Us Residency Programs: Guide to Application

Contents

Acknowledgements

Intro

Choose your specialty

Interest

Interests – Resources

Choosing a Medical Specialty

Grades

FREIDA

Location

Lifestyle – the ugly truth

Number of Programs

Starting Your Application

ERAS

Guide to ERAS

The Registrar for the IMG

Dean’s Letter

Application Submission

USMLE Transcripts

CAF & CV

CAF: Graduation Date

Letters of Recommendation

Personal Statement

Resume and Research

NRMP

California Letter

(only for the IMG)

Get Me to Cali

USMLE Step 2: CS

Step 3

CK

O Canada!? – For Canadian citizens

VISAs: J1

VISAs: H1B

Why I Chose the J1

MCCEE

(for Canadian applicants)

How to apply for the MCCEE

Sample Action Plan for Statement of Need

The Canadian Match

Couples Match

Interview

Dress Code

The Big Day

Generic Questions that you will be asked

Questions to ask during your interview

Can you apply to more than one Specialty?

How many to attend?

Post-interview Etiquette

Sample Thank-you Letter

More Thanks

Pre-matches (only for the IMG)

The Ranking Process

The Match

Bibliography

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Thank You to:

My mother, Rosie Ganjeyha, for supporting me every step of the way. I love you more than words can express.

Carley Desjardins for your unrelenting assistance and superb editing.

Shaiki Bernstein – Without your help I would not have made it through the interview season alive.

Intro

Applying for residency during the last year of medical school was one of the hardest times in my life. Not only did I have to juggle rotations, USMLE Step 2, but I also had to determine what I wanted to do when I grew up! I spent a great deal of time searching online, emailing friends, calling acquaintances for a little advice here and there along this rocky road. Eventually, I saw the light at the end of the year-long tunnel, but realized that there really wasn’t a simple cohesive source out there to help a medical student not only choose the right path in residency, but also how to achieve every step of the way.

I decided to put my months of research and work into a book that will assist medical students who seek residency at an American hospital. The