Considering that thousands of our members are medical students and that so many of our members advise medical students, I decided to share my top 10 pieces of advice for getting into residency programs. Advising medical students on residency placement has been a keen academic interest of mine over the last 20 years. Having served as a residency program director for years in the past, I feel that it helps me share that perspective with future residents. I have had the honor of being an ACOI Visiting Professor at nearly every college of osteopathic medicine (COM) in the nation and advising thousands of medical students and I have been incredibly rewarded by hearing of the success stories of so many medical students.
After Dobbs, M4s face stark reality when applying for residency
the coming residency-application cycle, graduating medical students and other applicants to a number of physician residency specialties—most notably obstetrics and gynecology—are facing a tricky question: How should abortion restrictions or outright bans affect which residency programs they decide to pursue?
ChatGPT Out-scores Medical Students on Complex Clinical Care Exam Questions
ChatGPT can outperform first- and second-year medical students in answering challenging clinical care exam questions, a new study by Stanford researchers has revealed. The findings highlight the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on medical education and clinical practice and suggest the need for a new approach to teaching tomorrow's doctors.
Top in women’s health: Med students weigh state abortion laws; rising OB/GYN competition
A recent survey of medical students indicated most were unlikely to apply to any residency programs in states with abortion restrictions, which researchers said are now a “key factor” for many in the wake of the Dobbs decision.
Socioeconomic diversity of U.S. medical students has decreased, study finds
Newswise — A new Yale-led study reveals that those applying to, and being accepted to, U.S. medical schools have in recent years increasingly come from households with higher incomes.
Temporal Trends in Childhood Household Income Among Applicants and Matriculants to Medical School and the Likelihood of Acceptance by Income, 2014-2019
In 2009, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education introduced accreditation standards to increase medical student diversity. However, little is known about how socioeconomic status influences medical school applications and admissions.
We examined trends in childhood household income among applicants and matriculants to medical school and the likelihood of acceptance by income.
Medical students aren't showing up to class. What does that mean for future docs?
Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time.
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During my first two years as a medical student, I almost never went to lectures. Neither did my peers. In fact, I estimate that not even a quarter of medical students in my class consistently attended classes in person. One of my professors, Dr. Philip Gruppuso, says in his 40 years of teaching, in-person lecture attendance is the lowest he's seen.
Stanford Medicine-led study finds heart shape can predict cardiac disease
While cardiac sphericity was the focus of Stanford Medicine-led research, the possibility of data science expanding the reach of biomedical science was its true core, researchers say.
Best state to practice medicine? Montana
Relocating for residency? Keep these things in mind
For many graduating medical students, the excitement of this year’s Match Day can be a career-defining milestone.
Then there is another, more mundane reality to contend with—the uncertainty of relocating for residency. Three young physicians whose days of residency training are not so far behind shared some great tips for finding a new home that balances meeting the demands of clinical training with achieving family, financial and lifestyle goals.