The purpose of FIRST AID FOR THE MATCH is to help medical students effectively and efficiently navigate the often complex residency application process. It is designed to help students make the most of their limited time, money, and energy. In the spirit of FIRST AID FOR THE USMLE STEP 1, this book is a student-to-student guide that draws on the advice and experiences of medical students who have successfully gone through the Match and are now training in the programs of their choice.
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"Logically organized, succinct and to the point, well written ... extremely useful."
--Doody's Health Sciences Book Review, on the previous edition The INSIDERS Guide to a Successful Match GET REAL ANSWERS TO ALL YOUR MATCH QUESTIONS *Advice from Students Who Matched with Top Programs *Insider Tips from Residency Program Directors *Latest Trends in Specialties and the Match Process *Application and Interview Tips Tailored for Each Specialty *Real Personal Statements and CVs that Worked *Frequently Asked Interview Questions (and Good Answers) *A Master Checklist for the Application Process *Student-Tested Guide to Cheap Travel The Student-to-Student, Step-by-Step Guide *Get the match you want *Zero in on your goals *Choose the right program *Stay cool with step-by-step directions *Avoid interview bloopers *Apply tips designed for your situation *Learn about match day [McGraw-Hill division logo]
About the Author
Tao Le, MD (Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut; University of California, San Francisco) Vikas Bhushan, MD (Diagnostic Radiologist, University of California, San Francisco) Chirag Amin, MD (University of Miami, Miami, Florida)
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This review is from: First Aid for the Match: Insider Advice From Students and Residency Directors (Paperback)
I really liked the First Aids for USMLE 1 and USMLE 2 and found this book a much weaker cousin and very expensive for the content. There's nothing here that you can't get from JAMA or your Dean's office. The Iserson's Getting Into a Residency gives you a lot more info for about the same price. There's almost nothing to help out the IMG (who I suspect are frequent buyers) and (again) nothing for anyone with special circumstances, such as older age, second careers, disability, couples match, gay and lesbian issues, etc. Borrow a copy from the library instead.
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This review is from: First Aid for the Match: Insider Advice From Students and Residency Directors (Paperback)
This book is very short and has outdated information about the match process previous to the current ERAS system. The specialty overviews are also short with graphs showing the pay scales from 10 years ago. There are other books much more helpful in deciding your specialty and coaching you through the application and interview process.
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This First Aid series fizzles out at match time,
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This review is from: First Aid for the Match: Insider Advice From Students and Residency Directors (Paperback)
The First Aid books are a pretty good series (Step 1, Step 2, Wards) until you get to this book. It is noticeably thinner than the others, and there is a reason. Too little information. There are some good points, such as the Program Evaluation Worksheets and analysis on trends in the match process on each specialty. However, I would suggest Iserson's instead of or in addition to this book.
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This chapter will help to familiarize you with the Match. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
admission caps, residency application process, unmatched rate, international medical graduates, independent applicants, interview trail, competitive specialty, interview season, competitive specialties, residency directors, target specialty, residency applications, student affairs office, rank order list, application tips, rank list, interview tips, residency positions, ancillary support, subspecialty training, career adviser, matching program, clinical rotations, internship year, residency programs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Match Day, San Francisco, Application Tips, Personal Statement Samples, Match Numbers, New York, American Medical Association, Green Book, National Residency Matching Program, American Urological Association, Los Angeles, United States, Interview Tips Interviews, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Express, San Diego, Acad Med, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Student Association, American Medical Women's Association, East Coast, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Graduate Medical Education Directory New!
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This chapter will help to familiarize you with the Match. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
admission caps, residency application process, unmatched rate, international medical graduates, independent applicants, interview trail, competitive specialty, interview season, competitive specialties, residency directors, target specialty, residency applications, student affairs office, rank order list, application tips, rank list, interview tips, residency positions, ancillary support, subspecialty training, career adviser, matching program, clinical rotations, internship year, residency programs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Match Day, San Francisco, Application Tips, Personal Statement Samples, Match Numbers, New York, American Medical Association, Green Book, National Residency Matching Program, American Urological Association, Los Angeles, United States, Interview Tips Interviews, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Express, San Diego, Acad Med, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Medical Student Association, American Medical Women's Association, East Coast, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Graduate Medical Education Directory New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- First Aid for the Match (First Aid Series) by Tao Le on 4 pages
- Emergency Medicine Valuepack (Tintinalli 6/e and Promes) by Judith Tintinalli on page 19, page 21, and page 29
- Underground Clinical Vignettes by Vikas Bhushan in Back Matter
- Emergency Medicine (A Wiley medical publication) by Harold L. May on page 30
- Travel Smarts, 3rd Edition by Herb Teison on page 176
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- First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2003 by Vikas Bhushan in Back Matter
- First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2002 by Vikas Bhushan in Back Matter
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