Description
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
Table of Contents
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
