1. Careers In Medicine@VCU: Find Your Fit Match 101: Summer Experiences Session Chris Woleben, MD Associate Dean of Student Affairs December 17, 2013

2. Match 101: Basics of The National Residency Matching Program Prior to 1951, appalling hiring practices were often used to attract students to residency programs. The Match is a national system (NRMP) by which students are paired with residency training programs using a standard algorithm. There are three types of residency positions offered: - Categorical -Advanced -Preliminary or Transitional

3. Categorical Positions Designed for broad specialty training Do not require a year of preliminary training Includes both your internship and residency training at the same facility:  Family Medicine  Internal Medicine  Pediatrics  Emergency Medicine  Obstetrics and Gynecology  General Surgery  Pathology

4. Advanced Programs Programs available to senior medical students starting at the second year of training (residency) Students must also match into a preliminary year (internship) Examples of programs that may require a preliminary year include: Anesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Neurology Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Radiation Oncology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

5. Preliminary Programs Designed for students needing a year of clinical experience prior to completing a residency program Available in two program types: Internal Medicine General Surgery If you apply to an advanced program, you must also apply separately for a preliminary position

6. Transitional Positions Generally designed for students who cannot decide upon a medical specialty Year closely resembles the M3 Clerkship requirements May serve as substitute for a preliminary year for some advanced programs

7. Match 101: The NRMP Algorithm The algorithm favors students. All applicants are treated equally U.S. allopathic and osteopathic students Physicians International medical graduates Both students and residency programs enter their lists of choices = Rank Order Lists.

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9. How Competitive is the Match?

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12. Extremely and Highly Competitive Specialties Extremely Competitive Plastic Surgery Ophthalmology Urology Radiation Oncology Dermatology Highly Competitive Neurosurgery Otolaryngology Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Emergency Medicine

13. Very Competitive and Competitive Specialties Very Competitive General Surgery Anesthesiology OB/Gyn Internal Medicine Pathology Competitive Psychiatry PM&R Family Medicine Neurology Pediatrics

14. Resources for Specialty Information AAMC Careers in Medicine Website Use your AAMC username and password in order to access the content reserved for medical students Comprehensive website to help you better understand your specialty preferences, research various specialties https://www.aamc.org/cim/ National Residency Match Program (nrmp.org) Good source for data and statistics on residency programs Charting Outcomes in the Match published every other year Detailed analysis of that year’s match Board scores, importance of research, number of programs needed on rank list for successful match Yearly Match Statistics

15. Planning Your M1 Summer Use your M1 summer wisely! If you are considering an extremely or highly competitive specialty: Seriously consider research experiences. If you are not considering a competitive specialty: Seek informal shadowing of physicians and/or volunteer opportunities.

16. Summer Experiences Website As the Student Affairs Office receives notifications about external summer opportunities for students, they will be posted in the following places: Student Affairs Announcements section of eBoard on eCurriculum Link for Summer Opportunities on Dr. Woleben’s Blog: http://wp.vcu.edu/cimvcu Variety of experiences include: Clinical / basic science / translational research experiences Cultural immersion experiences Clinical shadowing / observation programs Volunteer / service opportunities Essay / poetry contests

17. VCU Summer Research Fellowships Students in the School of Medicine may do research with any faculty member in the School. Students can receive a stipend ($2,500) funded by the Dean’s office. Fellowships are for a period of two months and are offered between the M1 and M2 years. Application process is competitive. Must apply to the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Research Training by March 31, 2014 by using the application found on the following website: http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/research/summer/index.html

18. Ideal Research Project Clinically related to the field in which you have an interest Research preceptor has experience working with medical students You are actually interested in the project The project could potentially yield a publication and/or presentation

19. Shadowing Experiences Student Affairs Office annually surveys VCUHS physicians to determine who would be interested in having students shadow them Comprehensive list of specialties compiled and posted on the Student Affairs website and is updated periodically Contact schools / residency programs / offices in your hometown Best recommendation is to spend time in a variety of settings to help you better decide which specialty may be your best fit Inpatient versus outpatient Procedural based specialties / exposure to OR setting Patient populations (pediatric to geriatrics)

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21. Careers in Medicine@VCU: How we help you “ Find Your Fit ” M1 and M2 Project H.E.A.R.T. sessions Individual Career Advising M2 CiM Course & Elective Career Development Sessions Myers Briggs Match 101/Summer Experience Effective Decision-Making ERAS/NRMP workshops Debriefing the Match Alumni Career Fair & Residency Information Sessions Friday, April 11 in MMEC (11:45am – 1:15pm) Curriculum Vitae & Personal Statement Review Residency Interviewing Practice

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23. CiM@VCU Resources Christopher Woleben, M.D Associate Dean of Student Affairs 828-9791 (cwoleben@vcu.edu) Janet Mundie Student Services Specialist 828-9791 (jhmundie@vcu.edu) Sara M. Loritsch Assistant Director, Career Center 828-1645 (smkohout@vcu.edu)