Source: Call Nights on Surgery Rotation I’m on call for surgery, and the other med student and I have taken over the call room. There are only two of us, but you’d think we were a crowd of eight. We have somehow managed to spread our things over all four beds, filled the room[…]
Source: https://www.aamc.org/advocacy/washhigh/highlights2013/331608/032213senatorsintroducephysicianimmigrationreformbill.html March 22, 2013—Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) March 19 introduced the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act (S. 616). The bill seeks to improve the pathway for physician immigration to the U.S. with changes to the Conrad State 30 J-1 visa waiver program,[…]
Source: http://www.medscape.com/sites/public/physician-comp/2013/infographic
Excellent article from ACP Online regarding tips for 4th year medical students. Source: http://www.acponline.org/medical_students/impact/archives/2013/04/perspect/ Disclosure: This article relates my own experiences and opinions, as learned through failures, successes, and may not represent the norm. That said, I have shared these statements with some friends, classmates, and mentors who have found these statements to be generally[…]
Source: http://www.ecfmg.org/news/2013/03/22/changes-to-usmle-procedures-for-reporting-scores/#sthash.iyBOitMI.dpbs March 22, 2013 Filed under: 2013 Information Booklet Updates, Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 3, USMLE Score Reporting As previously reported in 2011, the USMLE® program began the process of eliminating the reporting of results on the 2-digit score scale to parties other than the examinee and any state licensing authority to[…]
From NRMP.org: NRMP: 2014 Main Match Schedule September 15, 2013 Registration opens at 12:00 noon eastern time for applicants, institutional officials, program directors, and medical school officials. November 30, 2013 Applicant early registration deadline Note: Applicants may register for $50 until 11:59 p.m. eastern time. Applicants who register after November 30 must pay an additional[…]
***Special Notice from ECFMG: Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services will be unavailable from approximately 6:00 p.m. on April 19, 2013 through approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 21, 2013. ECFMG phone services will also be unavailable during this time. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States. During this maintenance period,[…]
NYACP and Methodist Hospital are co-sponsoring a 4-day Internal Medicine Board Review Course designed to assist PGY – III residents in preparation for the Boards in Internal Medicine. The review course will take place on May 4 & 5 and May 18 &19, at New York Methodist Hospital. This live activity is designated for a maximum of 32 AMA PRA[…]
Necessary modifications to the test item pool of USMLE Step 1, will cause a delay in reporting for some examinees score reports beginning the week of May 13th. The target date for reporting Step 1 scores for most examinees testing the week of May 13th through late June will be Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Examinees are[…]