Learn How to Identify and Mitigate Medical Error – NYACP Webinar on Mon. March 4th

Take advantage of this great opportunity provided by NYACP!   There is Still Time to Register! This webinar is presented live by Ethan Fried, MD, MACP and will “kick off” NYACP’s promotion of Patient Safety Awareness Week. Anatomy of Medical Errors Webinar Learn about the complex anatomy of medical errors, classifications of errors and common[…]

NRMP ERAS Study: Residency Program Directors Choices

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[…]

New Step 2 CS Performance Standard and USCE

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[…]

Important Info for 2013 Match Participants

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[…]