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Careers In Medicine@VCU: Find
Your Fit
Match 101: Summer Experiences SessionChris Woleben, MD
Associate Dean for Student AffairsNovember 4, 2014
Basics of The National Residency Matching Program
• Prior to 1951, appalling hiring practices were often used to attract students to residency programs.
• The National Residency Matching Program (NRMP, aka the Match) is a national system by which students are paired with residency training programs using a standard algorithm.
Participating Specialties
O Most residency positions are offered through the NRMP using ERAS:O Ophthalmology and Urology programs
have separate matching process – will be discussed later in more detail
O Some military programs require use of ERAS for applications
O Neurosurgery first used NRMP in 2009O Child Neurology first used NRMP in
2011
Intern (PGY-1) Positions
O Intern positions, also known as Post-Graduate Year-1 (PGY-1) include the following types of programs:O CategoricalO PreliminaryO Transitional
Categorical Positions Designed for broad specialty training – can last
anywhere from 3-8 years depending on the specialty
Do not require a separate year of preliminary training
Optimal for those who wish to remain in the same program throughout their residency
Examples include: Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology General Surgery Pathology
Advanced ProgramsO Programs available to senior medical students
starting at the PGY-2 level
O Students must also match separately into a PGY-1 program – you must check with each individual program to determine its individual requirements
O Examples of programs that may require a preliminary year include:O Anesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, NeurologyO Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Radiation
OncologyO Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Preliminary ProgramsO Designed for students needing a single
year of clinical experience prior to completing another specialty (PGY-1)
O Available in two program types:O Internal MedicineO General Surgery
O If you apply to an advanced program, you must also apply separately for a PGY-1 position
Transitional PositionsO Originally designed for students who
could not decide upon a medical specialty
O Year closely resembles the M3 Clerkship requirements except you function at the intern level
O May serve as a PGY-1 program for some advanced programs
NRMP AlgorithmO Designed to favor students
O All applicants are treated equally (U.S. allopathic and osteopathic students; physicians; international medical graduates)
O Computer matches students into a residency program based on student and residency training program Rank Order Lists (ROL’s)O The Match is complete when all applicants
have either been matched with one of their choices or all the programs listed by the applicants have filled their positions
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How Competitive is the Match?
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Extremely and Highly Competitive Specialties
O Extremely CompetitiveO Plastic SurgeryO OphthalmologyO UrologyO Radiation
OncologyO Dermatology
O Highly CompetitiveO NeurosurgeryO Otolaryngolog
yO Orthopedic
SurgeryO RadiologyO Emergency
Medicine
Very Competitive andCompetitive Specialties
O Very CompetitiveO General
SurgeryO AnesthesiologyO OB/GynO Internal
Medicine O Pathology
O Competitive
O PsychiatryO PM&RO Family
MedicineO NeurologyO Pediatrics
Resources for Specialty Information
O AAMC Careers in Medicine WebsiteO Use your AAMC username and
password in order to access the content reserved for medical students
O Comprehensive website to help you better understand your specialty preferences, research various specialtiesO https://www.aamc.org/cim/
Resources for Specialty Information
O National Residency Match ProgramO Good source for data and statistics on
residency programsO Charting Outcomes in the Match
published every other yearO Detailed analysis of that year’s matchO Board scores, importance of research,
number of programs needed on rank list for successful match
O Yearly Match StatisticsO http://www.nrmp.org/match-data/main-re
sidency-match-data/
Planning Your M1 Summer
O Use your M1 summer wisely!O If you are considering an extremely
or highly competitive specialty:O Seriously consider research experiences
O If you are not considering a competitive specialty:O Seek informal shadowing of physicians
and/or volunteer opportunities
Summer Experiences Website
O As the Student Affairs Office receives notifications about external summer opportunities for students, they will be posted in the following places:O Student Affairs Announcements section of
eBoard on eCurriculumO Visit Dr. Woleben’s Career Advising Blog for
the Class of 2018:O http://wp.vcu.edu/cimvcu2018
Summer Experiences Website
O Variety of experiences include:O Clinical / basic science / translational
research experiencesO Cultural immersion experiencesO Clinical shadowing / observation
programsO Volunteer / service opportunitiesO Essay / poetry contests
VCU Summer Research Fellowships
O Students in the School of Medicine may do research with any faculty member in the School.
O Students can receive a stipend ($2,500) funded by the Dean’s office.
O Fellowships are for a period of two months and are offered between the M1 and M2 years.
O Application process is competitive.O Must apply to the Senior Associate Dean for
Research and Research Training by March 31, 2015 by using the application found on the following website:O http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/research/sum
mer/index.html
Ideal Summer Research Project
O Clinically related to the field in which you have an interest
O Research preceptor has experience working with medical students
O You are actually interested in the project
O The project could potentially yield a publication and/or presentation
Shadowing Experiences
O Student Affairs Office annually surveys VCUHS physicians to determine who would be interested in having students shadow them
O Comprehensive list of specialties compiled and posted on the Student Affairs website and is updated periodically
O Contact schools / residency programs / offices in your hometown
Shadowing Experiences
O Best recommendation is to spend time in a variety of settings to help you better decide which specialty may be your best fitO Inpatient versus outpatientO Procedural based specialties /
exposure to OR settingO Patient populations (pediatric to
geriatrics)
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Careers in Medicine@VCU: How We Help You “Find Your Fit”
O M1 and M2 Project H.E.A.R.T. sessionsO Individual Career AdvisingO M2 Careers in Medicine Course &
ElectiveO Career Development Sessions
O Myers BriggsO Match 101/Summer ExperienceO Effective Decision-MakingO ERAS/NRMP workshopsO Debriefing the Match
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CiM@VCU ResourcesO Chris Woleben, M.D
Associate Dean for Student Affairs828-9791 ([email protected])
O Heather DavisonStudent Services Specialist828-9791 ([email protected])
O KatyBeth LeeAssociate Director, Health Sciences Career
and Professional Development827-0411 ([email protected])
