Getting the Residency of Your Choice February 26, 2015 Angela Jackson, M.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs Boston University School of Medicine

Keys to a Successful Match Know yourself, be yourself –Aptitude –Accomplishments –Preferences, constraints Be realistic – review NRMP data Get advice from faculty - In that field - Who know you well

Charting Outcomes in the Match Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2014 NRMP Main Residency Match: content/uploads/2014/09/Chart ing-Outcomes-2014-Final.pdf content/uploads/2014/09/Chart ing-Outcomes-2014-Final.pdf Prepared by: National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Info, Tools, Resources – Researching Programs – Writing Personal Statements – Interviewing – More… Password protected portion of website

1. Rate your preferences – Educational Opportunities – Clinical Duties – Patient Care – Work/Life Balance – Etc. 2. Search for and rate programs – Database of over 8,000 Residency Programs

Keys to a Successful Match Be strategic- Consider both Stretch and Safety Programs “Ask your FSA what number of programs they suggest you apply to, then add 10 more” Goal for rank order list: a minimum of 12 programs (and may be many more…)

Keys to a Successful Match Make the most out of your 4 th year- Pace yourself!

Pieces of the Puzzle Getting the interview: Personal statement Deans Letter (MSPE) Letters of recommendation Transcript USMLE Step scores – 1, 2 CK and CS The Interview After the interview

Pieces of the Puzzle Getting the interview: Personal statement Deans Letter (MSPE) Letters of recommendation Transcript USMLE Step scores – 1, 2 CK and CS The Interview After the interview

The Interview Interview Logistics: 12 interviews days off Make up time No interviews during Sub - I Block off - ?Timing TIMEMONEYENERGY After the interview communication

Be strategic Get advice on electives and away rotations early from field specific advisors USMLE Step 1 + Step 2 CK and CS

Letters of Recommendation Work early with those who will write your letters of recommendation –All letters are not equally valuable –Academic rank, national recognition of letter writers can be important –Most important: Someone who knows you well! You do not want a generic letter The most helpful letters contain specifics, not just superlative words

Letters of Recommendation Keep track of your letters- Is your application complete? Number of letters to submit

Research Research should demonstrates a student’s ability to think, work independently, follow through, organize, synthesize, complete –Not all projects are within the realm of research Finished/published research receives more consideration than a current project Not everyone needs to- or should- do research

How do you make yourself distinctive? Record of having achieved in the past one or more of the following: –Dual degree –Exceptional grades –AOA, other honors/awards –Gold Humanism in Medicine –Publications –Leadership in class, school, community –Service in school, community Achieve in the future: –4 th year performance –importance of your trajectory

Obtaining the Residency of Your Choice Personal Statements Navigating the ERAS Program Residency Interviewing WORKSHOPS

Organizing the Residency Application Process Timelines & Deadlines Susan Norris Office of Student Affairs

General Timeline: March 16, 2015: turn in Biosketch and CV. March-May: meet with Deans regarding Dean’s letter. April 21 st, 8:30-12:30, & April 23 rd, 12 noon-4:00: mandatory Fourth Year Orientation. Late April: ERAS application program partially opens, get ERAS Letter of Recommendation Request Forms: June: Contact Residency Programs you are interested in: June, July: Personal Statement Workshops, ERAS Workshop. June-August: have your Dean review your Personal Statement. Have application photo taken before September 15 th.

General Timeline, cont. August-September: review your Dean’s Letter. August-October: have your Dean review your program selection list. September or October: Residency Interview Workshop October 1 st : MSPEs sent out to all Matches. September-November: Review list of interview invitations with your Dean. September-November: schedule mock interview sessions with your Dean. October-February: Interview Season December-February: review Rank Lists with you Dean. December (Military), January (SFMP, AUA) March (CaRMS, NRMP): various match days.

NRMP Match July 1, 2015, ERAS fully opens: Early September: Transcripts scanned into ERAS. September 15: – soft deadline for LORs uploaded into ERAS. – Earliest that application information can be transmitted to programs. – register with NRMP: October 1, 2015: Dean’s Letters released to programs by ERAS October 1: hard deadline for LORs uploaded into ERAS.

NRMP Match, cont. October-November, 2015: schedule mock interview with your Dean, and have your Dean review your interview invitations list. October, 2015-February 2016: interview season. January-February 2016: review Rank List with your Dean. January 15, 2016-February 24, 2016: Rank List entry period Match Day: Anticipated for Friday, March 18, 2016

SFMP Match June 1, 2015: SFMP Registration opens. Apply through CAS for SFMP: – September 2, 2015: Target date to complete Ophthalmology application in CAS. September 15, 2015: transcripts uploaded to CAS. October 1, 2015: MSPEs released to programs by SFMP. October-December: Interview season. December, 2015: Review Rank Lists with your Dean, begin inputting into CAS. January 5, 2016, 12:00 noon P.S.T: Rank Lists due. January 12, 2016: results released to medical schools.

AUA Match Mid-June, 2015: AUA Registration opens: – July 1, 2015, input application information in ERAS: Fall 2015-January 2016: interview season. October 1, 2015: MSPEs released to programs by ERAS. October-December: Interview season. December 2015-very early January, 2016: Rank List entry period, review Rank List with your Dean. Very early January 2016 (prob. Jan. 4 th ): Rank Lists due. Late January, 2016: results released to medical schools, programs & applicants.

CaRMS Match August, 2015: CaRMS Registration opens: – September 2, 2015: CaRMS Application opens. Mid-October, 2015: Program selection opens. Late-October, 2015: transcripts due. November, 2015: MSPRs (MSPEs) due. Late November, 2015: applications close. January 16, 2016-February 7, 2016: interview season. Late January-early February: Rank List entry period, review Rank Lists with your Dean. February 18, 2016: Rank Lists due. March 2, 2016: results released to applicants.

Military Match Military students automatically registered by the Military (Army, Navy, Air Force): June-September, 2015: interview season. All military rotations: expect to be interviewed. September 15, 2015: applications due. October 1, 2015: MSPEs uploaded to MOD website. Mid-October, 2015: all supporting documents due. Mid-October, 2015: Rank Lists (Specialty Preferences) due, review ahead of time with your Dean. Mid-December: results released to applicants.

Resources: OSA Residency Application Information: – process-class-of-2016/ process-class-of-2016/ Application Timeline & Deadlines Dean’s Letter Information Match Information Recordings & PowerPoints of all class meetings and workshops on residency application NRMP web address: – ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service): –

Resources American Urological Association – – San Francisco Matching Program (Ophthalmology) – Canadian Resident Matching Service – Military Match --

Questions? Procedural questions: Susan Norris, or Career or other advice: Make an appointment with a Student Affairs Dean –Dr. Angela Jackson: OSA staff –Dr. Robert Beazley –Dr. Dan Chen OSA staff –Dr. Ken Grundfast Sophia Boulas –Dr. Samantha Kaplan ODMA staff –Dr. Rafael Ortega ODMA staff –Dr. John Polk OSA staff –Dr. Karen Symes OSA staff

Commencement Speaker Student committee – Volunteer MD and PhD students? Decision by August, 2015 for Commencement May 2016