From Medical School to Residency: How to Compete Successfully in the Residency Match Program (Book with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

by Roger P. Smith (Author) "There are approximately 80,000 physicians in residency or fellowship training programs at any time..." (more)
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Looking for a guide to help you understand "The Match"? Look no further than this indispensable resource from a noted physician who has spent years advising students and selecting residents. This book gives the student all he/she needs to know to successfully match in a residency program in 2000 and beyond. It is the only guide that fully covers the electronic application and match process, complete with lots of screen shots. In addition, a CD conveniently tacked in the back of the book contains not only searchable text, but also forms, templates and tracking sheets -- all designed to help the student through the maze of residency match. This manual will also address questions students should ask and strategies for successful matching.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (May 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387950036
• ISBN-13: 978-0387950037
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #856,847 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and invaluable, July 3, 2008

By	2read2U "2read2U" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This is a strong resource for medical students near the time they are applying for residency. It was well organized and covered the Match process sequentially, from choosing a residency, a time table, choosing an advisor, recommendation letters, interviews, and making your List, etc. I thought the coverage on "what are they [residency programs] looking for?" was particularly strong.

It has a chapter on special situations, but be aware that coverage for international graduates is very brief. It also doesn't cover a lot about choosing a specialty (I thought Anita Taylor's book on how to choose a medical specialty was best for that). It also doesn't cover a lot about strategizing the early medical school years, but that doesn't mean that a first or second year student couldn't benefit from it. I got this book right before starting medical school and matched at my first-choice ophthalmology residency, and this book was great help. Although coverage of some topics (such as for international graduates) was brief, its conciseness was a strong point when I didn't have a lot of time to read, enabling me to read it during my first year and "prime" myself for the match. I was also able to review it again during the interview/match process, and since it was not a heavy book, I was able to take it with me to interviews. This was a very worthwhile book for me.