Purpose: To assess the relative importance of criteria used for residency selection in 21 medical specialties given current available data and competitiveness of specialties. Method: In 2006, questionnaires were distributed to 2,528 program directors in university hospital or university-affiliated community hospital residency programs across 21 medical specialties. Responses were recorded using a five-point Likert scale[…]
Do you think hands-on USCE is more important than ever before as the new performance standard of the Step 2 CS examination takes effect? Let us know what you think! http://usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=110 “The Step 2 Committee decided to increase the performance levels required to receive a passing outcome on two of the three Step 2 CS[…]
To All 2013 Match Participants: We hope all of our readers understand what will be happening in a week. Next Friday, March 8th, those of you who have registered with the NRMP for the 2013 Match will receive an email from NRMP letting you know if you are “SOAP eligible” or not. This just means[…]
The owner of medicalvideos.us has taken the copyright protected USMLE World Videos and is posting them for free in his website! Here’s the link http://www.medicalvideos.us/category/usmle-videos Note: the first two videos you see are not the ones, but all the other videos (the white coat wearing doctor with eye glasses) are all USMLE World CS Course[…]
Check out this great opportunity by acponline.org for those of you in the Bay Area! Earn while you learn! The American College of Physicians is looking for medical students to act as standardized patients in a number of ultrasound-related workshops to be held at Internal Medicine 2013 in San Francisco, CA. Students will be paid[…]
Check out this great opportunity by acponline.org for those of you in the Bay Area! Earn while you learn! The American College of Physicians is looking for medical students to act as standardized patients in a number of ultrasound-related workshops to be held at Internal Medicine 2013 in San Francisco, CA. Students will be paid[…]
This amazingly invaluable resource could easily retail hundreds, maybe thousands, but they are available free on YouTube. Dr. Najeeb’s lectures cover many topics for USMLE and Medical Education – check out the YouTube channel below or visit www.drnajeeblectures.com – Now over 8 million + views, incredible! [youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”] http://youtu.be/-coKgZUdWks[/youtube]
Check out this great learning opportunity by NYACP, see below for registration info: Back by Popular Demand! As requested by the membership, Dr. Roy Korn will present this webinar live in March. The original presentation took place in December. Quality Improvement in Healthcare 101 Webinar: Building a Culture of Safety for Physicians & Healthcare[…]
Check out this great opportunity to chat about SOAP with NRMP To: NRMP Applicants The NRMP and ERAS are excited to announce a live Twitter chat about the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) on Tuesday, March 5th from 3-4 p.m. eastern time. We encourage you to join us and participate in the[…]
Check out this great opportunity to chat about SOAP with NRMP To: NRMP Applicants The NRMP and ERAS are excited to announce a live Twitter chat about the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) on Tuesday, March 5th from 3-4 p.m. eastern time. We encourage you to join us and participate in the[…]