will be spent traveling around the country , for the most |
potentially without ever seeing or formally interviewing |
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part on the students ’ own dollar , to meet with potential |
with a program . Needless to say , for a group of soonto-be |
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employers for their first job as a physician . |
physicians who have put countless hours of study |
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Pressing “ Submit ” on the Electronic Residency Application |
and work into their academic careers , the concept of not |
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Service ( ERAS ) starts an exciting , yet stressful , process for |
having control of your first job as a doctor can create |
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senior medical students . One aspect of the uncertainty |
anxiety . Still , students can take comfort that in the 2018 |
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involves the decisions a student needs to make before |
Match , 94 percent of allopathic medical students matched , |
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applying . In addition to choosing a medical specialty , the |
and 77 percent matched to one of their top three choices . |
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student must decide which programs and how many | |||
programs to add to the application . The Match releases |
The best advice I can give as a participant in the most |
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statistical data ( at NRMP . org ) that gives students an idea of |
Kristin Price ( M . D ., ’ 18 ). |
recent Match is to remember that the results of the Match |
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how many programs they need to apply to , interview with , |
do not define you , your success or what kind of doctor you |
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and rank to have a high probability of matching . |
will be . The Match is a combination of a dating website and employment |
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service that was set up in a time when there were more jobs than applicants . | |||
Part of the uncertainty is that applying to a program does not mean |
You have worked so hard to even be eligible for the Match before being |
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that program will interview the candidate – and interviewing at a program |
forced to put out all your academic and personal information to impress |
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does not guarantee that program will rank the applicant highly , or at all . |
your possible future employers . |
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This aspect of the Match , in addition to there being more applicants than | |||
positions offered , has put pressure on students to apply broadly . |
Whether you open your envelope and cry out in joy or want to just cry , |
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your first job as a physician is not you – it ’ s just the next part of your | |||
In the 2017 Match , U . S . medical graduates applied to an average of 58 |
journey to become the best doctor you can be for your patients . It ’ s a time |
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programs through ERAS . The fee system for ERAS increases as more |
to celebrate that you have fulfilled a dream – becoming a physician . |
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applications are submitted . Applying to 58 programs costs a student |
May the odds be ever in your favor . |
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approximately $ 1,100 . International medical graduates applied to an average | |||
of 135 programs , costing students a whopping $ 3,000 . These fees do not |
Kristin ( Magrini ) Price ( M . D . ’ 18 ) is a first-year resident with the FSU College of |
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include travel expenses . |
Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare . |
Related: Can you apply to too many residency programs? (AAMC News)