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Pause, Relax, Press On

Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
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Submitting your residency application to ERAS can be an extremely anxiety provoking endeavor. Was there a typo on your personal statement that you missed? Did you leave off an important research project from your CV? Did all of your letters of recommendation get uploaded on time? On Wednesday, October 21st, 2020, everything is finalized withContinue reading “Pause, Relax, Press On”

Application Insights from an OB/GYN Program Director

Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
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We have learned a lot over the past couple of weeks listening to program directors across the country give their take on the unique challenges both students and programs face this application cycle in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Be sure to take a look at each of these interviews to get a sense ofContinue reading “Application Insights from an OB/GYN Program Director”

Should you #ApplySmart?

Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
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Given the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC), and the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) put out a joint statement addressing how the 2020-2021 application cycle would be different. In addition, they outlined cursory guidelines for how applicants to pediatricContinue reading “Should you #ApplySmart?”

Application Advice from an Internal Medicine Program Director

Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA
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As the next installment on our series of interviewing program directors across the country, we had the chance to speak with Dr. Scott Kopec, the program director of the internal medicine program at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA. Be sure to read and learn his thoughts on the challenges of applying this cycleContinue reading “Application Advice from an Internal Medicine Program Director”

EXCLUSIVE: Application Cycle Pearls with Dr. Britney Corey – Program Director UAB General Surgery

Jamal K. Egbaria, MD
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In the third of many interviews with program directors around the country, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Britney Corey, the general surgery residency program director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham! Read below to hear her thoughts on the challenges of this application cycle and on what you need to doContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Application Cycle Pearls with Dr. Britney Corey – Program Director UAB General Surgery”

EXCLUSIVE: Advice from Program Directors on How to Succeed in the 2021 Residency Application Cycle

Jamal K. Egbaria, MD
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Take a deep breath. Actually, take two deep breaths. Great, now let’s talk about applying for residencies, but more specifically, let’s talk about what applying for residency in the year 2020-2021 will look like. This year is different for many reasons, but the main difference is that applicants this year will do their interviews viaContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Advice from Program Directors on How to Succeed in the 2021 Residency Application Cycle”

Choosing Psychiatry

Patricia Oby Ekwueme, MD, MPH
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One of the first lessons I learned in medical school is that there is no right way to do things. Before medical school, I knew that I wanted to work with minority communities, but had not decided on a specialty. During my pre-clinical years, I realized that nothing particularly stood out to me. I enteredContinue reading “Choosing Psychiatry”