My journey through the anesthesiology interview trail has been over for two weeks, and since then, I’ve been comparing each program’s pros and cons to help formulate the rank list I’ll submit by February 2013.
I’m well into my residency interview trail, and its become evident that these interviews are far less stressful than the medical school equivalents. The notion that I’m now interviewing for a job seemed foreboding at first, but the program directors and faculty members have been nothing but welcoming and excited…
One of the perils of taking standardized medical exams is the stark contrast between “textbook” and “clinical” medicine. Physicians try to abide by the latest guidelines and evidence-based practices, but this doesn’t always translate to test questions which may have been written months/years in the past. Some of the questions…
Its been almost a month since my last post; I think that’s the longest I’ve gone without an update since starting this blog. :shock: My life has been a balance between residency interviews and studying for USMLE Step 2 CK as of late. I fell ill two weeks ago and…
With only one rotation left in medical school (my internal medicine sub-internship in January 2013), I have the next few months to attend to my residency interviews and extracurriculars. That being said, I wanted to first knock Step 2 CK out at some point in late October. After perusing the…
The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS ®) opened up the site for submission today at 8am CST. The coming months will hopefully bring many interview invites to all applicants. After all, this is a pretty important job application. ;-)
This long weekend was brought to many of us by Labor Day… one of several holidays which I won’t have off starting next year. I can’t help but think that this year’s round of holidays will be the last time I can see them as such. As a resident, not…
Every medical student has an “audition rotation” – the time they spend rotating through their career of choice. Now it’s my turn. The career: pediatric anesthesiology. The mentality: kids are awesome. I spent some time over the weekend reading articles about the pre, intra, and post-operative anesthesia considerations inherent to…
I’ve been fidgeting with the content of my personal statement (PS) for anesthesiology since summer break, but I finally had a breakthrough. Overnight I saw my practice in the future – seeing patients and teaching residents/students – in a ridiculously vivid dream. It was the purest representation of why I…
Per the USMLE website, Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) “uses standardized patients to test medical students and graduates on their ability to gather information from patients, perform physical examinations, and communicate their findings to patients and colleagues.” Yeah, and it’s a pass/fail exam which costs over $1,100 and is offered…