All About Competency: Part 6
For future pre-health professional students, developing competencies and communicating them to admissions committees will be critical for success.
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Medical Admissions Process: Reflections from a Student’s Perspective
The medical admissions process is stressful, but this student had a reflective take on it. Based on your experience, what are your thoughts?
All About Competency: Part 4
Emil Chuck details the correlation between the development of competencies and health professional admissions success.
The Successful Match: Getting into Pediatrics
An interview with Dr. Su-Ting Li, program director of the University of California Davis pediatric residency program and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics.
All About Competency: Part 3
Do you have a distorted or realistic view of your competencies and how they will be perceived by admissions committees? Part 3 of a series.
All About Competency: Part 2
What are the characteristics of successful health professionals? How can you evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in your skills? Part two of a six part series.
All About Competency: Part 1
Think that great grades = great doctor? In the 21st century, success will require you build competencies that you can apply to evolving technology. Part one of a six part series.
Getting Ready For Private Practice
Are you prepared to go into private practice at the end of your residency? Dr. Steven M. Hacker offers his tips for ensuring private practice success.
The Successful Match: Getting Into Emergency Medicine
The Successful Match discusses getting into an Emergency Medicine residency with Dr. Jamie Collings of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
The Successful Match: Getting into Obstetrics and Gynecology
What does it take to make a successful match to Obstetrics and Gynecology? An interview with Dr. Eugene Toy, residency program director at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.
Switching Specialties
Unhappy with your residency? Learn more about what it takes to switch specialties.
How to Work with Pre-Health Advisors and Committees
Pre-health advisors can be power hitters on your application team – learn what they can do for you and how to build a successful relationship.
The Successful Match: Getting into Dermatology
Competition is tough for dermatology residency positions. Learn how to shine in an interview with University of Pennsylvania dermatology residency director Dr. William James.
Caribbean Medical Schools: A Good Option?
Should you consider applying to a Caribbean medical school? Dr. Jessica Freedman details what you need to know when considering this option.
The Successful Match: Interview with Dr. Marianne Green
An interview with Dr. Marianne Green, an expert on the views of program directors and the relative importance of residency selection criteria.
The Application Process: Why Apply Early
The application process for medical school begins earlier than the deadlines. Do you understand the importance of applying early?
Getting Into Residency: Part 2
Should you follow-up with programs after an interview? How do you pick someone to write your letter of recommendation? What is appropriate to discuss at your interview?
The Successful Match: The Importance of Mentoring
In researching our book, we asked applicants what they found most difficult about … Read more
Building a Prehealth Foundation at Small Colleges: A Conversation with Dr. Chloe Lash
Prehealth advising offices are a hybrid of academic advising, career and student services, and scientific … Read more
Finding Your Greatest Common Factors with Successful Students
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) between two numbers is the largest positive integer that can … Read more