residency applications

Hello SDN! Been a long time since I've signed in, but I have a conundrum. I am in the process of getting letters of rec squared away and I just found out that one of my letter writers has the title of "clinical instructor". I thought that this person was an assistant professor. I rotated for a...

Hey all, I'm applying to Perio this summer 2016 to (hopefully) start in summer of 2017. There are lots of threads on here about residencies from '06 or '07 and I wanted to know some more current/up-to-date info about various perio residencies around the nation. Which programs are heavy...

NBME CBSE coming soon in 2 days.... Any last minute tips? Any fellow comrades?

There are a couple previous threads dedicated to this, but they are fairly outdated (about 7 years old). Granted, I know maybe not a TON has changed in 7 years, but let's not assume that there have not been changes. I'm hopefully looking for responses from people who have A) applied to these...

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As representatives of Residents and Fellows at the University of Washington, we wanted to provide some clarification regarding the ongoing negotiation process between Residents and the University. We have received many questions from applicants and created this informational post to let you...

I am an MS3 at a US med school and have to make my schedule for the coming year soon. I have perused the existing threads and found info for other situations/specialties, so I thought I'd post and see if anyone has advice specific to my situation. Questions I have: 1) When should I take Step 2...

Hi all! I'm a 3rd year med student thinking I will apply to family medicine next year - I'm very much thinking of applying to the Puerto Rico programs, there are 4 it seems on AAFP and I was wondering what everyone's experience has been applying/interviewing/doing residency at any number of...

Hello friends and (future) colleagues, I am current applying for Neuro & prelim residencies. I have also received a few invitations for Transitional Year interviews. I was wondering if TY are allowed for most Neuro residencies? I have heard conflicting things so just want to get people's...

Hi all, I'm sure this question has been asked ad nauseam on this forum, but I felt it would be better to ask it from my personal situation instead of trawling through several somewhat related questions. I am a second-year medical student at the University of Cambridge. For those of you who...

Yesterday my PI, boss, mentor, an MD-PhD was speaking to a current MS Y4 student who is applying for residencies and me. The MS Y4 stated that she had the exact same application for medical school that she did for residency. For both, she discussed a love for research and passion to become an...

I completed med school in india. I had a few back logs does it have any effect on getting into residency.or do they only check the usmle step scores.I got 232 in my step 1

I mean, when you apply to Harvard, you receive a certificate from HARVARD or from Massachusetts General Hospital? 'Cause I know that Derm and plastics do actually keep the name Harvard in the program name, but seems that isn't for every specialty. If someone apply to Harvard in Cardiology for...

Hi, I am an IMG. Recently I got my Step 1 score and I blew it. (I got low 240s). Is there any chance, any chance at all, for me to match to gen surgery residency in mid tier program? Do you have any advice for what should I do next?

As a medical student- what is the best way to go about the residency fairs at ACEP and SAEM? Any tips? How to stand out (in a good way) and how NOT to stand out (in a bad way)? Network? Can this help me to get away rotations when I apply for 4th year? Appropriate vs inappropriate questions to...

The author and his fiancée on match day after matching to their first choice after applying to 72 programs and interviewing at over 20-27 programs each. Matching into residency can be extremely stressful, regardless of your scores or specialty. Finding programs to apply to, scheduling away...

Anyone have insight or experience participating in a student scholars program at their DO school? (Essentially being a paid student teacher/researcher of OMT for a year between 3rd & 4th year rotations. The school pays 3rd year tuition for you in addition to salary for that year.) The school...