EM Match Advice Series: The Non-LCME Applicant

Yesterday the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) opened its digital doors to medical students applying to ACGME residency programs. So we thought it was a perfect time to host another EM Match Advice Series installment. This time, we focus on the challenges that the non-LCME applicant encounters throughout the ACGME application process. These applicants include:

Students from osteopathic medical schools
Students from non-U.S. medical schools
Applicants who have been in the military service and are returning for residency training
Residents who want to transfer in from another specialty training program.

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By Michael Gisondi, MD|2021-07-01T10:42:01-07:00Sep 16, 2015|EM Match Advice, Podcasts|

ALiEM Bookclub: The White Coat Investor

“What’s the good life? My definition is a life free from financial worries, a career where you make a real contribution to society, a few luxuries along the way, the ability to help others financially throughout your life, and a comfortable retirement at a time of your choosing.”

– Dr. James Dahle, author of The White Coat Investor

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By Maggie Sheehy, MD, MSc|2020-04-20T19:47:12-07:00Aug 14, 2015|Book Club, Podcasts, Professional Development|

60-Second Soapbox: New podcast series featuring Drs. Lin, Riddell, Shaikh

We are excited to announce our new podcast series, 60-Second Soapbox! Each episode, one lucky individual gets exactly 1 whole minute to present their rant-of-choice to the world. Any topic is on the table – clinical, academic, economic, or whatever else may interest an EM-centric audience. Don’t worry if your are microphone-shy. We will carefully remix your audio to add an extra splash of drama and excitement. Even more exciting, participants get to challenge 3 of their peers to stand on a soapbox of their own!

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By Sam Shaikh, DO|2020-04-20T19:40:02-07:00Jul 29, 2015|60-Second Soapbox, Genitourinary, Infectious Disease, Medical Education, Podcasts, Trauma|

EM Match Advice: Reflections from the 2015 EM Residency Match

A new season is upon us again — the 2016 EM residency match season! This EM Match Advice video has program directors reflecting back on the 2015 match year, lessons learned, and advice for the 2016 applicants. Watch, learn, digest, and send us some comments.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-07-01T10:42:42-07:00Jun 27, 2015|EM Match Advice, Podcasts|

My ALiEM-EMRA Fellowship: From Finding the FOAM to Lathering the Soap

One of my favorite images of medical education is the renowned Eakin’s painting, The Agnew Clinic. It depicts a gilded age operating theater filled with eager pupils looking on as Dr. Agnew prepares to preform a partial mastectomy. Despite being a cross-section of medical training from the late 1880s, any medical trainee today will experience an unspoken bond with those students dutifully taking notes in the tiers of Dr. Agnew’s operating theater. And there is a certain beauty to this lineage of physicians: all of us familiar with the same rite of passage into medicine but separated by a century’s worth of advances in science and society. (more…)

By Scott Kobner|2020-04-20T19:47:12-07:00Jun 20, 2015|Medical Education, Podcasts, Social Media & Tech|

EM Match Advice: VSAS 101 – Securing an away EM rotation

Dr. Michael Gisondi has recruited another all-star cast of residency program leaders around the United States to share their sage wisdom about the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS). This centralized process to coordinate visiting clerkship rotations first began in 2008 and now almost all medical schools participate. Because anecdotally the VSAS application process has been challenging, we gathered some experts to share their insights in a podcast.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-07-01T10:44:30-07:00May 22, 2015|EM Match Advice, Podcasts|

EM Match Advice: Post Interview Communications

With interview season now in full swing this winter season, we gathered a few more of our favorite program directors to discuss the hot topic of making the post-interview communication etiquette. We feature Dr. Jim Colletti (Mayo Clinic), Dr. Jessica Smith (Brown University), and Dr. Jeff Schneider (Boston Medical Center). Thanks again to Dr. Mike Gisondi (Northwestern) for spearheading this innovative and helpful EM Match Advice series for medical students.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-07-01T10:46:55-07:00Nov 15, 2014|EM Match Advice, Podcasts|