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2001 Residency Match list for sgu.
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GRADUATION 1999 PICTURES.
Alphabetical list of residencies for 1999 grads Find a friend and where they are.
1999 Residencies
Pictures of the Campus!
List of 1998 Residencies
***State by state Requirements for a Medical License***
Before applying to a residency make sure you have all the requirements for that state (ie number of hours in family practice if necessary, if outside electives are ok, etc.)Click below for the FSMB; you'll have to navigate the side bar at the left, then look through the sites of each state, but this is where you can launch from.
All the best,
Stephanie.
FSMB-Click HERE!
OPEN RESIDENCY SPOTS .
****1999 USMLE one pass rates***
Pass rate for US first-time test takers: 92%
Pass rate for first-time test takers: 91%
US first-time test takers mean score: 211
First-time test takers mean score 209
In 1998, the worldwide pass rate (Outside the United States) for first-time test takers of the June USMLE Step I was 62%.
Mean score for first-time test takers increased by two points from June 1998 exam.
** THE SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK **
along with
Young Indian Professionals - NY
cordially invites all South Asian Professionals to their INAUGURAL EVENT then the
***FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH***
NEVA Lounge
28 7th Avenue South (Varick Street), NYC
One Block NORTH of SOB's...THREE BLOCKS FROM NV
** COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION UNTIL 7:30 **
$5 Thereafter for Both Ladies & Gentlemen...ALL NIGHT
with business cards
** OPEN BAR COCKTAIL RECEPTION UNTIL 7 PM **
RSVP: (212) 592-1750 // SAANYINFO@AOL.COM // YIP411@AOL.COM
OPEN BAR & COMPLIMENTARY
APPETIZERS.
Young Indian Professionals / Association of Young Indian Physicians NY invites SGUSOM students to the following events in NYC:
YIP's PROFESSIONAL FRIDAYS HAPPY HOUR SERIES
*COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION ALL NIGHT*
with your corporate business card [I'm guessing sgu id will do? call to be sure].
And Continuing on the FIRST FRIDAY of the Month at
G A S L I G H T
BAR & LOUNGE
400 West 14th Street (Corner of 9th Avenue)
Doors Open At 6 PM
Gentlemen 23 & Over, Ladies 21 & Over
Proper ID Will Be Required
Professional Business Attire Is Requested
For further info or to be placed or to RSVP:
email: YIP411@AOL.COM
* USMLE Sept One Results: The first set of scores is in, however, detailed statistics are not available. The mean for St. George’s students is also not available because there are a number of students that did not take the exam at the first opportunity (approximately 180 students took the exam from SGU). It was mentioned that the passing score was 179.
Some stats
* Highest SGU score: 259
* Number of SGU students scoring 250-259: 5
* Number of SGU students scoring 240-250: 15
* Number of SGU students scoring 230-240: 20
* The USA average score was 206, and average for St. George’s last year was 205. There was no information available about failures.
The delay in processing these scores was due to the new testing system and collection of more scores for statistical purposes. There is not expected to be such a long delay for future exams.
No More Med-1
Med 1 which (or "Learning to Commute" as dubbed by a peer who felt it was tatamount to just this) has long been felt by many to be an erratic and often unproductive rotation has been replaced with a one week orientation course. Good news all around as students will have 3 weeks of precious extra elective time.
SGUSOM was has now for the first time, a legal waiver of USMLE Step 1 requirements to begin hospital rotations in the state of New Jersey. This is a reflection of our success in clinicals and in passing the step 1. For the first time, if you are placed in New Jersey, and you have not recieved your score, you will begin your rotations in New Jersey so long as you have a passing BSCE II score. Things are up in the air as to how it will be managed if you are in rotation and then receive failing results.
More to follow as we know.
All the best.
A letter from Leslie Marino at Bay Shore, in responce to questions regarding the start of clinicals.
Dear Steph,
ACP students (formerly known as head-start) wishing to be
placed this July and
Aug., pending a USMLE pass, have been placed. They have
already completed
Medicine I/II or Medicine or Surgery. They are up, running
and continuing with
the program not getting ready to start clinicals. They are
ahead of students
preparing to start clinicals. Rotations filled by ACP
students do not affect
the number of new positions for the Aug./Sept. 1999 placement
of new students.
As you are probably aware the timing of the release of USMLE
scores presents a
bit of a problem and is being pondered by the clinical
department and the
hospitals. Academic and state requirements are still being
weighed. Some
hospitals are leaning on early to mid Aug. startup and some
are undecided. The
dates may range from Aug. 2nd thru Sept. 6th. Confirmation
of placements will
occur as soon as it is feasible. We like to give students as
much notice as
possible, however, sometimes it is close. The housing
department will of course
provide as much assistance as possible. Please direct
further queries regarding
the clinical program to either Ms. Suzanne Clarke or me.
Regards.
With the introduction of computer-based USMLE this year, it is expected that the reporting of scores for the earliest Step 1 and Step 2 examinees will be delayed. It may take up to three months for scores to become available for the earliest examinees. Computer-based administrations of Step 2 were expected to begin during the second half of August 1999. The first Step 2 scores were expected to be available in late November 1999. (Needless to say they were not).
Due to the expected delay in the availability of scores for computer-based Step 2, ECFMG will allow applicants who have not passed Step 2 (or its equivalent) to take the CSA for a limited period of time and under special conditions. This change to the CSA eligibility requirement is effective immediately.
To see if you meet the special conditions,
click here
I've nicked this from Jay Darji's excellent
SGUTalk Message Forum ( SGUtalk. ):
"CBT USMLE Score Reporting - Latest News
From: Jay Darji - WebMaster
Date: 6/4/99
Comments
I asked the NMBE and ECFMG about the time table of score reporting, since this is a vague area on their websites and is critical for us to start rotations. Here is the response:
Dear Jay Darji:
Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding the timing for scores to be reported for USMLE. The information we sent to you in our initial response to your inquiry was not updated to reflect changes in score reporting that are necessary during the transition from paper and pencil to computer delivery of the examinations. Please be advised of the following:
During the initial implementation of computer-based testing (CBT), approximately three months may be required for scores to become available for the earliest examinees of each Step. For CBT Step 1 beginning in May 1999, it is projected that scores will be reported in early August for all examinees who take the test between May and about mid-July. For CBT Step 2 beginning in August 1999, it is projected that scores will be reported in early November for all examinees who take the test between mid-August and about mid-October. These projections are subject to change.
Once the initial group of scores have been reported for the earliest examinees, our goal is to make scores available to the registration entity for mailing within two weeks of the date of the examination. If the projections above are met, therefore, examinees taking Step 1 starting in August 1999 and examinees taking Step 2 starting in November 1999 would be receiving scores in approximately two weeks after taking the examination.
Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you have further questions.
National Board of Medical Examiners "
Please note, there are excellent posts here from students reporting on what the CBT USMLE's are like. Please check it out.
Question for your rep? Check out the sga message center at 888-828-2601
or any updates.
Contrary to initial rumors, we are not getting Royal United Hospital in Bath back as an affiliate.
FP rotation available in sunny San Diego
Sharp Family Practice Residency Program
5555 Grossmont Center Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942
Contact: Jami Piearson, Program Coordinator
phone: (619) 644-4166/ fax: (619) 644-4167
In a reversal of trend and policy, NY Residencies to expand after Federal program to cut them begins to fail. This is relevant to you!! class of '02.
Click here for NY Times article
Obs gyne in NJ
Always the trouble maker, NJ has been confusing some students with regard to Obstetrics and Gynacology. In the state of New Jersey, you only need 6 weeks of an OG core to practice any residency. HOWEVER, all new Jersey based Medical Schools must take 8 weeks of obs gyne. Since when SGU students do rotations in NJ, the rotate with, and on the schedule of NJ medical students, they do 8 weeks too.
Note: 1) This is not an SGU requirement, just what SGU students in nj must do to keep with the NJ medical student schedule. And 2) if you did only 6 weeks of obs gyne in another state, this is fine for you to do any residency (including obs gyne) in NJ (or anywhere else for that matter). But please be aware that if you do obs gyne here, it will eat up 2 of your precious elective weeks.
As third years, its time to start thinking of post grad time. So here's a guide to what's involved in getting a residency.
How to Go Through the Match and Get a Residency
Very simply, this is a how to guide.
This is, to the best of my knowledge, what you need to know, and how you go about doing it. Please double check with others, particularly 'official' sources as things do change from year to year. However Ive endeavored to keep this as up to date as possible.
Step One-
After graduating medical school you decide what specialty you want to practice and then sign a contract at a teaching hospital to become a resident in training there. An apprentice (and indentured servant) if you will. There are three ways you can get a residency.
1)Pre Matching
During the beginning of your 4th year, really anywhere up until when students are committed to join or not join into the Match (see step 2), an IMG has the option to sign outside the match if a contract is offered to them by a program director. Anecdotally, according to Associate Dean of Clincal Years John Madden, about 40% SGU students sign prematch (so obviously many more than that---most---are offered the opportunity to prematch) US grads cant do this; our one perk.Prematch offers are generally (but not exlcusively) given by hospitals that are affiliated with SGU, and often where the student already did rotation and is known and liked. The advantage: you know you have a spot, and dont have the stress of going through the match.
2)The Match-
You can sign up with the Nation Resident Matching Program and go through the match process. This is the classical way of getting a residency (ie US med students have been doing since 1952). Its a bit like computer dating, I'm assured; you rank your choices in decending order of preference, and the programs rank their choices of residents similarly. A computer mathces a resident candidate with the first choice of a program that is interested in him/her, and has not yet filled with candidates that they find more preferable (ie that they have ranked higher). For a very nice explanation of the algorhythm, click Here at the NRMP page.
The upside: the more competitive programs tend to go through the match. The downside: you may not match.You must have passed the Step 1, step 2 and the CSA to go through the match.
3)The Scramble:
This is both an option (a poor one) and a last ditch effort for a residency, but it can yeild an excellent spot. Generally, the scramble is for those who try to match but dont (ie they are not offered a spot thru the match). This is when you get a list of programs unfilled in the match and you 'scramble" to find a spot. Some people who do not pass step two in order to go thru the match try jut to get a spot by scramble. Its not the best way to do things. You severely limit your choices to what's out there. . However frmo time to time a choice spot happens to be left open. It depends on the competitiveness of the field. However indeed, the current thrust is to limit the scramble to people who did attempt the match but didnt get a position.
If you decide to match...
***THE MATCH***
You will need to worry about two things: 1) applying to the programs you want to consider and 2) sign up to be in the match.
Lets look at each of these processes.
Catalogues to specific programs
Just like applying to college and to medical school, you will want to get catalogues from each program you're interested it. Most will probably offer nice glossies you can look at, some maybe online only; certainlly that is the trend of the future. How do you get these catalogues? You can write to each program or use IRIS , the online catalogue subscriber. With Iris, you merely sign up, and for every $10 you send them, they will request up to 50 catalogues for you from just about any program in the US in any residency. You merely check of a box next to the name of the specific program youre interested in, and IRIS will contact them with your mail address and have them send you the catalogue. For the 2001 Match, IRIS wont be taking orders until spring of 2K. Remember, if you dont get a catalogue you ordered, its still up to you to contact the program (best done by phone). Many places dont even have the 2001 catalogues until summer 2000. Overall, IRIS tends to be cheaper for most than mailing for catalogues yourself. And a heck of a lot simpler.
Signing up for the Match
You must not only apply to the programs you want to consider you; to go through the match you must sign up to be in the process of the match. That is, in keeping with the anaology above, you must sign up for the Computer Dating Service. In this case, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). As an IMG you will be considered an 'Independent Applicant'. This doesnt mean much. Only that you must download the Independent Applicant agreement
By clicking Here. The NRMP agreement will be available as of June and due in by Oct 31. Note: For US grads the deadline is far earlier (in July); this is NOT the case for us (IMG's) (2001 dates not yet available; ill post them as soon as i know. HOWEVER it is IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO SEND IT IN SOON AS POSSIBLE. You will receive an NRMP id number.This is youre name as far as the NRMP goes. It will be need for all your applications to specific programs (which are submitted, generally in the fall-more on that below) and if you have it later rather than sooner it will slow your application up and THAT IS THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO TO YOURSELF IN THIS PROCESS. Once you send in the Independent agreement and receive your ID number back, your enrolled for the match. You may withdraw if later you decide to sign prematch. BUT YOU MUST LET THEM KNOW. They will send you info on that too.
Applying to Various Programs
Lets say you want to be an internist. You will recieve your lovely glossy catalogues thru IRIS and now pick 20 places that you'd like to apply to. But didnt you apply with the independent agreement? NO! You applied to be eligable to go through the match only.(ie paid your fee to the Dating Service; you havent dated your potential partners yet; that's the interview---IF they agree to the date). Signing the Independent Match applicant agrement is necessary, but this is not applying to the programs youre interested in. In early fall for most types of residencies (THIS VARIES! CHECK WITH EACH PROGRAM/REDIENCY TYPE!!) you will send applications to the places you want to consider you. There are three ways to do this.
1) fill in each programs application-
Not really done these days due to ERAS (see below) and the more convienient Universal application for nonEras programs.
2)ERAS-
For 2000
Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine
Family Practice
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine/Family Practice
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Internal Medicine/Physiatry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatrics
Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics/Physiatry
Physiatry
Surgery
and
Transitional Year
are due to participate in ERAS. ERAS stands for the electronic residency application service. As an IMG you will get your ERAS packet Here Only.
INFORMATION on ERAS can be found at their site,
Here (NOTE:TO GET THE SOFTWARE CLICK ABOVE LINK).
What it is is basically a centralized application. What will happen is that they send you a disk and on it you write your personal essay, list you extracurricular work, publications, ect, tell them whose writting you letters of recc (LORs), include a picture of yourself in the package, click off which programs you want all this info sent to, and then you mail the ERAS disk to your surrogate deans office, the ECFMG. Before doing so you will print off from the ERAS disk cover letters to be handed to those who will write your LORs. This cover letter tells the writters where to send the letter. Its nice as its one centralize place for everything. Another plus is that you can have any number of different letter writters and you can designate with a click of the mouse which letters go to which programs Its also idiot proof from the student point of view. Not, unfortunatly, from the ECFMG and ERAS office point of view. More on this later. Another big downside with ERAS is that the programs receive disks to view all ERAS applciations. They can search and filter by any criteria they want including (and mostly) board scores. Do well on step 2! Again, all this is done ABOUT OCTOBER BUT IT VARIES FOR EACH TYPE OF RESIDENCY SO CHECK WITH THE AUTHORITIES!
Note; those the above types of residencies are due on the whole to use ERAS this year, some individual programs may elect not to. Check with each program.
Once you sign up with ERAS you can 'track' your materials to see if theyve been recieved by ERAS itself, and downloaded to each institution you've applyed to. You can get there from Here.
3)NonERAS programs and the Universal Application
Some types of residencies will not use ERAS. The easiest way to apply to them is to download the Universal Application By clicking Here. What this is is a nice 4 page application that can be used as a general form for any NonERAS program. You merely will fill out one whole application leaving the name of the program you are appling to blank. Then make as many copies as you need of this application and on each just fill in the name of the appropriate program (there is an instruction sheet included). Its lovely and easy.
Now youve done the application process. Its time to consider...
THE TROUBLE WITH ERAS
Well mostly its trouble with ECFMG. And there's lots to consider. Aside from the aforementioned filtering and minimum score cutoff abilities mentioned above, ERAS has other nonendearing quirks. Worst of all, and most dangerous is the positively, shall we say "Island like" pace that ECFMG takes in getting your materials to ERAS. AS noted before, you MUST send your ERAS disk to ECFGM. Likeiwse, those who are submitting LORs and any otehr materials for you. ECFMG will send it onto ERAS. The time elapsed here can be well up to a month, particularly for LORs. The trick?
1) send stuff in early
2)if AND ONLY IF materials are late going through the normal channels, fax them directly to ERAS. Let me warn you here; you may not do this as your initial mode of sending in materials. It wont be accepted. However for the 1999 match, ECFMG bogged things down so much that ERAS was deluded with thousands of cranky medical students. Those who wrote in nasty letters got no reply. Those who wrote professional polite once got timely friendly replies with a golden ticket; the ERAS fax number so that late materials could be faxed directly. I will post ERAS's email address (see below) so that you have that if you need to contact them about late LORs or whatever. Later during the year when things get tight I will post the fax number here. I am not doing so now so that that system is not abused, leading to people falsely thinking their materials have been submitted when in fact ERAS wont accept them that way, and so that ERAS doesnt get annoyed by people taking advantage of this service without going through the perscribed route as well as they can.
For people with TECHNICAL probelms with the ERAS software you can email: swshelp@aamc.org
For those who need other help, including trying to find lost LORs ect you can email a very nice letter to
erashelp@aamc.org.
The 2000 TIMELINE
Now that you know what needs to be done, click to "Strolling Through the Match" to see a nice visual
Residency Timeline.
note! some deadlines for certain residencies may differ! Check with each program!
CBT for the Step 2 USMLE
one-day multiple-choice examination. Qquestions include: internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, preventive medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and "other areas relevant to provision of care under supervision". The majority of the test questions describe clinical situations and require that you provide a diagnosis, a prognosis, an indication of underlying mechanisms of disease, or the next step in medical care, including preventive measures.
Scheduling a Test Date for Step 1 and Step 2
On your USMLE application form for Steps 1 and 2, you must select a three-month period, such as January-February-March, during which you prefer to take the Step. After you submit your completed application materials and are confirmed to be eligible, a Scheduling Permit with instructions for making an appointment at a Sylvan Technology Center will be mailed to you. The Scheduling Permit will specify a three-month eligibility period during which you must complete the examination. If the processing of your application is not complete in time to allow your preferred three-month period to be assigned, you will be assigned to the next available three-month period.
Sylvan will schedule testing appointments for Steps 1 and 2 up to six months in advance of the assigned eligibility period. If submitted more than six months in advance, your application will be processed, but you will not receive your scheduling permit until approximately six months before your assigned eligibility period begins. Allow approximately six weeks for processing of your Step 1 or 2 application.
The USMLE will be delivered in Sylvan Technology Centers, both in the United States and around the world. More specific information as to sites can be had Here.
Scoring
When you sit for a Step, your examination responses are recorded and stored by the computer.
USMLE score reports and USMLE transcripts show your scores and an indication of whether you passed or failed. The same information is sent to medical licensing authorities for their use in granting the initial license to practice medicine.
To receive a score, you must complete the entire examination. This means that you must begin and either exit or run out of time for each block of the examination. If you begin but do not complete a Step, no scores are reported, and the incomplete attempt is shown on your USMLE transcript.
If it is determined that you took a Step for which you were not eligible, scores for that examination will not be reported or, if previously reported, will be revoked.
As always, some examination materials may be included in USMLE Steps to enhance the examination system and investigate the measurement properties of the examinations. Such materials are not counted in determining your scores.
What if you fail?
If you fail a Step, you must reapply to retake it, including submission of new application materials and fees. Of course. You may retake the Step no less than 60 days after your most recent examination date, and you may take the Step no more than three times within a 12-month period.
USMLE transcripts will include a complete history of your attempts at USMLE Steps to provide the information necessary for licensing authorities to ensure compliance with their requirements.
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