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Year Planning

Terms

ERAS

Electronic Residency Application Service provides uniform application process – everyone MUST enter this

NRMP

National Residency Matching Program Matches you to a residency program – everyone MUST enter this

Terms

FREIDA Online®

Fellowship & Residency Application Service database with over 9,400 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 100 combined specialty programs

VSAS

Visiting Student Application Service Online program used by many medical schools to schedule 4 th year electives

Terms

MSPE

Medical Student Performance Evaluation Part of the documentation sent to residency program A compilation of clerkship director evaluations, your transcript and other academic data. A designated MSPE writer writes an opening and summary paragraph that gives an overview of you as a person and student. MSPE writers: Dr. Taylor, Dr. Gresham, Dr. Kezar, Dr. Sorrentino or Dr. Hughes Evans

FYSH

F ourth Y ear S c H eduling:

You create your own list of courses It’s time consuming but very important to list everything you dream you might take Advice from…Kent & Brittney

Timeline

February

    Draft CV Meet with career advisor and assess your competitiveness Should bring academic summary so advisor can see scores/rank and give honest advice Fourth Year Scheduling FYSH opens (plan with career advisor)

March

  FYSH closes Begin applications for visiting electives

Timeline

June July

  Obtain ERAS login code from MSS (B’ham) Optho and Urology applicants begin registration   Begin application process on ERAS Request letters of recommendation

August

   Register online for NRMP UASOM OSCE’s begin Recommended target date for Step 2 CK

Timeline

September

   September 1: NRMP is open to register for the match September 5: Target date for Optho and Urology applications September 15: Medical Schools begin transmitting applications and residency programs may begin to download applications from ERAS.

October

  October 1: MSPE are released to programs Recommended time frame for Step 2 CS

4

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Year Requirements

24 weeks of elective credit (2 or 4 week courses) 4 week Medicine AI (must be done in Tuscaloosa) 4 week Surgery/Critical Care AI (tri-campus) ~ 32 weeks of coursework in 4 th year http://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/current-students

B’ham electives

• Surgery: must have Chair letter from Birmingham • Emergency Medicine: must have official department letter from Birmingham • Feedback from surgery electives –you are treated the same whether you sign up for AI or elective • If needed, 4 th of clerkships year electives can be done in Birmingham prior to completion - this may help you make career decision - this may help you with scheduling around a life event

Visiting Electives

Must complete all MS3 clerkships including scholarly activity Why do a visiting elective?

Competitive specialty Shop residency programs You need a letter from an away program (Emergency, ENT) Plan early if you need a letter from an away program

Visiting Electives

Timeline

February receive VSAS token from UASOM and can start applying to programs March-May schools begin accepting applications Check institution see when they open elective scheduling Institutions often the review applications only a few months before the elective date

Visiting Electives

VSAS / Non VSAS

https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/vsas/119290/article_for_host_institutions.html

Non VSAS school? Check individual program website for information on visiting elective application process (use FRIEDA to help you find programs) Applications can be time consuming – record request for transcript

STEP 2 CS & CK

• • Take Step 2 CK as soon to completion of 3 rd year clerkships as possible programs may not interview you without a score Take up to 4 weeks off to study (less if medicine or FM is last clerkship) • • • Step 2 CS growing in importance to some programs. must take by December, 31 2014 If taken by July, a passing score can replace senior OSCE

Career Choices

Talk to a career advisor http://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/images/current_students/career_advisors.pdf

Think about parallel applications Use Careers in Medicine: https://www.aamc.org/cim/