PREPARING FOR RESIDENCY

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PREPARING FORRESIDENCY

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CONSIDER

• Intellectual Content of Specialty
• Actual Content of Practice
• Your Personal Skills
• Geographic Preference
• Demands of Residency vs Practice
• Career Goal-Academic vs. Community
• Colleagues
• Life Style

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HOW TO DECIDE

• Clerkship Experience
• Contact with Residents Practitioners
• Electives and AIs

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MOST COMPETITIVE(have an alternative)

• ENT
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopaedics
• Radiation Onc
• Plastic Surgery
• Dermatology

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VERY COMPETITIVE(if not in the top 25 have an
alternative)

• Ophthalmology
• Urology
• Emergency Medicine
• Radiology

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VISITING ELECTIVES

• Why would I apply for a Visiting Elective?
• To request Letters Of Recommendation
• Audition should go before February
• Early Match - should go before December
• Remember
• VE Applications processed by scheduler
• Acceptances - to scheduler for system entry
• Advisors approval advice required

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SPECIAL MATCHESreflecting changes for 2007

• Early - January
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Urology
• Couples Match

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Time Table

• Spring/Summer
• Request Letters Of Recommendation
• Schedule visiting electives
• Summer
• Request Program information
• Pick-up Token (Password) for
• ERAS log-in
• Summer/Early Fall
• Prepare Personal Statement
• Schedule
• Medical Student Performance Evaluation

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Time Table - Contd

• September November
• Submit Applications
• November
• Early Match Interviews
• December
• Early Match list submitted
• Nov / Dec / Jan
• Interviews

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Time Table - Contd

• January -Early Match Results
• January / February -
• Prepare Enter Rank Order Listing
• March - Match Results

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Senior Clinical Scheduling
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Basic Terminology

• Required Rotation graduation requirement
• (AI) Acting Internship - M,A,I,S - 4 weeks
  each scheduled in Phase I
• Electives - 2 or 4 weeks each - total of 16
  weeks - Phase II
• Scholars Week required two out of 3
  opportunities
• SW 5 at the end of FYSH
• Huntsville - Medicine Surgery, IA or VB - SW is
  5th week of the rotation
• Birmingham courses 28-404 through 28-411, IA or
  VB - SW is 5th week of the rotation
• OFF O selected in Phase I - indicates non AI
  time activity

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SUB-BLOCKS

• Ia .. Ib
• IIa . IIb
• IIIa . IIIb
• IVa . IVb
• Va - MATCH....Vb
• VIa Honors Convocation

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FYSH Fourth Year Scheduling Helper

• Similar to, but not the same as WISH
• A computer program designed to assist in planning
  a career goal oriented 4th year
• Requires an Approved Academic Advisor to meet
  plan senior year. Advisor signature is required
  on course approval form.

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• Review and be familiar with
• Catalog, check for -
• campus / hospital site
• Prerequisites
• Select dates for -
• interviews
• study Step II DO NOT schedule rotations during
  these dates

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Career Advisor

• Meet with Approved Career Advisor list
  provided on webTake Academic Summary Advisor
  Approval Form
• Discuss Lottery, AIs Electives, Research VE
• Rank sub-blocks in order of preference
• Complete entire Advisor Approval Form
• Obtain Advisors signature, turn form in to
  Scheduler for your entry to be accepted by FYSH

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Lottery

• Looks at - course specific
• List courses under category
• Select categories for ranked sub-block
• Does not affect other Phase I entries
• Difference in Lottery Phases I, II?
• Phase I II are date specific - looks at ranked
  dates, then attempts scheduling from prioritized
  category lists

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Phase I

• Schedules Acting Internships AI
• Each Category has multiple courses
• Dates reserved by using category O to be used for
  electives, interviews, Step II other
• Rank sub-blocks (dates) in order of priority

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Phase I - Entry

• Changes may be made until deadline
• First 7 requests for OFF are guaranteed
• Each sub-block - prioritize list all 5
  categories in order of preference
• Medicine, Inpatient, Ambulatory, Surgery, OFF
• (example MISAO, OSIAM)

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Phase I

• Signed Career Advisor Approval Form before Phase
  I entry deadline turn in to your scheduler for
  entry to be recognized
• Retain copy of Career Advisor Approval
• Home Campus Bham Scheduler will
• retain copies and refer to it

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Phase II

• Replace OFF dates with electives, interviews,
  Open for Step II
• Reminder
• - do not schedule a course during interviews
• BIG Mistake!
• Reminder maximum 2 days off during a 4 week
  rotation with departmental PRE- approval
• - no days off from a 2 week rotation even with
  department approval

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Scholars Week 5 - SWISH completed at the same
time BUT not a part of FYSH

• Go to SWISH entry screen to schedule
• List several options of interest for WK 5
• Dont forget! Mandatory SW assignments are
  assigned for these course in IA or VB
• Bham 28-404 through 28-411
• Huntsville Medicine Surgery

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Visiting Electives

• FYSH reserves time for visiting electives
• Applications are processed by your scheduler
• (signatures, seal, etc. retains a copy)
• Acceptance must be given to your scheduler
• The course doesnt exist until manually
  entered into the system prior to first day
• Do not assume it is scheduled
• International (with no Affiliation Agreement)
  Non-LCME
• Request application in Dr. Boulwares office as
  this requires special review for approval. Allow
  4 - 6 weeks after submission.

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Research

• Research is entered manually by scheduler -
  Department CHAIR approval must be e-mailed to
  braswell_at_uab.edu April Boyd, aboyd_at_uab.edu
  including preceptors name, short title of work,
  and dates
• The course does not exist until entered by your
  scheduler prior to the beginning date

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During the Academic Year

• Career changes do occur
• Career Advisor can be changed
• Schedule changes can be made Changes requested
  less than 30 days before the rotation begins
  incur a fee drop 30 add 15 drop add
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• Questions
• On course ranking - Ask your Advisor
• Other questions - Ask your campus scheduler
• Technical problems - Call MEIS 4-6620

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Online Information -

• UASOM Website www.uab.edu/uasom
• Academic Resources
• Career Support Scheduling
• Clinical Course Catalog (sidebar menu)
• Clinical Calendarhttp//www.uab.edu/uasom/meis/cl
  incal2006.htm
• FYSH this Power Point, instruction sheet, etc
• MSS News