As a foreign graduate, you must make yourself stick out at all costs. The goal is to get residency interviews. The best way is to do visiting rotations at hospitals where they have a residency program you are interested. Fight the temptation to stay in your comfort zone at your base hospital with your friends and attendings you know. If possible, every 4th year rotation should be at a different hospital. Do ...

The bad things people do in Caribbean to pass time: 1. Drink heavily. Drinking is not for me but as with everything, it should be done in moderation. Unfortunately, for many students, this is there first time living in an unsupervised environment. If you combine that with peer pressure and no minimum drinking age, the need to drink is strong. There is always a group of people who will drink everyday and mos ...

MS4 Timeline of 4th year medical student: May‐ June  Review SFMatch site for general information about the early match process (Ophthalmology).  Early match registration is available through the SFMatch site at http://www.SFMatch.org May‐July  Urology match information available, registration begins through AUA @ http://www.auanet.org Investigate on‐line sources for specialty and program information, requir ...

The personal statement is a one-page essay outlining your motivations, interests and strengths as they pertain to being a successful resident. Use your personal statement as an opportunity to impress the selection committee by showcasing your strengths and those qualities that set you apart from other candidates. A well written personal statement can strengthen your application and open opportunities for yo ...

Here is a sample Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE) from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Take a look, submit your email at the bottom to receive the full pdf. [caption id="attachment_916" align="aligncenter" width="480"] MSPE from NW[/caption] Identifying Information John Student Doe is a fourth-year student at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, ...

All in all Guidelines for Senior Year for Students in Dermatology. Subinternship: Before beginning Residency, a one year internship is required in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Family Practice, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, or a Transitional Year Program. Therefore, the sub-internship is recommended to be in medicine, surgery,  or pediatrics; most students who completed their ...

There are your guidelines for Guidelines for General Surgery Residency. A word to the wise:  Only those who cannot envision doing anything else with their lives should choose surgery.  If you can find happiness in any other career, then do not choose surgery. [caption id="attachment_845" align="aligncenter" width="480"] General Surgery Residency[/caption] A few statements I stand by (let’s get rid of some m ...

Read down all the Information about Family Practice: Timeline and Scheduling.   [caption id="attachment_792" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Family Practice[/caption] Family Practice Sub internship: Most students who go into family medicine complete their sub internship in medicine or family medicine or pediatrics. You have the option of completing a four-week family medicine sub internship on an inpa ...

Here is a manual I stumbled across which lays out the exact details for navigating through the Road to Residency application process.   [caption id="attachment_784" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Road to Residency[/caption] This is for allopathic or osteopathic residents. It is a pdf so save it on your hard drive for easy reference: https://members.aamc.org/eweb/upload/Roadmap%20to%20Residency%202ndE ...

These are actual things I have seen or heard 1st hand that people have done during Residency Interviews : 5. Don't complain about the food: I was at one interview where the candidate said the subs we ate that the [caption id="attachment_773" align="alignright" width="320"] Residency Interviews[/caption] program ordered were not very good. I cannot say for sure but I cannot imagine the residents were happy t ...