tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:13:06 +0000http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/noreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)Blogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-5844853522995374519Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:40:00 +00002008-02-20T21:59:47.875-08:00HospitalistA Hospitalist is defined as a primary care physician employed for dedicated care of inpatients in a hospital - the traditional primary care physician on the other hand has / works for an external outpatient practice with admission privileges to a hospital. "Hospitalist" sorta fancy when you hear it the first time - and it sure is hot term amongst the primary care physicians these days and a http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/02/why-did-you-choose-to-be-hospitalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-4761821671486529480Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:57:00 +00002008-02-11T23:10:24.834-08:00PrematchesThanks to a generously detailed and thoughtful write-up emailed to me by a gracious lady, we have tips on subtleties that this blog has not touched upon. Since Anonymity was requested - it shall be respected :-) Read On: The following are some of the things that I observed and found useful on my interview circuit during the 2008 Residency Match season. This is solely based on my experience.http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/02/interview-tips-from-successfully-pre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-249318739472478431Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:14:00 +00002008-01-31T23:22:20.357-08:00Just when I thought there would be no more, saw got three more interview experience entries from helpful readers, on the Residency Interview Experiences Database Pediatrics - Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY - Crozer Chester Medical Center, PA General Surgery - Detroit Medical Center / Wayne State University Meanwhile the Prematch Offers Database has taken a life of its own - growing http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/3-more-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-6522070558725972048Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:38:00 +00002008-01-29T00:08:03.842-08:00PrematchesHullo Readers ! Valentine's day is around the corner and that oh-so-mushy feeling should make you wanna spare some love for me and help me build more resources for fellow IMGs and AMGs ;-) He..he..You are requested to submit information about recent Prematch / Out-Of-Match Residency position offers that you either heard about, eavesdropped on or secured yourself (yeah - it's Anonymous..yipee !!http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/prematch-offers-database-grows-to-119.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-8815088753617629955Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:59:00 +00002008-01-28T00:11:33.419-08:00Every milestone is worth celebrating ...and since the Residency Interviews Experience Database has now crossed the 400 interviews mark to a total of 403, lets thank our latest submittors with even more fervour :-) Here are the latest additions to the Interview experiences database: Internal Medicine - Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD - Rosalind Franklin, Chicago, IL - Rochester General,http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/7-more-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-2724369617421238299Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:08:00 +00002008-01-25T01:22:16.605-08:008 more entries ...Which leaves us just 4 short of 400 experience submissions :-) Thanks to all submittors for their continued support to the Residency Interviews Experience Database. Family Medicine - Capital health System, Fuld Campus, NJ - St. Lukes Hospital / Univ. of Toledo, Maumee, OH Internal Medicine - Forest Hills, Queens, NY - Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA - St. Johnshttp://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/8-new-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-2784351399259024435Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:54:00 +00002008-01-25T01:24:17.925-08:00videoEnjoy ! Also Read: - Video: How NOT to perform at a Residency Interviewhttp://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/residency-interview-videoon-lighter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-1878931081506707529Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:13:00 +00002008-01-20T01:21:17.778-08:00Many Thanks to submission by "echoes", who must have a pretty strong graphic memory to recollect all those details at one go :-) Check these out on the Residency Interview Experiences Database Internal Medicine - Abington Medical Center, PA - Bronx Lebanon, NY - Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MD - Nassau University Medical Center, NJ - Interfaith Medical Center, NY - Prince George Hospital http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/9-new-internal-medicine-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-4731011852044062984Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:41:00 +00002008-01-18T01:17:42.738-08:00Am I glad ! Generous readers continue to pour in their residency interviews experiences. Lets thank them and check out these latest addition to the Residency Interview Experiences Database Internal Medicine - Easton Hospital, PA - Franklin Square Program, MD - Mercy Catholic Medical Center, DArby, PA - Capital Health, NJ - Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania,PAhttp://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/5-new-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-7732234917979676195Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:17:00 +00002008-01-18T01:20:43.085-08:00Recently someone I know got a late interview invite (January is almost the end of the residency interview season) and he responded the next day - and guess what, he got a reply that the interview slot was already taken ! And sadly - that's not the first time I have heard this happening. It's no secret that many residency programs send out more invites than they can accommodate and this becomes http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/avoid-delays-in-responding-to-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-8970371625307322044Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:39:00 +00002008-01-16T02:41:35.319-08:00Thanks to readers for their continued support and sharing. Also, it's been a long time since we got any Neurology Interview Submissions - hence a special thanks for those submissions on the Residency Interview Experiences Database :-) Family Practice - University of Texas, Houston Internal Medicine - Gurthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA Neurology - Albany Medical Center, Albanyhttp://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/4-new-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-2372468410560514578Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:24:00 +00002008-01-15T19:57:00.688-08:00Fellowship Interview TipsEndocrinologyThis post marks the beginning of a transition of these blog to fellowship seekers in addition to residency seekers - lets call this a promotion of this blog ;-) Endocrinology, as a specialty of Internal Medicine, must essentially carry some flavor of the Internal Medicine thinking & analytical mindset. People who like physiology, the algorithmic actions and interactions of hormones and their 'http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/why-did-you-choose-endocrinology-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-8240710451558955005Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:31:00 +00002008-01-11T00:32:47.900-08:00The last few posts on this blog have only been alerts about new Interview Experiences - I know it's time I improve my act - from the next posts onwards, that i ;-) Thanking all submittors again for their most valuable sharing of information - here are the latest additions of residency interviews for the 2008 NRMP Match season: Internal Medicine - Jersey Shore University Medical Center, NJ - http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/5-more-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-6033816800113200246Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:20:00 +00002008-01-07T15:24:11.213-08:00The rainfall of Interview experiences submission has now understandably reduced to a trickle, since it's now the Jan of 2008, but they continue to remain a valuable read for everyone :-) Thanks again to people for their submissions ! Here are the additions to the Residency Interview Experiences Database: Family Medicine - St. Joseph, University of Minnesota Internal Medicine - Wyckoff http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2008/01/four-new-residency-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-7377993383075185694Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:41:00 +00002007-12-29T11:45:47.485-08:00Obviously things have started to wane a bit with lesser interview experiences trickling in. Thanks to the latest submittors for adding these recent residency interview program interviews to the database. Family Medicine - Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) - Ghent FP Program Pediatrics - Flushing Hospital, NYhttp://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/2-new-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-1709675933792397010Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:09:00 +00002007-12-23T13:10:57.727-08:00It's time to thank submitors again for their invaluable experiences on the Residency Interview Experiences Database Here are the latest additions: Internal Medicine - University of South Dakota, SD - Howard University Hospital - Mount Sinai Elmhurst - North General Hospital, Harlem, NY - Capital Health Fuld Campus - Texas Tech, Odessa, TX - Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/8-new-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-4877900047578639015Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:04:00 +00002007-12-16T14:07:05.065-08:00Again my profuse "Thank yous" o all the submitors - Check these entries out at the Residency Interviews Experience Database Latest additions include: Family Medicine - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Internal Medicine - Bronx Lebanon, NY - Englewood Hospital, NJ : 3 separate experiences ! - Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT - North General Hospital, Harlem, NY - St. Mary's Health http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/10-more-interview-experiences-im-fp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-247087567675737641Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:27:00 +00002007-12-11T01:18:59.812-08:00Keep Them coming - there's always room for more :-D ...and there's always me standing at the door with a big "Thank You" to ya'all Internal Medicine - Conemaugh Valley Memorial Medical Center, PA - Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH - Lenox Hill Hospital, NY - Louis Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Lutheran Medical Center, NY - Mary Immaculate Hospital , Jamaica, NY - SUNY Stony Brook, NY http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/9-more-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-4359500561708198786Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:41:00 +00002008-01-19T15:23:07.440-08:00Phone interviewWith the huge inflow of applications per program, we are beginning to see a rising trend amongst residency programs resorting to phone interviews for screening applicants before inviting them for the actual interview (especially for IMGs) - coz it gives them a better picture of a candidate than what the ERAS application alone gives - like basic English speaking skills, enthusiasm about the http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/tips-for-phone-interview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-44383141646998011Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:21:00 +00002007-12-06T18:55:40.060-08:00Interview Travel Some nice news for 2008 residency Match applicants, who have Interviews in Late Jan - Feb 2008 :-) Megabus - a rival bus service to Greyhound, is offering free bus tickets, provided the travel dates fall between Jan 16th 2008 and 11th March 2008. Thus, for candidates taking their interview then, if your cities are luckily covered by Megabus - grab it ! Steps to avail this Deal: 1. Go to http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/free-megabus-tickets-for-interviewing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-7134251687732716193Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:05:00 +00002007-12-06T18:08:56.573-08:00Call it an experiences windfall ;-) Here are the latest entries on the Residency Interview Experiences Database: Internal Medicine - Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, NY - Interfaith Hospital, NY - Robert Packer Hospital - Guthrie Residency program, PA - St Raphael, CT - St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA - University Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, MA - University of Minnesota, MN - http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/12/11-new-residency-interview-experiences.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-4368720515941775823Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +00002007-11-30T05:00:16.391-08:00Here are the latest entries: Internal Medicine - Bronx Lebabnon Program, NY - University of Buffalo, NY - Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MD - Capital Health Fuld Campus, NJ Pediatrics - Texas Tech Hospital, El Paso, TX Psychiatry - East Carolina University, NC Click here to check out the Residency Interviews Experiences Database And of course, i can never get tired of http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/11/six-new-interview-experiences-im-psych.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-135015330430609049Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:39:00 +00002007-12-03T15:37:43.702-08:00The current managed care health insurance model in the United States is broken and an increasing amount of citizens are wishing for Universal health care. I have already covered Universal health insurance & Socialized Medicine on this blog, a question often asked on Residency Interviews. American medicine has its great points - the technology, the education, the research and the latest stuff http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/11/watch-sicko-to-get-glimpse-of-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-8511396821155281569Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:55:00 +00002007-12-02T19:26:45.168-08:00PrematchesI have covered this a bit before, but some might find it useful to dig this discussion deeper. Prematches are not illegal for the eligible candidates, but it can be a sensitive topic with some program directors. Hence, firstly, some consider it better to initially ask the program director during the interview as safe question like: "What's your program's policy on Prematches ..i.e. out of matchhttp://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/11/is-it-ok-for-you-to-ask-residency.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092645759994132406.post-8799235999454588961Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:36:00 +00002007-11-27T21:36:47.892-08:00An offer for a second visit or second look from the residency program, after your first interview, is certainly a good sign indicating you are being considered a good candidate for the program and could also mean that a prematch offer is likely then. For the program itself, a second visit presents them with an opportunity to know you better personally, to see if you are really interested and http://www.usmletomd.com/mdinterviews/2007/11/tips-for-second-visit-after-residency.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digitaldoc, MD)