Please take a look at my recent guest entry on the KevinMD blog exploring the disconnect between emergency medicine’s immense popularity in the Match and an Archives of Internal Medicine study documenting severe burnout among emergency physicians. (According to the research, emergency physicians experience burnout at a rate of more than three times that of the average doctor and more than anyone else inside or outside of the medical field.) Pre-meds and medical students will find useful information in my guest blog entry, as they consider their future fields and lifestyles.
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Emergency Medicine: Can a Sizzling Hot Specialty Burn You to a Crisp?
Every Emergency Medicine Spot Filled in the 2012 Match
In the 2012 NRMP Match, all 1668 of the available Match positions in Emergency Medicine were filled. The fierce competition likely stems from a variety of factors – popularity of the field and the fact that currently, medical students apply to more residency spots than they had in years past. Either way medical students need to understand that matching into EM is not easy. Having an early strategy, submitting optimal written materials, and interviewing well are critical.
Here‘s is an article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine regarding last year’s Emergency match.
Tags: Match, Medical Students, Medicine, Written Materials
Open Emergency Medicine Positions
I recently heard about two open EM positions – one PGY-2 and one PGY-3 – at the University of Michigan and Harbor-UCLA, respectively, starting July. (The positions were open at the time or this writing, but I cannot guarantee how long they will be available, of course.) The information I have is public, but I suspect some candidates might have trouble accessing it.
For Michigan, the administration will consider both EM trainees who have completed a year of residency or trainees from other disciplines at ACGME accredited residencies. Contact is bkulp@med.umich.edu.
For UCLA-Harbor, candidates must have completed their PGY2 year in a 1-3 program or their third year in a 1-4 program or 2-4 program before July 1. Contact is fernandez@emedharbor.edu.
More Options for Those Interested in Emergency Medicine
For those of you considering a career in Emergency Medicine, the American Board of Medical Specialties recently approved Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as a subspecialty. It is the sixth subspecialty available to boarded Emergency Physicians, along with Hospice and Palliative Care, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Sports Medicine. The American Board of Emergency Medicine is the sole sponsor of the EMS subspecialty.
Emergency Medicine Fellowships for Family Practitioners
Here‘s an article from an Emergency Medicine news magazine on the advent of Emergency Medicine Fellowships for Family Practitioners. As you can imagine, these training programs are rather controversial, especially amongst current Emergency Physicians. (Note that the link listed in the article is not valid.)
For residency admissions consulting help, contact me.
Tags: May 2010
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
