you may have had little exposure, such as radiation oncology A concise, up-to-date guide to the residency application and matching process A chapter with valuable advice to help you maximize your success in obtaining a residency position in each field Updated to include alternative career paths for MDs, such as laboratory science, the military, MD/MBA, and MD/JD