Recent content by NuMD97

Others have noted this in other threads already: Staying in the same specialty can be problematic, because the original program will serve as an impediment to the success of the candidate in the new program. Some manage to successfully explain their situation and can continue, and without...

It's been a very long while since I stopped by these parts, but I received notification today about this thread being updated, and I thought to answer some of the points made here. There is no question in my mind, that if someone survives beyond first year, completing the second year or close...

I have heard that negative reviews do not get posted and the reason being is that the site is under pressure from programs not to post those negative reviews. If true, it makes the information that actually makes the board quite worthless.

Well said! I am more and more convinced that a certain personality type is required to be a program director (for the most part; exceptions to the rule are certain to be present), and that it is certain issues beyond residency itself that expresses itself by these "leaders" and makes for...

Do you want the short list or the long list of reasons? I admire your steadfastness, and your principles. Sadly, as someone earlier noted, the "powers that be" hold all the cards. Medical students and residents are so low on the totem pole, and in the end, at least for now, it's about getting...

Of course this would never happen. Prospective residents just want to enter the system, "cooperate and graduate" as it were, and let the rest fall as it may. But one can dream, can't one? :) Nu

I, for one, would love for prospective residents to be able to look the interviewers in the face, during Match season, and ask, plain and simple, "How many people have left the program, or been terminated in the last year, and why?" I remember one program where the program director said they...

PA, too. Last May, many of the states changed their requirements for licensure, seemingly making it easier than it had been before. The easiest way to answer the OP's query is to check the contact information for the state board under whose aegis you are interested in applying, at the FSMB...

CCS currently equals 20% of the exam content, utilizing 25% of exam time. The rest are the MCQs.

Hospital has 17 official languages, and approximately 32 languages spoken. Very varied patient base.

So not true. FM has spots year round due to the nature of people graduating at all times of the year. Check the FM hotline for positions or www.residencyswap.com or call the programs directly. If the right candidate comes along (especially in the Midwest), positions are indeed available...

Congrats, Winner, on having the sequence done. Seems with the new software, there is a delay in reporting. Are the dates you took the exam correct? It was midweek and you had a day inbetween. How is that possible? Isn't the exam sequential unless it is a Saturday, and then the second day is...

Concerning the following: (1) Once setting up the items you mention above, the program tells you that if you want a recheck, it says to order it as such. It's pretty straightforward. Judging from your question, you need to practice some more. The program is a tad tricky and one does need...

Once your documentation is approved by the state board you choose, they will send confirmation that the paperwork has been accepted, and they will then also tell you the eligibility period for you at that point.

Agreed, Winner. It's often misquoted as worth 25% (though it's also often noted that the exam folks want to increase that amount a whole lot). But at the end of the day, does it truly, truly matter?