Us Residency Programs: Guide to Application
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Simple and easy to read
Guides you step by step - from submitting your application to match day
Provides guidance for the IMG: VISA information, California Medical Board Licensure
Assists Canadian IMGs with their unique application process
Disproves myths surrounding the application process
Provides real-life experiences
Raheleh Sarbaziha
Raheleh Sarbaziha is originally from Toronto, Canada and obtained her MD degree in 2010 from Ross University School of Medicine. Currently she is completing her Internal Medicine Residency in Los Angeles, CA.
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Us Residency Programs - Raheleh Sarbaziha
Contents
Acknowledgements
Intro
Choose your specialty
Interest
Interests – Resources
Choosing a Medical Specialty
Grades
FREIDA
Location
Lifestyle – the ugly truth
Number of Programs
Starting Your Application
ERAS
Guide to ERAS
The Registrar for the IMG
Dean’s Letter
Application Submission
USMLE Transcripts
CAF & CV
CAF: Graduation Date
Letters of Recommendation
Personal Statement
Resume and Research
NRMP
California Letter
(only for the IMG)
Get Me to Cali
USMLE Step 2: CS
Step 3
CK
O Canada!? – For Canadian citizens
VISAs: J1
VISAs: H1B
Why I Chose the J1
MCCEE
(for Canadian applicants)
How to apply for the MCCEE
Sample Action Plan for Statement of Need
The Canadian Match
Couples Match
Interview
Dress Code
The Big Day
Generic Questions that you will be asked
Questions to ask during your interview
Can you apply to more than one Specialty?
How many to attend?
Post-interview Etiquette
Sample Thank-you Letter
More Thanks
Pre-matches (only for the IMG)
The Ranking Process
The Match
Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Thank You to:
My mother, Rosie Ganjeyha, for supporting me every step of the way. I love you more than words can express.
Carley Desjardins for your unrelenting assistance and superb editing.
Shaiki Bernstein – Without your help I would not have made it through the interview season alive.
Intro
Applying for residency during the last year of medical school was one of the hardest times in my life. Not only did I have to juggle rotations, USMLE Step 2, but I also had to determine what I wanted to do when I grew up! I spent a great deal of time searching online, emailing friends, calling acquaintances for a little advice here and there along this rocky road. Eventually, I saw the light at the end of the year-long tunnel, but realized that there really wasn’t a simple cohesive source out there to help a medical student not only choose the right path in residency, but also how to achieve every step of the way.
I decided to put my months of research and work into a book that will assist medical students who seek residency at an American hospital. The