One of the unfortunate aspects of physician training is that although we spend countless years and dollars learning how to become competent clinical decision-makers, there aren’t many lessons on financial management. As new attendings, we have “financial advisors” pitching us investment ideas and portfolio management with fees. We also have…
It’s customary for medical students interested in a particular field to enroll in “electives” to get experience, understand the workflow, obtain recommendation letters for residency applications, etc. I get asked all the time about how to “stand out” on anesthesia electives, so here are some tips!
Interview season is over, acceptances are rolling in, and you’ve already started the countdown till orientation. Amidst this excitement, it’s easy to make some pretty bad decisions with the intention of being prepared.
Letters of intent (LOIs) and thank you notes are often submitted by applicants to improve their chances for an acceptance, but do LOIs even get considered? Realistically, it depends on the school and how late in the application cycle they receive supplemental materials. Some schools may brush them aside entirely.…
A pivotal part of any application process is composing a personal statement (PS). This can be stressful as we’re not usually accustomed to writing about ourselves, but here are some tips which might help you plan and revise your PS draft.
A curriculum vitae (CV) catalogs your working career (including accolades, presentations, publications, education, extracurriculars, etc.) in a chronological order with detail. I think about a résumé as a snapshot of the CV. Typically it’s less than a page and only contains highly relevant points which differentiate you from other applicants.
There are several options to get into a critical care fellowship. Our hospital has programs for those who completed residencies in anesthesiology, surgery, internal medicine (IM), or emergency medicine (EM).
In the era of electronic health records (EHRs), writing progress notes (PN) has become largely supplemented by auto-populated fields (labs, radiology, medical history, etc.) and information which has been copied from prior exams and/or other notes. PNs are a centralized form of communication to other healthcare providers regarding your treatment…
An interview invitation means that a program has reviewed your application, and you’ve met some “minimum” they expect from potential matriculants. That being said, I’m a firm believer that the interview can hurt applicants more than it can help them. Here are some basic tips to consider during your interview…
I’ve always known that my true calling as a physician was to be a teacher in academic medicine. To do this effectively, I must distill complex topics down to their very essence in a way that first-time learners can grasp. A firm mastery of the topic at hand is required to have…