Unfortunately, I notice that if you click on the Medscape link I published in my last entry, Medscape requires you to input a password. Instead Google “Dan Egan Match” and click on “How Should I Rank Choices for the Match,” which is the first entry on the page.
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How to Create a Rank List for the Match
Here is a great article from my friend and ex-resident Dan Egan. He was just named the Associate Residency Director for the Emergency Medicine program at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt.
Tags: February 2010
Offers outside of the match
One of my clients emailed me to say she was already offered a residency position outside of the match but had a short deadline by which to make her decision or the offer was off the table. (This was the first program at which she had interviewed.) She asked me what to do. I’d love to say I had a great answer.
Taking a position outside of the match (before you have time to interview at other places) is safe and very understandable. But some people are risk-takers and would rather wait it out and see what happens in the Match. I don’t think one or the other is the right way to go: It really depends on your risk tolerance. I recommend relying on your family and your gut to make a decision like this one because it is so individual.
But such a conundrum is a nice problem to have, huh?
For help practicing for your interviews (as the client above had done) contact me at insidermedical@gmail.com or check out InsiderMedicalAdmissions.com.
Tags: December 2008
Match Results: Good News
I haven’t heard back from all of my residency applicants yet, but so far the news looks very good with many of my clients matching to their top first or second choices. These include clients who applied in competitive specialties like orthopedics and ophthalmology. Congratulations!
Tags: March 2009
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
